GreenGirl Meeting

We are more powerful when we feel healthy, strong, balanced, connected with nature and each other. Toward that end, we invite you to join us in watching an inspirational film called "The Tapping Solution". The film demonstrates how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) help to powerfully release emotional blocks that stand in the way of health, happiness, and abundance.

After watching the 90-minute film, we will spend a few minutes getting to know each other (if the weather is nice we may opt for a 20-minute walk on the greenbelt trail just outside). We will also discuss the film, demonstrate the technique, and then tap together about our hopes and dreams in the year ahead. We want you to leave feeling that you had received a great gift, one that will keep on giving!

The event is FREE! Be sure to let us know if you will be attending in order to receive apartment # and directions.

Location: Private residence at the Gables at the Terrace apartments, 2301 South Mopac. Google map at http://g.co/maps/6an4x

RSVP at http://www.greengirls.net/contact

NOTE: There is a limit of 10 people who can attend. Attendees must be an Austin GreenGirls member, or accompany a member. This will be the first in a series of film viewings of The Tapping Solution that will be scheduled in 2012. So if you miss this event, stay tuned for additional viewing dates that will be announced. We will also schedule practice group sessions to help you learn to use the technique more effectively.

The Tapping Solution is a breakthrough documentary exploring meridian tapping, a healing tool based on the body's subtle energy systems and meridians. You can watch the trailer at http://www.thetappingsolution.com/watch-the-trailer.php

More on the technique and how it works at http://www.thetappingsolution.com/how-to-tap.php

We look forward to seeing you!

RSVP at http://www.greengirls.net/contact

"It's quite magical how well this tool works, and so efficiently! I am constantly amazed by the results." ~Joni Gilton

The GreenGirls Book Club is now a Reading Club. Please join us in a discussion on eco-terrorism/environmental terrorism. Read and bring an article or book of your choice on the topic, or just show up to discuss the topic.

If you'd like to be part of our discussion, consider yourself invited. If you are planning on attending the reading club meeting, please be sure to RSVP here: http://www.greengirls.net/contact

Our plans are to spend the first part, 11:30-1:00 eating and socializing, and then we will discuss the topic from 1:00-2:00.

Event: Reading Club Meeting & Potluck
When: Sunday, September 11, 11:30am-2:00pm
Location: Holly Weyant's residence near 183 and Anderson Mill in Austin, Texas 78729 (address and directions will be provided to those who RSVP)

You can also RSVP through Facebook, find us here:
http://www.greengirls.net/gg_on_facebook

Also, if you have any ideas for future topics, please post them to the facebook page or the greengirls.net website.

We hope to see you there!

Roberta Speer is a Holistic Counselor who specializes in preventing and dealing with toxicity, the number one cause of serious illness. Her talk includes natural ways to eliminate accumulated toxins that put us at risk for disease, and how to minimize as much as possible, further intoxication.

Good health and well-being depend on PREVENTION. We ALL face the reality of living in a toxic world that is placing ever-increasing strains on our bodies' ability to cope and maintain balance. The number of American adults and children with chronic pain and illness is staggering -- and keeps climbing. The culprit is TOXICITY. As Roberta says, "there is no place to run, no place to hide". We must take action to face and successfully deal with the toxicity challenge. She will happily answer questions at the end of her talk.

More on Roberta Speer at http://wiseandnatural.com/

Event: Talk by Roberta Speer on "The Toxicity Challenge"
Date/Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Sunday, March 13, 2011
Location: Kick Butt Coffee at The Triangle, 4600 Guadalupe Suite B2, Austin, TX 78705

RSVP at http://www.greengirls.net/contact

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If you are a member of our Facebook group, please indicate that you will be attending this event. (If you haven't yet joined our Facebook group, search "GreenGirls.net" to join!)

We hope to see you there!

Holly Weyant will be hosting our next GreenGirls.net Book Club meeting, which will include a potluck, on Sunday, February 20. The book selected is "Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America" by Thomas L. Friedman.

If you are planning on attending the book club meeting, be sure to RSVP since we will limit participation to 10 women.

Our plans are to spend the first part, 11:30-1:00 eating and socializing, and then we will discuss the book from 1:00-2:00.

What: Book Club Meeting & Potluck
When: Sunday, February 20, 11:30am-2:00pm
Location: Holly Weyant residence near 183 and Anderson Mill in Austin, Texas 78729 (address and directions will be provided to those who RSVP)

To RSVP, go to http://www.greengirls.net/contact

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If you are a member of our Facebook group, please indicate that you will be attending this event. To find us there, go to http://www.greengirls.net/gg_on_facebook

More info about the book at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312428928/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_...

