tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36372110074193883442024-03-13T08:29:08.401-07:00GSGreatEscaperGSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.comBlogger445125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-28155822211377590312020-03-21T10:41:00.001-07:002020-04-05T05:14:11.995-07:00Can you sew? Have you a stash of cotton fabric?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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I read a lot of historical fiction about the times of the two World Wars - and even the Civil War. In those books, women spend a lot of time rolling bandages, knitting bandages, and otherwise making medical supplies.<br />
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If you've been reading or listening to the news, you know there's a shortage of medical supplies in this country that's endangering the lives of medical professionals and first responders. If you sew and you have a stash of cotton fabric (especially quilting fabric,) you might be able to help by making face masks. If you are on Instagram or Twitter, search #millionmaskchallenge.<br />
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You can drop them off at Joann Fabrics and they will distribute. Here's a link to their information page:<br />
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<a href="https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/?utm_source=Joann&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=HTML&utm_campaign=20200321_E5_AM_DED_ADHOCX&utm_term=20200321_em_banner_masklearnmore&rId=20200321_E5_AM_DED_ADHOCX&jid=0457171155&src=FREESHIP75&DWID=&bxid=1638555482" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joann Make to Give Page</a><br />
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My internet friend Laura Ingalls Gunn has a great blog post: <a href="https://decortoadore.net/2020/03/how-to-sew-hospital-face-masks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://decortoadore.net/2020/03/how-to-sew-hospital-face-masks.html </a><br />
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You Tube tutorial: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgHrnS6n4iA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgHrnS6n4iA</a><br />
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Another You Tube tutorial <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJcE-r7kcg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJcE-r7kcg </a><br />
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New York Times article: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/business/coronavirus-masks-sewers.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/business/coronavirus-masks-sewers.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage</a> <br />
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Another Times article with patterns, and even a no-sew hack: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/opinion/coronavirus-n95-mask.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/opinion/coronavirus-n95-mask.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage</a><br />
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Yet another Times article! <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/well/live/coronavirus-homemade-mask-material-DIY-face-mask-ppe.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/well/live/coronavirus-homemade-mask-material-DIY-face-mask-ppe.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage</a> <br />
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If you yourself use face masks, perhaps you can make and use your own (washing in hot water and bleach to sterilize) and donate your supply of commercially made masks to a medical professional!<br />
<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-70178158108573430612020-03-20T08:06:00.000-07:002020-03-20T08:06:05.587-07:00Cribbed, Cabin'd and ConfinedThat title is a quote from the great Mr. Shakespeare, and it perfectly expresses how I am feeling today. Spring can't come too quickly for me so we can get outside and garden.<br />
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If you too are stuck at home, here are a few things you could do to prepare for better times - by which I mean Great Escape.<br />
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Try a new craft - I'll be working on making a couple of hummingbird feeders and some birdbaths to prepare for my GE workshops. If your new craft is fun and easy, why not offer to present a workshop at Great Escape?<br />
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Missing basketball? Read a book about the Fab Four- aka the Supremes - our Great Escape Book Club theme this year is our four female Supreme Court Justices - Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. See <a href="https://gsgreatescaper.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-supremes-great-escape-book-club-for.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this post </a>for the reading list! <br />
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Take a walk in the woods - and take some pictures of the woods in early spring. Save them to contrast with the fall woods at Great Escape, which is only 6 months away.<br />
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Clean your closets, attic, garage and cellar. Are there any treasures for the Great Escape Auction - perhaps a great basket that you could fill with themed items? Or make something really nice! This year's theme is sunflowers - perhaps that will get the creative juices flowing.<br />
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Cook one of our Great Escape recipes! <a href="https://gsgreatescaper.blogspot.com/2012/12/antipasto-kabobs-and-other-musings.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Antipasto kabobs</a> or <a href="https://gsgreatescaper.blogspot.com/2013/01/more-great-escape-recipes-happy-new.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soups</a>, chili and beans! Or my favorite <a href="https://gsgreatescaper.blogspot.com/2014/12/wreath-salad.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">salad</a>!<br />
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-75303795461993792202020-02-06T13:10:00.000-08:002020-02-07T06:05:29.377-08:00The Supremes - Great Escape Book Club for 2020<br />
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The theme of our GE book club for 2020 is the wonderful Supremes. No, not Diana, Cindy and Mary - Sandra, Ruth, Sonia and Elena. After our great discussion of Michelle Obama's book last fall, we asked whether we should try something less challenging this year, but the verdict was unanimous, that we should continue to learn about exceptional women. So Julie and I kicked a few ideas around and decided that our female Supreme Court justices certainly fit the 'exceptional women' bill - after all, there have been only four in about 230 years, and three of them are still on the court!<br />
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There is not, however. one book about all four so, we invite everyone to choose at least one book, article or even podcast about one or more of these women. Then we will discuss each woman and compare and contrast their careers, educations, backgrounds and legal philosophies! Julie and I are very excited about this. We have prepared a reading list to start you off. By the way, we are including some books for children and young adults so that you can bring this back to your troops if that's your thing.<br />
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<u>First: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sandra Day
O’Connor</u> – Evan Thomas</div>
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<u>The Majesty of the Law: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice</u>, by
Sandra Day O’Connor, Craig Joyce</div>
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<u>Lazy B:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Growing Up
in a Cattle Ranch in the American</u> Southwest, by Sandra Day O’Connor, H,
Alan Day</div>
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<u>Sisters in Law: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader
Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World</u>, by Linda R.
