feb-june 2011

here are some upcoming events:

Monday Feb 21st (school holiday) you can earn several beads by helping me at my community garden plot. we will be pulling weeds and planting spring plants to harvest in the summer. wear junky clothes and shoes, bring garden gloves if you have them. we will meet at 10am at the spca gate (i have a clicker to get you in, please be on time, if you come late it will be hard for us to know you are outside the gate). tell the parking lot booth attendant you are meeting someone at the community garden and they will let you drive back (left turn into the spca road) drop off is fine, pick up at 11:30am. we will harvest in the summer.

Monday Feb 28th Emily/Lily host a solar system meeting at the church 630-730pm
we will be silkscreening wetlands t-shirts. please bring 1 or 2 blue shirts (not too light, we will be using white paint) these can be worn at upcoming wetland events!!

Monday March 7th Delaney's meeting

Friday March 11th Ice cream social at the Armory to celebrate Camp Fire's 102 birthday. 6:30 to 8:30pm. All ice cream and supplies will be provided, just show up. There will be a trivia type game that parents must participate in so please sit with your child when the trivia game is announced. We will be earning our Camp Fire birthday patch, if you attend this event you will earn 3 of the 4 requirements by attending this event. wear your vest to school one day in the month of march and you will earn the patch. i will hand out the requirements list for you to check off and return to me. you can choose 4 items on the list of your choice if you miss the ice cream social.

Sunday March 13 Meet and Greet at Grace First church. two time slots 8:45- 9:15 (shake hands with members prior to 9am service then leave) and 10:00- 11:20 (help serve refreshments then shake hands prior to the 11am service then leave). Meet at the entrance to the church fellowship hall IN UNIFORM PLEASE, nice and neat to greet the fellowship members. no real change from the last few years we have done this event. we need a lot of people so please try and attend.

Monday March 21 Katie's meeting

Monday April 4 Samantha's meeting at Cubberley (this meeting will be at an earlier time)


(april 2nd 10:30- 12:30 is one of two los cerritos wetlands restoration dates as well. if you cannot attend the sea lion workshop, you can attend the wetlands event instead if you would like)

Saturday April 16 All council Work party to clean up camp shiwaka. 8:30a to 1:30p. Wear dirty clothes and shoes and help clean up camp. Free barbecue lunch is provided.

Monday April 18th Sophia's meeting

Sunday May 1st is grand council fire

Saturday May 7th Wetlands Restoration event 10:30 to 12:30. Everyone needs to attend at least one los cerritos wetlands restoration event to fulfill the requirements for our final fire builder patch/pin. If you cannot attend on May 7th please let me know asap so i can give you an alternative wetlands project. there are options available at los cerritos wetlands and the colorado lagoon. there is a new parking lot at the wetlands: turn left at 2nd/westminster where studebaker dead ends, on the right is a parking lot with signs to direct you in. if you get to island village houses you have gone too far.
++++++++we will be silkscreening new wetlands/camp fire t-shirts to wear to the wetlands events ++++++++++

Monday May 9th Jessica's meeting

Friday May 13th Spring Camp out sleep over at Camp Shiwaka
Pancake breakfast the morning of May 14th

Monday May 23 Ava's meeting

Saturday June 4th Sea Lion visit at the "Pacific Marine Mammal Center" in Laguna Beach. 1pm, we will earn a patch at this event.

Monday June 6th Nicole's meeting

Monday June 13th last meeting of the year!! details to come (maybe a party some place special??

Camp Wintaka July 18 through Junly 23

Camp Shiwaka August 8 through August 12. I need at least 1 parent volunteer each day, 2 at lunchtime tuesday and wednesday, 2 at dinner thursday night. let me know if you want to do the sleep over on thursday night this year. if you are interested in the training for camp that is offered in may, let me know so i can give you the date (i will be there)