Candy Sales 2016

Sat Jan 16    9 to noon Stater Brothers on Spring

9 Lily
Ella
1030 Elise
Ella


Sunday Jan 17  Stater Bros Cypress  10051 Valley View 90630
 9 to noon AND noon to 3

9 Ella
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1030 Ella
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noon  Lily
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1:30 Lily
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Saturday Jan 23  Pavilions 5500 Woodruff   Lakewood  90713 noon to 3pm

noon Sophia
 Katie
1:30 Sophia
 Katie

Friday Jan 29  F and M Bank Bixby Knolls 4545 California 90807 4p to 6p

4 Sophia
  Emily


Sat Jan 30  F and M Bank  Bixby Knolls  4545 California 90807   9 to noon

9 Emily
Katie
1030  Emily
Katie


Saturday Jan 30 Pavilions   5500 Woodruff Lakewood 90713 noon to 3pm

noon lauren, sophia


130 lauren, Sophia



Sunday Jan 31 Stater Brothers Spring Street 9 to noon

9 Emily
Ella

1030 Emily
 Katie

Sunday Jan 31 the Market by Vons 3900 Ocean 90803  noon to 3

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130_________________
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Friday Feb 5  F and M Bank Bixby Knolls 4545 California 90807  4 to 6pm

4



Saturday Feb 6  F and M Bank  Los Altos  2302 Bellflower 90815 9 to noon

9 Emily
 Jessica

1030 Emily
   Elise

Saturday Feb 6   F and M Bank Bixby Knolls 4545 California 90807  9 to noon

9 Katie

1030 Katie


Saturday Feb 6   F and M Bank Rossmoor  12635 Seal Beach Blvd. 90740   9 to noon

9 Ella
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1030 Ella
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Sunday Feb 7  the Market by Vons  3900 Ocean 90803  9 to noon

9 Emily
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1030 Emily
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xmas 2015

upcoming events fall 2015

Info about upcoming wetlands events.

Saturday November 7  10:30 to 12:30  Los Cerritos Wetlands Habitat Restoration

Gentle Barn visit: Saturday November 21 11 am, meet at McDonalds near Camp Fire for a quick breakfast 8:30am

Please finish your 2 DCA reflection papers, paper on the history of camp fire (pass the wo he lo camp fire history book around to each other asap), finish the torch bearer (i handed out all the requirements, let's get it done)

Attend all Horizon Club meetings and events, sign up to help, try to get an officer/chair position if possible.

Find a mentor for your wo he lo project (Nancy, Marci or Georgia for example) or someone in your life that is an inspiration to you. Remember, your wo he lo project should reflect an interest you have, something you want to achieve, an organization you want to help etc. It can be Camp Fire or it can be something else entirely.

Sept 17 HC parent booster meeting 7pm at the council
Sept 21 HC meeting 5:30 (turn in paperwork and dues)
Sept 24  Kiniya 7pm at the council
Sept 28 WoHeLo orientation meeting 6pm (kids and parents)
Oct 4 HC meeting 5:30
Oct 10 HC tree tending 9am to noon
Oct 17 Halloween Carnival
Oct 19 Bingo Night
Oct 26 Benefit auction training 5pm
Nov 2 HC meeting 5:30
Nov 7   Los Cerritos Wetlants 10:30 to 12:30  AND Benefit Auction 6:00pm

End of year Beach Breakfast

We really enjoyed our breakfast down at the beach, thank you for another wonderful year girls!

May/June and on in to Fall

Next event is DCA training on Saturday May 30 9 to 2pm (mandatory, please make sure you get to this training)

Horizon Club meeting Monday June 1, 5:30 to 7:30pm

Hoodies and Crew neck sweatshirts: Camp fire has FINALLY got an order form for new hoodies and sweatshirts, the order must be in by June 5th, cost is $31.17 for the hoodie and $23.98 for the crew neck sweatshirt (plus tax s/h).  I need you to put a check in an envelope with the info on the outside: Name, Size (adult S, M, L, XL, 1XL, 2XL), Hoodie or Crew neck and get this to me ASAP. I plan on turning in the order form on Monday June 1.

