Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes Magazine Jul 2009: Fort Bend Campus News 1

Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes July 2009

Holding their Outstanding Citizen Awards are: (l-r) Tarah Jones, Carolyn Mao, Amanda McGuire, Ann Lord, Lauren Vernon, Maddie Smith, Caroline Suter, Katie Rose, Stephanie Madden, Courtney Stone, Kylie Saunders and Allison Seward. Not pictured are Stephanie Schirber, Sabah Noorani and Sue Anna Yeh.

Sugar Land Outstanding Citizenship Awards and 15 Girl Scout Gold Award Projects - Fifteen Senior Girl Scouts of Monarch Colony Service Unit received the Outstanding Citizenship Award from Mayor James Thompson at a city of Sugar Land City Council meeting.

Receiving Gold Awards are: Tarah Jones and her volunteers found a need and created a special crime victims room for children at the Brazoria County Courthouse. Annie Lord designed an “Awareness to Action Campaign” committed to bettering the lives of those with Down Syndrome, with available medical treatments and proper education. Stephanie Madden held an Irish Culture Booth at Sugar Land’s International Festival and educated the public about aspects of Ireland, such as dance, food and fashion. Carolyn Mao’s project addressed the issue of homeless and adopted dogs. She worked with CAPS and created pamphlets about pet care for new owners and discussed these issues with area children. Amanda McGuire helped a family that adopted three special needs children by creating a ramp walkway from the driveway to the front door a large concrete

patio in the back yard for them to play outside. Sabah Noorani spent her summer teaching three children’s classes on PowerPoint and 13 classes to adults on several aspects of computer basics at the First Colony Library. Katie Rose held workshops daily for one week for children in the summer in an elementary school in San Pedro, Belize. Kylie Saunders’ love for the YMCA Camp in Colorado moved her to help out when the camp suffered a major Mountain Pine Beetle attack, which destroyed a majority of their trees. She led fellow counselors to replace 60 trees, created informational posters about the Mountain Pine Beetles and held informational workshops about what could be done to help revitalize the forest. Stephanie Schirber and her volunteers repainted the kitchen and dining hall at the Behavior Treatment and Training Center in Rosenberg and also made activity packets to be used by 20 children. Allison Seward held a Reading Awareness Day at Burleson Library during one of the library’s summer programs. She created a summer program for the children and held storybook reading times with guest readers. Madeline Smith honored basketball Coach Grafe from Clements High School who died of leukemia. An artist painted a portrait of the coach and then she organized a student/faculty basketball game in Coach Grafe ’s honor and held a blood drive. Courtney Stone held workshops she designed for children to learn five songs and music theory, connecting it with three Bible lessons. Taking them to multiple shut-ins to sing and perform let the children understand how much singing is appreciated. Caroline Suter worked with volunteers to repaint rooms at the Rosenberg Pregnancy Resource Center of Fort Bend County. Lauren Vernon implemented a two part project in Reyonosa, Mexico, and Richmond, Texas. In Reyonosa, Lauren tested local residents for diabetes and taught diabetes prevention workshops. At the Fort Bend Family Health Center, Lauren designed and taught a 20-week healthy lifestyle class. To complete the Gold award in the summer of 2009, Sue Anna Yah is working with Fort Bend Family Health Care Center to promote healthy eating and nutrition.

Rosenberg Masonic Lodge No. 881 Presents Scholarships and Awards - The Rosenberg Masonic Lodge No. 881 selected Dr. Thomas Randle as the 2009 recipient of the Rosenberg Masonic Lodge Community Builder Award for his outstanding service as Superintendent of Schools of Lamar CISD.

As part of the awards program, the Lodge presented five $500 Mirabeau B. Lamar Scholarships to graduating seniors from Lamar Consolidated High School, Terry High School, Foster High School and Needville High School. Scholarships were awarded to Saba Amin, Irving Alcantara, Cara Bretz, Catherine Stanley and Kirby Jan.

Amy Lemos, a kindergarten teacher at Austin Elementary, was also honored as a 2009 outstanding teacher. Lemos was presented with a $200 award for use in her classroom.

Dr. Thomas Randle, recognized by the Rosenberg Masonic Lodge #881 as the 2009 recipient of the Rosenberg Masonic Lodge Community Builder Award, is pictured with scholarship winners Irving Alcantara, THS; Cara Bretz, FHS, Catherine Stanley, FHS; and Kirby Jan, NHS. Not pictured are Saba Amin, LCHS, and Austin Elementary teacher Amy Lemos.

Future Daisies Earn First Badge - Girls entering kindergarten or first grade in the fall and their parents joined Monarch Colony Service Unit Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council for a fun afternoon of crafts, singing and refreshments for future Girl Scout Daisies to earn their first badge, the Considerate and Caring green pedal on a Daisy uniform.

Their coloring pictures were sent to a retirement housing establishment and the canned goods were delivered to a local food pantry.

Working at the craft table are: (l-r) Joyce Kamla, leader of Troop 384; Angela Wong, Troop 384; Caroline Kamla, Brownie Troop 28384; and Elizabeth Kamla, Kirbey Townsend and Arunika Bhatia from Cadette Troop 28384.

Pack 1401 Donates to Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity - Cub Scout Pack 1401 of Sienna Plantation and part of the Tomahawk District and Sam Houston Area Council donated $500 to Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity.

The Cub Scouts sold tickets to their annual Blue and Gold banquet and raised $500.

The check was presented to Sharon D. Heldt, executive director of Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity, at their annual picnic. The funds will be used to construct a home for a qualified, low income family.

Cub Scout Pack 1401 with Cubmaster Russ Lessard and Sharon Heldt.

(L-R, front row) Trent Bielitz, Michael Imhoff, Harrison Elliott, Matt Echelberger; (middle row) Nick Cassapo, John Paquette, Jeffrey Greer, Kam Mohmand, Tyler Diamond; (back row) Coach John Cassapo, Manager Jay Greer and Coach Greg Imhoff. Not pictured is Justin Webb.

Greatwood Grizzlies 7U Take Second-place Honors in Tournament - The Greatwood Grizzlies 7U select baseball team won second place in their tournament debut at the First Colony Little League Memorial Day Madness Tournament .

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