More opportunities
for service
Girl Scouting for Food
 Girl
Scouting for Food offers two great opportunities to the girls:
education and service. Girls will learn how important nutrition
is in the fight against hunger, see how the Houston Food Bank
processes 30 million pounds of food yearly, and participate
in a volunteer service activity.
| Who: |
Brownies-Seniors (girls ages 11-17) |
| Where: |
Houston Food Bank (HFB), 3811 Eastex Freeway,
Houston, TX 77026 |
| When: |
Saturday, October 8
Session #1:
9-11:15 a.m. sessions (for girls ages 6-11 years)
Session #2: 12:30-3 p.m. sessions
(for girls ages 12 years and older) |
| Bring: |
*Food donation
* Permission
slip GSSJC form F-204
* Medical
form, GSSJC form F-185 (Troop leaders to keep)
* First aid kit
* Completed HFB press release |
| Min./Max.: |
50/160, first come, first serve basis; no tagalongs
please |
| Cost: |
$3 per girl (adult Safety-Wise ratio free) |
| Register: |
Use Program
Registration Form |
| Event Code: |
10-63-20-6245 |
| Deadline: |
September 21 |
| Questions: |
General – Melinda Gaskill, mgaskill@sjgs.org
or 713-292-0232
Registration –
Theresa Hunter, thunter@sjgs.org
or 713-292-0318 |
| Note: |
For every $1 donated, the Houston Food Bank can distribute
$25 worth of food! |
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 Make
A Difference Day
Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing
national day of helping others – a celebration of neighbors
helping neighbors. Everyone can participate. Millions have!
Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, www.usaweekend.com/diffday.
Make A Difference Day is on the fourth Saturday of every October.
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council are going to Paint –
Build – Create. Girls will paint learning boards for WWWUnited,
Inc.; do a Gifts with Heart project, and create a garland for
the Girl Scout Holiday tree at the Houston Museum of Natural
Science just to name a few of the service projects they will
accomplish as they make memories at this day at camp.
| Who: |
Brownies-Seniors (girls ages 11-17); Safety-wise
ratio of adult leaders and volunteers (will be helping
girls with projects) |
| Where: |
Camp Misty Meadows Lodge, Conroe |
| When: |
Saturday, October 22; 9:30 a.m. check in;
event 10 a.m.-3 p.m. |
| Bring: |
Completed permission
slip (F-204) and medical
form (F-185) for each girl participant; Completed
adult emergency
form (F-22) for each adult participant; first aid
kit; SWAPS; snack, drinks, lunch; garbage bag for litter;
service project donation (information in confirmation
letter) |
| Min/Max: |
100/500 |
| Cost: |
$8/girl; $4/adult, includes Make a Difference Day patch
for each participant, girl or adult, camp fee, and event
supplies. |
| Register: |
Use Program
Registration Form |
| Event Code: |
10-63-20-6237 |
| Deadline: |
Monday, October 3 |
| Contact: |
General – Melinda Gaskill, mgaskill@sjgs.org
or 713- 292-0232
Registration – Theresa Hunter, thunter@sjgs.org
or 713-292-0318 |
| Note: |
Wear comfortable camp clothes |
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Link your girls to the land on
National Public Lands Day! Participate in the Girl Scout program,
Linking Girls to the Land. Earn the Get with the Land Patch
(www.epa.gov/linkinggirls).
Have fun and provide “Helping
Hands for America’s Lands.” Girl Scouts of all ages
can: install bird boxes, paint picnic tables, weed plant nurseries,
plant flowers, repair stream banks, collect rubbish, collect
native seeds, remove invasive species, and renew trails.
This is the 12th year for National
Public Lands Day (NPLD) –the largest volunteer event that
benefits America’s public lands. This is the second year
that NPLD is linking formally with Girl Scouts, though many
troops across the country volunteer each year.
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Whether the girls
work for two hours, or all day long, they learn to be good stewards
of the environment, experience the pleasure of serving the community,
have fun outdoors, and earn the Get with the Land Patch –
all at the same time!
Register your troop or group event
by September 16 and you will receive the 2005 NPLD poster, a
collector’s item. You will also receive brochures to promote
your event and inform parents, as well as certificates to use
at a recognition ceremony. You and your Girl Scouts also can
participate in the NPLD Photo Contest.  When
you register your project, your details will make the Web site
listing of all of the Girl Scout NPLD projects more interesting.
Check out www.npld.com to see what other troops and groups are
doing!
For more information, see
www.npld.com, (Click on Linking Girls to the Land) or contact
Monika Gorzelanska at 202-261-6461 or monika@neetf.org. |
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