Registration is here again, cost is $20 per person including leader and co-leader. Charlene will be stepping in as my new co-leader, Christine has been too busy with added work responsibilities so we are finally letting her take a break :)

I was hoping to schedule an end of year get together to wind up this school year, we can do this at a house or meet for food somewhere. We could go over the registration paperwork at that time. Breakfast at the beach (Rivers end cafe is one we like) might be a fun idea on a weekend morning (maybe Sunday May 31, Saturday June 6 or Saturday June 20?) Parents and siblings could join us, we could spread out over a few tables and if we go early (8am), should be easy to get in together.

Unfortunately Camp Wintaka filled up before Lauren and Ella could get signed up, we knew it was filling up fast but no one thought this would happen. In the future, please consider signing up for events ASAP, just get the deposit in quickly to hold your spot. There is a larger than usual group of 9th and 10th grade girls that will be signing up for events and I would hate for this to happen again. I have encouraged Lauren to write a letter to the council regarding how important Wintaka is to her and I think letters from Ella and the rest of her group might sway the council to open up another cabin for them (and at least 3 other girls on the wait list). You could write what it feels like to be missing several of your group members who you have gone to camp with every year since starting camp fire, a little begging might be good as well :) We are hoping they will see how important going to camp is to our group and find a solution so they can go, fingers crossed!!

In the summer: I will host a weekend get away for our group at our cabin, most likely in August. I hope everyone can make it, more details on that to come soon. The Gentle Barn next available visit is Sunday August 2, let me know if this date will work for you so I can keep it on the calendar, 10am to noon with about a one hour drive each way. This will be an amazing experience!!

In the fall: we will continue to work on our wo he lo packets and be 100% done with our torch bearer. I plan on spending a tiny bit of time up at our cabin on the torch bearer, it would be a great opportunity to get it done. Please continue working on the reflections, dca reflection (you need one for 2014 and another for 2015), torch bearer (look over the copy I gave you and try and check some things off this summer) and KEEP EVERYTHING (example: a pancake breakfast ticket, grand council fire program, flyers and hand outs from any service projects we go on, photos from events, DCA mementos and paperwork, anything that can be used as scrapbook material for your wo he lo book. I have extras of many items and will have them available to you to take at future meetings) At our cabin I have scrapbooking supplies for the girls to decorate some pages and time to write down some of their experiences. It will be a really nice place to do some reflecting and we will enjoy fresh air, lots of food and hours of movie watching (of course some hikes around the mountain too). We will attend at least one wetlands event  if we did not visit the Gentle Barn, we will do it during the school year.
Finally, the girls will finalize their indian name and make their indian symbol gram to put on their gown, I have all the supplies ready to go so one of our first get together's next year can be working on that.
I have heard that the more wo he lo workbook assignments you get done in freshman and sophomore year, the easier it is to focus on the actual wo he lo project in junior and senior years. We are definitely on the right track, good job girls!

Spring 2015

Upcoming events:

Neighborhood Potluck and Cake auction Monday March 23 at Millikan cafeteria, 5:30pm Cake theme is toys.

Horizon Club meeting March 30th: Blue books are due (please get them signed off before the meeting if possible)  5:30 to 7:30  DCA paperwork and payment is due. DCA training.

Wohelo meeting at Heuer House Saturday April 18 10am to noon. We will spend time writing and finishing up as much as we can for our torch bearer and wo he lo freshman requirements. Please bring your wohelo binder and Horizon Club paperwork.

Grand Council Fire Sunday May 3,  7pm.
  Horizon Desire
As horizons are ever changing and always distant
I shall not stand still and look into their purple shadows
Instead, I shall seek the higher purposes and new adventures that lie beyond.
I shall reach ever outward to the horizon that is always just beyond my grasp.


Monday May 4 Horizon Club meeting, DCA training.

Saturday May 9 Los Cerritos Wetlands restoration and nature walk 10am to noon.

Friday May 15, Spring Camp out (let me know if a parent wants to run this event) Saturday May 16 is pancake breakfast

*****Saturday May 30  DCA training 9 to 2pm *******************

Wo he lo meetings

We will have another wo he lo meeting at grounds in March/April (date tba)

Assignment:  complete DCA reflection paper (write about your first DCA experience, must be two pages in length, lots of details, how you felt, expectations, disappointments, what you learned, describe the experience in as much detail as you can remember) If you didn't DCA or were in the silver shed, write about that experience too.

