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But wait, there's more!
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Heart House garden refurbishing and beautification provided by Greencorn Project
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Travel Around the World to Panama, Turkey, Vietnam, Sweden, and Scotland facilitated by Heart House North and South volunteers
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How to....make crafts and sing songs hosted by Heart House North volunteers
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Reading Buddies Program, which partnered volunteers with individual children identified as struggling readers
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Growing Up & Giving Back hosted by Texas 4000 for Cancer at Heart House North
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Hobbies and Skills facilitated by Heart House volunteers and staff
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Careers in Science facilitated by Andrew Bowen
We would like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to all of these individuals and organizations who have contributed to Heart House this year! It has been such a rich, energetic, and colorful after-school program and we look forward to the opportunity to continue working with more community members and partners. Now let's get ready for a great summer at Camp Heart House!
“When I grow up I want to work Saturday and Sundays at a daycare, Monday and Tuesday at Heart House, and Wednesday and Thursday as a veterinarian.” — Haley
“I really liked learning about endangered animals. In our class, we learned about pandas and how some of them are isolated from each other. I would like to adopt them and help save them by giving them more food and homes.” — Jaquiece
Kierra is a fourth grade student at our North center who has been attending Heart House since the beginning of the school year. She is a bright young woman with creative project ideas and who also excels in our Reading Buddies program. One of the more remarkable things about Kierra is that she has a very close relationship with her younger brother who also attends Heart House. This month, when the older students created activities for the younger students on bullying awareness, she insisted that she be the one who work with her brother. (Both are pictured above.) Her and her close girlfriends at Heart House made a very entertaining video to promote healthy feelings during February’s “Get Fit” theme. Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyXLUHMTV5A!
Symone is a 3rd grader at Casey Elementary. According to Ms. Mullen, her teacher, Symone is an excellent reader and felt that she did a great job on her TAKS test this year. We asked Symone why she likes coming to HH and of course her reply was, “I get to see all my friends afterschool!” Symone has been coming to Heart House for 3 years now, so she’s made LOTS of friends! More than anything, Symone is extremely excited about moving up to the 4th/5th/6th grade classroom at Heart House. She really feels that she is ready for that, and we do, too.
Sonia is a first grade student at Heart House North. In the words of her program leader—“Sonia is incredibly helpful and very smart. She goes above and beyond what is asked of her. Before I can even ask for her help she is asking what she can do to help me out. Sonia is always on task and always following directions. On top of all of her amazing qualities, she has a fantastic sense of humor. She is always wearing a smile on her face. She is so much fun to have in my class!”
Tyler is a 5th grader moving on to middle school this year.
At Heart House South, he is always a positive influence on his peers and never lets a word of discouragement leave his lips! He’s always first to want to help his class and teacher and displays maturity, respect and kindness to everyone he encounters.
Heart House would like to thank Mr. Chuck Haidet and Keepers men's clothing store for selecting Heart House as the beneficiary of the fabulous MODA\VINO event held on May 15.
MODA\VINO
was the culmination of Keepers' and the Italian Trade Commission's
week-long celebration of
Special thanks to Sue Webber Productions for putting on a spectacular fashion show; to artists from the Austin Figurative Gallery for their live art sketching during the after party; to Cork & Company for the Italian wine; to the ACC Hospitality Management students who served the Italian hors d'oeuvres (and even went out of their way to come downstairs and feed the hungry Heart House volunteers who were working the door!); to the i2i group for assistance with the silent auction; to all of the artists who donated their work; and, of course, to our friends at Keepers!
Thank you to our many donors and friends who donated funds, time, and talent to our organization this month! Heart House especially thanks our new friends who attended the Keepers MODA/VINO event and purchased items at the silent auction in support of Heart House. For more information on donating to Heart House, please visit our website at http://www.hearthouse.org/giving.htm.
New and Recurring Donors:
Anonymous Donors
Jay Alexander
Mike Bauman
Thomas Beaty
Bryan Beneke
Bryne Bolen
Patrice Carrara
Joe Datri
Joseph Denhartog
Lori Dunne
John Floyd
Katy Gallagher Parker
Megan Jackson
Lee Ann Kocurek
Jack Land
Emeka Obianwu
Matthew Otto
Sunil Patel
CeCe Ridder
Jay Rogers
Stephen Ronderos
Mark St. Clair
Marcus Turner
Vanda Van Gromvoirt
Kelli Wilson
Amy Wilson
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Lights……Camera…….Action! This summer kids will explore the world of performing arts and production. Students will have the unique opportunity to choose their production project. Some kids will work on staging a play, others will create commercials and advertisement, and another group will spend their time creating music videos. We already have an impressive line-up of guest visitors from the Austin acting, filming, and art community who will share their ideas and experiences in topics such as storyboarding, playwriting, costume and makeup design, acting, and video editing. If you would like to be a part of enriching our performing arts projects in any way, please contact us as soon as possible! The more volunteers we have on board, the greater the experience and final products will be!
And previously we studied...
All of our kids love animals, and so in May we not only met some animals, but learned about the ways in which many of them are endangered and how they can be protected. Our theme “Endangered Animals” explored some of the animals whose lives and habitats are in danger including bears, ocean life, and rhinos. We also learned the ways in which the environment and animals are connected and how each one affects the other. Special thanks to Hill Country Conservancy, Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), and Texas Parks & Wildlife for providing both of our centers with enriching and engaging visitors and activities!
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April's theme was “When I Grow Up”, a unit which explores all of the possibilities that lie ahead for our children in their lives. The children had opportunities to explore their future selves, including personalities, education, hobbies, and careers. We had a whole handful of guests this month to share their ideas for the kinds of people the kids could be. Some of our visitors this month included: a scientist, photographer, cake decorator, service fraternity group, sheriff, and UT college volunteer group. Whew! We had a GREAT time learning more about the possibilities that lay ahead!
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We love special guests at Heart House! In the past, we've had everyone from ballerinas to slam poets to Scuba Steve visit us. You're invited to join us one day after school to share your talent and passion with the children. If you would like to be a special guest or organize a special project with your friends, please let us know. You can call Kimberly at (512) 929-8187 or email us at volunteer@hearthouse.org. We look forward to hearing from you.
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gearing up for our super fun summer program, which will run from June 16th
to August 8th. If you’d like to be a part of exciting activities, field
trips and summer fun with kids ages 6-12, come join us! Weekly or
once-a-month shifts are available in 2 hour increments between 9am and
3pm, Monday through Friday. Fill out an online application for Austin today!
Thanks to Whole Foods for the delicious donation of refreshments for the Volunteer Appreciation Reception on May 21st.
Thanks to Dell Employees for coming out on May 21st! Thanks to our Special Guests! We
had such a spectacular month of guests and would like to thank them for
sharing their experiences and stories with us:
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