Improving VTK

 I am a firm believer that complaints in and of themselves aren't very useful.  Instead of saying what is wrong with something, please tell me what I can do to make it better.  Sometimes being made to think of things in that light helps you to realize they are the way they are for a good reason, and other times, the constructive criticism can be a roadmap to improvement.  Hopefully someone from GSUSA will see this post and use it to improve VTK.

Communicating With Your Troop/Parents: Some Options

Once upon a time, Girl Scouts was every Tuesday after school in the art room, or every Wednesday at 4:30 at the Girl Scout Hut or something similar.  Once upon a time leaders at those meetings handed out permission slips for special events, which girls gave to their parents, and if they did not, the girls missed out  Once upon a time leaders were not expected to remind everyone of everything.  Today is not "once upon a time".