Chick-fil-a Spirit Night

Join us at Chick-fil-a on N. Main tomorrow night. Our first AHG Spirit Night of the year! Be sure to tell your cashier you are with AHG so we get credit. Drive-thru purchases count as well....and purchases as early as 3pm will count! Help us raise some funds for our American Heritage Girls!

Father/Daughter Dance - It's Almost That Time!!!

Father/Daughter Dance Updates

A few updates and requests:

1. Refreshments: If your daughter is attending and you have not signed up for a refreshment item, we are still in need, so please sign up.

2. Tickets: Please continue to tell your friends and family members about the dance. We still have plenty of tickets to sell!

3. Door Prizes: If you have any door prizes, please turn them in to either Amber Parker or me.....there are a couple of opportunities next week to get them to one of us - Chick-fil-a Spirit Night on Monday, skating on Tuesday (some squads are going skating - I will be there), or Thursday night at CBC at 7 we will begin the set up process. Please be sure to get them to one of us at one of those times. We need them before next Friday.

Thank you!

Tuesday, October 23

Friendly reminder: girls do not meet tomorrow night.

We will be having our monthly leaders' meeting.

Volunteers Needed

We have a few events coming up that we need some girl volunteers....they will need to be in full uniform for these.

Sunday, October 21 ~ we need 2 girls and an adult to fill each of 3 time slots at CBC. This will be to sell tickets for the Father/Daughter Dance between services at CBC. So we need volunteers for before the early service, volunteers for in between the 2 services, and volunteers for after the late service.

Saturday, October 26 ~ CBC is hosting a Trunk or Treat event. The O'Toole family has offered their "trunk". We need some girl volunteers to hand out candy and AHG fliers. We need 2-3 girls in uniform for each shift: 5:15pm-6:00 and 6:00-6:30 (may end up being a little longer).

Sunday, October 27 ~ we need the same coverage as on October 20 - we need 2 girls and an adult to fill each of 3 time slots at CBC. This will be to sell tickets for the Father/Daughter Dance between services at CBC. So we need volunteers for before the early service, volunteers for in between the 2 services, and volunteers for after the late service.

Please let me know if your family can volunteer for any of these opportunities. All of these earn service time, by the way.

Thanks!

"B" Uniform T-shirts

We need to get t-shirts ordered for our new girl members and adult leaders.

Please email me the size your daughter (or you) will need.

The Troop will cover the costs of the shirts for new girls and adults.

If you are a returning member and need a new shirt, let me know that as well....you will need to cover the cost for a replacement though.

I would like to get these ordered asap....so I need orders no later than next Friday, October 19.

Thanks!

Erin

Tuesday GLAM Night

I just called CiCi's to check prices and alert them that a group would be coming. They are offering us special prices:

Anyone over 10 --> $5 (regularly $5.49)
Anyone under 10 --> $2.99 (which is the regular price but.....)

Free drinks for everyone!

Hope this helps you guys plan for costs.....

Also - the Troop is covering the cost of the Piedmont Environmental Center, so there is no cost to girls.

Chick-fil-a Spirit Night

Our first Chick-fil-a Spirit Night fundraiser is scheduled for Monday, October 29 at the N. Main location.

We will be covering the hours from 5-8pm.

We will have 3 Chick-fil-a nights this year - October, January, and March. There are 2 shifts available each night (5-6:30 and 6:30-8:00). We are requiring each girl to cover 2 shifts this year (out of 6 total choices). In accordance with the fundraiser buyout plan, if you choose not to participate in this fundraiser, the buyout is $15.

We really need at least 6 girls per time slot.

As an added incentive, if your daughter(s) cover more than the 2 required shifts, we will allow her to earn service hours for the time above and beyond the requirement, at 1/2 time. So if she covers 1 extra shift of an hour and a half, she would earn 45 minutes service time.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

So - at this point, we need to go ahead and line up our "workers" for the 29th. Please let me know if your daughter is available and which shift she would like to work (5-6:30 or 6:30-8:00).

Thanks!

Refreshments for Father/Daughter Dance

Greetings to you all!

As you know our annual Father/Daughter Dance is rapidly approaching (Friday, Nov 2nd). As we customarily do, each AHGirl is responsible for bring a designated type of refreshment. Some of you had the chance to sign up for a specific item last night, but many of you did not get the chance (especially Explorers, since we were off-site) so please look at the following break down and get back to us ASAP with whatever you are able to bring. Thank you all so much!

(*don't forget to buy your tickets and invite others if you haven't already!!! and if you have any ideas for door prizes let us know!)

Pathfinders/Pioneers: punch (so far two have signed up for ginger ale - thank you!)

still need Lime Sherbet

still need 2 - 2 liters Ginger Ale

Strawberries: cheese and crackers (so far we have crackers covered and two people signed up for cheese - thank you!)

still need Cheese

Blueberries: salty snacks (this can be anything that isn't crackers since they are already provided by another group -- several of you have already signed up for this -- thank you!)

