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October T.E.A.M. Meeting

Opening

Flag Ceremony

Juliette Gordon Low Birthday

• Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon was born on

October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia

• Juliette was captain of a rowing team and loved

to swim and canoe

• Juliette was able to stand on her head and did so

at every opportunity. She even did it in the board room of National Headquarters to show off the new Girl Scout shoes

• She died from breast cancer at the age of 67 in

1927 and her friends established the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund to honor her

Agenda

Business- Girl Scout Strong: Providing Year Long Support Updates on Fall Product and Cookie Programs Closing Opening- Flag Ceremony & Juliette Gordon Low Birthday

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Objectives

• Identify a least

two ways your service unit can provide year long support to leaders

• Identify at least

two learning

• pportunities
• ffered Girl

Scouts of Western Ohio

• Understand the

five Basic Elements of a Good Service Unit Meeting

• Identify at least

two ways leaders want to receive support

Indicators of a Successful Service Unit

Supports/Develops Leaders Girl-Led Connects with Community Communication Sets/Achieves Goals/Priorities Supports Product Sales

Support consists of people and resources: two-way, people-based support is especially valued.

Two-way communication is valued by troop leaders. Crowd-sourced support from peers and support from specific council staff are most helpful. Current digital tools and resources from Girl Scouts are rated as less helpful.

Providing Year Long Support

Cultivating positive adult relationships can reduce risk for troop leaders and their troops.

 At Risk troop leaders are frustrated and/or feel their troop has problems  25% of our troop leaders are at risk.  Troop leaders who have trouble working with adults are more at risk.

Troop leaders especially need help communicating, managing conflict, and setting expectations w/ adults.

 Communication, conflict management, and setting clear expectations are key to success in cultivating positive adult relationships.  Top sources of co-leader tensions are:  Some challenges are related to manageable differences in communication preferences.

Troop leaders need help facilitating core aspects of the Girl Scout experience.

Troop leaders say they would benefit the most from training related to:

1. Outdoor Skills and Progression

• 2. Girl Scout National

Program

• 3. Troop Management
• 4. The GSLE

Training Priorities Skill Deficits Troop leaders feel least competent at:

1. Getting Parents Involved

• 2. Making a Difference in

the Community:

• Coordinating community

service activities

• Empowering girls to take

action in their communities

• 3. Girl Led

Always Learning

Continued learning within your service unit/circle is necessary. Find resources here: BLOG Find Her Wow Short & Snappy Webinars

Partnering with Girl Scout Staff

• Communication
• Planning and Service Unit Goals
• Complete surveys

Questions?

Updates

• Fall Product Program
• November 5 – Fall Product orders due in Me2 by 11:59 p.m.
• November 19 – Cookie material packets will start to ship to

Cookie Managers homes.

• November 15-17 – Fall Product Delivery (see your fall guidebook

for regional specific deliveries)

• December 1 – Fall Product payments due and final report

envelopes due to your Fall Coordinator

Updates

• Cookie Program
• December 3 – Online training for troop cookie managers opens at

gswo.org/cookie resources

• January 4 – Cookie Program 2019 Begins
• February 1 – Cookie Initial Orders due in eBudde by 11:59 p.m.
• February 2 – 21 – Cookie Goal Getter Phase
• February 22-27 – Cookie Delivery
• March 21 – 29 – Cookies in Hand Phase
• March 29 – Cookie payments due and final report envelopes due to your

Cookie Coordinator

Service Unit Cookie Rallies!

• Two Rally Guides per Service Unit
• CUSTOMIZE IT –

Family Friendly Event!

• Cookie Pro Contest
• Sample Older Girl

and Adult Agendas!

Updates

Enrichment Opportunities for Your Next Service Unit Meeting

• Connect with a Learning Facilitator
• Outdoor skills, Camp training, Grade-level, Journeys, Highest Awards
• Contact your Community Engagement Manager or Layla Ahlers

(laylaahlers@gswo.org) to schedule

Webinars for New Leaders

• Troop Meeting Tips and Tricks
• Go-Digital: Volunteer Toolkit
• Troop Financial Management

“Girl Scouts is where I became acquainted with the idea that women can do anything.”

• Lisa Ling

Thank you for coming!

Please Complete the Evaluation Next Service T.E.A.M. Meeting will be held :

• January
• Topic: Highest Awards