Beat the Heat

I've been thinking about those of you that might be getting a touch of 'cabin fever' because you normally spend your days going here and there but are staying in to avoid the awful heat wave....and I've come up with this list of fun INDOOR things to do or to support someone in doing (please send me more ideas!):

MOVIE NIGHT - TV can be boring background noise that people are falling asleep to the sound of or you can make it into an event.  Borrow (from a friend, the library) or rent ($1 at the Redbox) a DVD, invite some friends over, serve refreshments!
REARRANGE YOUR FURNITURE - make an old space new.
DANCE - turn up the music, a variety of music (Oldies, Disco, Rock and Roll), and go for a few spins around the family room.  This simple silly act can change the mood of your entire home.
READ A BOOK - Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is the current S.A.S. Book Club selection.  Consider reading one chapter a day or borrowing it on tape to listen to and then join the group for discussion and fun activities - next meeting is Monday 8/13 in the evening.

COOK - click here to visit a website full of all kinds of recipes
WRITE A LETTER - send a note to someone you haven't seen in awhile or who you simply care about via email or standard mail; isn't nice to receive a piece of mail that isn't a bill?!
PLAY CARDS - Old Maid and Uno are two easy-to-learn favorites of mine.
EMAIL ME YOUR "BEAT THE HEAT" IDEA to curtisa@emmaushomes.org and be published on the blog and entered to win a Beat the Heat Kit!

FREDBIRD

There are many ways to be a Cardinal's Baseball Fan:

Wear RED

LISTEN to a game on KMOX 1120
WATCH a televised game on Fox Sports Midwest
GO to a game at Busch stadium

Click here for their schedule

And keep an eye out for that goofy mascot - FREDBIRD!!!!

Fredbird is visiting the Activity Center

next Tuesday July 24th at 10am.

Jeanetta H. and Fredbird last Summer

The Muny in Forest Park

 The Muny is an outdoor theatre located in Forest Park with performances running through mid-August. Did you know there is a free seat section? You can go to any show for FREE (seating begins at 7:00pm and actual showtime is 8:15pm; park in the upper parking lot right behind the free seats)! Aladdin, Dreamgirls, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pirates!, and the King and I remain for 2012.

To get to the Muny's home page for more information click here or call them at 314-361-1900.

Charity Dance A Success for Volunteer Club

THANK YOU to all who came out to the dance in support of Joplin, MO.  The Volunteer Club did an impressive job working together to make a wonderful evening.  The group choose the theme, the charity, provided refreshments, made decorations and flyers and so forth.  St. John UCC donated the hall.  A total of $270 is being sent to the Joplin Missouri Disaster Relief Fund.

 Poodle skirts!

 Each of the volunteers brought refreshments.  Yummm.

 Sharon W. and Doris W. on the dance floor.

 Randy B. with Sherifa H. working at ticket sales.

 Megan L. and Julie W. setting up.

 Rebekah R. and family embellishing the centerpieces.

Emerick M. working at the refrehment table.