Our Jobs for the Year by Coumbah

 Last Friday we picked tasks for everyone in our troop to participate in. I became The President and our Sponsorship Representative, Selina and Brittany are in charge of Kidnap Breakfast, Rosie and Emma are in charge of Campfire Meadow Magic, Katie is the leader of the Iceland planning, and Lizzy is in charge of the England planning. Everyone seems super excited about what they are in charge of and we can't wait to continue our fundraising efforts and planning for our trip this summer!

Organizing Responsibilities

1640 Service Unit Meeting Presentation by Lizzy

Hi Lizzy here,
 On August 8th the troop made a presentation to the service meeting (a group of all the leaders in an area to discuss activities, money, etc.) We were there to present our fundraisers and our trip to Iceland and England. When we arrived, we passed out information sheets regarding the fundraising and introduced ourselves. I think that was the hardest part for me because it takes a lot of courage just to randomly say hi and talk, especially with these adults who didn’t really look like they wanted to have a conversation.The leaders there were all talking amongst themselves and we had to kind of politely insert ourselves in. The actual presentation went pretty smoothly, though despite the fact that we were all a bit nervous. Once we got the ball rolling however, it became easier to talk. It was mainly just to get some exposure on the troop and let everyone know how we were doing. It was definitely a learning experience, and I hope that it introduced the troop to the other leaders.

Coumbah Speaking at Our Service Unit Meeting

Left to Right: Selina, Katie, Coumbah

WHERE are we going? READ THIS!! by Rosie

Hey guys! I have some really exciting news! Ok, are you ready? (You better grab something to hold onto when you hear what has happened). All right, we have made our final decision about where we are going in Europe. We are going to (drumroll) England…and… Iceland!!!!!!!!! (I thought that deserved multiple exclamation marks…). Mrs. Susan and Mrs. Donna ordered the plane tickets a week ago! It’s official! WE ARE GOING TO EUROPE GUYS! :D

Looking at Europe Map

Leadership Workshop (Summer 2013) by Katie

Last week, the troop gathered in Mrs. Donna's house to complete a workshop on leadership and general useful life skills. We focused on subjects like how to work in a group, how to plan for the future, how to talk to people you've never met before, how to get a real job (including application and interview processes) and even looked at a college application. To go with each section, we did an activity to put what we were learning into action. For example, when we talked about getting a real job, we had the opportunity to interview each other with questions commonly asked to high school students during interviews.

The section that I got the most out of was the networking and talking to strangers section. I've never really liked greeting people, and I found it easier to just wait for people to approach me. However, we went over a lot in this section that I found pretty helpful! Our activity was to pretend that our leaders were leaders we had never met at a service meeting. We introduced ourselves with an elevator speech, tying us into the event. It gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect for when we actually go out and do so, and it gave me the confidence to try out those techniques in other places as well.

Left to right: Katie, Selina, Coumbah, Lizzy, Rosie, Emma, Brittany