Thursday, September 18, 2008

Triangle Park is Shaping Up!

Sunday, September 28th, 3:00pm
Once again the residents of Austin are stepping up and taking care of their neighborhood. Families living near and around Triangle Park, a play-date favorite for kids of Tarrytown and close by neighborhoods, are taking the initiative to coordinate a park fundraiser to shape-up and improve the park.
Don’t be square! Come to Triangle Park’s benefit on Sunday, September 28th at 3pm for food, fun and celebrating! Along with a barbeque cook-off and live music, children can enjoy a special kiddie corner with face painting, sno cones, crafts, bouncy houses and a bake sale. The event is free, but raffle tickets and t-shirts will be sold, and donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit park improvements. The park is located at the Windsor/Margranita Crescent intersection. For questions or details, e-mail elizabeth_adams1@mac.com. To view e-vite, click here.

Upcoming Events:

Baby Scoop Celebrates with Baby Coco

Saturday, September 20th 10-5
Join us in celebrating Baby Coco's most recent arrival, their new and improved website,www.babycoco.com. The upscale and chic Austin baby boutique has transformed the essence and charm of their store into a fabulous online experience. The site also has the feel of a community. It features a “Friends of Baby Coco” section that links to local “favorites”, and hosts a blog that keeps customers up to date on new arrivals. While there are still a few items to add to the website, the store is celebrating big!
Customers will “coo” over Baby Coco’s fine soiree! Enjoy free massages from 10:00am-1:00pm. Snack and sip on samples from Pink Avocado’s catering menu and curb your sweet tooth with cookies from Polkadots Cupcake Factory. Baby Coco also is debuting its signature organic, body care line for babies and will be selling it for “buy-one-get-one-half-off”, Saturday only! Sign up for a gift certificate and t-shirt from Total Mommy Fitness valued at $340. Also, all in-stock and special order art will be 20% off! Stop by anytime, we’ll see you there!

Central Texas Kids Expo

Saturday September 27th 9:00am-5:00pm
The Central Texas Kids EXPO addresses many of the most challenging safety and health issues families face today in a fun, interactive and exciting forum. Seventy-five exhibitors have fun activities and prize drawings for kids. There will be live music performances featuring Joe McDermott at 9:30 and Trout Fishing in America at 4:00. The main stage will feature over 174 Bell County Kids performing everything from classical music, gymnastics, dance, cheer, skateboarders and martial arts. The Expo is at the Bell County Expo Center located at 301 West Loop 121 Belton, Texas 76513. Bring a canned good item for free admission or $5 per person. More info go to, www.txkidexpo.com.

MOM TO MOM
This past week, Baby Scoop Austin recruited over a hundred local moms to donate new and gently used toys for the hurricane evacuees staying at the convention center. Today, with permission from the Red Cross, the “Baby Scoop Crew” delivered the toys, games, balls, and stuffed animals to the convention center “play area”.
We are so thankful for the support from Austin families. Thank you for your quick response in gathering items for the kids. Their faces lit up as the boxes and bags of toys were brought in. Also, thank you to WAYA for serving as a central drop-off location. We also recruited local children’s photographer, J. Bell, who helped with unloading toys and took pictures of the donations. The toy drive was a huge success!

YOU CAN HELP. The Central Texas Red Cross and the Capital Area Food Bank still need essentials. The following items are especially needed: peanut butter, diapers, pop-top canned meats, personal care items, granola bars, bottled water and dog food.
The nonprofits are accepting donations around the clock through Friday to prepare emergency food boxes for evacuees not in shelters. The Food Bank is located at 8201 S. Congress Avenue between William Cannon and Slaughter Lane.

DOT-COM OF THE WEEK

BSA’s dot-com of the week: www.freepeats.com
This website connects Austin area parents with free baby, children’s and maternity items.

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