Also, if you have any ideas for future book titles, please post them to the facebook page or the greengirls.net website.

Tejashri Kyle will be hosting our third GreenGirls.net Book Club meeting, which will include a potluck, on Saturday, October 9. The book selected is "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan.

If you are planning on attending the book club meeting, be sure to RSVP since we will limit participation to 10 women.

Looks like the book has 3 main sections and a total of 20 chapters. If each person attending could present 2-3 chapters, we could cover the entire book in the time we have. Please let us know which chapters you would like to present when you RSVP.

Our plans are to spend the first part, 11:30-1:00 eating and socializing, and then we will discuss the book from 1:00-2:00.

To RSVP, go to http://www.greengirls.net/contact

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If you are a member of our Facebook group, please indicate that you will be attending this event. To find us there, go to http://www.greengirls.net/gg_on_facebook

More info about the book at http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/1594200823

Also, if anyone has ideas for future book titles, please post them to the facebook page or the greengirls.net website.

** We will display presenter names [beside chapter names] as they come in. For updates, please visit http://www.greengirls.net/book_club_meeting_ominvores_dilemma.

Holly Weyant will be hosting our next GreenGirls.net Book Club meeting and potluck. She has selected the great environmental classic "Silent Spring" by Rachel L. Carson as our book to be discussed.

In 1960, a woman noticed the birds had stopped singing and their population had severely decreased in her neighborhood. She summoned a friend, biologist/writer Rachel Carson, to investigate this wildlife mystery. Subsequently, in 1962, Rachel's discoveries and efforts were brought to the forefront in her book, Silent Spring, which revealed the atrocities of pesticide poisoning. The over-spraying of DDT, dieldrin and other pest killers was poisoning the entire world of living things, humanity included. Rachel's work not only left chemical companies casting about trying to discredit her findings, but, most importantly, prompted an enormous environmental movement which continues today. --Review from The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women

What: Book Club Meeting & Potluck
When: Sunday, June 20, 11:30am-2:00pm
Location: Holly Weyant residence near 183 and Anderson Mill in Austin, Texas 78729 (address and directions will be provided to those who RSVP)

We will spend the first part of the meeting eating and socializing (11:30-1:00). We will discuss the book from 1:00-2:00.

More info about the book at http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Spring-Rachel-Carson/dp/0618249060/ref=sr_1...

Be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend since this event is limited to 10 participants. http://www.greengirls.net/contact

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If you are a member of our Facebook group, please indicate that you will be attending this event. To find us there, go to http://www.greengirls.net/gg_on_facebook

We hope to see you there!

Ellen Hansen will be hosting our first GreenGirls.net Book Club meeting, which will include a potluck. She has selected "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature" by Janine M. Benyus as our first book to discuss.

What: Book Club Meeting & Potluck
When: Sunday, March 14, 11:30am-2:00pm
Location: Mosaic Apartments, 4600 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723

We will spend the first part of the meeting eating and socializing (11:30-1:00). We will discuss the book from 1:00-2:00.

If you plan to attend this event, be sure to RSVP since we will limit participation to 10 women (the unit # will be provided for those who RSVP).

As of Feb 2, six (6) women have RSVPd to attend our book club meeting and potluck. We have 3 presenters so far, for chapters 2, 3 and 4. If you want to present a particular chapter, just ask.

Since this book lends itself to dividing up contents by chapter (there are 8 chapters covering specific areas), we encourage participants to consider selecting a chapter to focus on to present to the group. It is not necessary that every chapter be "spoken for"; it just helps to ensure that all attendees will get a taste of what each chapter is about, regardless of whether we all had time to read the whole book.

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature - by Janine M. Benyus
. Chapter 1 - Echoing Nature - Why Biomimicry Now? [Ellen Hansen will present]
. Chapter 2 - How Will We Feed Ourselves? - Farming to Fit the Land: Growing Food Like a Prairie - [Renee Pinchero will present]
. Chapter 3 - How Will We Harness Energy? - Light into Life: Gathering Energy Like a Leaf - [Joni Gilton will present]
. Chapter 4 - How Will We Make Things? - Fitting Form to Function: Weaving Fibers Like a Spider - [Holly Weyant will present]
. Chapter 5 - How Will We Heal Ourselves? - Experts in Our Midst: Finding Cures Like a Chimp
. Chapter 6 - How Will We Store What We Learn? - Dances with Molecules: Computing Like a Cell
. Chapter 7 - How Will We Conduct Business? - Closing the Loops in Commerce: Running a Business Like a Redwood Forest
. Chapter 8 - Where Will We Go From Here? - May Wonders Never Cease: Toward a Biomimetic Future

** We will display presenter names [beside chapter names] as they come in. For updates, please visit http://www.greengirls.net/book_club_meeting_031410.

