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Meetings
FAQs
for New Leaders
Who pays for what?
Troop activities are supported wholly by the troop treasury, which
comes from dues. Troop Leaders are volunteers and don't
foot the bill.
Family adults pay for:
- Troop dues
- Uniform tunic
- Uniform tab for pins
- American flag patch
- Journey Books (these have been
purchased with money obtained by the OCC through a grant from HCSC)
The troop treasury pays for:
- Daisy Girl Scout pin
- World Trefoil pin
- Rededication patch
- Petal patches
- Any participation patches
- Supplies and materials
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The correct placement of
pins and petal patches is shown above. Nothing else is
permitted on the front of the Daisy tunic -- other official and fun
patches go on the back.
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Girl Scout Pins
When girls join as Daisies, they receive a
Daisy pin and a World Trefoil pin. The next year, they receive a
rededication patch for the back of their tunics.
If a girl didn't receive the two pins
during her first year as a Daisy, please give them to her in her
second, along with a Rededication patch. This gives the girl
appropriate inclusion and the recognition she deserves for
rededicating herself to Girl Scouts at the same time.
More on Uniforms and Pins
The rededication
patch goes on the back of the tunic.
The membership
star, with blue disc back, goes on the front of the tunic, on the
right shoulder, below the flag. Membership stars can be
presented any time. They are eligible for it soon as they
join. Daisy tunics can be purchased from the Girl Scout Store. Unlike petal patches and
official Daisy pins, which can be purchased by leaders only, tunics
may be purchased by family adults.
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HERE for Petal Earning Ideas
Second-Year Daisies
How do we reward second-year Daisies who earned all of the petal patches last year? Leaders made great suggestions for
this at the last round of Service Unit meetings. Here they
are:
Award a second full set of petals to second year members to be
attached to the tunic front, around and between the first set, so it
resembles a dahlia.
Award a second set, to be displayed in smaller flower sets of 5 each
on the two front tunic pockets.
Give second year Daisies opportunities to serve as teachers for
younger girls as various petal-related activities are presented.
Award Teacher Certificates of the petal color.
Using fabric paints, have second year girls make petal color
thumbprints on the back of the tunic in flower pattern.
Award petal color beads to be made into a bracelet later.
Create a simple 10 page scrapbook for each second year girl (one
page for each part of the law) and acknowledge accomplishments with
stickers as petals are presented to first year girls.
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Leaders may want to begin the process of awarding half the petals
one year and the other half the second year.
If you would like to come up with
your own idea, please follow these Girl Scouts of the USA
guidelines: Only official
GSUSA insignia, patches and badges may appear on tunic front, and
they may not appear on the back.
Because a tunic is not required for membership, girls can wear their
pins on their regular clothes if they wish.
The Girl Scout program is more about the values and qualities
expressed in the Girl Scout Law than about the petal patches.
Focus on the content, rather than the reward.
Daisy Troop Trips
Local adventures are
great for Daisy Girl Scouts. They don’t need to go a
great distance or to something fabulous to enjoy
themselves and to learn something. Consider a park,
police station, library, or "kinder"
Volksmarch.
Librarians offer story hours. The military police
office on PHV will give the a tour and even lock the
girls up! The Commissary provides nutritional
information, while taking them behind the scenes.
Ask families to drop off and pick up the girls at the
location of your trip instead of at the meeting place. That way, you don’t
have to arrange for drivers and car seats.
Before You Go
Leaders and girls should talk about what to expect and
how they should behave on a trip at the meeting before
they actually go. The girls could make something to
bring to their host.
1 Read Safety-Wise about trips
2 Confirm plans with the host
3 Notify parents well in advance
4 Get enough adult supervision
5 Arrange snacks, if needed
6 Assemble a First Aid kit
Troop First Aid Kit
Have one with you on all trips and at
meetings. (Both PHV Huts and the MTV Hut have First Aid Kits
installed.)
Include:
First Aid book
Cell phone
GS activity insurance forms
Parent consent forms and health histories
Adhesive tape and Band-Aids
Alcohol wipes
Distilled water to clean wounds
Flashlight
Instant chemical icepack
Non-latex gloves
Emergency phone numbers
Paper drinking cups
Plastic bags
Safety pins
Scissors
Soap
Splints
Triangular bandages
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