“THE BRIDGE”

THE WALNUT CREEK SERVICE UNIT NEWSLETTER

AUGUST, 2004

 

 

FROM YOUR SUDS

There are four of us working together this year as SUDS, so we are really promoting the teamwork objective in our SU.  I am very excited about the changes that have already been introduced by putting our heads together, to bring the very best program to our girls this upcoming year!  We had a very fun and productive meeting in August with the troops in the SU, and the minutes to that meeting have already been sent out.  If you did not receive them, please contact me (Penny) and I will resend them to you.  Please share all information with your parents, so they can be a part of what we are doing and also invite their families to participate in some of the opportunities listed in this newsletter.

Please check out our cool website, as Carrie has been very innovative in presenting this information to you in a clear and easy to use format. (www.oocities.org/walnlutcreeksu).

See you at the September meeting! Your WCSU team!

 

CALENDAR

August 28 – SU Registration Rally, Memorial United Methodist Church, 6100 Berkman Dr. – 10-noon

          All troops are invited to attend and join in the games and activities and meet new girls.

September 2 – SU meeting for all adults, parents and leaders

September 11 – SU Orientation, BLT and level trng.- St. Mark United Methodist, 601 W. Braker Ln.

          7:30am-3:30pm.  Breakfast and lunch provided.

September 16 – Fall Product training

September 17-19 – Trailblazers (all registrations have been turned in and paid for!)

September 25 – Scoutarama in Marble Falls – free fun at their park for all GS and BS

October 1-11 – Fall Product Sales

October 7 – SU meeting

 

Walnut Creek SU Orientation, Basic Leadership Training, and current Level Trng.

We will have this training on Saturday, September 11, at St. Mark, beginning at 7:30am. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to Walnut Creek SU members. Please try to get as many of your parents enrolled. Contact me asap to add your name or your parents’ names to the list. I will need to have ample time to get the required amount of materials available for that day, along with food, so please plan ahead for this. For more info or if anyone would like to lend a hand to help facilitate, serve food or offer a program for the children of the attendees,  please let me know.  The children’s activities could possibly be a great opportunity for a Junior girl or her troop members, who want to earn their Bronze Award……

 pennypetrich@hotmail.com. I will have a sign-up sheet at the September 2nd  SU meeting.

 

Things to bring to September SU meeting:

Registration forms for your girls, any current troop account info that Christy will need, and yourself!

 

 

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Calling all Women for a fantastic day of fun in the sun!
Women's Adventure Race in Austin September 5

 

Girls have an awesome day by volunteering at the Women's Adventure Race Girl Scout Aide Station

First Register by sending an email to Jill at the Women's Race  jill@womensrace.com  - make sure that you tell her that you are with the Girl Scouts and will be working the aide station

Second Jill will send you a volunteer pack full of information regarding the race

Third Wear Girl Scout T-shirt if available comfortable shoes and show up at the race...

Sunday, September 5

7:30 until 1:00 pm

Travis County Expo off of Decker Lane

You get service hours plus a race t-shirt, water bottle, lunch, sweat towels,  and bunches of other cool things - all at no charge except some time that you will be having fun with anyway!!!

 

A few details about the race have been included at the bottom of this email - checkout the web site for more information about the race - www.womensrace.com

 

Want to run instead of volunteer?

Registration for the Women's Adventure Race on September 5th in Austin is going strong! The race is built for beginners and fun for everyone. Sign up now at www.womensrace.com. If you check the box on your registration form that you heard about the race from Girl Scouts, the Lone Star Council will receive $10.00 of your registration fee!

Registration is First Come First Serve... there will be NO waiting list!

About the race...The Women's Adventure Race benefits the Young Survival Coalition (www.youngsurival.org) for women under 40 with breast cancer. It is the largest women's adventure race in America, offering teams of two a fun and exciting day of easy mountain biking, light trail running/hiking and a water leg using whatever un-traditional floatey the racers bring along.

The presenting sponsor, Avant Garde Salon and Spa, will present every finisher with a $40 gift certificate! Carrabba's Italian Grill will be cooking on the spot and all racers will also receive an athletic tote bag, running socks, T-shirt and more!

