Out troop will soon begin it's Wonders of Water WOW! badge. Thinking of water pollution and how it affects animals, we were interested in having a visit from the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia. The three predator birds they brought were great and inspired a lot of questions!
Girls also worked together to shop for items for out canine friends from Hearts of Gold using money donated at the cookie booths÷
Girls were surprised by a visit from volunteers from Hearts of Gold. These volunteers foster and train service dogs for veterans needing psychological and physical assistance and the three dog visitors were a huge hit! Girls had many questions that were well answered and then they each got a turn to pet all three friendly dogs.
At the end of the meeting we discussed obstacles to education faced by people I'm our country and others. The girls listened to a book called Gift Days that describes how a young Ugandan girl's hopes of eduction are destroyed when her mom dies and she becomes responsible for the chores and her 3 sisters. There was a happy ending though :)
