Girlfriends On the Go!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Back to School Fundraiser - June 11

This is one of many opportunities that you can help the students in need at Carter Academy. If you cannot attend this event, PLEASE make a donation by clicking on the "DONATE" button to the right.

	Saturday, June 11 · 6:30pm - 11:00pm

Location	Lofts at Hermann Park

Created By	Kelly Dove, Miki Kelli

For	Girlfriends on the Go! - Houston

More Info	Cyber Cafe - next to the water fountain 1 Hermann Park Court Houston, TX 77021 Our Back to School Fundraiser is designed to collect school supplies and monetary donations for Carter Academy. Tickets will be $5 each. We will have refreshments and mixed drinks for sale. Please join us for an evening of socialization, pool, card games and music. All are welcome to attend, so please feel free to invite your friends, family and co-workers. This event is for 21 and over. No children please. All visitors must park in the VISITORS PARKING GARAGE, located at the top of the circle, bear left into the garage. Directions from your PC or cell phone - click here: 1 Hermann Park Ct

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Back to School Supplies Needed: PLEASE DONATE!

Please help Carter Academy and their students in need by donating any of the following items to the school. Your donation is tax deductible. Girlfriends On the Go! – Houston will collect all of the donated supplies and deliver them to Principal Lee Wold on Monday, August 15.

Our greatest need is Copy Paper — 8.5x11 size. Georgia Pacific – Spectrum, white, 92 brightness, 20 lb.

The other supplies include:

• 36 No. 2 pencils

• 6 eraser caps for pencils

• 2 pink bevel erasers (large size)

• 2 red medium stick pens

• 3 spiral-bound composition books, each 100 pages,

wide rule

• 2 spiral-bound composition books, each 70 pages,

wide rule

• 1 pkg. of 300-count wide-ruled filler paper

• 8 pocket and brad folders, assorted colors

• 2 Manila file folders, letter size, 1/3-inch cut tab

• 1 box of 24-count crayons

• 1 box of 12-count long (7 inches) colored pencils,

presharpened

• 1 box of 8-count broad line washable markers

• 1 4-ounce container of school glue

• 1 7 5/8-ounce container of school glue

• 2 6-gram glue sticks

• 1 pkg. of 12x18-inch construction paper, assorted

colors

• 1 pkg. of 50-count 12x18-inch Manila paper

• 1 5-inch sharp pair of scissors

• 1 1/16-inch plastic ruler, 12 inches with standard and

metric measure

• 2 boxes of 100-count facial tissue

• 2 8-ounce bottles (with dispenser) of waterless hand

sanitizer

• 12 2ml reclosable or resealable bags (sandwich size)

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Giving Back Through Community Service: Houston Food Bank

On Saturday, April 19, Girlfriends On the Go! served at the 8 am shift at the Houston Food Bank. We sorted and prepared food for distribution. It was fun and a great way to help those in need.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Community Service - Houston Food Bank

	Saturday, April 16 8:00am - 12:00pm

Join "Girlfriends On the Go!" for a Group Volunteer Shift. We will be packaging food and other donated items for the Houston Food Bank at the Herzstein location. This is one of the many ways we give back to the Houston community.

The address to the Herzstein location is:

3811 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX
77026, USA

What's Next?
Each new volunteer MUST complete an online waiver and create a unique
profile through our website. New volunteers can access the waiver and
create a profile through the links below:

Adults Age 18+
(http://houstonfoodbank.org/adultliabilityindividual.aspx)
Minors Age 8-17 (http://houstonfoodbank.org/Minorliability.aspx)

All volunteers must complete a unique profile and online waiver prior
to arrival. No volunteers can participate who have not completed a
unique profile and online waiver.

All volunteers must sign-in on day of volunteering. This is done
either through a pre-printed check-in sheet or through signing in at
the Lobby.

Groups are permitted to bring dry snacks for their group volunteers.
Snacks need to be labeled and stored in group containers.

Arrival Times
We recommend arriving no later than 15 minutes before your scheduled
shift.

Dress Code
No volunteers wearing open toed shoes or shorts shorter knee length
will be able to volunteer. All volunteers at the Keegan facility must
wear long pants.

The link to the Houston Food Bank: http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/volunteer/

If you have questions, please email Miki for more information at miki.elisha@yahoo.com

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Houston Area Women's Center 23rd Annual Race Against Violence

Girlfriends On the Go! made an impact on Saturday, March 5, 2011. We raised $1,835.00 to help victims of domestic and sexual violence in Houston. Our top fundraisers for this event were Adrienne Bell and Jennifer Galaway.

What an awesome job!