More info about the book at http://www.amazon.com/Biomimicry-Innovation-Inspired-Janine-Benyus/dp/00...

Be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend since this event is limited to 10 participants. Also indicate if you have selected a chapter to briefly present (2-5 minutes max).
RSVP at http://www.greengirls.net/contact

[Note: If you are a member of our Facebook group, please post your RSVP and selected chapter to present on our Discussion page for this topic.]

We hope to see you there!

It's time again for GreenGirls' annual Holiday Potluck Brunch Party. We hope you can join us. If you're there, it will be that much more fun!

This annual gathering is a great way to see old friends, make new ones, share good food and interesting conversation. If you enjoy meeting other women who are passionate about protecting the environment, please consider yourself invited. You do not need to have attended a prior GreenGirls.net event to come.

What: GreenGirls' Annual Holiday Potluck Brunch Party

When: Sunday, Dec 13, 11am to ~3pm [WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE at 1pm]

Where: Private residence - 1115 Kinney Ave, 78704 (4-story townhouse) - We will email you the Unit # when you RSVP.

What to bring:
. Holiday spirit
. One dish to share (beverages will be covered).
. One GREEN holiday tip to share with everyone (Examples: Gift giving ideas such as donations to sustainable projects OR green holiday decorating tips OR any other tips you want to share!)
. OPTIONAL: A White Elephant Gift. (For those of you needing a refresher, see below.)

RSVP at http://www.greengirls.net/contact

A White Elephant Gift Exchange goes like this:

You bring any old (wrapped but unlabeled) item you have laying around the house, or a very inexpensive/humorous trinket (extra points if it's green or environmentally friendly). We number it at the door. At 1pm we draw numbers and she who has #1 unwraps the first gift and shows it to everyone. Each successive participant, in the order determined from the drawing, can either 1) "steal" an already opened gift (if there's one they really like) or 2) be adventurous and go for a wrapped gift from the pile. If the participant chooses to steal, the person whose gift is stolen now repeats their turn and either 1) steals another person's gift (they cannot immediately steal back the gift that was just stolen from them) or 2) unwraps a new gift.

Since items can be stolen, the item in your possession is not yours until the gift is "safe" -- or stolen twice. This helps the process go more smoothly (avoiding, for example, the hypothetical scenario of the same gift being stolen by every successive participant) and limits the disadvantage of being among the first to choose gifts. The gal who picked first also has the option of picking any "safe" gift or keeping the gift already in hand.

*If the weather is nice, we will go up to the roof at 1pm for the gift exchange part of the party.

RSVP at http://www.greengirls.net/contact

We hope to see you there!

How time flies! It has been one year since we adopted our street through Keep Austin Beautiful. In order to commemorate this occasion, we are going to have a breakfast celebration in addition to our quarterly cleanup. Please join us immediately before the cleanup for good food, good conversation, and just a good time all around! Breakfast tacos, bagels, juice, and tea will be provided. Feel free to invite your friends and family as well.

Our adopted street is on North Lamar Boulevard, framed by 24th Street on the north side and Shoal Creek Blvd on the south side just above 15th Street. Since it is immediately adjacent to Pease Park, there are numerous picnic tables where we will gather before our cleanup. Check out photos of the meeting location, adopted street, and some of our lovely volunteers at http://www.greengirls.net/adopt-a-street_cleanup_photos

EVENT INFO:
• GreenGirls Adopted Street Cleanup & Breakfast Celebration
• Saturday, October 10th, 9:00-11:15am
• Pease Park, 1100 Kingsbury Street (meeting place for cleanup supplies and breakfast)
Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1100+Kingsbury+St,+Austin,+Travi...

EVENT SCHEDULE:
Breakfast Celebration: 9:00-9:45am
Street Cleanup: 9:45-11:15am

THINGS TO BRING:
• Your energy, enthusiasm, and your fun-loving spirit
• Gloves that can be washed and reused (optional; thin plastic gloves and pickup tools will be provided)

**Please RSVP to let us know you are coming at http://www.greengirls.net/contact

If you are passionate about the environment, drawn to or curious about being more green, consider yourself invited. If you would like to meet other women who are on that path, please come.

There will not be a meeting this month. We hope to see you at our October adopted street cleanup and breakfast celebration. More at http://www.greengirls.net/cleanup_101009