08 February 2009
Planning for a big event!
09/02/09 21:14 Filed in: Older
Girls
Last night
Cadette Troop 71515 hosted the first ever Indian Valley Service
Unit He & Me event. Daisies, Brownies and Juniors came
with their special guy (Dad, Grandpa, Uncle) for a Mardi Gras
Masquerade. We had over 80 couples in attendance.
Troop 71515 has been planning this event for weeks now. The girls are in 7th-9th grades. Some have been in Girl Scouting for years, some just joined recently but they all absolutely love doing things with the younger Girl Scouts.
Back in December we picked a theme for our event. The girls decided on Mardi Gras because it would be a fun decorating scheme. We started making decorations and planning at our New Year's Eve slumber party and worked on planning the event for the next three meetings. The girls picked and planned the playlist, menu (yes, we served pancakes because that's what they wanted!), decorations, and activities. The girls were broken down into committees to share the responsibilities.
As their leader, I could not have been more proud of how they pulled off the event. Each committee executed their tasks beautifully. When we arrived at the church, the decorating committee immediately started making the fellowship hall sparkle with disco lights, mardi gras masks, garland and signs. The music committee cranked up the volume as they worked out the kinks in the sound system. The food group started making their pancakes and mixing their drink. The photography group set up their home made backdrop and activities girls prepared their crafts.
By the time the guests arrived, the hall was transformed. Little girls and their dates showed up one by one. The "guys" wore jackets and the girls wore frilly dresses. We even had a Cinderella and Prince Charming show up! Troop 71515 was a little worried that no one would dance, so the non-essential workers spent all of their free time on the dance floor encouraging the girls and their guys to dance as well. By the time they got to the chicken dance, the dance floor was packed with couples. Perhaps the most moving moment of the night was when we played Wind Beneath My Wings and all the younger scouts slow danced with their guys!
Of course no event goes off without a hitch. We experienced some minor audio problems but the girls handled it like champs and our guests quite understood.
All in all, the night was so much fun for everyone involved. Troop 71515 thanks everyone for their help and enthusiasm and they can’t wait to host this event next year!
-Tammy
IVSU Webmistress
Leader Brownie Troop 7058 & Cadette Troop 71515
Troop 71515 has been planning this event for weeks now. The girls are in 7th-9th grades. Some have been in Girl Scouting for years, some just joined recently but they all absolutely love doing things with the younger Girl Scouts.
Back in December we picked a theme for our event. The girls decided on Mardi Gras because it would be a fun decorating scheme. We started making decorations and planning at our New Year's Eve slumber party and worked on planning the event for the next three meetings. The girls picked and planned the playlist, menu (yes, we served pancakes because that's what they wanted!), decorations, and activities. The girls were broken down into committees to share the responsibilities.
As their leader, I could not have been more proud of how they pulled off the event. Each committee executed their tasks beautifully. When we arrived at the church, the decorating committee immediately started making the fellowship hall sparkle with disco lights, mardi gras masks, garland and signs. The music committee cranked up the volume as they worked out the kinks in the sound system. The food group started making their pancakes and mixing their drink. The photography group set up their home made backdrop and activities girls prepared their crafts.
By the time the guests arrived, the hall was transformed. Little girls and their dates showed up one by one. The "guys" wore jackets and the girls wore frilly dresses. We even had a Cinderella and Prince Charming show up! Troop 71515 was a little worried that no one would dance, so the non-essential workers spent all of their free time on the dance floor encouraging the girls and their guys to dance as well. By the time they got to the chicken dance, the dance floor was packed with couples. Perhaps the most moving moment of the night was when we played Wind Beneath My Wings and all the younger scouts slow danced with their guys!
Of course no event goes off without a hitch. We experienced some minor audio problems but the girls handled it like champs and our guests quite understood.
All in all, the night was so much fun for everyone involved. Troop 71515 thanks everyone for their help and enthusiasm and they can’t wait to host this event next year!
-Tammy
IVSU Webmistress
Leader Brownie Troop 7058 & Cadette Troop 71515