TP103's
TRUE OR FALSE
The emergency contact who is not attending your trip must be a registered Girl Scout member and have an approved background check.
TRUE
This individual must be registered and background checked because they have access to youth information.
TRUE or FALSE
A troop must have a First Aid CPR/AED certified volunteer at all troop meetings.
FALSE
A troop must have a First Aid CPR/AED certified volunteer present at all Girl Scout activities/events but are not required at troop meetings. However, having a certified FA/CPR volunteer at a meeting is a good idea.
TRUE or FALSE
Safety Activity Checkpoints is a document developed, reviewed and revised annually by GSNCCP staff, board members and a committee of select volunteers.
FALSE
These national guidelines are developed by GSUSA in collaboration with the Girl Scout Council Safety Activity Checkpoints team and council risk committees, which include a balance of regional representation as well as in-depth expertise and experience with Girl Scout programs, safety, and risk management.
TRUE OR FALSE
Troop funds can be used for gas in personal vehicles being used to transport girls to troop or service unit events.
FALSE.
We cannot use troop funds for gasoline. This is because gas in your car could theoretically be used for troop use AND personal use. The IRS tax code prohibits this. They can, however, rent a car/van (including gas) for a trip and use that for transportation. They can also pay personally and deduct the mileage as volunteer mileage on their tax returns.
TRUE or FALSE
The Girl Scout Sign and the Girl Scout Quiet Sign is made by raising three fingers of the right hand with the thumb holding down the pinky
FALSE
This is how you make the Girl Scout sign. The Girl Scout quiet sign is by holding up the right hand with all five fingers extended. It refers to the original Fifth Law of Girl Scouting: A Girl Scout is courteous.
TRUE OR FALSE
A certificate of insurance must be requested when using your personal vehicle.
FALSE
A certificate of insurance is only required when renting, leasing or borrowing a vehicle.
TRUE OR FALSE
Men must sleep on the opposite side of camp, away from youth sleeping quarters, during overnight camping events.
FALSE
Men are required to sleep in separate sleeping quarters. Separate sleeping quarters could mean a separate cabin, outdoor hammock or tent. They must also have their own bathroom. In addition, men should not be in a situation where they must walk quarters to enter or exit their sleeping quarters or access restrooms. An exception is made for family members during events such as parent-daughter or family overnights, where one family may sleep together in a specifically designated program area to accommodate families.
True or False.
Trips longer than two overnight stays require the purchase of additional accidental insurance.
False.
As of Oct 1st, all domestic trips within the USA, regardless of time duration, are automatically covered under Basic Plan 1.
TRUE or FALSE
Troops and service units CAN have Chik-Fil-A or another restaurant host a fundraising night where a portion of the proceeds benefit the troop.
FALSE
This is NOT allowed by Girl Scouts as it can be perceived as endorsing a product or company.
What are the names of the 3 documents volunteers should regularly reference for information on GSNCCP policies and procedures.
What is Volunteer Essentials, Safety Activity Checkpoints and Volunteer Policies
TRUE or FALSE
For extended trips, a preliminary copy of the TP103 must be submitted atleast 4 weeks in advance for domestic travel and 3 months in advance for travel internationally.
FALSE
A preliminary copy of a TP103 must be submitted at least 3 months prior to a domestic trip or 18 months prior to an international trip.
TRUE or FALSE
Each girl will have their own parent/guardian accompany them on an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge. In this situation, all accompanying parents are still required to be registered and background checked?
TRUE
Regardless of whether a parent/guardian for each girl is in attendance, because it is an overnight event, all parents/guardians must be registered and have an approved background check.
True or False
Troops are required to purchase additional accident insurance for non-members attending Girl Scout events.
False
As of October 1st, this purchase is no longer required due to the coverage enhancement made to Basic Plan 1.
TRUE OR FALSE.
While troops cannot write individual checks or give gift cards to girls in the troop with cookie proceeds, troop CAN use a range to allocate cookie proceeds...i.e. a girl selling between 50-75 boxes will be allocated $20 in the troops account to cover events costs.
FALSE
While it is for their use for Girl Scout programming, The IRS considers this a “private benefit” and this is not allowed.
