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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Nancy Boyd!!!
Nancy Boyd (#2508) has received a certificate of achievement in Cleaning Up for earning a Beginner Level Recycling Merit Badge!
“I researched recycling in my area. This research checked into what my residential garbage hauler would and wouldn’t take. It also included what other opportunities were available for recycling in the Columbus, Ohio, area.
There are a lot of places to recycle items. Even if one place doesn’t accept an item, there is another place that will. There is even going to be an event offered through www.swaco.org and Ohio Health, in partnership with the DEA, that will be a prescription drug take-back day on April 26, 2014, to dispose of unused, old, or unwanted prescription drugs to get them out of the house.”
With May Day hovering on the horizon, I thought of a fun little geography quiz: Map the Maypole!
Just in case you’re not familiar, maypoles are decorative wooden poles that have stood at the center of European May Day festivities throughout the ages. It’s no surprise that the traditions of twirling ribbons and dancing ’round the pole have spread across the globe, but can you guess where in the world the following maypoles are located?
I’ll give you the answers at the end, so don’t peek!
A. A rainbow of ribbons …
Photo by Jengod via Wikimedia Commons
B. Red, white, and blue? Might surprise you …
Photo by Grenville Burrows via Wikimedia Commons
C. Those sure are tropical looking leaves …
Photo by Vmenkov via Wikimedia Commons
D. Skirts and ribbons swirl …
Photo by Jim Champion via Wikimedia Commons
E. Renaissance garb and … a plastic coffee mug?
Photo by KenL via Wikimedia Commons
F. And, perhaps, my favorite of all …
Photo by Haxpett via Wikimedia Commons
Answers:
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Offenham, England
C. Victoria, Australia
D. Salisbury, England
E. Tuxedo Park, New York
F. Dalarna, Sweden
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
