At the age of three, I was an animal lover, my favorite animal being a cat. I’d never had one, because we thought my dad was allergic to them, but I wanted one desperately. One day, my mom and I heard a sound. I was sure it was a cat, but my mom thought it [...]
Gia Magliano is NAWBO BRC’s Scholarship Chair. The Barbara Balter Entrepreneurial Spirit Scholarship is available to female high school seniors who have demonstrated entrepreneurial talents and live in the State of Maryland. Gia has been a member of NAWBO BRC for a number of years and is serving her third term on the board since 2006. [...]
I have had the pleasure of knowing Jason and his wife Jeanette Adams since they have been teaching at General John Stricker Middle School. I met them because my wife, Becky teaches Math there, as well. Excellent teachers that do not get enough recognition for all they do. Jason, filled with excitement and a great [...]
Last weekend, thanks to a wonderful friend of my mom’s, Tammy Bowers of Rolling Ads of Maryland , we went to Kennedy Krieger’s Festival of Trees. Kennedy Krieger has this big event at the Maryland Fair grounds and the money they raise helps children who have health challenges. I learned a bunch about Kennedy Krieger [...]
I had played the violin in 3rd grade, but I never really liked it at all. I decided to try percussion the next year, since I had always wanted to try it!! I started to really love it! Percussion is so much more than just drums. Some instruments in Percussion are Bells, Cymbals, the Triangle, [...]
Since September Girl Scouts in Central Maryland have been taking orders for Girl Scout cookies. Recently we began the delivery of orders to our customers. Starting the last weekend in October, Girl Scouts will now sell cookies at “Cookie Booths”. A cookie booth is a table decorated by the Girls in the Troop with posters, [...]
The Boy Scout National Jamboree is an enormous scouting event that happens every 4 years. Thousands of Scouts and leaders apply to go to this momentous event. Over 100,000 people apply but only 45,000 actually get picked to go. I was one of these 45,000 Scouts that were picked to attend this year’s National Jamboree [...]
Over Labor Day weekend, my family and I visited The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. I really wanted to go to the zoo as we had not had a chance all summer. Every year I enjoy watching the animals grow up. My very favorite animal is the Polar Bear! The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has three [...]
I love selling, eating and sharing Girl Scout cookies! Girl Scouts all over Central Maryland will begin selling yummy Girl Scout cookies on September 11, 2010. At our council website, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, GSCM cookie sale, there is more information about the upcoming cookie sale. The sale will continue until November 30, [...]
Guinea pigs make great pets and they have for thousands of years. The first evidence of domesticated guinea pigs comes from the people of the Inca tribes in Peru as early as 5,000 BC. Then, the guinea pig was raised as food. It is amazing to imagine how far guinea pigs have come since. First [...]