Torch Bearer: We took notes for several assignments you can start writing up and working on this month. If you were given an assignment (talk with Fitness 19, 24 hour fitness etc) do this before our next meeting. Start collecting magazine/online articles on health, well being, fitness and style (haircuts, fashion etc). I will have copies of the Torch Bearer requirements and worksheet at the next meeting.

We will be setting up a meeting at a hair salon and mani/pedi trip!!

History of Camp Fire: I am xeroxing and gathering extra copies of the camp fire history book for our next meeting. Plan on taking notes and writing this paper up after next meeting.

We will be doing a wetlands service project along with a project for a local animal rescue group, details to come.

Continue to document all hours worked in Horizon club, collect all papers and ANYTHING you get and keep it all together in your folder. We will decorate new book bags at the next wo he lo meeting.

sept oct 2014

Benefit auction is Saturday Sept 27 at 6pm at the Long Beach Hilton Hotel  710 Ocean Blvd, Long Beach

These are both mandatory events (tonight and the auction on Sept 27.)

Upcoming events:

Monday Sept 29  Parent meeting at the council for Wohelo orientation 6pm at the council

Sat Oct 18 Fall Halloween Carnival  4-7pm

Monday Oct 20 Bingo night neighborhood get together at Millikan cafe 5:30pm, dinner is provided, we potluck dessert

Monday Oct 27 our FIRST meeting of the year!! Pumpkin Carving at my house (7140 Killdee street) 6pm, bring all your supplies and pumpkin

Wasewagan weekend retreat for Horizon club is Feb 27-March 1 (3 days) DEPOSIT IS DUE NOVEMBER 15 ($20) which holds your spot and obligates you to pay the full amount by Jan 31. Total cost is $92 per person. I will be attending this event, another parent would be helpful if you want to go with me to help drive (Janet?)

End of year wrap up 2014

DCA training is tomorrow night at the council (Monday June 2) from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Make sure to bring the food item you signed up for, proper attire, watch and notebook with a pen or pencil.

Our ropes/challenge course event is next Sunday June 8 from noon to 4pm at Camp Shiwaka. The fee is 20$ per child, we have enough to offset that cost by half so please bring 10$ and I will write a check from our kitty for the other 10$, the price was higher than I expected. I have the registration forms for next fall, please meet with me at this event and sign the papers so I can schedule a time with camp fire to register our group for next year. I plan on being there a little early to meet with any parents who are just dropping kids off. The registration fee is still $20 and there will be a form to fill out if you want to purchase new shirts for the girls.

Our final get together is Monday June 9, very loose and relaxed bonfire at Bolsa Chica beach fire rings. I think it would be easiest if everyone brings their own take out dinner to eat, chairs to sit on, towels in case the kids get a little wet. I will provide the s'more fixings, firewood and bottled water. You can bring your own drinks if you want as well. I will be there by 5 to get a fire ring and will text and email everyone with the number we are at. Get there when you can.

April to June 2014

Next meeting is Monday March 31 at Elise's house, we will be doing a creative writing activity.

Thursday April 3rd if any of the girls could meet at my house at 5:15 and talk with another younger group at 5:30 about going to Wintaka, I would love to have them! They will be served pizza if that helps :) the leader lives on my street so we can just walk over at 5:30.

Dca training starts Monday April 7th and continues into June

Monday April 28 scrapbook meeting at Jessica's house. Please bring a scrapbook and photos, i will have lots of paper and supplies, feel free to bring your own memorabilia as well. it might be fun to add things from past meetings, camp etc that you might have been saving.

Saturday May 3  walk at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center http://newportbay.org/facilities/muth-interpretive-center/the-ic/  We will meet at the parking lot at 10am and take a tour of the center, watch a movie and then take a walk around the back bay. this is a gorgeous amazing place! i can take a few kids with me too.

Grand Council Fire is Sunday May 4th: WEAR YOUR GOWNS if you have it and collars please.

Spring Camp Out is Friday May 16-17, I have your pancake breakfast tickets, let me know ASAP if you plan on sleeping over that night. We need to plan our dinner and sleeping arrangements. If I dont know you are coming there might not be enough food or a place for you to sleep. last year was a bit crazy, so please let me know.

