This year I am the returning community fall product liaison. Fancy word for sucker!
Yesterday was my scout planning day and I spent it getting ready for the training session with the lower half of our community's troop leaders. We were joined with another service unit a year or two ago and we still function as separate service units. I take care of my local troops and another woman does her area. I have 11 troops to her 22. I got the better deal, I think.
Last year I had a training that I did at a service unit meeting, but there was only 3 troops there. Everyone else had to be trained at a different time. It was frustrating for me because what started off as a simple project turned into something that took way to much of my time.
This year the council is offering an online training for troops. I have everything prepared for the troops who will attend the service unit meeting and the leaders who can not make it can do training online. They have to print out a certificate that they finished the course and then I will give them their girl packets. Should be fairly easy!
I am also having the product rally at our troop meeting place. I think this is a great way to start off the year. Last year we had a nice turn out, and I am hoping for that again. I used the fall rally guide given by council to plan. The only thing I am adding new is craft. I think I will have the girls make lip gloss. I did this once before for my own troop at a sleep over and it was fun. On Pinterest it says to heat up the Vaseline, but we did not when we made it. I am thinking of using coconut oil instead of Vaseline. It really just depends on the budget.
We have a few new items on the product list for the girls to sell. One is English Butter Toffee, OMG is this wonderful. I will be buying one or two of these from my daughter for sure. I tried them at the training and man, instant love.
The other product is a nut and fruit mixture called Almond Cran-Orange crunch. It comes in a zip close bag similar to last years Blueberry crunch item. What it is, is almonds and dried cranberries covered in a glaze. I was really surprised at how good this product was. It is very sweet, but the almonds are nice and big. I am not sure if I will buy this one or not, mainly because I have two bags now from the product training, but it is worth a try. And it is gluten free!!
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