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Event - FREE Community Outreach Seminar

The Furthering Community Unity Team and Shell Federal Credit Union will be hosting a Community Outreach Seminar for free to our members and community. There will be guest speakers from various volunteer organizations to help you learn about the different types of organizations there are and the things they do in our community. This will be a FREE seminar and all ages are welcome. The seminar will be held on April 10th at Shell Federal Credit Union in Deer Park (301 E 13th St Deer Park, TX 77536) from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. If you are a parent of a student, a student or a community member wanting to find a way give back; please join us for this fun and informational seminar. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Event - Pasadena Habitat for Humanity

When: Saturday, February 25th Time: 8:00 am – 12:00pm Where: 510 Bertloma Pasadena, TX Other Notes: Come help build a home in your community! It is a fun and creative way to donate your time and can be a great learning experience. Minimum age 16.

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Events - MDA Muscle Walk

When: Saturday, February 18th Time: 8:00 am – 12:00pm Where: Houston Galleria, 5986 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027 Other Notes: How many muscles does it take to walk? One - your heart! Join the FCU Team in supporting the 2012 Houston MDA Muscle Walk as we walk with others to help send children to summer camp and find a cure!

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Event - Pasadena Animal Shelter

When: Saturday, February 4th Time: 11:00 - 2:00 Where: Pasadena Animal Shelter 5150 Burke Rd Pasadena, Tx 77504 Other Notes: Come join us in helping walk and bathe the animals at the Pasadena Animal Shelter. It will be a fun and interactive opportunity to connect with the four legged friends of our community who need just a bit of friendly petting and playing. **Ages 4 to 14 years must be accompanied by someone over the age of 18. You must wear jeans and closed toed shoes.**

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I Bet You Didn't Know About...

Here are some interesting, but somewhat useless facts about things you’ve probably never heard of!


1. The sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet.
2. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
3. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades-King David; Clubs-Alexander the Great; Hearts-Charlemagne; and Diamonds-Julius Caesar.
4. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
5. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
6. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
7. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
8. There are more chickens than people in the world.
9. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
10. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
11. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
12. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
13. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
14. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
15. Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
16. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
17. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
18. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
19. Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes.
20. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Now the next time someone says, “tell me something I don’t know,” you can!

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