Did you know: The word landlord goes back to the time
of kings?
This and many other interesting topics
were shared with girls by the CREW (Commercial Real Estate
Women) Houston Chapter’s Outreach Committee, led by
none other than our own GSSJC Emerald Circle member and grown
up GSSJC Girl Scout Mary Tourenq. GSSJC girls explored the
exciting career field of Commercial Real Estate. (See January
Council Information Network on the Council Web site, www.gssjc.org).
CREW was pleased to welcome GSSJC girls Barbara May, Brittany
Rodriguez, Marie Ullrich, and other young adults from community
groups.
CREW is a national, not for profit volunteer
organization attracting women from a wide variety of professions
who work in the building business. The CREW Network is a full
service business development network consisting of 51 chapters
with 6,000 members who are involved in all aspects of commercial
real estate throughout the United States and Canada. CREW
is a partner with Girl Scouts of the USA, having been a partner
in the development of the STUDIO 2B book and charm –
Mind Your Own Business.
The CREW ensemble included female bankers,
commercial investment brokers, lenders, appraisers, environmental
engineers, attorneys, developers, title companies, acquisitions,
architects, general contractors, project managers, asset managers,
portfolio managers, tenant representatives, litagators, property
tax advisors, real estate accountants, and chief financial
officers.
Each participant received a colorful, informative
notebook about the many topics covered by the variety of women
professionals.
Stay tuned for the next offering by this fabulous
group of committed women professionals who want to share their
exciting careers with girls.
| Top 9 reasons why you
don’t want/need a credit card
1.) You really, really don’t
need what the credit card company is giving away.
2.) Credit card debt is very, very expensive and
makes everything you buy more expensive.
3.) The average person spends 15% more when using
a credit card compared to a check or cash, even
if they pay off their card at the end of every
month.
4.) Debt creates stress.
5.) The borrower is servant to the lender.
6.) Having a credit card seduces you into buying
things you don’t need, i.e. it promotes
bad spending habits.
7.) Using credit cards is like gambling –
you are betting that you will have the income
in the future to pay for what you buy now.
8.) An average credit card takes 25 years to pay
using minimum payments.
9.) Debt is very easy to get into and very hard
to get out of.
Created by Michele B. Alvarado,
Senior Vice President, Real Estate Lending, First
Bank & Trust, Houston |
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Tour the Girl Scout Center
A trained docent will guide troops through
the history of GSSJC as they tour the center at 3110 Southwest
Freeway. Visits include participating in a scavenger hunt
in the Goodykoontz library and memorabilia room and learning
about Juliette Low’s life and interests through the
Golden Eaglet, an old fashioned silent movie. Juniors will
complete a portion of Girl Scouting in the USA Badge.
| Who: |
All ages |
| When: |
Tours are two hours long and offered on Monday
10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. |
| Register: |
Use Program
Registration Form |
| Deadline: |
Three weeks before the tour |
| Contact: |
Myrna Monconduit at 713- 292-0281 or mmoncond@sjgs.org |
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