Cell Phone Collection Program

by Reginald Butt, Jr. PCC

The recycling program has expanded and it now includes these items:

Cell phones
Cell phone accessories
IPods and MP3 Players
Handheld game systems
GPS handheld units
Laptop computers
E-readers
Portable hard drives

Keep collecting any of the above, bring them to the County meeting or if you have a large amount call me to arrange a drop off or pick up at your local Post.

A Recipe for a Healthy Life

by Susan Eichhorn

As a member of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County since I was five years old, I am finally working to achieve the highest honor available in the Girl Scout community - the Gold Award. For my project, I will promote living to children age 6 to 12 a healthy lifestyle through education and fun activities and games. My goal is to teach children the benefits of eating healthy, exercising regularly through body-moving activities, and helping the environment through these simple lifestyle changes.

Obesity has been on the rise in our world, our country, and even, the small town of Merrick. As more fast food restaurants are being built, as more video games are being created, and as new electronic devices are being invented, children are rapidly living increasingly sedentary lives filled with unhealthy and environmentally-destructive habits.

My project consists of a five hour-long sessions filled with entertaining and simple ways for children to live healthy lifestyles and help the environment in the process.

Read more: A Recipe for a Healthy Life

Girl Scout Gold Award Plan sponored by Susan Eichhorn

General:

a. Five sessions
b. One hour each
c. Children between the ages of 6 and 12

Purpose: To combat the growing rate of obesity in our nation by teaching children easy healthy eating tips and simple exercises to keep their bodies moving. I hope to show kids the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle and the long-term effects of using my tips.

Session 1: Colorful Choices

a. Show a 15 minute Powerpoint about how to make a meal healthier by adding more colorful ingredients like fruits and vegetables and about healthy recipes.

b. Show the children pictures of unhealthy meals and ask them how they can make them healthier.

c. Play a game where the kids get split up into groups and each group is assigned a color. The team with the greatest number of healthy ingredients for their color wins.

d. Do one of the recipes with the children (fruit salad, ants on a log, etc.).

e. Give out handouts of the recipes.

Read more: Girl Scout Gold Award Plan