Message-ID: <SNT104-W58196E980D7FF5C7C6016DA1940@phx.gbl> From: Destinee Udelhoven <destineekae@hotmail.com> Subject: Girl Scouts 100th B-day PARTY at Indian Agency House! Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:55:39 -0500
Historic Indian Agency House1832 Home of Juliette Kinzie, Grandmother of
Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low,Invites YOU to a Girl Scouts' 100t
h Birthday PARTY!
The Historic Indian
Agency House of Portage, 1832 home of the adventurous Juliette Kinzie-gra
ndmother and
namesake of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low-and her husband, Feder
al
Indian Agent John H. Kinzie, is happy to announce that it will host a 100
th
Birthday Party for the Girl Scouts on Saturday, October 6th from 1PM
to 3:30PM.
Celebrate this
tremendous Girl Scout milestone
at a site with an long history of GIRL POWER!
Enjoy an afternoon of
outdoor crafts and activities, win prizes, eat birthday cake, and mee
t Juliette
Gordon Low herself (a.k.a Chicago actress Betsey Means). History-based acti
vity
booths will be scattered across the grounds of the historic site, includi
ng
butter-making, corn husk dolls, whittling and potato sack races. Each g
uest
will receive an "activity passport," and those that complete all the list
ed
activities will get a goody bag. In addition, all participating children
will
receive a Birthday Party fun patch to help remember this special day. [Pl
ease note, activities will NOT be offered prior
to the 1PM event start time.]
Our featured guest,
Betsey Means as Juliette Gordon Low, is a member of Womanlore, a profes
sional acting troupe that specializes in
one-woman performances based on historical journals, autobiographies, a
nd
personal writings. Ms. Means will bring the Girl Scout founder to life, i
n full
character and costume. She will explore Low's childhood and the life
experiences that served as an inspiration for the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Means/Low will "take the stage" at 2:45PM, a
fitting end to our Girl Scout Birthday Party!
Troops, individuals and
even non-Scouts are welcome. Cost is $10 per child and $3 per adult. To
encourage group participation, please note that one leader or chaperone p
er
troop may attend for free. Participants under 8 must be accompanied by an
adult.
Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, September 26, with
pre-payment due by Friday, September 28. (Checks, cash-at your own risk
,
and credit cards are accepted.) A maximum of 100 registrations will be
taken.
Call (608) 742-6362 or
email destineekae@hotmail.com with
any questions or to make your reservations today!
And consider making a
mini-vacation out of it!
Nearby Indian Trails Campground is generously offering
a discounted rate of $10 per adult or child for one night of camping the ev
ening
of October 6th. Just mention the "Indian Agency House Girl Scout
Weekend" to get this rate. This is an awesome deal that also includes one r
ound
of mini-golf at their 18-hole Arrowhead Adventure Mini Golf Course and an i
ce
cream cone!
Check them out at www.indiantrailscampground.com
or call (608) 429-3244 or toll free at 1 (800) 636-8757.
They even have an
indoor pool!
Please note that the Birthday Party reservations and Indian Trails
camping reservations are SEPARATE tasks-making reservations at one does NOT
automatically guarantee you reservations at the other.
The Historic Indian Agency House has been owned and operated byThe National
Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Wisconsin
since 1931--an all-woman organization.We truly are fueled by GIRL POWER!Lea
rn more at www.wisconsindames.org !
Destinee K. Udelhoven
Executive Director
Historic Indian Agency House at Fort Winnebago
(608) 742 - 6362
Without a struggle, there can be no progress.
~Frederick Douglass