leader/daughter

Leader/Daughter Events are normally held as a thank you to both the mother and the daughter. It is important that when you are promoting this event you advertise it as a Thank You Event. Our Service Unit told the leaders that we appreciate the time that they gave to be a Girl Scout Leader and we thank your daughter for sharing you with other girls. This event can also be used as a retention tool for leaders. If you are going to do this event as a Mother/Daughter event refer to the Father/Daughter notes. (FATHER/DAUGHTER EVENTS)

The object of this event is to make the leader and the daughter feel special.

The problem you will have is that you are a leader and you have a daughter as well as everyone you ask to be on the committee. So how do you solve this problem?

Ask a neighboring service unit to run the actual event and in turn you run their event. Still let the committee do the planning, purchasing, etc. Have someone from the other SU attend the meetings so they will be aware of how much help they will need to recruit, what kind of activities they will be responsible for teaching etc.

PLANNING THE EVENT

Form a committee about 1 year prior to the date you would like to have this event. Find help for the following positions:

Chairman
Co-Chairman
Site Chairman
Program Coordinator
Craft Coordinator
Registrar
Treasurer
Food Coordinator
Council Staff Advisor
Liaison from SU that will help at the event

Once the committee has been formed the first thing that needs to be is to determine the type of event that you will having such as a weekend event, day event, overnight event. Once this is decided a date and site must be secured immediately. If a cook/caterer is needed she must be book as quickly as possible also. It is important to do all the above immediately so you can be assured that the event is set in stone. Remember when using a Girl Scout Camp that there might be deadlines that must be met to get the month you want.

After the above has been set then it is time to come up with a theme and a preliminary budget. Once a theme has been set then more in-depth planning can start. Your program and crafts can now be decided using the theme for ideas.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

Cost of the Event	You want to keep this event as cheap as possible since you are using this event as a thank you. Hopefully you know at least a year out that your SU has scheduled this event so maybe the SU could do a fundraiser to help minimize the cost. (It would be great if this event could be done without a cost to the participants)
Time/Length of the Event	It is important that consideration is given to the type of community you live in. For example if you live in an area where most of the leaders work out of the home, having a day event would probably be better attending then a weekend event. If you live in a rural area and camping would appeal to your group than a weekend campout would be right up their alley. An overnight at a church or a local community center is a happy medium.
Size of the Event	If you are a large service unit having it at camp might be your only choice. Try not to limit attendance, so make sure to pick a location that would cover the numbers that you could potential have.
How to make it fun	Contests, funny thank you, cute crafts, free time with mom and Guest Speakers
Delegate	I can not stress enough the importance of getting an outside group of volunteers to help run the actually event. Even if you do not realize it right now you will resent the fact that you did not get to spend the same quality time with your daughter as everyone else did. Believe me when I say that you daughter will also make sure you know that she is not happy about it.

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