“THE BRIDGE”
THE WALNUT CREEK SERVICE UNIT NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER, 2004
FROM YOUR SUD
Many, many thanks to all of you that helped out with the Orientation and BLT and Program level training that we hosted last Saturday, the 11th! It was awesome and the evaluations reflected your efforts. Give Brekken a hug next time you see her as she was very busy with children of the moms and dads attending the training. Thanks to Tammy Vernon for helping with the sun-dial activity! Cudos to Christy for her Junior level training, Becky Chen to the awesome Brownies level training and Carrie for stepping up to help the new Daisy parent with assistance from Melida in translating to Spanish for her. It was a real team effort on everyone’s part and that is what makes all of you all so special.
Thanks to all of you who provided nourishment for all the attendees! Everyone played a part in making this a wonderful experience for all and the comments were, for example: thanks for making me feel welcome, I really learned something today and everyone was so friendly and helpful – and many more things along those lines!
You all are thoroughly furnished lacking nothing and ready to do any good deed!!
See ya’ at the October adult meeting in two weeks!
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CALENDAR - Our SU website: www.oocities.org/walnutcreeksu
September 25 – Scoutarama in Marble FallsOctober 1-11 – Fall Product Sales (some packets are still at Penny’s house waiting to be picked up by troop FPS Coordinators)October 7 – 6:15pm - Monthly Service Unit meeting and Leader Investiture – all are invited. It will be held in the Chapel of Grace Church of the Nazarene. Directions will be posted at the church.
October 15-17 – Fall Campout, Nails Creek State park - need monies at SU meeting
October 21 – Service Unit Cookie Coordinators Trng. At Grace Church of the NazareneOctober 23 - Daisy Day at High Pointe Baptist Church on Yaeger Lane
October 24 – Pervasive Run/WalkOctober 30 – Juliette Low Founder’s Day, 9-12pm at MUMC on Berkman Dr. – need #’s at SU meeting.
If you need more details on any of these, visit our website listed above and show up at the monthly meeting. All info will be provided.******************************************************************Thinking Day CountriesPlease send Penny your troop’s country for Thinking Day. If you told me in the summer, please remind! So far, I have troop 181 doing Ghana. Try to get your girls to be adventurous and pick a country that is really foreign to them and would benefit the rest of our girls learning about it.
You can go to www.wagggsworld.org to look at all the options.
Email: pennypetrich@hotmail.com
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Current Registrations
The current registration fee is now $10 for all girls/adults registering for the 2003-2004 program year. To qualify for ON-Time, you must have these to Carrie by Tuesday, September 21, so she can record them in our SU records. DO NOT TAKE TO COUNCIL!! All registrations go through the SU Registrar. NO EXCEPTIONS. Bring your forms, along with you membership dues summary, to the SU meetings, or contact cmonandgo@austin.rr.com, our SU Registrar for more information or help. (this was sent out by email, but if you have anymore registrations to turn in, please bring them to the next monthly meeting, however they will not be counted as On Time)
Ghost Tour & Community Service Hours for Teen Girl Scouts
It's that time again!!!! The Ghosts of Austin tour has invited the Girl Scout Artistic Expression Group. It is the most popular haunted history tour. The guide for the day will be Jeanine Plumer! On this 90 minute walking tour you will discover the haunted side of the Capitol City on our most popular downtown walking tour including The Capital, Governor's Mansion and The Driskill Hotel. For more tour information please feel free to visit the web site: http://www.austinghosttours.com/ghosts-of-austin-tour.html
The Ghost of Austin Tour
When: October 2, 2004
7:30 - 9:30 PM 11-13 years
9:30 - 10:30 PM 14 - 17 years
October 9, 2004
7:30 - 9:30 PM 11-13 years
9:30 - 10:30 PM 14 - 17 years
Where: Meet at the State Parking Lot on the corner of Congress and 11th Street. (Across the street from the Capitol and in front of the Governor's Mansion. Check all parking signs in the area for restrictions. Be mindful on Oct 2, 2004 UT has a home game. Time of the game is unknown. Parking maybe sticky.
Cost: $13.00 per person
Dress for the occasion. Costumes are appropriate.
Wear comfortable shoes like sneakers.
Registration Deadline: September 17th through the council Registrar. Council registration forms are available at: http://www.girlscouts-lonestar.org/programs/possibilities-program-guide.html
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Lone Star Council Exhibit Booth – Wildlife Expo Opportunity
(note from Penny – this is a lot of fun to attend even if you can’t help out. It’s great for the entire family)
Looking for Cadette and Senior Girl Scout troops who will interact with the community at large at several community fairs. Come prepare to showcase what Girl Scouts is all about with a hands on activity, interactive games, or outdoor demonstration. Your audience will be non-girls scouts and their families.
Safety-wise adults must attend to supervise a troop. Council will provide information materials to distribute.
