GIRL SCOUTS 100th BIRTHDAY DANCE at the Veterans Memorial Building -- Monday, March 12, 2012  |  5:45-7:30pm  |  Lafayette Girl Scouts K-12 and Lafayette Girl Scout Alumnae.   Enjoy an evening of dancing, pizza, cupcake decorating, singing. Witness the proclamations from City of Lafayette and Contra Costa County Supervisors. Countdown to 7:12pm with a candle ceremony commemorating when Juliette Low started her first troop. $5 by February 9th.   Hair care products will be collected to benefit the Bay Area Crisis Nursery.  Hosted by Lafayette Service Unit and Lafayette Elementary School 2nd Grade Brownie Troop 30577. Go to www.lafayettegirlscouts.org for registration.

Atherton Lacrosse will be offering a free lacrosse clinic to help introduce new players to lacrosse.  All equipment – including sticks – are provided.  These clinics have already served as an avenue to getting many Bay Area players started in the sport!  Family and friends of boys and girls ages 5 – 14 can join us April 15 at 1PM at Lafayette Community Park.  Pre-Register and learn more at www.AthertonLacrosse.com or 1-888-526-3330.

Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (www.arf.net/people-programs/camp-arf) is offering two fantastic camps for spring break! The Pooch Pals Camp ( 1st-3rd graders) includes daily visits from ARF’s Pet Hug Pack teams will demonstrate breed physical characteristics and personalities while offering hands-on interaction with ARF therapy dogs. Animal-centric games and crafts too! For the 4th-5th graders, Camp ARF topics include: Care/ feeding of shelter pets, as well as animals in our community and the importance of spaying/neutering pets to control overpopulation. Campers will have the opportunity to observe a spay/neuter surgery (parental permission required) and to participate in a pet food drive benefiting animals in our community.

Help solve the state budget deficit!  Deana Davidson, President of the Association of University Women, Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette Branch, invites the public to the Tuesday, February 21st meeting at 9:30am to experience the California Budget Challenge.  The program was developed by Next10.org.  Attendees will be provided with response clickers that will tally the groups’ “votes” about how much to spend on schools, prisons, the environment and other state programs, as well as make choices to reduce state expenses.  The meeting begins with coffee at 9:30am followed by the Next10 budget presentation and discussion.  The meeting will be held at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Cultural Center, 1700 School Street, Moraga, CA.

SAT vs. ACT
In partnership with the Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Smart Cookie Learning, Lafayette's newest learning center, is offering a  free education forum to help teens and parents understand the similarities and differences between the SAT and ACT exams on Sunday, February 26 from 3-4pm in the Homework Center. Attendees will be provided a general overview of each exam to help identify which exam best suits their student’s learning preference. Register at www.smartcookielearning.com or call (925) 297-5304 with any questions.

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