Mayors Proclaim Good Deed Day

In communities across the Greater Houston Area, mayors are asking citizens to do "good deeds" for each other on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, in commemoration of September 12, 2001 when the U.S. was the recipient of global support and sympathy in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.

Mayors Bill White of the City of Houston, David Wallace of Sugar Land, James Turner of Huntsville, Bert Miller of Navasota, Ernie Wentrcek of Bryan (see photo above with Pack 327) and Tommy Metcalfe of Conroe will issue proclamations declaring September 12th as Good Deed Day. See details at Participating Cities.

Press are invited to cover the proclamation signings and planned activities. For more information, contact Tricia Morley at (713)429-5362 or tricia.morley@fresh-edge.com.

Good Deeds In the Works

Brill Elementary School in Spring, TX, will dedicate the week to Good Deed Day. Starting on Monday, September 11, students will see examples of Good Deeds on green circles decorating the hallways, and teachers will share stories of Good Deeds with their students. Good Deeds will be acknowledged with stickers. On Tuesday, September 12 students will get a green string on their wrist to remind them of Good Deed Day. During the week the school will collect Gatorade for distribution to the local Fire Station. On Sept. 15th, at 1:30pm, two fire trucks will visit the school to pick up the Gatorade. Parents will visit classrooms throughout the week to tell how they were the recipients of a good deed. KISD Superintendent, Dr. Cain, will visit as well. Contact Heidi Beale at Hbeale2000@aol.com, or Cammie Deshazer at camdesh@houston.rr.com.

Sam Houston Council Pack 1324 will conduct a Trinkets for Toys program in which scouts will make bracelets to sell at Wal-Mart (Hwy. 249 and Spring Cypress) on October 1 and 7. Their goal is to raise $600 to buy Christmas toys for the homeless children from Star of Hope Mission. Contact Michelle Roddy at
roddy3855@sbcglobal.net

Fay School Cub Scout Pack 450 in Houston will collect Dog Chew Toys of all sizes September 12-15 to donate to the Houston’s Bureau of Animal Regulation & Care. Contact Rachel Deskin at rdeskin@houston.rr.com.

Pack 327 Webelo 1 and 2 dens at the Sam Houston School in Bryan will present Mayor Ernie Wentrcek's Proclamation to their school and then take their teachers to lunch to show their appreciation. They'll also clean the playground, do landcaping, and take the American and Texan flags to be dry cleaned. Contact Cindy Jenkins at CndyLou2@aol.com.

Pack 883 in The Woodlands will collect school supplies for Kipp Transformation School in Crosstimbers. Contact Andy Jost at andy.jost@coair.com

Hamilton Middle School, Troop 626 of the Windwood Presbyterian Church and Troop 35 at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Cy-Fair have joined together to collect donations of food and money which they will deliver to the Mission of Yahweh on Good Deed Day. The Scouts will spend the evening at the mission with the children reading to them. Contact Bryan Weldon at bryan.weldon@hp.com.

Pack 1453 Webelos Den 4 will fix the fence around the play ground and pick up trash at Mission Bend United Methodist Church. Each has volunteered to do his own good deed: working in the school library, mowing an older neighbor’s yard for free, cleaning out parents’ closets. All will all be wearing green ribbons. Contact Ashley Kanatzar at Ashley.Kanatzar@inteq.com.

Pack 311 in Sugar Land, through a non-profit organization called Warriors For God, helps feed some of Houston’s homeless on the first Sunday of every month. Founders Steve and Michelle Kobrin and their two sons, Quinn and Xander, help prepare meals, bag lunches, load cars, set up, serve food, hand out drinks and clean up. Help is welcome. Contact the Kobrins at youfoundus@alltel.net.

Boy Scout Pack 1615 in Mission Bend is donating 20 cases of Gatorade and water to the firefighters and EMTs that comprise the Community Volunteer Fire Dept at 16003 Bellaire Blvd. The Scouts will be presenting their donations on Good Deed Day Community Volunteer Fire Dept 16003 Bellaire Blvd at 6 p.m. Contact Carol Ithier at cjithier@yahoo.com.

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METRO Will Support Boy Scouts in Doing Good Deeds

The Harris County Transit Authority (METRO) will support scouts in the Sam Houston Council, Boy Scouts of America, by providing access to Park & Rides and transit centers. Participating scout packs will help patrons as needed and pass out safety-related information, including a nonemergency METRO Police number for patron use. METRO Police will be on hand as well.

The Sam Houston Area Council and METRO issed a press release, which you can read here. For more information, contact Tricia Morley, (713)429-5362 or tricia.morley@fresh-edge.com.

Scouts will be at the following locations on September 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.:

- Downtown Transit Center - block of Main, Pierce, Travis and St. Joseph Parkway

- Texas Medical Center Transit Center - at Fannin and Galen.

- Hillcroft Transit Center-- just outside the loop, Westpark, just west of US 59 S

- Townsen Park & Ride -21003 Eastex Freeway (U.S. 59 North)

- Denver Harbor - 1510 Lockwood Drive, south of Farmer Street and north of the I-10 East Freeway service road.

Participating Troops and Packs include:

Troop #1633
Pack #1633
Troop #1200
Pack #1461
Troop #692
Pack #688
Pack #1142
Pack #1453
Pack #1496
Troop #1333
Pack #158


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