Financial Statement

We have been very fortunate with our beginning of the year fundraising!

We started the year with $29.31 in our account.

We made $848.80 at the Pancake Breakfast.

We made $10 at the Parish Social.

We received a donation of $24.50 from the CYO! Be sure to thank your local CYO members when you see them!

We have $951.61 for the year. So here is our budget as it stands right now.

New Flags: $100
Badges & Awards: $325
Horseback Riding: $150
Self-Control Party: $100
Parades: $75
Jamboree: $25
Pizza for Box Top Night: $50
Camping: $50
Flowers for Park: $30
Which will leave us $46 for supplies for meetings and badge requirements. We should be able to manage this, as the majority of supply money will be needed for the edible art, gingerbread, fairy and ice cream badges. There should be little to no out of pocket expenses for families through the year except registration dues to Frontier Girls and your daughters vests. 

If you have not ordered your daughter her vest yet, you can do so at www.frontiergirlsclubs.com/shop.

We will update the financial statement at the end of the school year to see what the actual costs were compared to budgeted, to see if we may need to have a small fundraiser then.

 

New Year Notes & Business

I hope everyone had a great time on the camping trip! Even with being rained on, it was fun! I know we were really disappointed about having to miss the History Days at the school and log cabin. I am planning on trying to see it again in October, along with going on the horse ride, and hay rides.

Please return the registration packets to me at the Pancake Breakfast!

If I have overlooked a badge that you earned, or you have some last minute badge work to turn in, please let me know ASAP. For the Dolphins who noticed they were missing their Life Skills Pins, they are on back order, and should be in by the Pancake Breakfast. 

The calendar for the new year is finished. Please mark your calendar's of important dates and times. Please also note that it is subject to change as things come up, and new events are added. I am still looking for more service hour ideas to add to the calendar.

I have also added everyone to their Leadership Position, and made the Patrol's. Remember that each Patrol Leader is in charge of naming their patrol. A three word phrase that includes your color. At the Pancake Breakfast I will have blank buttons, and each girl will be able to decorate their own leadership position button to wear by their level tabs.

For the girls who bridged. Please add your new buttons and level tabs to your vest until after the Lollipop Parade. We will wear our vests in the parade, and I want to show off your achievements! We will make special banners to keep your old level badges after the Parade and Social.

END OF YEAR NOTES:
I am so proud of everyone's service hours! I am excited to announce that together we performed more than 212 hours of community service this last year! I am giving us a goal of 250 hours for next year! 

Super Troop Award - The new award for Frontier Girls Troops, and I want it!! You guys do your part by re-registering by the end of August, and I will do my part by planning and holding events for the rest of the requirements! Remember that all you really need is the online only version for $25, and Kerry Cordy did inform me that she will pro-rate this fee based on when you registered last year.

Folders & Newsletters - I will have a new folder ready for all girls by the Pancake Breakfast. Inside you will find the motto, promise & creed, a fresh servant hour log, your current life skills log, and copies of all badges that we will work on during the next year. Every girl will be expected to have their folders at every meeting, and I will have special awards for those who have their newsletters signed by a parent. There will be a booklet for the Liberty Award, and as it will take several meeting to finish, not having your papers will get you behind.

Homework - there will be a small amount of homework every month, mostly keeping track of something, or looking up some information in a book or online. The reason for this is the character traits that we are trying to instill in our daughters. Character takes time and practice to develop!

Uniforms - Please wear your red Frontier Girls t-shirts to all meetings through the year, and all Servant events that could get messy. For non-messy events, and other events that we are appearing as a troop to the public, we need to wear our uniforms. A special award will be given for those who are able to do this.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST & BAKE SALE:
I need all the girls to help! I know there is a conflict that will keep Nathalie and Jaclyn from attending, so lets have them help with baking extra items for the bake sale. Please let me know what times work best for your families. You don't have to stay the whole time, but I do need someone there by 7:30, and to stay and make sure all is cleaned up by noon. I am planning to be there the whole time. We will also be hosting a raffle for a ham, and having a bake sale table. Every family needs to provide a few items for the sale. This will be our major fundraiser for the year, and therefore will determine our budget for the year!

LOLLIPOP PARADE & PARISH SOCIAL:
We will be walking together in the Lollipop Parade. Please wear your vests and blue shorts or skirts that have no decoration on them, and a white polo shirt. We will meet in front of the MFA in Conception Junction at 2:30pm. After the festivities at the park, we will host a basketball booth at the social. The work schedule will be as follows so that all girls will also have time to visit all the other booths.
4:00-4:30: Remington & Emma
4:30-5:00: Megan & Claire
5:00-5:30: Brylie & Kali
5:30-6:00: Vanessa & Jaclyn
6:00-6:30: Emma & Nathalie