This is an opportunity for girls to earn hours for their community service hours or for the Community Service Bar in Girl Scouting. 2 hour shift minimum is suggested.
Texas Park & Wildlife Expo Saturday, October 2 9 AM - 5 PM
Texas Park & Wildlife Sunday, October 3 9 AM - 5 PM
4200 Smith School Booth 419 - location C
Austin
Please contact Violet by email at VioletL@girlscouts-lonestar.org mailto:VioletL@girlscouts-lonestar.org or by phone at 453-7391 ext. 112 to schedule a time shift.
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MUDDY BUDDY
October
3, 2004
8:30 am
Flat Creek Crossing
Hi Everyone!
Do you like to get muddy? Do you have friends who like to get muddy? Do you like watching people get muddy? Here's your chance to experience it all. We need volunteers for the annual Muddy Buddy Race and Run. The race is on Oct. 3 and packet pickup is Oct.. 2 at R.E.I. I need volunteers for both days. If you have a charitable group or organization, I have some funds available for volunteers.
Please contact me at carrollcpr@aol.com or call me at 512.413.6069 or 512.263.0330. I can guarantee that you will have a great time. Did I mention there is food and beer afterwards? I look forward to hearing from you.
Carroll Cooper
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Texas Star Chorus invites you to join us as we sing women’s four- part a cappella harmony for the holiday season.
Holiday Harmony Chorus
Rehearsal begins on Tuesday, October 5th, 7PM to 9PM
Parmer Lane Baptist Church
12424 Scofield Farms Dr (SW corner of Scofield Farms and Parmer Ln)
Girls, in sixth grade through college, and women of all ages are welcome to
become part of this chorus for the holiday season. No formal voice
training is required, just a love of singing.
Come learn some all time favorites and a few new ones in 4-part harmony.
Then share the harmony with the community in performances during the first two
weeks of December.
For more info call 689-0034 or visit www.texasstarchorus.org
In Harmony,
Gail
Do you love to sing?
Ask me about Texas Star Chorus
www.texasstarchorus.org
******************************************************************Ms. President Patch Program (The White House Project) This is really a great patch program to get girls thinking they are qualified and could be president one day. The program has activities for all levels. Here is the link to access it on the GSUSA website: http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/insignia/online/participation_patches/ms_president/
It is perfect tie in with the USA presidential elections coming up. Plants those seeds of maybe I would want to be, and no reason I can't be. President should not just be a male thing, it should be the best candidate - regardless of all other factors.
Remember to tell your own new voting age children or scouts what types of voting machines they will encounter when they go vote. I took my oldest last November for the 1st time and she was amazed that there were no chads. I never even thought to tell her about that since in my voting lifetime, we never ever used paper ballots. But most older kids learned about hanging chads with last presidential election and remember. ******************************************************************
Please consider attending this event as a Spirit Team member. |
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Race for the Cure is scheduled for Sunday, November 7, 2004 in Austin (downtown).
The Susan G. Komen Foundation Austin Affiliate's are looking for Spirit Team volunteers.
The job of the Spirit Team is to cheer on the runners/walkers. Your group will stand along the side line and cheer them on however you choose (songs, clapping, music, posters, banners, etc. . )
Our troop has attended this event for the pass two years in a row and our girls and adults really enjoy it. The foundation and the runners/walkers are so appreciative that it makes you look forward to doing it again. After the run is completed all spirit team volunteers are invited to the festivities, which include their awards and several booths with free give-aways and information. Call Mary Ann at 258-3208 for more info.
We hope to see your troop there,
Kimberly Perkins
WCSU Troop 259
WCSU Troop Organizer
****************************************************************** "Go Vote, Go Run, Go Lead, Go Girl" at
http://www.voterunlead.org/take_our_girls.cfmAn initiative of The Whitehouse Project * From "18 Election Activities for You and Your Under 18-Year-Old," "Take Our Girls and Boys Out to the Polls," An initiative of the Whitehouse Project For more information see " Girl Scout Program Links for Voting and ElectionActivities".
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Lone Star GS Council website
This is up and running right now and has lots of information and forms you can download. www.girlscouts-lonestar.org.
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If you would like to receive a twice monthly e-newsletter from the GS Council, giving up to date info about trainings available, programs, and community news, email the Communications Dept. at communications@girlscouts-lonestar.org.
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Patch Websites Joycrest http://joycrest.com Design-It http://design-it.com Emblematics http://emblematics.com Patchco http://patchco.com Little Awards http://www.littleawards.com/littleawardsYouth Awards http://www.youthawards.comPatch Sales http://www.patchsales.comPatchwork Designs http://www.patchworkdesigns.net/patchprograms.htmPatchworks http://www.patchwks.com(this one may have some problems)Advantage Emblem http://www.advantageemblem.comPatch Corner http://www.patchcorner.comIdeal Embroidered Patch http://www.idealpatch.comAB Emblem http://www.abemblem.comWelsh Industries http://www.welshind.com ******************************************************************