Fall Product, White Pines, & Halloween Party.

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good time creating their bath sachets at our meeting this past Wednesday.  I just wanted to remind the girls to continue journaling in their notebooks.    At our previous meeting I challenged the girls to spend 5 minutes in complete silence, away from their technologies and the chaos of life to reflect on themselves and the journey we are on.  I think they are at a great age to learn to make take time out for themselves to decompress and just think about life.  Journaling also helps them learn to really think and focus their thoughts.  During that 5 minutes of quiet contemplation I ask that they focus on the different aspects of the journey we are working on.  We are working on learning about the air and all its components, how to combat air pollution, and eventually come up with a service project that will help our community in some way improve on one of the elements we learned about.  Last week’s journal entries should have focused on sound and noise pollution with reflections on their experiences with  the good and bad sounds of the world around us.  This week’s entries should focus on the smells around us.  Both the good and bad smells around us and what can be done to improve our air quality.

WHITE PINES

All those attending White Pines the weekend of the 19th-21st should have all gotten an email from Colleen regarding final details for the trip including directions and a suggested packing list.  I am also including a copy of that information here just in case anyone may need it.  If there are any additional questions or concerns regarding the trip please do not hesitate to contact me or Colleen Herman.

White Pines Directions and Packing List

A few things to make note of for the trip:

• The facility asks that no rolling bags or suitcases be used when packing your things.
• Please bring your own water bottle.
• You will need cash if you plan on purchasing anything from the gift shop.
• Please do not bring or limit  the girl’s use of technology during the weekend.
• Dress in layers
• Do not bring ponchos for the rain as it scares the horses.

FALL PRODUCT

At our last meeting the girls went home with an envelope of materials for our fall fundraiser.  For those of you participating in the optional Fall Product fundraiser please be aware of the important dates below.

Orders need to given to me by the 22nd so I can have them entered into  the system by the 23rd deadline. All associated money can be turned in at the following meeting.  Product delivery will be sometime the week of November 8th-11th.

HALLOWEEN PARTY

We will be having an all troop Halloween party on Wednesday Oct 24th from 6-7 PM.  Attendance is not mandatory but its usually a pretty nice time for the girls.  The girls can dress up in their costumes if they wish but they are not required.  As in previous years there will be some activity stations that the girls will rotate through in groups.  Since the Cadettes are the oldest of our girls we ask that if they come they spend some time helping to run the activities for the younger girls as a way of developing their leadership skills.  Please let me know if your daughter will be in attendance so we can plan accordingly.

Have a great weekend everyone and see you all at our next meeting.