Today's Coast to Coast has hot air balloons, Tyvek purse production and much more. Check it out!
New
Jersey’s Hunterdon
County Democrat reports that Girl Scouts recently got together on a very
early morning to check out the hot air balloons during the first balloon launch
at the annual Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning. During a hot air balloon
demonstration, girls were able to go inside a hot air balloon. The girls
learned from experienced hot air balloon owner, Keith Sproul, how propane thins
the air to make the balloons rise. Girls also learned one of the basic
scientific principles of ballooning. In order for hot air balloons to rise and
float through the air, the air inside the balloon must be lighter than the air
on the outside of the balloon.
WXIA
TV II in Gainesville, GA, reports that a group of women who are leaders in local
government recently helped Girl Scouts earn a badge. Judge Patty Walters led
the girls through a courthouse tour while teaching of compromise and
meditation, along with the voting process. Other female officials were there to
help out.
In
Wisconsin, the Beloit
Daily News reports that Girl Scouts from surrounding communities
participated in the Girl Scout Art
Exploration program. One of the afternoon projects was to create purses out
of Tyvek construction material. Tyvek can typically be obtained from
construction companies. Pieces of Tyvek were heated together and sealed and
then turned inside out. The girls could then decorate their creations with
colored plastic stones, feathers and more. They also made handles or straps out
of yarn and other materials.
New
Jersey’s Atlantic
Highlands Herald reports that The United States Air Force selected Girl
Scouts of the Jersey Shore robotics coach, Richard Morgan, as one of only 24
mentors to the Second Annual FIRST Leadership Program at Vandenberg Air Force
Base in California. As coach of the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore’s robotics
team, Morgan introduces girls to programming by creating robotic structures
that move and make sound. His robotics team is a part of the Girl Scouts of the
Jersey Shore’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program
that provides opportunities to girls of all ages in enhancing their education
in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
New
Canaan News reports that Girl Scouts of Connecticut will host the 20th
anniversary Woman of Merit dinner on Thursday, Sept. 12. The Woman of Merit
award recognizes leaders who demonstrate the Girl Scout values of leadership,
personal achievement and service to the community. This year, Emmy
award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Diane Smith will
serve as emcee. Girl Scouts of Connecticut will be honoring IBM's chief
information officer, Jeanette Horan. The company is responsible for equipping
IBMers with the technology and tools they need to better support clients and
achieve IBM's objectives.