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| NOTE FROM TAMARA |
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 Dear friends, It's been a great month here at Girlstart! It was great to meet so many of you at the Spooky Science Extravaganza. Spooky Science was a true family affair. Girlstart fans from throughout the region had fun—and learned something! Please keep tuned for our next Science Extravaganza, Starry Science, December 5th. There will be more details on our website in November. Between now and then, however, Girlstart has much for you to learn about and do. I'm looking forward to meeting more of you at our Birthday Bash on November 5! If you haven't yet purchased your tickets, please click here to make sure you can join us at this wonderful event. Between Austin Cake Balls, demos of video games made during Project IT Girl, silent and live auction, the wine toss, we know it will be a memorable evening of birthday festivities. Our newest board member, Lori Olfers, and her husband Ron are our hosts for the evening, and we hope you'll join us to celebrate the many ways that people love Girlstart. If you haven't received my recent letter with important updates on our programs in the regular mail, please email me and let me know—I'll be happy to send you the note by email. I hope you'll be as pleased as we are about the impact Girlstart has in the lives of girls, their teachers, and their families. Thank you for these twelve years of progress! Tamara Hudgins, Ph.D. Executive Director
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| GIRLSTART EVENTS AND NEWS |
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 Add flare to your child's school's science night! Bring Girlstart's StarLab today! Girlstart is thrilled to announce Barton Creek Elementary School and Taylor ISD after school program have StarLab coming to enhance their astronomy discovery. Don't let your school miss out. Contact Girlstart to RESERVE StarLab today! Exploding Pumpkin!!! Check out Girlstart's very own Program Manager, Katelyn, explode a Halloween pumpkin. Click here to see the excitement!!!  Spook-tacular Science ExtravaganzaBoo!!! Girlstart's second annual Spooky Science Extravaganza was another HUGE success. Girls, boys, moms, and dads enjoyed discovering the science behind Halloween favorites. Participants made Boo Bubbles, dissected owl pellets, ate tons of candy, and learned that science is everywhere. Thank you to Dr. Kold for demonstrating the cool things you can do with liquid nitrogen. Empower*Inspire*Eat a Free Lunch Please join us for an Open House Lunch, an intimate tour and lively discussion with our Girlstart staff and board members. Hear stories about the girls who have attended our programs. See how our programs spark interest for girls in science, technology, engineering and math. Our November Open House is Tuesday, November 17th, at 11:30am. Please RSVP by Friday, November 13th and allow one hour for the program and tour. For more information, visit http://www.girlstart.org/openhouse.asp.  Girlstart's Birthday Bash!! You are invited to help us celebrate 12 incredible years at the Girlstart Birthday Bash! THIS Thursday, November 5th, come enjoy wine, "smartinis," and hors d'oeuvres, as well as a silent auction, wine toss, and cake balls! Meet Girlstart's new Executive Director, Tamara Hudgins! Tickets are $50 in advance, or $60 at the door. Tickets are limited, so reserve yours online at http://www.girlstart.org/birthday! Check out Girlstart at the Girls NOW! Conference Girlstart is excited to partner with GENAustin on their upcoming Girls NOW! Conference on Saturday, November 14th at the Ann Richards School. To learn more about the conference and see what workshops Girlstart is offering visit http://www.genaustin.org/whatwedo/girlsnow.php. Upcoming Events Calendar November 5 Girlstart Birthday Bash!! November 14 Visit Girlstart at the Girls NOW! Conference November 17 Girlstart's November Open House Lunch December 5 Starry Science Extravaganza Details coming soon to girlstart.org |
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| VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT |
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| Special Thanks Special thanks to Mike Guerrero for volunteering and helping us with our website. We could not keep our website up and running without his help! We also want to thank Cile Montgomery at Giant Media for assisting Girlstart with PR services with our Executive Director announcement.  Starry Science ExtravaganzaBe part of Girlstart's Community Science Events for families! Volunteers are needed to help set up, lead activities, and greet visitors on Saturday, December 5th. Bilingual Spanish/English volunteers especially needed to communicate with Spanish speaking families. Great for groups! Sign up online here. Girlstart Office Intern Boost your resume by gaining great nonprofit experience! Girlstart is looking for weekly office volunteers to help with administrative tasks and projects. Activities may include filing, copying, researching, assembling press kits, database data entry, etc. Email Sharlym to sign up. |
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
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Did you know that on November 16th there will be a "New Moon?" Bring StarLab to your school's science night and learn about the phases of the moon, seasons and constellations.  |
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Lucky Stars National Science Foundation Super Stars The Dell Foundation Intel Shining Stars Exxon Mobil Applied Materials Texas Pioneer Foundation Google Women's Fund of Central Texas Silicon Laboratories Rising Stars Strake Foundation Topfer Family Foundation National Instruments BMC Software A Glimmer of Hope Foundation AMD Shooting Stars 3M Freescale LCRA Pape Foundation The Junior League of Austin Texas Gas Service Grande Communications In-Kind Donations FOX 7 KTBC Austin Paul Hornsby & Company IBM Girlstart gives girls the tools they need to be leaders of their generation. Help a girl change the world. Give to Girlstart now! |