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December 2016

A Newsletter for the Residents of the Long Canyon

Volume 10, Issue 12

Movie Showing By Local Girl Scouts December 10, 2016 At Moviehouse and Eatery Girl Scout Troop 2417 will show the PG-13 movie, “Girl Rising” on December 10, 7:00 - 8:45 pm at Moviehouse and Eatery. Tickets cost $8 and can be purchased at http://girlrisingmovie.weebly.com. “Girl Rising” tells the unforgettable stories of nine girls living in developing countries who overcome great obstacles to obtain an education and change their fate. Five sophomores at Vandegrift High School make up Girl Scout Troop 2417. They chose to showcase this movie to bring attention to the lack of education of girls in the developing world and how this can result in denied opportunity and oppression, an incomprehensible situation to girls in the Four Points community who are encouraged and expected to attend school and pursue higher education. “We hope this film not only informs but also inspires,” said Andy Hahn, Troop 2417 member. “The stories are meant to bridge the gap between girls like us and girls who live in circumstances that we cannot understand. We all learned about the issues these girls face in Human Geography last year and this film gives us a real understanding of the life struggles facing girls even today.” “Girl Rising” is the culmination of six years of work by a team of former ABC News journalists. They set out to investigate how to end global poverty and discovered that educating girls is the single highest return on investment in breaking the poverty cycle. Interestingly, they also discovered that poverty can be reversed in only one generation because “educated girls stand up for their rights, marry and have children later, educate their own children, and their families and communities thrive.” These journalists’ desire to spread this information led them to produce the film about real girls and the barriers they face to achieve their dream. “By watching this film, we believe that you have made an investment in a girl, said Logan Foust, another Troop 2417 member. “And just like those who made this film, we hope that others will take action, possibly through fundraising work, volunteering or like us, continuing to spread the word.” Copyright © 2016 Peel, Inc.

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Instead of Toys This Holiday Season, Some Kids Just Want Their Basic Needs Met by Dr. Beverly Hamilton

One in four children in the Austin area live in poverty. The tiniest members of our community don't care yet about toys but they might know what it's like to not have enough diapers. Diapers are not covered under assistance programs and cost $800-$1,000 per year. This price tag means some families have to decide between paying their rent or paying for diapers. A national study showed that 1 in 12 mothers reported leaving their baby in a soiled diaper longer than necessary due to limited resources. The founder of Austin Diaper Bank, Beverly Hamilton, started the diaper bank out of her spare bedroom after learning this sad fact. Now the organization has grown exponentially and occupies a modest warehouse on Burnet Road in north Austin. Austin Diaper Bank helps make sure that Central Texas families have the diapers they need to keep babies healthy. By working with a network of over 40 partner agencies, the diaper bank serves thousands of people from Georgetown to San Marcos.

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The diaper bank is a grassroots community effort, largely donation driven and volunteer run. To directly help babies in Central Texas this holiday season, you can host a a diaper drive, donate much needed funds, provide diapers (larger sizes are especially in demand) or volunteer. Individuals and groups can spend time in the warehouse sorting, counting and bundling diapers for distribution to the community. The littlest Central Texans thank you.

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DEER & TREES & SUCH Bambi is cute. His daddy and momma are majestic and elegant and all of them are very very hungry! No doubt you have noticed that deer these days are becoming bolder and that deer-resistant plant lists are shrinking each year. Why? Populations in suburban-rural areas are increasing due to many factors all the while their native food sources are dwindling. Toxic and disagreeable landscape plants are becoming necessary for their forage as natural predators, hunting, and routes for migration become almost non-existent. Often corn is provided with good intentions, but it is well documented that it is of little nutritional value and can cause them to die as a result of acidosis. It has become a situation which is costly and undesirable for hill country communities and deer alike. One of the best sources of food for deer has always been the acorn. One of the less considered repercussions of the national tree epidemic we all call oak wilt, is the loss of this major deer diet staple in those more and more prevalent locals where this fungal pathogen has caused the death of oak trees. Property clearing has also affected them by the generic approach of remove everything but the Live Oaks and grass (deer don’t have the capacity to digest mature grasses) from the lot and raising tree canopies above the height that deer can reach to browse. Also, not a minor issue of deer over-population is the genetic defects arising from in-breeding. Though some may think it is “neat” to see deer so close to our back

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porches, it is incredibly unnatural. The lack of fear and decline of self-preservation instincts can take a serious toll on our bodily safety on the roads that the deer constantly jay-walk across, our insurance premiums, and obviously and arguably the worst consequence is the painful injury and likely drawn-out death the deer experience after vehicular impact. Also a result of this lack of fear (along with hormonal craziness), bucks are during the rut choosing our landscape trees as their punching backs if you will – both letting out there aggression and leaving their scent behind, both culminating in the likely event of your tree dying. Cages or plastic protectors are absolutely critical for any planted tree to survive these days. Humane, well-thought-out plans of action are absolutely necessary to bring deer populations to levels (and maintain them at those levels) advised by wildlife experts, who have both the knowledge and are motivated by compassion to seek the good of both the community and the deer. Trapping, relocating, more park space, food plots of nutritional forbs, mast, and browse as well as regular education of the public of informed care practices for these amazing animals are just a few of the many things which can help enrich our lives and theirs. Questions or comments this article or previous articles have generated, may be directed to me at: kevin@arborcareandconsulting.com

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