Update from Brie on Camporee!

We have received answers from every parent in our troop in regards to who will be attending Camporee!  This means that we can now register.  In the past I have been told that the payment could be made later.  This year, this is NOT the case.  We must pay when we register!  This means that we need to collect the $20 fee for overnighters ($10 for day-camper only) this upcoming Monday.  If you are unable to pay the fee on Monday, please email me directly (not to the entire group) as soon as possible and we will see what we can do.  I apologize for the short notice, I thought we would be able to send our registration in and pay later as they had said was acceptable in years past.  Since we would like to try and register early for a better chance at a cabin, this is what we need to do.

I have a few other important tid-bits regarding Camporee:

• Please talk with your daughter between now and Monday about the activities and see if you can get an idea on the 3 that she would like to try and do.  Please also get a 4th as an alternate.  We will need to set up the groups with activities when we send our registration in.  This will be made a lot easier if it is done ahead of meeting.  If you can email me those before meeting Monday, that would be great!  The group options are listed in the packet that I sent in the original Camporee email.
• I will have a Health History form for each girl for you to fill out on Monday during the meeting.  This is the same form that you filled out for the Cookie Rally.  (I wasn't aware, but I need to have this on hand at all times....learning everything needed is a work in progress!)
• I need a volunteer (an adult who is registered and has a background check) who is not attending Camporee.  This person would hold all of our emergency contact information (adults on the trip included) and would be the point person in case of an emergency.  This person would need to be available by phone during our trip.  Please let me know if you are willing to take that on.  
• I would like to have a parent meeting sometime towards the end of February or beginning of March regarding Camporee and just some other things.  I would like for this to be more than just the first 5-10 minutes of meeting.  What would work best? Some ideas would be: stay after a meeting for our parent meeting, another weeknight or a weekend time.  One other thing i thought may be a possibility is: if we schedule the meeting soon for during the troop meeting, I can see about an older troop coming and doing the "teaching" for the evening.  The older girls are supposed to give service to younger girls by planning and facilitating a meeting during the year.  I am flexible as to what would work for you all.  I just think it is very important for us to have time to discuss things regarding Camporee and the troop in general in person.  This email system is wonderful, but I would like to facilitate a discussion that would be much easier done in person.  Please let me know what would work best and we will try to accomodate the majority.   

Please respond to me privately if you will be unable to bring the $20 Monday and also respond in regards to the meeting.  I appreciate all of the help and support all of you have given so far!  This has been a learning process for myself and Jessie, but we are loving it!