Sunny Trails Virtual Service Unit Meeting Agenda August 20, 2020

Led by Elisa Hilliard

As a reminder, all in-person Girl Scout activities/events have been cancelled, postponed, or moved to a virtual platform until further notice. We are doing our part to help keep you and your loved ones safe by practicing social distancing and adhering to council’s restriction of no in-person gatherings at this time. For more information on how Girl Scouts San Diego is responding to COVID-19, please visit their “What’s New” page on their website. Please continue to keep an open mind as our situation changes daily.

Online Resources from San Diego Council – Staying Connected

UPDATES

Fall Events

  • Leadership Camp for Cadettes and older, Sept 4 – 7: CANCELLED
  • Camp Surf for Brownies and older: Oct 9-11: CANCELLED
  • LA Train Trip for Cadettes and older: POSTPONED

Announcements:  

  • President’s Award update! (Cathy Ecija)
  • CONGRATULATIONS to Sunny Trails’ council awardees! (Lisa Toma)
    • Appreciation Pin
      • Elisa Hilliard
      • Marisa Segoviano
      • Marilou Thomas
      • Julie Wunderly
    • Cookie Award
      • Michelle Echevarria
      • Jenna Tennant
      • Heidi Russell
    • Friendship Award
      • Pete Salas, Sweet Pete’s Martial Arts Academy
    • Get Outdoors Award
      • Karen Linehan
    • Honor Pin
      • Stacy Becerra
      • Cathy Ecija
  • Volunteer of Excellence
    • Valerie Ross
  • Our council’s Volunteer Celebration to be held on November 7 (virtual or in-person is still unknown). Above awardees will be honored and recognized by council at that time. (Cathy Ecija)
  • Service Unit Team
    • THANK YOU AND WELCOME NEW TEAM MEMBERS!

We would like to thank our service unit leadership team members who are vacating their roles this year and taking on different responsibilities or have “retired.”

  • Stacy Becerra has completed her term as our IRM Service Unit Manager. Her daughter Amanda graduated this past June, which means Stacy has also graduated! Stacy also served as our Service Unit Fall Coordinator for a number of years. We welcome Julia Robles to the team as she takes on that role this new year.
  • Cathy Ecija has served her 3 year term as our Daisy/Brownie Service Unit Manager. She won’t be far, as she will be assuming the roles of our SU Registrar and SU Membership Recruiter this new year.
  • Mariana Pagdanganan has vacated her role as our SU Treasurer. Lily Valmidiano will be taking her place; and Lily will also be serving as our new SHARE Coordinator
  • Julie Wunderly has vacated her role as our SU Registrar. Cathy Ecija will be assuming the role.

We appreciate each of them and are grateful for their time, commitment and dedication to the service unit and Girl Scouts. We wish them well in their new roles and future endeavors.

  • Elisa Hilliard and Marilou Thomas will be co-managing the service unit with Elisa as Daisy/Brownie/Junior Service Unit (including Daisy/Brownie/Junior IRM’s) and Marilou as Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Service Unit Manager (including Cadette/Senior/Ambassador IRM’s). Please note their new email addresses below.
  • Brainstorm
    • What has worked well for you and your troop as we navigate and comply with social distancing guidelines?
    • In person meetings and gatherings are still prohibited by Girl Scouts council.

NEXT Virtual Service Unit Meeting: Tentatively September 17, 2020

Stay Up-to-Date:

Check out our Service Unit website for more details on events! www.gssunnytrails.com

Join our Facebook Group: Sunny Trails Service Unit – Leaders and Volunteers

(Be sure to answer initial questions when joining, requests to join with unanswered questions will automatically be declined)

Service Unit Team:

SU Team Managers

Elisa Hillard (Daisy/Brownie/Juniors) DBJ@gssunnytrails.com

Marilou Thomas (Cadette/Senior/Ambassador)  CSA@gssunnytrails.com

New Troop Support Specialist – Dolly Purificacion, newtroops@gssunnytrails.com

Encampment Director – Marisa Segoviano encampment@gssunnytrails.com

Activity Consultant – Consuelo Quintanar, activityapproval@gssunnytrails.com  619-253-9977

Treasurer/Troop Financials – Lily Valmidiano, treasurer@gssunnytrails.com

Fall Product Program Coordinator (SUFC) – Julia Robles, nuts@gssunnytrails.com

Cookie Coordinator (SUCC) – Claudia Ortega Roth, cookies@gssunnytrails.com

Membership Recruitment – Cathy Ecija, membership@gssunnytrails.com

Council Membership Recruitment Specialist – Jessica Partida, jpartida@sdgirlscouts.org 

Registrar – Cathy Ecija, registrar@gssunnytrails.com

Recognitions – Lisa Toma, recognitions@gssunnytrails.com

SHARE Coordinator – Lily Valmidiano, share@gssunnytrails.com

Travel Pathways Regional Coordinator – Deb Lechner, lechner@cox.net, 619 869-9734, www.gssunnytrails.com/travel ideas for troop travel, questions about Destinations!

Elks Lodge – Laurie Ayala, cvelks2011@gmail.com

Sunny Trails Volunteer Network (Cadettes and older) www.gssunnytrails.com/volunteer-network

Sunnytrails Website – Deb Lechner, website@gssunnytrails.com Send flyers with events!

Sunny Trails Service Unit – Leaders and Volunteers Facebook page – Administrators: Cathy Ecija, Elisa Hilliard, Marilou Thomas, Deb Lechner