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Heart
House Austin
January 2007
Note:
If you have problems viewing the graphics included in this email,
a copy of this
e-newsletter can be seen online at
http://www.hearthouse.org/newsletter.htm
In
this issue:
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Heart House in the News
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Student Spotlight
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What We're Studying This Month at
Heart House
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Photo Scrapbook: Our Favorite Shots
from Last Month
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Heart House Angels: Friends and
Supporters Who Make Our Program Possible
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Major Heart House Sponsors
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Get Cool Heart House Gear
This just in……..Heart House is making the
news!
We have been incredibly lucky lately to be featured three times in the
local community and media!
Two different television station programs have highlighted important
programs at Heart House, including our special holiday gift giving and
our volunteers’ thoughts on the special services that they and we, as a
whole, provide our children. Also, we were selected as an important
program to be highlighted on a special holiday series called “Season of
Sharing”.
In addition, we were a featured client at a holiday fundraiser for
Skinny’s Gallery here in Austin, which gives us free tickets to shows
throughout the year at the historical Paramount Theatre. Our Program
Director had the wonderful opportunity to speak about Heart House and
network in an effort to build critical and meaningful relationships
within the local community.
This kind of exposure is tremendously helpful in getting the word out to
the community about the heart of our program and the critical need for
enriching afterschool programming everywhere.
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Season of Sharing
Watch the interview with Diane Cannon.
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Being in middle school is a
challenge that most of us would agree can be awkward, emotional,
and more turbulent than anything we’ve ever experienced on an
airplane. Cliques form, along with attitudes. Workloads double
and require more time, thought, and energy. Unfortunately, there
are not as many afterschool programs for middle school students
to attend, which is why we welcome many 6th and 7th graders into
our program.
And Maybelline is no exception.
While she gets in later than most of the elementary students,
she immediately sits down with her homework. She usually has
more homework than any of the other students, but remains
focused on finishing as much as she can while she is here. Which
is why it is no surprise that she is an outstanding student at
her middle school, making mostly As in all of her classes. She
is a great helper in many capacities, whether it is organizing
papers, monitoring the hallway, or supervising clean-up time. We
are proud of Maybelline for remaining strong in tough times,
taking care of her younger siblings, and working hard to succeed
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What impact can
forces of nature have on our lives? This month students will explore
this question through video, experiments, and personal experiences
related to different types of forces and why and how happen. They will
discover how wind, tornadoes, volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and
thunderstorms work in order to understand how they impact the land and its
people, both negatively and positively. Heart House students will end the month by suggesting ways for
others to be prepared and safe when they do occur.
Did you know?
- Rotating tropical storms are called hurricanes
when they develop over the Atlantic or eastern Pacific Oceans. They
are called cyclones when they form over the Bay of Bengal and the
northern Indian Ocean.
- Although some volcanoes are considered extinct,
almost any volcano is capable of rumbling to life again. Volcanoes
provide valuable mineral deposits, fertile soils, and geothermal
energy.
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We'd
like to thank this month's sponsor,
Whole Earth Provision Co.
Whole
Earth Provision Co. blessed us with a huge donation of toys,
warm clothes, and educational games to give away. Each student received a wrapped
gift on the last day of the semester and was sent off on their
winter holiday with a message of love and sharing.
In addition, Whole Earth worked with the Heart House children to
donate most of the toys the children at Austin Children’s
Shelter, which were dropped off just in time to spread holiday
cheer. Thank you!
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Here
are some of our favorite images from the last month:
Breiona is all smiles
Making holiday cookies to
eat
Leslie making a holiday
frame
Noelle, originally from
South Africa
Scarlet and her mom decorate
cookies together
during a Fun Friday
Trying to win a prize by
landing on the right number
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Guest teacher Ms. Nadia works with the kids on
breathing,
stretching, and yoga moves
Limo ride to Paramount
Theatre’s “Scottish Christmas”
Jose, Max, and Malik at the Paramount Theatre’s
“Scottish
Christmas”
Francisca enjoying the
chocolate fountain at our holiday
party with Executive Director Diane Cannon
Above and below:
Students perform movement pieces
from “Believe in Me” classes
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Thank
you to our many donors and friends who donated funds, time, and talent
to our organization this month! For
more information on donating to Heart House, please visit our website at
http://www.hearthouse.org/donate.htm.
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New and Continuing Donors:
Amy Wilson
Anjali Deolapure
Anonymous Person
Bernard Henneberger
Bruce Lemons
Camille Tucker
CeCe Ridder
David Feuerstein
David Warwick
Diane Cannon
Emeka Obianwu
Gary and Jennifer White
Gordon and Bonnie Brandt
IBM Corporation
J. Dennis Cavner
Jack and Anna Land
James Estes
Kent Tolbert
Mark Leach
Pat Unzueta
Policy Studies Inc.
Randy Eckhardt
Ritika Gunnar
Sally Henly
Sunil Patel
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Special Thanks:
Whole Earth Provision Co.
Erika Zettl
Believe in Me Project
Green Corn Project
Dee and Ed Kurtzer
Omega Phi Alpha
Concordia University Behavioral Science Society
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Currently we're seeking volunteers for:
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Tutoring
time M-Th
3:00-4:30 PM
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Activities
Time M-Th
4:30-6:00
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Corporate
Groups
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Birthday
Parties- Fridays
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Guest
Speakers and Mentors
Fill
out an online application for Austin today!
Volunteer orientations
take
place at Heart
House. Once our volunteer coordinator receives your
online application, she will call you to arrange a personal orientation of
Heart House. Thank
you in advance for you interest and willingness to give your time to the
children at Heart House.
Upcoming
orientations at Heart House:
January 30th,
Noon -1:00 pm
RSVP for this orientation!
February
5th, 6:00-7:00 pm
RSVP for this orientation!
February 7th,
Noon -1:00 pm
RSVP for this orientation!
February 15th,
6:00-7:00 pm
RSVP for this orientation!
February 19th,
Noon -1:00 pm
RSVP for this orientation!
February 22nd,
6:00-7:00 pm
RSVP for this orientation!
February 27th,
Noon -1:00 pm
RSVP for this orientation!
For
more information on volunteering at Heart House Austin, contact
Shana
Fox, Volunteer
Coordinator, 512-929-8187.
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Whole Earth Provision and Wayne
Dalchau made this past Christmas
very special for every child at Heart
House. Each student received a wrapped
gift on the last day of the semester and
was sent off on their winter holiday
with a message of love and sharing.
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