Derek had the flo.jpg) or since he owns the umbrella. He shared quotes from famous people and asked if w e could name them. (Answers at the bottom of this bulletin) 1. "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." 2. "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." 3. "Everything you can imagine is real." 4. "If you're going through hell keep going." 5. "Well done is better than well said." 6. "Laughter is an instant vacation." Derek remains fine free during the time he owns the umbrella! Ken Donoughue said that Marlene Mattox and Gloria Richter have jumped on board to read to the children at Locke Hills Elementary's Learning Tree! To find out more about this program and to register follow this link: The Learning Tree Ken shared with us that NISD Storyfest 2019 will be on May 18 from Noon til 3 p.m. at Pat Neff Middle School, 5227 Evers Rd. 78238. It promises to be a day of fun activities including a visit from author Jonathan Auxier as well as some local authors! Thank you Ken for sharing these great ways to give back to the community while helping children learn to love to read! |
Prayer, Pledge and Visitors
John Legris continues to educate us on the finer points of wonderful wine! Thank you John for imparting your knowledge so we will now know how to pair wine with our food. Bruce now introduces him as "our Sommelier!"
Janet Pedrotti has been with the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas for four years serving as their Director of Development, handling all fundraising activities for the council. Janet shared with us about Camp Metro and Camp La Jita and shared the 2019 Camp Guide. The Guide will be available at our hospitality table at our next meeting in case you missed it! Camp Metro is broken into 8 individual weeks of summer camp fun. Groups are split into appropriate age groups. There are hands-on projects and at the end of the week there is a field trip and they try to pair the field trip with the theme. The girls have the opportunity to earn patches. Good news: girls don't need to be a Girl Scout to come - this is open to all girls! To assist working parents the program offers before and after camp care and transportation to the Girl Scouts Headquarters. The camps are some of the lowest cost in San Antonio - a quality program at an affordable cost. Interestingly, S.T.E.M.: science, technology, engineering & math are worked in every single program. The emphasis is on fun & learning - keeping them engaged during the summer. Girls are surveyed at the beginning and at the end of camp to see how they've grown. Janet reports that Vulcan Materials is the most popular field trip! Tuition is $175 per week and there is tuition assistance available. Our Club donations help with tuition assistance so that no girl is turned away. 
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