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ESSAY AND SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Research is
sponsoring an essay contest for Houston area students in grades
6-12. Contestants may submit one essay, 750 words or less.
The topic is “Speaking from the Heart about Health.”
Essays should focus on women’s health and can be as
specific as a health problem or as general as the importance
of good health and self-esteem. Entries must include a cover
page with the writer’s name, address, age, current school
grade, home phone number, name of school district and school,
and name of teacher or parent sponsor. Entry deadline is February
27. Prizes are $200 for first place, $100 for second, and
$50 for third for grades 6-12. Two $1,000 college scholarships
will be awarded to seniors with winning essays. Mail essays
to: The Women’s Fund, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 750, Houston,
TX 77098. For information visit www.thewomensfund.org.
SUPPORT US TROOPS
In previous military deployment, any American could write
a letter or send a care package to troops by addressing the
envelope to “any soldier.” Unfortunately, because
of anthrax, the Department of Defense must be careful about
mail to our troops. Because of this situation, special controls
have been established with “very strict” guidelines,
where designated “members of the military family”
can collect, personally pack, and ship packages to specified
troops stationed in combat areas where contents will be distributed.
Dr. Thomas J. and Joannie Parr have qualified to participate
in this project and have invited Girl Scouts to collect items.
Eloise Starr of Delta Skies Service Unit has volunteered to
help them collect items from Girl Scouts. She can be reached
at 713-541-4745 for a list of requested items and to arrange
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FREE INSERTS FOR GIRL SCOUT SABBATH
AND SUNDAY Religious inserts are available for pick
up at the front desk at the Girl Scout Center during regular
business hours. These inserts are perfect for placing in church
and synagogue bulletins or passing out on Girl Scout Sunday
and Sabbath in March or any other time of the year. Call 713-292-0300
to reserve copies. Inserts are available while supplies last.
WILDFIRES TO WILDFIRES (W2W)
Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial has begun the recovery process
from the damage received during the fires last fall. The Wildfires
to Wildflowers (W2W) Fund will help their council to restore
the land, rebuild, and repair camp structures so Girl Scouts
can camp this winter or early spring. To support Wildfires
to Wildflowers, mail your check (payable to Girl Scouts) to
their council headquarters at 1231 Upas St., San Diego, CA
92103. To charge your gift to a credit card, call 619-610-0709,
e-mail jshragge@girlscoutssdi.org.
Indicate on the check whether you wish your donation to be
used for general operations (e.g. insurance premiums, communications,
and utilities) or the W2W Fund. All donors will receive a
Commemorative W2W patch. To learn more, check out their Web
site at www.girlscoutssdi.org.
NEW WEB SITE FOR GIRLS Girl Scouts can visit
ABC Bakery’s Web site, www.abcsmartcookies.com, for
fun games, clip art, and more relating to the 2004 Make a
Splash Cookie Sale.
THANK YOU TO LEADERS Girl Scouts are encouraged
to send in poems, letters, and art to The Golden Link thanking
their leaders for their dedication to Girl Scouting. Girl
contributions will be published in the April issue of the
magazine. Send items to: GSSJC, Golden Link, 3110 Southwest
Freeway, Houston, TX 77098 or sengelke@sjgs.org.
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Log
on to the Council Information Network, www.gssjc.org,
to see what’s new in January. Just in time
for Thinking Day in February, service unit administrators
will find information on international games,
crafts, and ceremonies to share at service unit
meetings. There will also be helpful hints on
first aid and safety. Leaders will find updates
on program offerings. |
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FAMILY CAMPING Families can travel to Garrison,
near Nacogdoches, to go swimming, canoeing, hiking, star gazing,
or relax at our Council’s Camp Whispering Pines. Cost
is only $20 per cabin for the entire weekend. For information
contact George Ann Barrett at 713-292-0313 or gbarrett@sjgs.org.
GIRL WRITERS NEEDED Are you a teen Girl
Scout who is interested in sharing your thoughts with others?
Have you written creative stories but don’t know where
to submit them to have them published? Your content is needed
for an upcoming Senior Times newsletter which will be published
online this spring. You can write about anything that interests
teen girls like yourself. Send your stories by February 5
to sengelke@sjgs.org
or GSSJC, Suzanne Engelke, 3110 Southwest Freeway, Houston,
TX 77098. Be sure to include your name, troop number, and
age. |