American Heritage Girls

While most of us are not actively involved in prison ministry, we can all minister to the residents of Purdy Correction Center for Women in a special way.Bake
Cookies for Kairos!

What is Kairos?
Kairos Ministries is a Christian organization that shares the gospel of Jesus Christ with those in prison.

Why do they need cookies?
March 16-19, Kairos is sponsoring a Christian retreat weekend at Purdys Correction Center for Women in Gig Harbor WA. . The cookies are used as refreshments during the weekend program. In addition, a bag of cookies is given to every person at the prison, including the guards and the warden.

Why should our AHG troop and GURC participate?
AHG (nationally ) has been participating in the “Cookies for Kairos” service project for nine of its ten and a half years of existence; last year our girls provided over 700 dozen cookies to this ministry. This is an opportunity to share God’s love with people who really need to hear about the unconditional love and forgiveness of Jesus. The fact that people care enough to bake these cookies is a powerful message for the participants.
Because the cookies represent God’s love, we ask that burned or broken cookies not be sent in.

How can our AHG troop/GURC help?
We ask each girl in participating troops make 2 dozen cookies according to the following guidelines:
- Cookies can be chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal (no raisins!!), sugar, M&M, Rice Krispie treats, or snicker doodles. Brownies can be sent in also. Slice and bake or mixes are okay. Store-bought are not!
- Each cookie should be approximately 2 inches in diameter
- ABSOLUTELY no raisins, icing or powdered sugar (prison’s restrictions!)
- Cookies should be placed in clear gallon-sized Ziploc bags of 2 dozen per bag. Mark the bag “2 doz.” for ease of counting. Please do not put cookies on paper plates. Do not decorate the bags.

Where and when do we bring the Cookie?
Please bring the cookies to the Grace Church kitchen between March 1st and 9th. Someone will be driving these cookies to Gig Harbor before March 16th. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any late cookies.

Please record the time your daughter bakes on the service hour record sheet when you turn in the cookies.

If you have questions please call Tonya Davis at 734-9392

This badge is for anyone who wants to do a bible study. It is through the PRAY program. Each girl will need to purchase a book for their age group and a parent will need one too to help them. Each book is around $3.00. I will have a sign up sheet at each meeting for anyone interested or you can email me. Stefanie Jones (my3jones@charter.net). For more information on this badge you can view www.praypub.org
I will placing the order at the end of this month, so let me know if you are inerested.

If you have any questions, please email me or call me: 543-4129
Thanks,
Stefanie Jones

MARCH Kookies (Cookies) for Kairos–We need homebaked cookies that will used in a prison ministry–more information to follow.

http://www.kairosprisonministry.org

April/May HUGS Duffle Bag Project with Women of Grace-more information to follow.

http://www.ahgonline.org/ahg/about/service/hugs.php

Volunteers needed to help with these projects
Please e-mail me at beanjarr4@charter.net or call 734-9392
Thanks

We need to get a tenative count of any badges that your daughters earned outside of our AHG meetings by February 23rd.

This does not include the Social Skill & Ettiquette Badge or the Dance Badge.

If you think your daughter will earn a particular badge by June please us know so we can send in a badge intention form to assure us headquarters will have the badges we need at our Court of Awards Ceremony on June 8th.

Please e-mail me at beanjarr4@charter.net or write it down on the Badge Intention Form that will be at the February 16th and February 23rd meeting.
Each extra badge will cost an additional $3.00/badge but we will not be collecting the $ until May which is when we place our ceremony badge order.

Volunteer Parents needed to manage badge orders, organize badges, keep track and get them ready for each girl at the Court of Awards ceremony. Please e-mail me at beanjarr4@charter.net or call 734-9392

On March 11 & 12th the Mid-Columbia Regional Ballet is performing The Jungle Book and other Ballets at Richland High auditorium.

We would like to go together since we are working on the dance badge. We get a group discount which makes tickets cost $4.50 for students and $9.00 for adults. These are the unreserved seats. Reserved seats are $13.50 for adults and $9.00 for students/ children. We will start a sign up and collect money on February 16th and February 23rd. The deadline for letting us know if your daugther and other family members want to go is Thursday March 2nd.

The Saturday, March 11th performance is at 7:00 pm
The Sunday, March 12th performance is at 2:00 pm

You can let us know which one works the best for you.
Maybe we will have a group going to each performance.

The girls have been learning Scottish country dancing from Mr. and Mrs. Patton. On February 16th we will have a Scottish Dance Party. The older girls learned a type of dance and the younger girls learned another particular dance. On the 16th they will show the other group what they have learned. Then they will all dance together as the older girls teach the younger girls a new dance. Any parents that want observe what they have learned is welcome to come and watch. If you come 15-20 minutes early you will be able to watch the dancing. You are welcome to come the whole time if you would like. You are always welcome at any meeting.

PLEASE SEND ALL VESTS- SEVERAL SERVICE STARS HAVE NOT BEEN SEWN ON FROM LAST YEAR.

IF YOU DAUGHTER WAS IN THE TROOP LAST YEAR SHE PROBABLY EARNED A SERVICE STAR.
WE HAVE THE STARS AND WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM TO YOUR DAUGHTERS.
THERE WILL BE A SEWING MACHINE AND SOMEONE SEWING THEM ON AT OUR FEBRUARY 16TH MEETING
STARS THAT WERE EARNED THIS YEAR WILL BE GIVEN AT OUR END OF THE YEAR CEREMONY IN JUNE.