TFSA Board,

 

I have been working with the USFS and the Girl Scouts Council of San Jacinto to brainstorm a patch/badge program for brownies/ girl scouts.  My thoughts are as outlined below for your consideration.

 

• Target timeframe - January - National Skating month

 

• Purpose - 1) Fundraising and 2) to build pipeline into Basic Skills for our member clubs

 

• Target audience:  brownies (7-8 yrs old) then girl scouts if the brownie program is successful

 

• Patch and/or badge program

 

• Patch program - One Day - Two hours - one hour on ice, one hour off

 

• Badge program - Three weeks, one day each week - one hour on ice, 45 minutes off

 

• The multi-week program on ice would be a progressive program to learn the basics of ice skating: how to fall and get

up, how to stop, how to skate forwards, backwards and turn etc.  The day program would obviously do this in a shorter timeframe.

 

Items that could be discussed off ice:

                       

§         Exploring the sport of ice skating. What are some ice skating sports and related supporting organizations? We could have some skaters and/or coaches, judges join us.  All very simple.  We could share books, magazines, play a video of celebrity skaters etc.    History of the sport, what are the different disciplines etc.

 

§         Ice skating safety. What do you wear for ice skating indoors or outdoors? What safety equipment should be worn for recreational skating? Know how to wear and take care of a pair of ice skates. What do ice skates look like vs hockey skates etc. What are

the rules at your local ice rink or park? 

 

§         Stretching and 'jump' class 'teaching' rotational jumps, landing positions, spirals, split jumps and maybe even lineup for

a synchronized skating pattern.

 

 

We would need a facility with ice (obviously) and a little training room, so I think all of our member rinks would work.  I know the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto has offered one Sunday a month to the troops for skating in Clearlake.  Thus far there are no 2007 dates set, so we are clear of any conflicts, at present.  

 

GSSJC indicated that charging a fee of $20-30, plus their admin fee would be acceptable per participant.  Obviously we have to cover ice time and any external participants.  They are very enthusiastic and believe we will get a great turnout.

 

National Skating Month in January would be an ideal time to host this program.  We would get a complete 'how to guide' with sample press releases and certificates etc from USFS.  We would get 50 give aways of the promotional items including pencils, chap sticks, post-it notepads, t-shirts and other goodies.

 

I am happy to spearhead this and will continue to develop the template with GSSJC.  They will need to submit a program concept only to their headquarters by November 1^st, in order to have a patch/badge made etc, to be ready for January.

 

Please give me your thoughts. 

 

Thank you kindly,

 

 

Dawn

 

 

Dawn Miller

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