Welcome to Troop 53462. We are a multi level troop, managed under one leader with assistant leaders assigned to each Girl Scout age level.
Our Age Levels
Daisies- Kindergarten – 1st grade
Brownie 2nd – 3rd grade
Junior 4th – 5th grade
Cadette 6th – 8th grade
The Troop’s mission is to create a supportive environment where the girls can realize their full potential, grow closer to Christ through service projects and there by building girls of courage, confidents and character who will make the world a better place.
Troop 53462’s program runs concurrent with the school year from October to May. Meetings are held bi-weekly on Friday from 3pm to 4:30pm. In addition, there will be age level field trips, Council sponsored programs, and community service activities planned throughout the year.
To ensure a successfully year- we must work and interact with each other, it is essential that every scout, parent and leader understand the importance of communication and coordination, but most importantly cooperation. Life has become busy and filled with competing priorities; all families multi-task and juggle work, family commitments, and a bunch of different extracurricular activities. The troop will produce a master calendar for the school year to facilitate schedule planning. Families are asked to do their part by staying informed about upcoming scouting activities and communicating their scout’s intent to participate so that the troop and its leaders can plan attendance for activities accordingly. Families are also asked to communicate any schedule conflicts so that the troop and its leaders are aware of which meetings and activities a scout will miss or when a scout will be late. Finally, families are asked for their cooperation with troop leadership, its governing structure and policies so that the scout’s experience will be a worthwhile and positive one.
Following are key troop policies and guidelines:
1) Council Registration Fee: In order to participate in the girl scout program, as well as the product programs, your daughter must be a registered girl scout. This means that you must complete the Girl Scout Registration form and submit $15 registration fee in cash or check payable to Troop 53462. This is an annual fee and provides your daughter coverage under Girl Scout liability insurance. Registration forms may be completed starting May 1st through June 15th to qualify for Early Bird Registration or when joining the troop for the first time in September. Registration covers the period from Oct 1st through Sept 30th . Any parent who wishes to help with transportation and/or assist with troop programs must also be registered (fee is $15 for parents as well and a background check). All registration forms, girl and adult, along with payment, will be collected by the troop leader.
2) Troop Dues: The troop leader determines the amount of troop dues required each year. Currently, troop dues are $15 for the year. We prefer for it to be paid by October 24, 2014. Families that join midway through the year (January) will be required to pay a pro-rated fee. Troop dues provide the means to purchase awards, pins, badges, fun patches, supplies. They also pay for attendance at Council program activities, area functions, and community collaborator workshops throughout the State. Lastly troop dues have to be paid whether your daughter shows for a meeting or not. Supplies are purchased based on our total girls. Troop dues are payable in cash or by check to Troop 53462 and remitted to the troop leader. The troop leader ensures that each Assistant leader uses troop dues to pay for the specific items listed above and that every section manages these funds consistently. Assistant leaders are strictly prohibited from using funds for any other purpose or in a manner differently from any other section.
3) Fall Product and Cookie Sales: GSEP offers a Fall Product Program which includes the sale of nuts, candies, and magazines and a cookie program in January.
4) No Shows: The troop is required to pay for scout attendance at all Council Programs and most Workshops in advance. If you decide that your scout will attend a fee-required program and your scout is subsequently a no show for that event, you will be required to reimburse the troop for your child’s program fee. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY. This will be consistently applied in every section by every section leader. If there is a fee-required program at the beginning of the scout year and troop dues have not been remitted, the parent will be required to pay for the fee-required program in order for the scout to attend. The cost will then be deducted from the troop dues amount to determine the remaining balance owed. Section leaders are strongly advised NOT to use their personal funds to cover the cost of section activities; not every section leader has the ability to do this and this potentially can create unfair expectations throughout the troop.
5) E-Mail Responses:E-mail is the main form of communication for this troop. This will be supplemented by verbal announcements made during troop meetings as well as information posted on the troop website. E-mails may be sent out at various times throughout the year requesting you to let us know about your child’s participation in upcoming events. It is very difficult to register for events when payment is required by a certain date and we don’t hear back from you. The Council does not provide refunds for no shows; most community collaborators do not provide refunds for no shows. The troop ends up absorbing the cost and because we are growing we can we cannot afford to do so. Parents are asked to respond back promptly to troop e-mails requiring a response. This will enable program registration forms to be processed and payment remitted in a timely manner, ensuring the troop and your scout doesn't miss out on opportunities.
6) Folders -We will use the folder to facilitate the transfer of various important papers consisting of notes, badges and Journey activities, and permission slips for events. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU CHECK THE FOLDER FOR PERMISSION SLIPS AND OTHER PAPERWORK AFTER EACH MEETING. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE PERMISSION SLIPS AND EVENT REGISTRATIONS ARE TURNED IN ON TIME
7) Siblings and guests- We understand the need to sometimes have brothers and sisters at the meetings. Please make sure that they come with something to keep them entertained for the duration of the meeting.