It's time for our annual beginning of school year celebration!  August 28, 2:00-4:00 at RSM Central Park!

Come to this meeting ready to sign up for a new year of scouts. 

• High School girls will be finishing some Game Visionary requirements
• Cadettes will work on COR planning
• Juniors will work on planning the Pinewood Derby and their Bronze Award project
• Brownies and Daisies will do some fun badge work too!

Our pinewood derby is 9/25 - at this meeting you’ll get your derby car kit!

Any girl who brings a friend to sign up for scouts will get a special recruiting badge!

Have a great time with the start of school, and we’ll see you at the end of August!!

Hey folks, its time to sign up for Cadette O Rama, happening this year at Camp Scherman!

Girls in 6th and 7th and 8th grade: we will go camp, compete with other troops, and have a blast showing everyone how awesome Troop 2898 is!

Save the date! All Cadettes should attend this camp - it is too fun to miss. If you miss it will be “Sad and Bad”. 

Hey folks we are having a campout! Make sure to sign up on the troop website for our campout the second weekend of September!  We’ll talk more about it at our back to scouts meeting on August 28!

It's time for our end of school year celebration!  May 22, 1:00-3:00 at RSM Central Park!

We're starting early - 1pm this time - so we can have more fun!  Here's the plan:

• 1pm - Gathering, Flag and Promise
• 1pm - 2:30 - Games and fun
• 2:30 - Pot Luck food
• 2:45 - Award Presentations
• 3:00 - Gold Award Presentation

At the end of this meeting we will have our first EVER Gold Award presentation, recognizing Shivali for her work on Girl Scouts' highest award!

Please come in uniform for this event.  And don't forget to bring your pot luck dessert or snack to share!

Daisies, Brownies and Juniors pay attention: Girl Scout Day Camp is coming!

Cadettes Emma, Emily, Kat, Ella and Tayva are leaders at the Lake Forest Day Camp, and they want to invite you to come join the Mythical Madness!  At Day Camp you will have fun doing crafts, playing games, learning skills and having a fantastic adventure!  

Troop 2898 will pay $20 toward Day Camp - if you register just send Dave your registration receipt and we'll reimburse you $20!

Location: Lakeview Park, 5305 Santiago Canyon, Silverado, CA 92676
Date: June 20-24, 2022
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Theme: Mythical Madness
Email: LFdaycamp@gmail.com
Camp Director: Kelly Regier

Explore a magical world of myths and folklore from around the world. Girls will have an adventure with games, crafts, music and STEM activities. Campers will make new friends and learn Girl Scout skills and songs in a beautiful outdoor setting. Registration is limited! Girls will be placed in the order received, with priority given to campers of full-time adult volunteers and troops who satisfy their volunteer requirement.

MEALS – This service is available to anyone attending camp and is optional. Lunch will be brought in or made at camp, Monday – Friday. Meals include a main dish, side dish, dessert and drink. Sorry we are unable to provide an alternative for those with allergy or dietary restrictions. Meals preordered during registration are $5/day Monday- Friday. Meals purchased the day of camp will be $6/day.

A daily snack is provided to all participants, and a gluten-free option is available (please select that option at time of registration.) We are unable to accommodate dietary restrictions, so please plan accordingly.

Adult Volunteers: Volunteers are essential for the supervision and success of Day Camp. We require one full-time volunteer per five campers. If you want to be a volunteer to help at Day Camp please text Dave ASAP.

Adult volunteers will attend a training meeting on Sunday, June 5 to cover adult responsibilities, day camp plans and rules, and emergency plans.

Click here to sign up for Day Camp!!  https://girlscoutsoc.doubleknot.com/event/2022-lake-forest-day-camp/2896749

Can't make it to our day camp?  Check here for all of the options: https://www.girlscoutsoc.org/en/camp/day-camp.html

Hey folks, it's time to sign up for Troop Booths and Individual Booths for this year's cookie sale.  Here's all you need to know about booths!

Signing up for booths

• For Troop Booths, go to this link to sign up: http://tiny.cc/2898booths
• For Individual Booths, Mr Dave is sent an email on Friday 2/4 titled "Individual (Parent/Daughter) booth sale list" with all of our current options. Please reply back with your preferred booths. On Wednesday, 2/9 at 9pm we will allocate the booths based on the emails received at that time.

Training

• All adults working a booth must pass the booth sale quiz and send Mr Dave your results.
• Training can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77j8f7aZGJs
• The link to the quiz is here: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/929p5VbkNd91a
• Once you complete the quiz, you will get an email confirmation from Girl Scouts. Please forward that email to Mr Dave

General Booth Requirements

• Non-scout siblings (tag-alongs) are not allowed at the booth.
• For Troop (group) booths, there must be two adults.  If only one adult signs up, the Troop Booth will be converted to an Individual booth and only their scout may attend the booth.
• Unsold cookies checked out for a booth must be returned immediately after the booth ends.
• Do not accept bills larger than $20, and check for counterfeits before giving change.

Our troop has two types of booths:

Troop Booths

• These booth sales are for up to four girls with two adult helpers.  All adults need to be trained and pass the quiz.
• These booths are ideal for Brownies and Daisies - its more fun to do this together!
• You use troop cookies for these booths.  Cookies should be picked up from Mr Dave before the booth sale begins.  Extras should be returned immediately after the sale ends.
• The troop will provide a table, tablecloth, and a small amount of change for the booth.
• All cash from the booth should be turned in to Mr Dave at the end of the booth sale.

Individual (Parent/Daughter) Booths

• These booth sales are for girls in one family with their parent.  All adults need to be trained and pass the quiz.
• Usually these booths are for older girl scouts - Brownes and Daisies are encouraged to do Troop booths.
• You can use your own cookies OR troop cookies for these booths.  Troop cookies can be picked up from Mr Dave before the booth sale begins.  Extra troop cookies should be returned immediately after the sale ends.
• The family needs to provide their own table, tablecloth, and a small amount of change for the booth.
• All cash from the booth should be deposited into the parent's account at the end of the booth sale.
• Money from the booth sale should be given to Mr Dave as a check or venmo.

Any questions?  Mr Dave is here to help...