Race sponsors include Academy Sports and Outdoors, Wright Sock, Nike Timing, RunTex, Bicycle Sport Shop, Michelob Ultra, and Wright Sock. Media sponsors include Mix 94.7, Austin Woman Magazine, and City Sports Texas.

Come be part of the fun and help spread the word about the Women's Adventure Race!  Details at http://www.womensrace.com.

**********************************************************************************Dell Diamond and Spurs Basketball Opportunities
There are two excellent family events scheduled for late August/early September...please register through Council as you normally would using the registration form in Possibilities or download from http://www.girlscouts-lonestar.org/programs/possibilities-program-guide.html  - for siblings attending, simply make nnote next to their names on the registration form.
Event:   Round Rock Express Autograph Night
Levels:  All
Come early to an awesome game of baseball and meet the players!  Event includes lawn ticket, $5 dog dollars for food, and a set of baseball cards for signing.  Parents and siblings are welcome and will receive the ticket and dog dollars, however will be watching the autograph sessions from the stands.  Girl Scouts will all be seated in same section so you can watch the games with your friends.
Event Date:  Saturday, 8/28/04
Time:        Arrive by 4:45 PM
      Autograph session for girls begins at 5:00 PM
      Session runs from 5:00 - 5:45 PM
      Game begins 7:05 PM
Fee:      $8 per person
      All people over 2 years old require a ticket
Place:    Dell Diamond
      Round Rock, TX
Registration Placement Date:      Wednesday, 6/30/04    
Registration Closing Date:      Wednesday, 8/18/04

Special instructions: Everyone must register to participate and receive tickets. No day of registrations allowed.  Girls wear Girl Scout t-shirt, sash, and vest.  Blankets are allowed - no lawn chairs.  Bring markers/pens for signing, bottle water OK to bring in, however no other outside food.

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WNBA Stars Free Throw Event:
Levels:  All
Get down on the court with the awesome women of the professional WNBA Stars!  Learn about how team members got such a cool job - playing professional basketball - what is takes and where you can start.  Then learn how to shoot like a Star as everyone gets to take a free throw. Event includes workshop, ticket, hot dog, soda, ice cream, and a Stars T-shirt, plus, FREE parking in Lot 4.  Parents and siblings are welcome and will receive the T-shirt, food, and ticket, however will be watching the workshop from the stands.

In addition, you get an awesome discount on a Spurs preseason game!!!  Gift certificate to order tickets will be included in your confirmation letters.

Event Date:  Saturday, 9/4/04
Time:   Arrive by 3:30 PM
      Workshop begins on court at 4:00 PM
      Workshop 4:00 - 5:15 PM
      Game begins 7:00 PM
Fee:      $12 per person
      All people over 2 years old require a ticket
Place:   One SBC Center 
San Antonio, TX 78219
Patch:  Stars T-shirt

Registration Placement Date:      Wednesday, 6/30/04    
Registration Closing Date:      Wednesday, 8/18/04

Special instructions: Everyone must register to participate and receive tickets. No day of registrations allowed.  Girls wear Girl Scout t-shirt, sash, vest, sneakers, and socks. 

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Night Crawling idea for older girls
This was sent by an older girl leader and I think it would be a lot of fun for us to do this with some of our girls at some point.  You can read what Alison Webre did and think about incorporating this into a great overnight sleepover for your girls.
From Alison:
Since 9/11 Austin pretty much closes up tight.  The Capital, The State Cemetery, 911 Call Center, DPS, APD and Breckenridge are either closed or discourages extra visitors.  So what 

we did is as follows.



We did the Austin Patch Program at night with a few modifications.  We visited each place and took the girls pictures posing with them as follows.



We started off in Round Rock on the Chisholm Trail and climbed the LARGE Longhorn statute.

Then we went to the Arboretum and the girls posed on and around the cows 

near Amy's Ice Cream.
This was a hoot as the sprinklers came on before the girls could get out of the way.

Mount Bonnell

 Treaty Oak

 Moon Towers

Putt Putt

Katz's for a late dinner

The Capital and posed in front of the DPS car blocking the entrance.

The Governor's Mansion, also posed in front of a DPS car.

Paramount

 UT fountain

UT Union where for $4.75 we played one game and rented our shoes.  They are open until 3AM.

