March 18, 2021 Service Unit Meeting

Agenda

COVID and in person meetings

Bring a Buddy Drive In Bingo Referral Flyer Register and Pay

Sunny Trails Virtual Service Unit Meeting Agenda

March 18, 2021 – Led by Elisa Hilliard

Online Resources from San Diego Council – Staying Connected

UPDATES

• Cookie – updates – Claudia Ortega Roth, cookies@gssunnytrails.com 

• Apr. 18 – Cookie program ends
• Cookie booths available now! 

• 2021 Share patches have arrived!
  • With a donation of $15 or more, you will receive the new patch, designed by Hannah A. of the Imperial Valley

• Service Unit. 
  • Contact Lily Valmidiano, share@gssunnytrails.com for more information.
• More choices for in-person gatherings
  • After careful review and under the HHSA’s guidance, we are able to offer our members in San Diego and Imperial counties more choices for in-person gatherings including Girl Scout troop meetings and traditional cookie booths. See the full announcement. Refer to the COVID-19 guidance section on the GSSD website for guidance and requirements regarding volunteer-hosted, in-person activities.
  • Please make sure to note any specific guidelines being followed in public areas you plan to meet. 
• Join the Service Unit Team
• Looking for a Service Unit Manager to train under Marilou Thomas who will be completing her third and final year as SU Manager

Events

• Recruitment Event (April 24) – Cathy Ecija 

• SUNNY TRAILS RECRUITMENT TEAM PRESENTS – BINGO
• Saturday, April 24 – 6:30pm – 8:00pm – Elks Lodge: 901 Elks Lane, Chula Vista

• NEXT Virtual Service Unit Meeting: April 15, 2021
• Volunteer Network Leadership Training in (April 17)
• Volunteer Recognition (May 15)
• Sunny Trails Girls Court of Awards (TBA)
• Council Volunteer Celebration Save the Date: Sun, Nov. 6, 2021
  • Council-Level Awards – NOW OPEN!
  • Nominations for the 2021 Volunteer Celebration are live until Sunday, June 20. Please note that submissions will only be accepted online. 

• Awards and Nomination Forms
  • Appreciation Pin – recognizes adults who have delivered outstanding service to one or more service unit areas.
  • Cookie Award –  recognizes service unit cookie team members (e.g. cookie coordinators, booth coordinators, and rewards coordinators), cookie cupboard volunteers and volunteer regional managers who surpassed their position duties by increasing sales and/or providing extraordinary service to girls and/or volunteers.
  • Family Award – recognizes service benefiting the entire council, beyond the troop and service unit level, over a period of time, by more than one member of a family.
  • Fran Styles Lifetime Achievement Award –  recognizes one Girl Scout volunteer each year who has given Girl Scouts San Diego above and beyond service for 25 plus adult years.
  • Friendship Award  -individuals, groups, organizations or businesses outside of Girl Scouts that have supported the mission of Girl Scouts San Diego by providing superior service and/or assistance to the entire council.
  • Get Outdoors Award – recognizes adults who worked beyond their own troop or service unit to inspire a love for the outdoors in more girls and volunteers.
  • Honor Pin –  presented for outstanding service to two or more service unit areas or program delivery audiences.
  • SHARE Award –  adults who have built awareness and support for the Share program which helps keep Girl Scouting available and affordable for all.
  • Thanks Badge –  recognizes adult members whose truly outstanding performance has benefited the entire council, and whose ongoing commitment, leadership and service have had an exceptional, measurable impact on meeting the mission-delivery goals and priorities of the entire council or the entire Girl Scout Movement.
  • Thanks Badge II –  recognizes adult members who have already received the Thanks Badge and have continued to contribute in extraordinary ways that benefit the entire council, providing further exemplary service in a leadership role which resulted in a measurable impact benefitting the entire Girl Scout Movement.
  • Volunteer of Excellence Award – recognizes volunteers who have contributed outstanding service while partnering directly with girls to implement the Girl Scout Leadership Experience through use of the national program portfolio, or who have contributed outstanding service in support of the council’s mission delivery to girl and adult members.
• Nomination Process 
  • Use online from to submit the nomination with 2 endorsements
  • Endorsement must be from 2 individuals or groups (other than the nominator) who are familiar with service performed by the candidate. 

Announcements:  

• Girl Scouts San Diego Eco Patch Challenge:
  • Tired of the Zoom screen? Find a list of outdoor activities at sdgirlscouts.org/outdoor that girls can do on their own or with their families when they take the Make the Earth a Better Place Patch Challenge! Our store is stocked with these patches once girls complete the required number of actions.  Buy one for each girl in your troop, challenge them, make it a competition, and help them feel like they are doing something together even when we cannot.   

Virtual Resources

• Troop Meetings – Need additional support? We can help. Our staff can provide guidance, tips, and tricks for troop management or have staff lead your troop meeting.  Follow this link to learn more: https://girlscoutsusa.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5u8hkDtI6TJzY6p
• Girl Scouts San Diego – Staying connected (get up to date information for virtual resources and updates): https://www.sdgirlscouts.org/en/girls-families/staying-connected.html
• Girl Scouts San Diego – Events calendar (see all upcoming events): https://www.sdgirlscouts.org/en/events/event-list.html
• Girl Scouts USA – Girl Scouts at Home: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/girl-scouts-at-home.html
• Girl Scouts USA – Girl Scout events calendar (events open from councils across the USA):  https://www.girlscouts.org/en/girl-scouts-at-home/event-calendar.html

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 questions when joining, requests to join with unanswered questions will automatically be declined)

Service Unit Team:

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

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