Don’t
miss out on 2005 Urban Campout
Urban Campout is quickly approaching.
After a two-year hiatus, Urban Campout, an all-adult fundraiser,
returns in full swing on April 14, (7-10 p.m.) at the Houston Texans
Practice Bubble in Reliant Park.
Janice McNair will be the honoree of this event.
She is a past troop leader and a strong advocate for girls. Deon
Brown and Betsy Kamin will serve as honorary chairs. Barbara and
Larry Catuzzi, Dorothy Goodykoontz, and Minerva Perez will be the
honorary co-chairs of this event.
Urban Campout will have many exciting activities
you can participate in, including mechanical bull-riding, model
car racing, campfire sing-a-long and an opportunity to kick a football
through the goalposts, among others. Food will be traditional camp
fare, including s’mores.
Benefiting community outreach programs available
throughout the Council, guests can purchase from a live auction
or a variety of sign-up parties or have the opportunity to help
fulfill community outreach program and camp needs.
Urban Campout was conceived in 1991 as an adult
fundraiser, out of a need for yearly funding of the community outreach
programs that benefit girls in Houston’s communities. Since
Urban Campout’s inception, over 50,000 girls have been impacted
by the more than $2 million raised through the event.
Want to Attend?
Reservations cost $125 per person.
Purchase your reservations by Friday, April 8:
1.) Online at www.gssjc.org
2.) Via e-mail UC2005@gssjc.org
with your name, address, and phone number.
3.) Call Doris Joubert 713-292-0231 for a Reservation Form.
Donors at the $5,000 level will have the opportunity
to be recognized at one of the several planned activities. Other
sponsorship levels are available for individuals and corporations
to select from. Contact Claudia McCabe at 713-292-0277 to learn
more about those sponsorship opportunities.
Want to Volunteer?
We are seeking adult volunteers to lend us their
time, dedication and special skills (bar tending, face painting,
fortune tellers, first-aid, etc.) If you are interested in volunteering
to work, please contact Penny Harp at 281-597-8734 or e-mail pennyharp@sbcglobal.net.
Contact
For more information regarding Urban Campout,
please contact Claudia McCabe at 713-292-0277, or e-mail cmccabe@sjgs.org.
Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas was a Girl Scout in the
San Jacinto Council. It was an experience that was always close to
her heart and made her a courageous, confident and caring daughter,
sister, wife, and friend. Lauren’s interest in the ideals of
Girl Scouting and her enjoyment of earning badges through her accomplishments
inspired her to begin the book, You Can Do It!, a book to help grown
women acheive their dreams. Lauren was working on her book when she
died on Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Her family completed You
Can Do It! and it will be published in May 2005. Lauren’s book
was about helping ordinary women follow in the footsteps of their
heroes and the book features 60 of these women. In the end, though,
it was Lauren who was the hero. Urban Campout has chosen to honor
Lauren and the women in her book by embracing the theme as the theme
of Urban Campout 2005. |