| GENTLY USED GIRL AND ADULT UNIFORMS
are needed to re-supply the uniform check-out program
available at the Girl Scout Center. Bring girl and adult uniforms
to the Girl Scout Center or give to your membership manager
to deliver. If your troop is in need of loaner uniforms, contact
Celeste Byrant at 713-292-0250 or cbyrant@sjgs.org.
NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER will sponsor the
Engineering Career Expo 2004 for Girl Scouts, middle school
and high school students, and local community college students.
The event is from 6 - 9 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2004 at Space
Center Houston. Representatives from universities with engineering
programs, private sector companies that work with NASA, NASA
engineers, and co-op students will be
there with booths, literature, demonstrations, and to answer
questions. Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar and NASA engineer Jack
Bacon will be keynote speakers for the evening. The event
is free and no registration is required. For more information
visit http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/K12/CareerFair.htm.
GIRL SCOUTS CAN EARN FOUR BADGES in one
day on May 8. Magnolia High School will hold its third annual
Girl Scout Badge Fair. The fair will include activities for
both Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts. All workshops will meet
the requirements in the Girl Scout Badge Book. Cost for the
event is $15 if pre-registered and $20 at the door. Cost includes
admission and a sack lunch. For a registration packet contact
Robin McGee or Berry Elmore at Magnolia High School at 281-356-3572,
rmcgee@magnoliaisd.org
or belmore@magnoliaisd.org
or by mail at Magnolia High School, PO Box 428, Magnolia,
TX 77353.
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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.
ATTENTION CADETTES AND SENIORS The Better
Business Bureau Education Foundation hosts teens at Scam Jam
on Friday, March 19 at Six Flags AstroWorld’s Center
Stage from 1 to 5 p.m. Teens can learn how not to be a sitting
duck on a ride down Rip Off Road! Scam Jam helps teens to
be aware of typical come-on lines involving cons. Scam Jam
provides young adults with helpful information on student
loans, credit, and consumer rights! Musical entertainment
along with informative skits, a fashion show featuring the
current teen trends, and door prizes will take place on the
Six Flags AstroWorld Center Stage. Special appearance by the
KRBE “Street Team.” Two for one-admission coupons
will be available in the Greensheet. For more information
contact Lilly Cuff at 713-341-6144 or lcuff@bbbhou.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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GIRL SCOUTS ARE NEEDED to help place flags
at the Houston National Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May
30 for the upcoming Memorial Day Ceremony. The cemetery is
located at 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive in Houston. For information
call 281-447-8686, ext. 200. The Memorial Day Ceremony will
be at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 31.
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