Troop 1019 Character Analysis

Troop 1019 is transitioning to Cadettes and we are making many changes in our troop dynamic. Some of the girls felt that the way we run our meetings should be different because we have been doing them the same way since we were in Kindergarten, and we wanted to try something new to keep it interesting and exciting so girls will want to stay in our troop. At one of our meetings, our troop leader made up a survey about what we would like to change or keep the same about how we run our meetings. At the end of this chapter you can find the survey we used, so you can have an example for your troop. We all took this survey, then she tallied the answers and we discussed the results and made some changes as a group.
Some of the changes we needed …show more content…
For me, the best benefit has been the people I have met and the friends that I have made that will be my friends forever! But I have also learned a lot by being a Girl Scout and had the chance to do things that I would not have had the chance to do if I wasn’t a Girl Scout. We get to go camping, canoeing, and do cool things like archery. From cookie sales, we learn about businesses, selling and how to talk to people. We learn about setting goals, and budgeting. With camping, we have learned how to plan meals, comparison shop, and prepare those meals. These are things that we will use for our entire lives. Girls who complete their Gold Award will also have an advantage over others when they apply for jobs and colleges. These are only a few of the benefits of being a Girl …show more content…
At these meetings the delegate speaks for the girls and adults of the troops in your Service Unit. They bring the Service Unit’s concerns to these meetings. The Area Association meetings are held in October and February. In April, there is an annual meeting. At these meetings, the delegates, president, and board talk about Governance and Operations. Governance is laws and finances. Operations is talking about camps, planning activities for your Service Unit, and recruiting girls, adults, and volunteers. At the meetings, the delegates’ concerns are recorded and followed up on after the meeting. The delegates should come to the meetings prepared to share the information they have gathered from the troops they represent. It is the delegates’ job to speak for the girls and adults in the troops that they represent and to bring back information from the meetings to share with their Service Unit. Although the board does not have an obligation to follow the recommendations of the delegates, they are an important link between the board of directors and the