American Heritage Girls, Troop 2002

Troop Scoop

E-Newsletter

January/February 2009

Volume 1, Number3

In This Issue

·    Sharing God's love…

·    Update on Magdalena

·    Father/Daughter Ball

·    Skiing, anyone?

·    Day of Pampering - OLI

American Heritage Girls

http://www.ahgtroop2002.org/

http://www.ahgonline.org

Troop 2002 Board Members

Ann Wilson, Coordinator 

Cindy Wilson, Vice Coordinator

(Advancement)

Cindy Hood, Treasurer

Diane Bleikamp, Fundraising Coordinator

Catherine Dreher, Service Project Coordinator

Meetings are the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 6:45 – 8:15pm. 

Upcoming events:

Father/Daughter Ball

Tuesday, January 27^th from 6:15 – 8:00pm.  RSVP by Jan. 20^th.

Skiing with Troop MO3130

Sat. January 31^st starting at 10:00am.  Turn in permission slip by Jan. 20^th.

Please check the sign in table to sign up for upcoming events and to collect your letter from your Compassion International Pen Pal.

Creed Characteristic:

January – LOYALTY

February - PERSERVERANT

Sharing God's love during Christmas and the New Year

Thank you for making our first Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection a success!  During the Court of Awards Ceremony, we collected 18 shoeboxes!  Your efforts will let another child know how much they are loved.

Also, the 4^th and 5^th grade squad hosted a Christmas Party at Our Lady's Inn and shared the love of Jesus with the ladies and children there.  With a new year come new opportunities to serve others.  Look around you and I'm sure you'll find them!

                                 Great news!  We received a letter from Magdalena during the

                                  holidays.  Her letter will be at the sign-in table and you're

                                  welcome to take a moment to read it.  We will continue to

                                  sponsor Magdelena for $32/month.  Please remember to

                                  bring $1.25/month to help with our sponsorship.  She is a

                                  dear girl and is very thankful for our help.

Get out your fancy dress and put on those dancing shoes for a fun night out with your dad!  The third grade squad is hosting a Father/Daughter ball at Calvary Church on Tuesday, January 27^th from 6:15-8:00pm.  There will be dinner, dancing and photos; plus some other fun activities but we're keeping that a surprise.  This event needs an RSVP by January 20^th since dinner will be served.  You can RSVP by contacting Kim Paulus at 636-922-1287 or Catherine Dreher at 636-244-1862. We can't wait to see you looking your most glamorous!

We have been invited to participate in a fun day of skiing with our sister troop MO3130 (Dardenne) on Saturday, January 31^st starting at 10am at Hidden Valley Ski Resort. This invitation is open to all girls in the 2nd grade and older and to only one parent/guardian per family. If you are interested, please bring your check made payable to "Calvary Church" along with the permission slip no later than the January 20th meeting.  A parent or guardian per family must attend, but only one.  All AHG families should have received a downloadable copy of the ski trip flyer and permission slip.  If you did not receive one, please contact an AHG Board Member.

Here is a great service opportunity for girls ages 10 and older.  Several organizations and churches are hosting a Day of Pampering for the women at Our Lady's Inn on Saturday, February 7^th from 10am – 2pm.  While the women enjoy some pampering, their children will be cared for in the nursery at Calvary Church.  There will be adults watching the children, but it would wonderful for them to have some younger helpers who enjoy playing with children.  There will be a sign up sheet for this at the sign-in table at our next meeting.  You can sign up for as little as one hour or for the whole four hours.  Squads are encouraged to serve together.  You can also email Catherine Dreher at gr8cate@gmail.com if interested.