Every program year, we host a Fall Family Camping expedition to a local state park with Trail Life Troop GA-0594, our brother troop.
This year, we are going to Victoria Bryant State Park on Friday, September 28th through Sunday, September 30th.
Here is a link to the Trail Map for Victoria Bryant. We will be in the Pioneer Area 1. There are bathroom facilities close by.
Families should plan on bringing their own camping gear and food. We will have some group planned activities.
TYPICALLY Late Sept. has temps of 75 high- 56 low (records are 104H 39 L)
Questions
Can we bring pets?
No, please don’t bring your pets, to many potential issues.
How much does this event cost?
$5 parking pass plus $20 per family. Each family should bring their own camping gear and food. Please also bring a bundle of wood.
What is the Pioneer Campsite #2 like?
All Pioneer camp facilities are within 100 yards of the parking area.
All campfires must be kept in designated areas such as fire rings.
Showers available at the office bathroom for $3 per person. This is in addition to the regular camping fee.
Pioneer Campsite #1: This is a primitive, rugged site for groups only with a minimum of 10 persons. The site is located by itself. The site has water but no electricity. The site shares a restroom with site #2. The site has a shelter with a concrete floor, storage room, and picnic tables. There are 2 Adirondack shelters that sleep about 10 each. There are 4 designated tent pads that will hold multiple tents. There are lantern posts, ground grills, a group fire ring, and flagpole
Fundraising is an essential activity for the success of a Troop. Funds earned support the Troop Budget, provide for the service project, adult leader registration, and enable girls and their families to lessen the out of pocket costs of the Program.
Therefore, each American Heritage Girl Member is expected to participate in this effort. Participation in fundraising provides an intrinsic value to each Girl Member. She will develop her leadership skills and marketing experience as well as life skill development.
This Year’s Fundraiser
This year, our fundraiser will be the World’s Finest Chocolates!
Each box contains 60 chocolate bars that will be sold for $1 each:
12 – Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bars, 1.30 oz.
6 – Dark Chocolate Bars, 1.30 oz.
12 – W.F. Crisp® Bars, 1.15 oz.
12 – Milk Chocolate Bars, 1.30 oz.
18 – Caramel Bars, 1.30 oz.
The Incentives
Tenderheart Class B
Fundraisers are not easy and require that girls learn and grow. We want to reward them for their efforts, so we put together this incentive program.
For the first complete box of chocolate that a girl sells, she will win a New Class B T-Shirt from AHG.
For each additional box of chocolate that a girl sells, she will win a $5 gift card to a big box store (ie. Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Publix)
We will also have grand prizes. The girl(s) who sell the most boxes could win an additional gift card depending on the total number of boxes the troop sells.
Pie-A-Leader – everyone who sells 3 boxes or more gets a whipped cream “pie” to hit a leader with (participating leaders only).
Troop Party – we will either take a Monday night or another night to have a party.
Questions
If you have questions that are not answered below, please let us know!
Explorer Class B
Why are we doing a fundraiser?
In an effort to keep our yearly dues low, we do a fundraiser every year to cover the costs of the badge work the girls do, the service projects, and special events and projects.
For instance, if your daughter wants to do the Cake Decorating or Sewing or Needle Arts, we can reimburse leaders for the cost of supplies for the necessary activities rather than ask parents to come out of pocket for those expenses. It also allows us to more easily do service projects that involve gathering supplies, like if we do care bags for the homeless this year.
Why World’s Finest Chocolate?
Tasty. Easy. Affordable. 50% profit.
Pioneer Class B
How will the fundraiser work?
During September, you will let us know how many boxes you think your daughter can sell. We’ll make the order by Sept 24th, so that we can have them in by Oct 1st.
Your daughter will collect the box(es) that she will sell on October 1st and will have 3 weeks to sell them. Each bar sells for $1. At the end of the fundraiser, she will turn in the box with any remaining chocolate and with the fundraising money she has collected.
Does every girl *have to* sell a box of chocolates?
No. You are not required to participate in the fundraiser, but every girl is strongly encouraged to participate.
It helps the girls learn and grow and helps support the activities of the troop. Plus, if she sells one box, she earns a Class B T-Shirt that she can wear to meeting and activities.
Patriot Class B
When will we start selling?
Monday, October 1st, the fundraiser begins with a small kickoff meeting at 8:00 PM (so units come back a bit early before the closing ceremony).
All remaining boxes and money will be turned in on October 22nd, giving the girls 3 weeks to sell.
The following Monday, October 29th, we award prizes.
How many boxes can my daughter take to sell?
We ask that everyone give us an estimated number of boxes that they believe they can sell in the 3-week timeframe. Please keep in mind that we don’t want a lot of chocolate at the end of the fundraiser, so don’t take more than you think you can sell.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. ~Ecclesiastes 4:12
AHG is relational in every aspect. It is an attribute that sets us apart from many other experiences for young women. Friendships are built, fellowship ensues, learning is experienced, and girls flourish without even one minute of data usage necessary.
On Monday, September 10th, we will be having a troop-wide Connections Party. This is a great opportunity to invite friends who may be interested in the AHG program.
Leaders – we need volunteers to help oversee the craft, the snacks, the games, and setup/clean up.
Does anyone have hula-hoops that they can bring?
Parents – please RSVP on this Google Form and if you invite anyone to come, ask them to RSVP as well.
At 7:00PM sharp, we’ll start with a joint opening flag ceremony which we will be leading. This means that we need girls to volunteer to carry the American and the AHG flag (6 girls total).
Then we’ll head to the largest classroom where we will do a craft (string art) and talk about Connections.
Then we’ll head out to the portico (weather permitting) for a special snack – Ice cream sundae bar. Every family should bring a topping for the ice cream (the troop is supplying to the ice cream and paper products).
Here is a list of toppings that has been suggested and/or someone is bringing. Please feel free to add your own topping or bring the same topping as someone else.
Topping
Who is bringing it:
Hot Fudge
Caramel
Pethel,
Chocolate Syrup
Preston, Roper
Whipped Cream
Herron
Sprinkles
Carlyle
Crushed Oreos
Scarbrough
Mini M&Ms
Boggs
Fruit:
> Cherries
Breedlove
> Strawberries
Herion
> Bananas
Herion
Toffee Crumbles
Marshmallows (mini)
Queen
After the ice cream sundae bar, we’ll be playing some group games until it is time for the closing flag ceremony.
