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A calendar of activities is mailed bi-monthly to all agency participants, featuring upcoming activities for the next two months.  You must REGISTER for activities...call (610) 373-5544.

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About 175 Littles, Bigs, Board members, and their families attended the 2011 Holiday Party.

FEBRUARY 2012
  
   
Tuesday, February 7th (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - COUL...Mardi Gras:  Come learn about the tradition of Mardi Gras!  We will be playing games, eating food, and making crafts all inspired by Mardi Gras.
          
Thurday, February 9th (5:30 pm to 8:30 pm) - TEEN...Executive Committee meeting
    
Saturday, January 11th (11:30 am to 3:00 pm) - COUL & Match...Sports Day at KU: It's time to get back to Kutztown University!  If you missed it last time, get out and see what all the fuss is about.  We'll be playing all kinds of sports with our KU friends, and -- of course -- there will be DODGEBALL!  
         
Tuesday, January 14th (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - COUL & Match...Heart Beats and Drum Beats:  Many people focus on the beating of their heart on Valentine's Day.  At BBBS, we're going to hear that beat even louder with our friends from Earth Rhythms.  We will be hearing drum demonstrations, then trying them ourselves.
              
Tuesday, February 21st (5:30 pm to 8:30 pm) - COUL & Match...Reverse Valentine's Day Party at KU: We cannot truly love others unles we truly love ourselves.  We're going to celebrate ourselves at KU!
    
Wednesday, February 22nd (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - TEEN...BTI tour: Berks Technical Institute is giving us a personalized tour of their campus.  Come see what they have to offer!
    
No COUL on Tuesday, February 28th....see Wednesday, February 29th (Leap Year in 2012!!!) below.
    
Wednesday, February 29th (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - COUL & Match...Humane Society: Love animals?  Come take a tour of the Humane Society with us!  They're also going to put us to work...so make sure you wear clothes you can get dirty in!
  
     
  



January 2012

The BBBS office will be closed on January 2nd (for New Years) and January 16th (for Martin Luther King Day). 
   
Tuesday, January 3rd (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - COUL...Movie & Popcorn: The first week back to school after a long break can be hard, so come relax with us as we eat snacks and watch a movie.
  
Tuesday, January 10th (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - COUL...Star Struck: Have a favorite celebrity?  During this activity, we will be writing letters to our favorite celebrities to see if we can get a response, picture, or even an autograph back!  Come prepared with the names of your favorite celebrities and we'll write to them.
              
Thursday, January 12th (5:30 pm to 7: 30 pm) - TEEN...Executive Committee:  TEEN is a program FOR teens RUN BY teens!  Do you want to be one of those teen Littles that provides the planning and direction for the TEEN activities?  All TEEN-eligible Littles are welcome to attend.
               
Tuesday, January 17th (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - COUL...Pizza & Homework Help: School is back in full swing, so you may have lots of homework or a school project to get done.  Well, here is your chance to get it done AND satisfy your appetite while you are at it!
                    
 
Tuesday, January 24th...No COUL!! See Wednesday, January 25th, below.
      
Wednesday, January 25th (6:30 pm to 9:30 pm) - COUL & Match...Reading Royals game: Join us as we get out to the Sovereign Center to cheer on the Reading Royals!  Support our hometown hockey team!  Dinner will be provided.
         
Thursday, January 26th (5:00 pm to 10:00 pm) - TEEN...Snowtubing at Bear Creek: TEEN will be taking a ride to Macungie to go snow-tubing at Bear Creek.  Make sure you are dressed warmly, and get to the agency on time!  You MUST register ahead for this event.  Also, a liability form MUST be signed by your parent or legal guardian if you are under 18 before leaving for Bear Creek.  If you do not have this form...you cannot go tubing!   
    
 
Tuesday, January 31 (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm) - COUL & Match...Birthday Bash: The annual tradition continues!  We all come together to celebrate EVERYONE's birthday.  Whether your birthday is in January or June or whatever month, we're celebrating it.  So come on out and bring your singing voices with you, because we'll be singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you...and you...and you!
    

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COUL making gingerbread houses.


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