Last meeting of the year is Monday June 9th, currently at Charlene's house. I was thinking it might be fun this year to have a potluck at the beach or something where everyone can come and celebrate together. Let me know what you guys think.

candy sales, up coming events 2014

We have a discovery event this Friday Jan 10 6pm to 8pm. Make sure you RSVP so they have enough food for you. 

Monday Jan 13 is Candy Sale Kick off at Millikan Cafeteria. 5:45 to 8pm. Please let me know if you can bring a Main Dish, salad, dessert, paper goods or bottled water (reply all so everyone can see). I will have the sign ups for the candy sale sights for you to sign up at the kick off. Please be in uniform (Dark Blue polo shirt, there are new shirts and jackets available at camp fire and on line) 

I am picking up the candy this Saturday Jan 11 at 10:30 am, will be back home by 11:30 if you could come by and get your candy around noon that would be awesome. I don't have much room to store it. If you can't get it then, let me know when you can so I make sure I am home.  Remember to drop off money to me once a week so I can deposit each Tuesday. I will have tables, chairs and the candy sale box available in front of my house when the sale starts (look for the Tanda sticker since I will also have Rocket Cat supplies out as well). We need a couple new nice red table clothes if anyone has one or two to donate to the group to use? Please drop off the tables/supplies immediately after each sale, don't take it home because someone else might need it. Let me know if you need more sale dates or candy, I can go get more sights as many times as you guys need, just let me know. 

Ivy, Charlene: I need a place for Jan 27th meeting and March 10, can you each do one? Let me know, thanks!

Jan 27th meeting we will work on the Sparks Project you will learn about at the Discovery Club meetings on Fridays. You need a photograph of your Spark Champion so start working on that now. 

Candy sales run from Jan 17 to Feb 16th. Please deposit all money to me by Feb 16 so I can make my final deposit the following Tuesday. We don't want to be late with deposits or we will lose money. 

We will be scheduling a get together to make our GOWNS!! can you believe it! super exciting!! I will keep you posted.

Fall 2014

Hey there!!

Just a reminder that there is the Neighborhood Association Bingo night this Monday Oct 14 at Millikan cafeteria, 5:45 Bingo and Mexican Dinner (catered)

Our Kiniya project this year is to help out at the SPCA (Sophia is looking into this to see if we can spend a day volunteering in the near future). We will be collecting and donating towels and blankets (used but no rips, holes) so start collecting them. We will deliver them sometime in December.

Halloween Carnival: Saturday Oct 19, 4 to 7pm.

4pm Elise, Jessica, Sophia
5pm Ava
6pm Emily, Lily, Katie

let me know what shift you want if you haven't signed up yet
Each girl was assigned to bring an item for our gross out booth. Please make sure you drop it off at the start of the carnival 4pm, so we can use the item in our booth. I will be there at 3pm to set up, everyone is welcome to come early and help out.
  Elise: smokies (hotdogs)
  Ella: peeled grapes
  Katie: raisins
  Jessica: cooked spaghetti
  Sophia: one large cauliflower

Are there any dads interested in helping out with the parking? If we can get a few volunteers from each group, dads will only have to work briefly to get people in and out of the parking lot safely.

Meetings: Oct 28  Whipps (Christine, Katie's house) Pumpkin carving party: bring pumpkin and carving tools please
                  Nov 4  Sophia's house
                  Dec 16th Christmas Party at the Hamiltons house (Ava) yay!!!
Still need volunteers to host: Jan 6, 27 March 10, 31
April 28 Jessica's house
June 9th last meeting of the year, we can plan something really really really fun!!

Please attend the monthly friday Discovery events at Camp Fire, we are using these events to supplement our meetings (that's why we have so few this year) so please attend, they are super fun and are similar to the Horizon club meetings the girls will attend once a month starting next year.

May June wrap up

Spring Camp Out was super fun, thank you to everyone who came and donated food for dinner. We had a good turn out and the girls worked hard Saturday morning getting the lodge set up and serving people who were eating pancakes. Good job Tanda ya o gah girls!!

