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community and especially the girls in it.
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Weyerhaeuser grant aids Girl Scouts in six counties
The Santiam Girl Scout
Council’s Every Girl, Everywhere program has continued life thanks
to a recent grant of $1,000 from the Weyerhaeuser Company
Foundation.
Funds will support
program development, the creation of new troops, recruitment and
training for adult volunteer leaders and facilitation of community
service projects. The program reaches more than 2,500 girls in
Marion, Polk, Linn, Benton, Yamhill and Lincoln counties.
“Good citizenship is
important to Weyerhaeuser, and we value how Girls Scouts connect
young women with leadership and citizenship opportunities,” said
John Falk, general manager for Weyerhaeuser’s Salem SpaceKraft
facility.
The grant is made
possible by the recommendation of local Weyerhaeuser employees.
Weyerhaeuser employs 4,600 people across Oregon. The company also
owns and sustainably manages more than one million acres of
forestland statewide.
The mission of the
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation is to improve the quality of life in
communities where Weyerhaeuser has a presence. Since 1948, the
Foundation has directed more than $183 million to local communities.
Nationwide, the Foundation's annual philanthropic budget totals $10
million. Last year, the Foundation donated more than $1.1 million to
Oregon non-profit agencies and schools.
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Severin Sisters at Girl
Talk 2006
The Severin Sisters, who
have been touring the Pacific Northwest since 1997, will perform at
“Girl Talk 2006,” a teen girl event sponsored by Girl Scouts of
Santiam Council. The four-member band performs a blend of bluegrass
and Americana spiced with a hint of pop.
Middle- and high-school
girls from the greater Salem area are invited to attend the event,
to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at the new
Performing Arts Center at Corban College, 5000 Dear Park Drive SE,
Salem.
The theme for Girl Talk
is “Arts and Athletics,” reflected by myriad activities, including
soccer, gym games, drama and creative art workshops, and talks by
guest speakers. A catered lunch is included in the $10 cost, with
partial scholarships available from funds provided by the Windermere
Foundation.
Girls can participate
directly by submitting art for the all-teen-girl art show.
Submissions must be matted on matte board, and can include
photography, water color, pen-and-ink, oils, acrylics, or other wall
art. Artists must attend the event. Girls can also be table hosts,
creating their own display from centerpiece to tableware for a table
of six.
Girls do not have to be
a registered Girl Scout to attend. To register for the event, or
for more information, contact Rose Parks at 503-581-2451.
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CAT Event
Teens will have a
blast at the upcoming CAT (Cool Activities for Teens) event, held
6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Comfort Suites, 630 Hawthorne in
Salem. Admission is $10, and includes pizza, door prizes and
hands-on activities.
Additionally,
local businesses and agencies will have tables displaying their teen
options. These include: Mission Mill, Creative Memories, and the
American Red Cross.
CAT program
advisors from the Girl Scout¹s STUDIO 2B program will help teens
with small group activities in a variety of interest areas,
including fencing and space exploration.
For more
information, call Rose Parks at the Girl Scouts of Santiam Council
program center, 503-581-2451 or 1-800-875-2451. More information is
available at www.girlscoutsofsantiam.org.
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One
Warm Coat
Sprague Service Unit
Girl Scouts are participating in the One Warm Coat, a program
started in 1992 by Lois Pavlow, a concerned citizen of San
Francisco, who found herself with a coat, which she wished to donate
to a person truly in need of a warm coat for the winter.
Girl Scouts in the service unit will be collecting new and gently
used coats for people in their community who are in need this winter
season. Donations of men’s, women’s and children’s coats are needed.
A
collection booth will be set up from 5:45 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at
the Sprague High School Homecoming game.
“Please come to support your local football team and help someone in
your community at the same time,” said Rebecca Hollenbeck, Sprague
Service Unit manager.
Contributions will also be accepted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17
and 28 at 441 Union St. NE. For more information, call Hollenbeck at
503-361-1265 or e-mail
spragueserviceunit@yahoo.com.
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Annual Girl Scout Nut
Sale
Attracts nut lovers and lets everyone know Girl Scouting is
“Toadally” Awesome!
One
of the best days of the year isn’t even an official holiday. It is
the opening day of the annual Girl Scout nut sale. From Oct.
1through Nov. 13, Girl Scouts from local troops will be traveling
door-to-door taking nut orders. Nuts can also be purchased at local
grocery stores and other sites.
“Our
nut sale is an invaluable learning experience,” said Sarah Johnson,
director of program services. “This voluntary program activity helps
girls develop self confidence, self-respect, and a strong sense of
community. The Girl Scout nut sale truly creates the leaders of the
future!” more
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