EARTH HOUR SATURDAY MARCH 26th

Earth Hour 2011

will ask the world to:

Switch off your lights for Earth Hour at

8.30pm, Saturday 26 March 2011 

and celebrate your commitment to the planet

with the people of the world

REMINDER NEXT COOKIE SALE

Saturday March 12th        9:00am 12:00pm

Jewel Osco  438 Madison Street    Oak Park, IL

Those girls who have not participated in a site sale 

should plan on attending.

If you have done a site sale and would like to participate

again you are more than welcome.

Please contact Mrs. Winkler to let her know you will be attending.


We have roughly 60 boxes to sell so hopefully we wont need the full 3 hours.  Please bring a slip of paper with the phone number you can be reached should the sale end earlier than planned.


Joan Kanatas and Christine Kawiecki will be the moms in charge during this sale.

Great Backyard Bird Watch 2011 This Weekend!

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html
  Friday, February 18, through Monday, February 21. Please join us!

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It's free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds. We'll be adding updated GBBC materials for the next count as they become available.

 
What you need to do:

Ask your parent to register you and then send Mrs. Winkler an email ( I need to know how many girls will be participating)
Completer the bird watching results Feb 18- Feb 21
Send Mrs. Winkler an email saying you completed GBYBW2011

 
Its that easy!

 
Happy Bird watching~

Reaching the World with our Blog

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Due to the Postcard exchange we have been making  a lot of friends around the World.  Take a look and see where some of them are coming from.

Grocery Bag Recycling Continues

Collect stamps between now and 1/12/11

Food Drive goal continues......

Even though we don’t have a meeting in December …Please feel free to call me to pick up no –perishable items for the food pantry!  We still have a ways to go for our goal~

Operation: Fill a Stocking

I know this is short notice , but if you can help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Kuratko Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, has adopted a whole platoon for the holidays and is asking our assistance in filling one  stocking with items  for a soldier serving in our Military.

Now how can we pass up that.  We will need donation of the following items.  If each of our families donates one item, I am sure we will have a very happy soldier.




Items that are needed:

• Candy Canes
• hard candy, jolly ranchers
• beef jerky
• chewing gum and mints
• M & M's
• multivitamins, vitamin tablets or drops
• moisturizer
• lip balm
• shampoo
• eye drops
• hot chocolate packages, coffee, and tea
• batteries AA and AAA
• Small sewing kits
• Magazines
• tooth brushes, tooth pates  and dental floss
• tooth picks, q tips
• Decks of playing cards
• crossword Puzzles
• Domino
• CD's and DVD's
• Please don't mix food items with non food items
• Please put any liquids in Ziplock bags
• Beanie Babies are great fun for the troops to give as gifts to children

Stockings need to be returned to the Funeral Home by November 30th for shipping.

Please contact Wendy to arrange for pick up or delivery of these items.

Thank you 

Yours in Scouting,

Wendy

Our Sister Troop has invited us to attend the following events

Transportation/Supervision is to be provided by the parent. One parent may carpool several children.

Saturday, November 27^th 2010   1p m

Tree decorating in centennial park, Riverside,

( where water tower is located)     

A local company has sponsored a tree for us

Metal Mites tree  Please read tree labels.

Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.

Tuesday December 14^th  3:30 

Caroling at the British Home

Girls may join our sister troop if they would like to sing songs

Please be on time 

If you have any questions about these please contact Lisa Hennelly or Wendy for her number.

Christmas Ornaments made by the Daisies

I wish I could claim to have come up with this brilliant idea but it wasn't mine.  

Supplies:

plastic spoons

pipe cleaners

colored permanent markers

colored foam , cut in the shape of tunic

Foam flower shape using scrap booking punch

Hot glue gun / more durable than glue dots

We need your Help

Dear Parents,

This December our local leaders Christmas party is also an Investiture / Rededication.  As Leaders we will rededicate ourselves to our girls and the Girl Scout Ideals. Throughout our area we also have many dedicated leaders, co leaders and support personal that help train, provide last minute answers and dedicate countless hours to our troop who will do the same.

If possible, we would like volunteers to contribute to the potluck by providing a Main dish, Side dish, Salad, drink or dessert.

Please contact Wendy if you are able to help out.

Yours in Scouting,

Wendy Winkler

Veterans Day Ames School 2010

Meaning of the Pledge- Red Skelton

I found this on line and since we have been taking the time to honor Veterans and learn more about our flag.  Please play this for your Brownie

In honor of veterans day ........

What are the odds that two of our Dads take out the same shirt 1 day of the year?

The girls tried to carry the flags all the way through........

THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8TH

Thursday!  VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY AT AMES
Girls will present colors and must be in full dress uniform. Includes,

Khaki pants or skirt, white socks, white or blue shirt, brownie vest and dress shoes.

Please no gym shoes.

FRIDAY November 12^th  WITH THE SISTER SCOUTS

Art smock needed.  Please go to the art room after final bell.

SATURDAY

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain. Colder. Highs in the mid 40s.

Due to the weather forecast, we are going to cancel the bonfire for Saturday.  Girls can swim right up to 4:30

Room 232 will be available for anyone who wishes to drop off their things or change afterwards.

CLOTHING FOR SATURDAY

Hat, Gloves, not mittens, warm jacket, sturdy shoes and a rain poncho.

Duffle bag, Swim bag for wet clothing, swim suit, extra change of clothing including shoes, swim shoes or flip flops, hair dryer, brush

Food Donations off to a Good Start!

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Riverside Food Pantry is empty~ Please help.

I have just received the following email   

asking for our assistance in helping fill

the Riverside Food Pantry.

At each of our meetings I would be

happy to bring a box and bring any

non perishables to the Village offices

afterwards.

-----Original Message-----
From: C. Spale
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:59 PM
To: Wendy Winkler
Subject: HELP, PLEASE

Dear Friends,

We have just found out that the food pantry at Riverside Township is

empty. Our village and a friend   both gave cash donations to help start

it again., but we decided with Sue and Guy that we would start collecting now , 

nonperishable food, not expired Please bring next week to the village or

to the library where Bob Lifka okayed it too.  

We send many people there and we have to have a lot to keep it going

esp. over winter months.