I still need pancake money from Sophia and Lily, please get that to me ASAP, we are already late turning it in. thanks.

Next meeting is Monday May 20th at Sophia's house from 6 to 7:15pm. We will have registration forms for next year to fill out and turn in, please don't just drop off but come in and get the paperwork from me. I need to make an appointment to turn it all in which is difficult with my work schedule. If you can fill it out (it's super easy) and just have a 20$ check ready, that would be awesome. We will collect dues in the fall.

So far I only have Ava, Emily and Katie signed up for Camp Shiwaka. Let me know if you you are going and get the paperwork to me by Monday May 20th. We really need more than 3 girls to make it fun and i have lots of plans to do some extra fun projects.

This Saturday is a Discovery Level beach party (May 18th from 11am to 3pm, mailers were sent out) Emily is going but is hoping some other kids from our group can go too. The council has asked me if there are any parents willing to stay and help chaperone. There will be college aged kids running the event, they just want a few extra parents in case of any emergencies. Let me know today if possible so I can let the council know. Chris will be taking Emily and dropping her off if anyone wants to go with him, he can pick your kid up on his way. thanks!!

Our last meeting is Monday June 3rd, Christine and I are working on plans for some kind of party/celebration. We will get the details out as soon as we have plans finalized. We are open to suggestions too.

Camp Shiwaka: June 17 through 21  I need your registration and check by Monday May 20th if possible so I can get it turned in. We will either have a quick planning meeting at my house prior to camp or i will organize via emails.

See you Monday at Sophias!!

New Events for March, April and May

New events added to our calendar:

Saturday March 23 Madrona Marsh Nature walk 10am to noon

Saturday April 6 Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration and planting event, 10:30 to 12:30
  (meet at the corner of 1st street and PCH, Seal Beach)

Saturday May 4th Los Cerritos Rancho crafts and house visit 1pm to 4pm

All these events include the Rocket Cats too, the Los Cerritos Wetlands is a Neighborhood Association event.

Meeting added for Monday March 11th at Christine/Katie Whipp's house, 6 to 7:30pm

ARt WorkShop

Info regarding the Art Workshop

Monday Feb 25  5 to 6pm    $5/kid

Each club member is to bring a photograph if possible, or a drawing of their Spark Champion to the Art Workshop on Monday Feb 25. At the workshop, each club member will create art works using the photograph or drawing (or even just the written name of their Spark Champion) and then incorporate that into the medium of print making. A Spark Champion can be a teacher, coach, parent, grandparent, neighbor or any adult who helps, encourages and is there to guide youth in working on their spark. A "spark" is anything that a person enjoys doing or something that interests them (for example: art, writing, reading, sports, a specific subject in school etc etc)

Please help your child pick a Spark Champion before they attend the Art Workshop.


Spark Champion Showcase

On Friday April 19, 2013, we will have an evening reception at the Camp Fire Council to showcase the art from the Art Workshop. We will send out invitations to all Spark Champions to honor and thank them for being a Spark Champion to a young person in Camp Fire. More info to come.

flickr set

here is a set of photos i just put together, enjoy!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34522003@N00/sets/72157632586843009/

Candy Sales 2013

thank you everyone for a great sale!!

please drop off your money to me by tuesday feb 12

thanks!

Jan 2013

Happy New Year!!

Next up: Meeting Monday Jan 7 (bring your bead looms, needles, thread, seed beads) at Sophia's house from 6 to 7:15/30

Candy Sale Kick off at 5:45 pm, Millikan High School cafeteria on Thursday Jan 10
bring a main dish, side dish, salad, drinks, utensils or dessert. be sure and email me with what you are bringing so we have enough variety

The Tanda run Rocket Cat meeting coming up:

  Wednesday March 27 6 to 7pm at the council "Knowing Me: AND "Future"

I am adding a meeting on Monday March 11 6 to 7:30 so be sure and add it to your calendar.

here is a cool link to a project about famous women in history: enjoy!!http://thereconstructionists.org/

Christmas Party

Dinner out at Super Mex on Spring/Palo Verde 5:45pm  Monday Dec 10th

10$ per person

Please come with a handmade gift (keep it cheap and creative) for our annual handmade gift exchange!!

Families are welcome to join us, we will do our best to sit together.