Officially Brownies!

Thanks so much to everyone who attended and helped to make the Bridging Ceremony such a success.    It was so nice to see the you all there.  It's hard to believe how much the girls have grown.  The Brownie sashes somehow magically make them them look so much older and more mature!

Photo Credit:  Gina Berry

Bridging Ceremony

Hello!

Just a few notes to help prepare for the bridging ceremony THIS SATURDAY at 10:30am at the SP LDS church, located at 1781 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains.  I plan to have balloons near the entrance to indicate where we will be gathering.

- Please have your girl bring her Daisy Tunic with all patches affixed.
- We have prepared the Brownie sashes to give the girls during the ceremony.
- I will be sending out the words via e-mail to a song that Maila composed to the tune of "I Love Candy."  So be on the lookout for that by the end of the day.  We rehearsed it back in June, but I'm sure a review of the words and tune will help.
- And lastly, it would be wonderful if any of you could help out by bringing the following to the event:

• Box of Joe (Coffee) for the adults
• Donuts and/or munchkins or some kind of treat
• Fruit platter or fruit salad
• Paper plates, cups, utensils, napkins
• Bagels and cream cheese/butter
• Muffins
• Juice for the kids

Whatever you decide to bring, it doesn't have to be much.  There are ten girls in our troop to consider and whichever adults will be accompanying.  Please post what you plan to bring by commenting below (or send me an e-mail if you are unsuccessful).  

Thanks again!  Looking forward to bridging with everyone!

We all scream for ice cream!

Just a reminder of the ice cream social I'll be hosting this Thursday evening from 6:30-7:30pm.  Feel free to drop in and get your ice cream during this time.  Please let me (Erica) know via e-mail or comment below know if you are planning to come so I have enough ice cream and toppings for everyone!  My address is:

175 William Street, SP
Behind Grille Stone restaurant on Rt. 22 West, after Bowcraft and BP station.  If you miss William street, you can make the right on Harding and loop behind to William Street.  It will be the second to last house on the right (white house with red door).

This will be a great chance to catch up and collect the latest patches to complete your Daisy tunic before our bridging ceremony/parent meeting on Saturday, Sept. 22.

See you Thursday!

School Starts This Week!

I don't know about you, but I can hardly believe that school will be starting in just three days!  I hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day weekend as we close out the summer.

I thought I'd send out a few reminders and events to add to your calendar before the onslaught of back-to-school forms and flyers begins:

- This Tuesday, September 4th is the Party in the Park at La Grande Park from 3pm-5pm.  For those who are planning to attend, you should have already purchased your wristband.  They will NOT be sold at the event!

- I'll be hosting an Ice Cream Social on Thursday, September 13th from 6:30-7:30pm at my home.  This will be a relaxing hour to reunite our troop and share about all that we did during the summer and what we'd like to accomplish for the 2012-2013 school year.

- Bridging Ceremony / Parent Meeting is planned for Saturday, September 22nd at 10:30-11:30am.  Please have your girls bring their Daisy tunics to this event.  We will be using the money raised from our cookie sales to purchase the Brownie sashes for all the girls, so there is NO NEED to purchase it yourself prior to the ceremony.

- Troop meetings will take place once a month on THURSDAYS (pending School One's approval for room availability) after school.  I know this is different from the Wednesdays we used to meet.  I hope this isn't a huge inconvenience for any of the girls and doesn't conflict with any other commitments.  Our first troop meeting is planned for Thursday, October 11th at 3:20-5:00pm.

- In addition to our monthly troop meetings, we will be participating in various events/trips/activities throughout the year.  Our first activity will be visiting the Scotch Plains TD Bank on Thursday, October 25th after school.  We will need some chaperones and drivers for this event, so if you can help out please let us know!

**For those who are interested, a copy of our financial report for the previous year will be available at the Bridging Ceremony / Parent Meeting.

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