Sunday, June 15, 2014

TERM 2 WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAM SCHEDULED!

We are happy to announce that we have now finalised our Term 2 Winter Holiday Children MAD Holiday Program. We hope you will share with your friends and come and join us for some winter fun as we take a lovely nature walk through the forest and learn about the gift of giving!


SCHOOL HOLIDAY SESSIONS WINTER TERM 2

Monday, 30 June 2014, 10AM: A Walk Through the Forest
Cumberland State Forest, Castle Hill Rd. West Pennant Hills

Join us as we take a walk through Cumberland State Forest and search for nature's best treasures. Learn about the creatures that inhabit our local forests and how many of these species are threatened due to deforestation. We will share a story, craft and morning tea together. We will meet at the visitor's centre at Cumberland State Forest on Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills, from which we will head of on our walk on the Sensory Trail (pram and wheel chair friendly) located across from the visitor's centre car park. Please visit Cumberland State Forest for more visitor information.

What to bring:
-Warm clothes, hat and gumboots
-A healthy plate of food to share with friends
-Water bottle
-Picnic rug
-Gold coin donation for craft

Monday, 7 July 2014, 10AM: The Gift of Giving 
North Rocks Park, North Rocks Rd. North Rocks
(at 11:30AM those interested may follow along to the Community Library, Westfield North Rocks)

Bring your pre-loved books to North Rocks Park as we collect books to donate to the RIDBC Community Library. We will share a story, make a "craft of kindness" and talk about the gift of giving; not just monetarily but also by what we do and say to others.
 Donating books to the new community library located in Westfield, North Rocks presents a wonderful opportunity to our children of how they can give something of their own to share with others in our local community. A donation box for books will be at the park or you may tag along with us after our session to drop of your books personally at the library which is a couple of blocks from the park on the corner of North Rocks and New North Rocks Rds.

What to bring:
-Warm clothes for park playing
-A healthy personal morning tea and water bottle
-Any book donations for the book library
-Gold coin donation for craft.
  
What is the Community Library?
The Community Library is a small space which opened earlier this year in Westfield North Rocks. Books may be donated, borrowed or swapped. They may also be simply purchased for a gold coin donation. Proceeds benefit the Royal Institute for Death & Blind Children, which is located across the street from the shopping centre. Our family has seen first hand how this space has benefited the community by being a quiet haven for local school children to retreat after school, a place for parents with children to have a quick read of a magazine or short story while their children draw on the black board walls and where strangers simply meet each other while perusing the books for a short conversation. It has been a weekly stop during our shopping outings for the little book worms in my family, too!

We hope to see you there and please spread the word with your friends!
x Lachlan & Meg