I was honored to attend the local Girl Scouts' 20th annual Thinking Day celebration on Feb. 22 at Patton Middle School. Each of the 23 troops chose a country, researched it and shared not only information about its geography, weather and history but also brought in a typical food for sampling-- I saw pizzelles from Italy, Hungarian goulash, churros (a pastry from Argentina), Swedish "iron buns," a chocolate fountain (Belgium), maple syrup (Canada) and yogurt (Iceland).
One troop performed a traditional Hungarian folk dance; another danced to "K-Pop" from South Korea. Crafts included an Italian chef's hat, castanets, and origami. The troop that chose Chile pitched a whole tent that visitors could walk through, and in the center was a living stone figure from Easter Island.
Lucy Barber, a troop leader who grew up in Chelmsford, England, displayed her mother's Girl Guide uniform from the 1950s.
The girls also learned about the plight of refugees around the world and wrote letters to people serving overseas in the U.S. military to accompany shipments of Girl Scout cookies ("Operation Cookie Drop").
I noticed that there were many more fathers at the event this year and mentioned that to one of the organizers. She laughed and suggested that it might have something to do with the quantity and quality of food being served.
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