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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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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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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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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Shell FCU will be having a Christmas open house on December 22 and 23 at the Deer Park and Fairmont branches. All members are welcome to stop by during business hours for cookies, lemonade and wassle. Be sure to bring the kids by too because Santa will be there to take pictures with the kids! Kids will also receive a little gift from Santa.
Branch lobby hours:
Wednesday: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am – 5:30pm
Many people always wonder how Halloween started. Who would come up with the idea to dress up and go door to door asking for candy? What people don’t know is that Halloween dates back to thousands of centuries ago in about 200 BC.
The holiday can be traced back to the ancient Celtic culture in Ireland. Their Druid religion worshiped Samhain, the “Lord of Darkness”. The Druids separated their seasons with just summer and winter. Translated, Samhain means “Summer’s End,” which at this time the hours of nighttime were growing over the hours of sunlight. Hence, Lord Somhain ruled over the long winter months and could only come out in the dark.
The Druid New Year began on November 1st, also known as the “Feast of Samhain”. On New Year’s Eve, the Druids believed that everyone who died the past year would rise and search for a passageway to the netherworld. They believed that on this night, the passageway or “veil” connecting both worlds was at its thinnest. Druids thought that the presence of the spirits made it easier for the Celtic priests to make predictions about the future.
To celebrate the event, Druids would build sacred bonfires where people would gather and burn crops and animals as sacrifices. Everyone would dress up in costumes usually made of animal heads and skins attempting to tell each others fortunes.
Halloween has changed a lot since 200 BC. Many more religions added on their own different traditions and as the event spread to other countries more and more about it changed. Pretty interesting huh? Who knew we could get Halloween from that!
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