Houston Museum of Natural Science
Girl Scout Holiday Tree

The Houston Museum of Natural Science annually invites organizations to decorate a tree for their lobby. Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council troops have decorated a special Girl Scout tree for several years!

It’s time to begin planning our holiday decorations. This is a wonderful opportunity for girls to be creative and design an ornament around a specific theme to be placed on a tree hundreds of museum visitors will enjoy!

The 2005 Ornament Theme is “Romancing the Stone”
(Jewels, Jungle, Birds, Waterfalls)

Let your imagination run wild!

Ornaments:

• Should reflect the theme (listed above) in some way.
• Can be designed by each troop member.
• Can have any size or shape.
• Are not returned, so make an extra one to keep.
• Should never be decorated with food items. (This is a health and safety issue.)

The coordinator of the GSSJC Holiday Tree is Anne Grzanka. Ornaments are due to the GSSJC Program Department, 3110 Southwest Freeway, no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, November 28, 2005. Thank you to membership managers who bring ornaments turned in at a service unit meeting to the Council office. Ornaments can also be delivered to Anne’s home at 15803 Fern Basin Dr., Houston Texas 77084.

The Girl Scout Tree last year was so beautiful and very, very full. Anne will decorate the tree on Thursday, December 1, so please plan to visit the Museum to see the Girl Scout tree – a great field trip for the holidays.

Questions? Contact Anne Grzanka, GSSJC Holiday Tree Coordinator at 832-524-4644, annegrzanka@sbcglobal.net.

Old-fashioned Christmas at
Jesse Jones Park

Jones Park’s annual Old-fashioned Christmas is held the first Saturday in December. The evening’s events begin with musical and theatrical performances on Jones Park’s outdoor stage, followed by a sumptuous feast served in an outdoor green space. Afterward, visitors are taken on a short luminaria-lit walk through the woods to the Redbud Hill Homestead, where treats include a living manger scene, caroling, Santa’s workshop, homemade cookies and wassail, and a reading of The Night Before Christmas from the front porch of the cabin. Bring the whole family! Reservations are required. Please contact Jesse Jones Park at 281-446-8588 for more information.

Who: Girl Scouts of All Ages
Where: Jesse Jones Park, 20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble, TX 77338
When: Saturday, December 3
Cost: Free
Register: Contact Jesse Jones Park

Experience a Sailor’s Life on
the Tall Ship Elissa

Girl Scouts can experience “a sailor’s life from the days of old,” in a special overnight adventure aboard the U.S.S. Elissa. After a tour of the Elissa and a video presentation, the overnight Girl Scout crew learns some hands-on sailing skills. Girls will help set one of Elissa’s huge staysails, and they work with the ship’s volunteer crew to master rope craft and seagoing knots. During the night, girls will follow one of the oldest traditions of the sea – keeping watch over the Elissa and Galveston Harbor.

Who: Girls ages 8 and up
Where: Elissa-Texas Seaport Museum, Pier 21, No. 8, Galveston, TX 77550, 409-763-1877, elissa@galvestonhistory.org

When: February 10, March 11, April 29
Check in: 6:30 p.m. Friday or Saturday;
Checkout: 9 a.m. Saturday or Sunday

Bring: Sleeping bag (no air mattresses), pillow, change of clothes, medical form and permission slip.
Min./Max.: 30/40; 1 adult per 5 girls
Cost: $40 per person
Register: Use Program Registration Form
Event Code: 10-56-10-6242
Deadline: Register and submit payment five weeks prior to event date. Contact Council immediately to notify of cancellations. No refunds will be issued 30 days prior to event.
Contact: Sarah Boyd at 713-292-0269 or e-mail sboyd@sjgs.org.
Note: Eat dinner before arrival. Breakfast will be served aboard Elissa, and snacks will be provided.