Salute Your Leaders! Leader’s Day is Today!
Today is Girl Scout Leader’s day, started to honor all the volunteers who work as leaders and mentors in partnership with girls. Girls, their families, and communities should find a special way to thank their adult Girl Scout volunteers.
Traditionally speaking, you could thank your leader or other volunteers with a gift presented from the girls. The GS Shop has a lot of nice jewelry and trinket boxes with the Girl Scouts logo.
A better idea that’s less expensive and more personal would be a scrapbook. Get together and have all the girls write letters or draw pictures (depending on age level) of what Girl Scouts means to them and what their leaders mean to them. Present this to the leaders and other volunteers involved with the troop and I’m sure it will touch them and honor them in a much more meaningful and personal way than a crystal trinket box ever will.
If you don’t have a lot of time to devote to such a labor intensive project, you can also put together a really nice collection of photographs from outings, ceremonies, and regular meetings. You can create custom photo books, greeting cards, calenders, key chains, and more at PhotoWorks.com.
Leaves of Three, Beware of Me!
This is a handy way to avoid most poisonous plants when camping and hiking. And remember that poison oak and poison ivy are located even in some relatively urban areas.
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the saying “leaves of three, beware of me” can help identify poison ivy and oak, a more accurate saying is “leaflets of three, beware of me.” Each leaf on poison ivy and poison oak has three smaller leaflets. The middle leaflet has a longer stalk than the two on the sides.
Contact with a poisonous plant can lead to a nasty, itchy rash. The best way to limit the spread to fellow campers is to isolate the clothing you were wearing at the time in a garbage bag and shower immediately. A bath will just move the oils that cause the rash around and spread it to other parts of your body, so a shower is preferred. This won’t prevent a rash if you’ve had significant contact, but will help prevent the spread to others.
Treatment of a mild case can be solved with a cool shower and some over-the-counter medicine like Tecnu, Caldryl Clear or other itch relief lotion. An oatmeal bath can also sooth the itch. More advanced cases can require a trip to a doctor and a prescription medication to reduce the itching and swelling.
Charm City Cakes Creates Girl Scout Cookie Cake
How awesome! I’m a big fan of Ace of Cakes, a show on Food Network highlighting the operations of Charm City Cakes of Baltimore, MD. Recently they aired a segment about a cake they made for the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland. The cake was for a gala event and featured Girl Scout Cookies prominently in the design. The event itself was their Green Carpet Event, honoring the top cookie pre-sellers and took place last November.
The event was a success and the girls LOVED seeing celebrity chef Duff Goldman at the event, who was more than happy to take photos and sign autographs for the girls and adult volunteers.
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