Explorers: fruit, veggies, and veggie dip (still need two people to bring each item)

apples, strawberries, grapes, either melon or cantaloupe

carrots, broccoli, cucumber, tomatoes, veggie dip

Reminders for the week of October 8

We have a regular meeting tomorrow night.

The Explorers are going off campus to work on requirements for the Horsemanship badge. If, for some reason, there is a change we will alert you as soon as possible. Please see emails from Abby for specific times and locations. Please be sure you have turned in your High Adventure Medical form and that you have your permission slip ready to turn in tomorrow.

Everyone else should be on campus Tuesday night.

Dance tickets will be on sale again Tuesday night. This is the last regular meeting time before the dance. After tomorrow night, tickets will be available in the Church office or at the door the night of the dance. Remember to invite all of your friends!!

We are still in need of door prizes for the dance.

We are also in need of red and white checked tablecloths. If you have any we could borrow, please let Erin know as soon as possible.

Refreshments for the dance will be assigned to each squad as in past years. Those assignments will be emailed soon.

GLAM - October 16 - see previous post for details.

October 23 - Leaders' Meeting - no girl meetings.

October 29 - Chick-fil-a Spirit Night - more details coming soon

October 30 - No girl meetings (unless you receive different information from your daughter's leader).

November 2 - Father/Daughter Dance

November 18 - Holiday Parade - more details to come soon

GLAM Night - October 16

Hi AHG Famlies!

We are very excited to announce that our next GLAM night, October 16th, will be held at the Piedmont Environmental Center. Please make a special note of the time of this event which is from 4:00 - 6:00. Girls should be brought directly to the PEC; we will not meet at Community Bible Church. During this troop-wide event, we will be earning portions of our Nature and Wildlife badge. Because our group is large, we will split into two groups. From 4:00 - 5:00 the Pathfinders and Tenderhearts will have their classroom portion and then from 5:00 - 6:00 will complete a short hike around PEC. The Explorers and Pioneers will first start with their hike from 4:00 - 5:00 and finish with the classroom portion from 5:00 - 6:00. Please make sure your girl wears appropriate shoes and brings a coat if needed.

After our time at the Piedmont Environmental Center, those that want will head over to the CiCis at the Palladium to have dinner and more fellowship. Families are welcome! Our meeting will officially end at 6 at PEC, so we ask that all parents pick-up their children at that time and then make their way to CiCi's if they wish.

As a reminder, GLAM stands for Girls Living AHG's Mission. GLAM nights enable us to experience troop-wide activities which cultivates unity among the girls. We might participate in service projects, take field trips, or hear a special speaker for example which will coordinate with the badges the girls are working on. At our first GLAM night, we were able to have 30 minute instruction at the beginning of the event which earned many of the requirements associated with the skating pin. Your girl will need to go skating (any event, any time) four more times during the year and read a biography about a skater, and they will have earned this sports pin.

Please let us know if you have any conflicts with the hours of the event.

Father/Daughter Dance

Tickets will officially go on sale tomorrow (10/2/12)!

Here are all the details:

What: Father/Daughter Dance
When: Friday, November 2, 2012
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Who: Any dads and their daughter(s)
Cost: $10 per person
Dress: semi-formal or western wear, it's up to you!

Tickets will be available at AHG on Tuesday, October 2 and October 9, in the church office (and hopefully between services the 2 Sundays prior to the dance date), and at the door (we do prefer advance sales so we know how many to plan for).

Open to AHG families, friends, and guests! Invite your friends and their dads! All ages are welcome!

There will be light refreshments served. A "professional" photo will be available for $5 extra (paid directly to the photographer).

We will have the same DJ as in past years.

Refreshments will be provided by each squad as in past years. The details of that will be sent out soon.

We are still in need of door prizes if you know anyone that would be willing to donate anything.

Important Announcements/Reminders 10/1/12

A few important things:

1. Tomorrow night is a regular AHG meeting. Please be on time so we can begin promptly at 6:30.

2. Upcoming events:
October 2 & 9: Regular Meetings
October 16: GLAM; more information will be out in the next few days
October 23: Leaders' Meeting (no girl meetings)
October 29: Chick-fil-a Spirit Night - more information in the next week or so
October 30: 5th Tuesday - no meetings, unless your squad has other plans
November 2: Father/Daughter Dance ~~ more information coming in a separate email
November 6 & 13: Regular Meetings
November 18: High Point Holiday Parade ~~~ Mark your calendars to join us as we represent AHG in the parade! I will have more details soon.
November 20: No meeting ~~ Thanksgiving
November 27: Leaders' Meeting (no girl meetings)

3. If you did not pay the annual Troop dues yet, that is due no later than October 31.

4. Committee assignments will be emailed this week.

5. Please sign up for the Troop Yahoo Group. This email will most likely be the last mass email. You will need to be signed up for the Yahoo Group to get reminders and important information.

Thanks!