Go over Travel/Hotel security precautions and expected behavior with your girls
 This is a good time to have them sign the pledge cards and the Girl Out of Trip Contract  ( You will want to edit it for your troop requirements). Remind them that, not only are they representing themselves and their troop while they are in Savannah but the whole Girl Scout Organization also.

Send out a clothing list
 Incorporate the clothing ideas that you discussed with your CO-Leader(s). The girls should ALWAYS be identified as Girl Scouts while they are on the trip. It is a nice idea to have them in full uniform on the day that they go to the Juliette Low Birthplace. Also include a list of items that they should carry with them on the trip. Suggestions are:

• Phone cards or a cell phone

• A form of identification and their Girl Scout membership cards

• A small first aid kit (band-aids and antiseptic swipe)

• Kleenex

• Postcard stamps

• Digital camera or disposable cameras

They could carry these items in a fanny pack along with their personal funds for spending. Explain to the girls that they need to pack in luggage as small as possible for car packing purposes, especially if you are carrying sleeping bags and/or tents.

Assemble First-Aid Kits for each vehicle
 This is if you are going by private cars. Also make sure that you recheck the troop's first aid kit. Check the list in Safety-Wise (pgs 38-39). It might be a good idea to include menstrual pads for any
 emergencies on the trip.

Confirm that each girl's emergency information
is up to date
 Family circumstances change constantly and you need the MOST CURRENT information while you are away. Make sure that you have a home phone, work phone and cell phone for each family. Also any medical or physical conditions (i.e. asthma, fear of darkness, etc). These are things that you need to take in consideration on the trip. A good idea is to put all this information in an organized format for easy carrying on the trip such as a booklet. You will need to carry it with you at all times during the trip.

Continue to fine-tune
 your itinerary
 You will be doing this right up to the end so don't schedule too tightly. Other than reservation times, keep it flexible to allow for minor emergencies such as car trouble or traffic. It's better to have too much time on your hands than to spend it racing from one tour to another. You can use the down time for photographing, seeing other parts of the city (it's a beautiful place) or just relaxing.

Continue your money-earning events and keep the girls updated on their monetary goals
 It's better to do  lot of money-earning events up front so if you do not earn enough you have time to schedule more.

*Hint: If you want to purchase anything from the Birthplace it is cheaper if you order it ahead of time and pick it up there.

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