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Service Unit 223

Serving Girls in Grand Prairie, Texas

Service Team 223

Service Unit 223 is located in Grand Prairie, Texas. This service unit includes approximately 400 Girl Scouts in grades K-12. Members of the service team are usually troop leaders who volunteer their time to help organize the activities of the Grand Prairie Girl Scout community. We appreciate their time, effort, and dedication.

Service Team meeting dates for the 2006-2007 school year will be on the third Monday of each month. Specific dates will be available soon. The first meeting is scheduled for August 21th at 7:30pm.

RECRUITMENT IDEA: ADDING MACHINE TAPE DEMO
You need an 8-10 foot long piece of adding machine or calculator tape. Mark off the tape in ten year increments with 0 at the left end and 100 at the right. Use large numbers so parents can see from the audience. Roll the tape back up, so that the 100 is in the INSIDE of the roll.

For the presentation you will need two helpers to hold the tape in front of you so you can point at various points on the tape.

Start out saying: "With the current advances in medical technology its very likely that your daughter will live about 100 years."
(Have your helpers unroll the tape in front of you, so the whole time line is visible.)

"Here's a time line of her life. If you're 35 now, statistically, you'll likely live until you're 75 or so, when your daughter will be about 50."
(Rip the tape off at the 1/2 way point - the 50- and hand the end to your helper. Let the other half fall to the floor -- very important dramatic effect).

"This represents the years you and your daughter will have together in her lifetime. And she's probably about 6 or 7 now."
(Rip of the tape slightly below 10 - or at the appropriate age- and let that piece fall to the floor. Hand the end to your helper).
"So here's the time you have left together."

"How old do you suppose your daughter will be when she goes away to college (or you decide its time for her to be out on her own)? 18 - 20?"
(Rip off the tape someplace in this vicinity. Let that chunk fall to the floor. Hand the end to your helper).
"This is the amount of time you have left with her at home."

"When she's about 13 - middle school age - her friends start to become a much bigger, maybe the major, influence in her life."
(If you can -assuming you have/had a teenager - make a comment about how you know this from experience. Rip off the tape someplace in this vicinity. Let that chunk fall to the floor. Hand the end to your helper. Take the very short piece of tape from your helpers and hold in it front of you, and thank your helpers.)

"This is the time you have left to be the major shaping force in your daughter's life. You can show her how important she is to you by becoming involved in Girl Scouting with her. Girl Scouts is a remarkable opportunity for you and your daughter to share a great variety of fun, exciting and positive experiences. Experiences that give you the opportunity to help her grow into an adult that you'll be proud to point to and say: 'That's my daughter -she's a good person.'
(Go on to talk about volunteer opportunities in your council/service unit and how parents can participate in them.)
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GP Service Unit 223
2006-2007 Service Team

Service Unit Manager
06-07 Linda Smith
07-08 Linda Smith and Kristy Benoit

Treasurer
06-07 Pat Jackson
07-08 Pat Jackson

Registrar/Troop Organizer
06-07Kristy Benoit
07-08 Kristy Benoit and Grace Evola-Bourlon

Recruiters/Troop Organizers
06-07 Pat E, Pat J, Judy, Mary, Linda, Kim
07-08 Carol Johnson and Laura Arias

Cookie Coordinator
06-07 Kathy Perkins
07-08 Kathy Perkins and Tammy Patton

Public Relations/WebMaster
06-07Kristy
07-08 Crystal Coker

Adult Development Specialist
06-07 Judy Huddleston
07-08 Judy Huddleston

Family Partnership Coordinator
06-07 Debra Sala
07-08 Kathy Moore and Tracey Presley

Event Coordinator
06-07 Judy Huddleston
07-08 Kym Searcey

Older Girls Group Coordinators
Linda Smith

Juliette Coordinator
06-07 Terresa Tate
07-08 Debra Sala

Getting Started Trainers
Pat E, Pat J, Judy

Mentors
06-07 Pat E, Pat J, Debra, Kristy
07-08 Janet Maher-Daisy,Brownie and Junior
Pat Echelberger-All Levels
Terresa Tate-Juniors
Grace Evola-Bourlon-Brownie and Junior
Linda Smith-Older Girls
Judy Huddleston-Daisy, Brownie and Junior
Pat Jackson-Juniors
Debra Sala-All Levels

Tejas Council Girl Scouts, Service Unit 223: Serving Girls in Grand Prairie, Texas