We are tax exempt at the federal level under IRS Code Section 501(c)3 as a charity. This designation requires strict compliance with rules against private inurement, which means that the assets of a 501(c)3 charity cannot benefit an individual or small group of individuals.
When purchasing items from girlscoutshop.org, you are purchasing from what entity?
What is GSUSA
Merchandise like uniform, badges, program activity sets, and other items are sold by GSUSA and filled from their warehouse in NJ. Your local council shops cannot assist with online orders, and questions, exchanges, and returns must be addressed by GSUSA. Other items on the website that are listed as “ships from council” are actually filled from councils from around the US! GSUSA allows councils to place merchandise for sale on their website and you can find this by selecting the “shop your council” button at the top of the page. Note that only items sold with the prefix GSNCCP come from our council- all other council own merchandise is filled from councils around the US. Only items purchased from GSNCCP council retail shops are eligible for exchange or return in our council shops. Cookie dough and GSNCCP council gift cards can be used in our council shops, but not online.
When operating a vehicle or watercraft, a driver should have a packet that contains 5 specific documents. Which document is missing below...
o Checklist for drivers (see Volunteer Essentials)
o Permission forms for each girl in the vehicle or watercraft
o Name and phone number of the home emergency contact person
o Name and cell phone numbers of all adults/chaperones on the trip/activity
A health history form for each girl and adult in the vehicle.
Name all in this list that requires to be registered and have an approved background check.
1. Troop Co-Leader
2. Troop Support Volunteer
3. Troop Emergency Contact
All 3 positions must be registered and have an approved background check.
TRUE OR FALSE
After completing Outdoor Adventures: Basic Camping Skills, volunteers will have the skills needed to take their troops overnight camping both on and off council properties in off-site pre-existing structures and portable structures.
FALSE
After completing Outdoor Adventures: Basic Camping Skills, volunteers will have the skills they need to take their troops overnight camping on council properties in any of our pre-existing structures. Volunteers must take Outdoor Adventures: Extending Camping Skills to camp outside of our council properties
TRUE or FALSE
You can NOT collect financial donations for your troop during cookie season; it has to go to Operation Cookie Drop (OCD).
FALSE
You can allows accept an unsolicited donation if offered to your troop. Troops must report all donations with a $250 value or greater to the council office within 30 days of receipt for tax reporting purposes.
True or False.
Girl Scout cookies are made with palm oil that depletes and destroys our planets rainforests.
False
While it continues to be necessary to use palm oil in our cookies to ensure their shelf life, to bring you the highest quality products, and to serve as an alternative to trans fats, our cookie bakers only get palm oil from licensed sustainable palm oil farms and are members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (rspo).
Name all 4 instances in which a TP103 is required.
1. Troop Camping
2. Overnight or longer activity
3. Water sports including swimming and boating
4. Any adventure activity requiring outside certification.
TRUE or FALSE
Two non-related men can be the sole co-leaders of a troop
FALSE
Men can be co-leaders however one lead volunteer in every group must be female.
TRUE or FALSE
If more than 200 people are at an event, an Advanced First Aider should be added to the General First Aider for every 200 Girl Scouts.
TRUE
Advanced First Aider should always be present, preferably with Wilderness First Aid (WFA) or Wilderness First Responder (WFR) credentials. This is also true if EMS is more than 30 minutes away.
TRUE OR FALSE
Troops CAN donate funds to another 501(c)3 charity.
TRUE
Our current guidelines allow for donations to valid 501(c)3 organizations. The important thing is that we do not fundraise for other charities. Please reach out to troopbanking@nccoastalpines.org prior to donating to ensure that the organization is a 501(c)3 charity recognized by the IRS. And as a sister to every other Girl Scout, we hope that troops will consider giving to Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines to support the financial assistance we provide to girls who might otherwise not be able to participate.
TRUE or FALSE
Alcohol is strictly prohibited from being served at a service units adult recognition event.
FALSE
With approval from the Chief Executive Officer, alcohol may be served at approved adult functions and at events that are designed to be attended primarily by adults. Any girls who might be present at such events or in general public settings must be under the supervision of responsible adults who will not be using alcohol, and that girls will be separated, as feasible, from the immediate areas where alcohol is being served.