Littlefield House, where the girls surprised...and were surprised by a 

HOBO sleeping on the porch.



We left Round Rock at 10PM and got home around 4:45.  The girls had a great time and we were really pressed to get everywhere within the time that we had allowed for each visit.
 
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August 28, Saturday – 
Splash Bash at Schlitterbahn 10:30am-9pm
Tickets only $19.  Pre-purchased tickets include free parking.  $3 for season ticket holders.  Deadline August 21st.
 
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September-
National Public Lands Day!
Here's a great way to provide service and get your girls out doors.      
           Participate in Girl Scouts of the USA's Elliott
Wildlife Values Project program "Linking Girls to the Land."
 
            The weather is great in September. Girl Scouts
should get outdoors.  Have fun and provide "Helping Hands for
America's Lands," Girl Scouts of all ages can:
 
              a.. Install bird boxes 
              b.. Plant flowers 
              c.. Collect native seeds 
              d.. Paint picnic tables     
              e.. Repair stream banks   
              f.. Remove invasive species   
              g.. Weed plant nurseries 
              h.. Collect rubbish 
              i.. Renew trails
 
            This is the 11th year for National Public Lands Day
(NPLD) -- the largest volunteer event that benefits America's
public lands. This is also the first year that NPLD is linking
formally with Girl Scouts, though many troops across the country
volunteer each year. Whether girls work for 2 hours, or all day
long, they simultaneously:
 
              a.. Learn to be good stewards of the environment, 
              b.. Experience the pleasure of serving the community, 
              c.. Have fun outdoors  
 
            Register your troop or group event by September 7,
2004 AT  http://www.npld.com, and you will receive the 2004 NPLD
poster, a beautiful collector's item. You will also receive
brochures to promote your event and inform parents, as well as
certificates to use at a recognition ceremony. Girl Scouts also
can participate in the NPLD Girl Scout Photo Contest.
 
            Planning is easy. Start soon and be ready for a fun
and useful outdoor activity in September.  For more information,
see http://www.npld.com, (Click on Girl Scouts: Linking Girls to
the Land) or contact Patti Pride (202-261-6474) e-mail:
pride@neetf.org.

 

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October 24-

Pervasive Power Run – 10MILES (not a 10K as misprinted on the flier that as released!)

PERVASIVE POWER CHARGE RACE TRAINING SERIES
ON YOUR MARK!
Calling all runners!  Or anyone interested in being a runner! Or anyone interested in a challenging new experience!  Come train for the Pervasive Power Charge 10 mile run, which takes place on Sunday, October 24, 2004.  Have fun while learning running techniques from Girl Scout's own certified strength & conditioning specialist, Joyce Luke. She will teach you how to pace runs, warm up, train and recover, while increasing your fitness level and endurance.  All levels of runners are welcome.  Train to run the 1 mile fun run, or run/walk the 10 miler!  There are also lots of opportunities to help out on race day.  Let's do it!
GET READY!
Training Schedule:

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday

Mondays-6-7:30pm
Wednesdays-6-7:30pm
Saturdays-10:30-11:30am
Wednesday August 4th through October 20th
Open registration - sign up any time!
Training Location:       Ramsey Park, off 45th St. and Burnet Rd, Austin
Levels:       Ages 13-17 yrs
Fee:      FREE!
Special Instructions:     Bring a WATER bottle and water.  Wear running shoes, comfortable shorts and t-shirt, and SUNSCREEN
Minimum participation: 4 girls
Maximum participation: 30 girls
GET SET!     
Race Day:    October 24th, 7:30am
Race Location:     Pervasive Software Company, 12365 Riata Trace Parkway, Austin
Patch:     All race day athletes and volunteers will receive a patch
T-Shirt:     All race day athletes and volunteers will receive a t-shirt
GO!     
To sign up for the running team contact Lavern Bozant at 512-453-7391 x 154 or lavernb@girlscouts-lonestar.org
To register for race volunteer opportunities on line at www.girlscouts-lonestar.org  and click on the Pervasive Power Charge logo.

~Want to train on your own or form a team with your troop?  Joyce will be posting a training plan and badge requirements related to this race on the council website the beginning of August. Click on the Pervasive Power Charge logo on the homepage.