Hirshman</div>
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<u>Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life</u> by Jane Sherron De Hart</div>
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<u>Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg</u>
by Irin Carmon, et. al.</div>
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<u>My Beloved World</u>, by Sonia Sotomayor</div>
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<u>Elena Kagan:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
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<u>I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark</u>, by
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<u>Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?</u> by Megan Stine</div>
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New Yorker Magazine article:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Is the Supreme Court’s Fate in Elena Kagan’s Hands?</div>
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<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/18/is-the-supreme-courts-fate-in-elena-kagans-hands">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/18/is-the-supreme-courts-fate-in-elena-kagans-hands</a></div>
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Podcast:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Citizen’s
Guide to the Supreme Court (available from I Heart Radio or wherever you get
your podcasts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never let it be said that
the Great Escapers are set in their ways.)</div>
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-40887975454931758092020-01-22T08:41:00.001-08:002020-01-22T08:41:29.909-08:00SAVE THESE DATES!Great Escape 2020 is now confirmed for September 25-26-27, 2020. Put it on your calendar.<br />
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An exciting new twist this year is a hammock village! Everyone will be able to check out the sleeping hammock trend during the day, and a few lucky, intrepid campers can choose to sleep in one on Saturday night (tent backup in case of bad weather.) Are you game?<br />
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-68330704811537061032020-01-14T04:20:00.002-08:002020-01-14T04:20:29.611-08:00Call for Workshops for 2020Last weekend members of the Committee trekked off to Rhode Island's Camp Hoffman for our annual retreat to make plans for the next Great Escape.<br />
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We are still waiting for Council to confirm our reservation for the 2020 escape, but the call for workshops has gone out to the committee members. Engineer Sue has found great new ways of collecting and processing data, so we are revamping the registration process to make it easier. We are making changes to the menu for next year in response to your comments on evaluations. Julie and Deb have a fun wrinkle for Book Club!<br />
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If you are a wise owl like the guys below, watch this space for announcements!<br />
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In just 10 days the Great Escape Committee will head for a secret location (ok, a Girl Scout camp not in MA!) to start planning for Great Escape 2020. If you have suggestions, the comment field below is a great place to start! Watch this space for - book club plans - final date confirmation - and more! <br />
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YIGGGS, the Great Escape Committee.GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-43065199721519964652019-10-21T09:15:00.000-07:002019-10-21T09:24:28.255-07:00Quests<br />
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For the last two years, our friends Steph and Lynne have been devising Quests for Great Escape that take participants around camp. They cleverly incorporate fun, mindfulness and self care. In 2018, the theme was Wonder Quest, where participants were enabled to celebrate their wonderful qualities.<br />
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In 2019, we celebrated our inner hero qualities.<br />
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They want the full quests to be available to you to use with troops or other groups. So, we've added a page to the Great Escape Website! <a href="https://gsgreatescape.org/quests/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CLICK HERE.</a><br />
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I can imagine these being used at an encampment - once an ED, always an ED I guess! <br />
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As a bonus, we added the selfie camping scavenger hunt, also adaptable for use with girls or other groups! Happy Camping.GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-13900136909872827552019-10-08T06:47:00.004-07:002019-10-11T06:55:36.276-07:00Good Food Always at Great EscapeWe surely had yummy food at GE this year, as always! Beginning with warm chocolate chip cookies on Friday night (which lasted well into Saturday on the coffee bar) and ending with a very full breakfast on Sunday, there was no excuse for a hungry moment - especially since the cooks, helmed by Sarah/Fluke, provide vegan and gluten free versions whenever possible!<br />
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Saturday breakfast included pancakes (again, there were gluten free cakes!) and lots of bacon. So much bacon! And oatmeal with mix-ins like raisins, chocolate chips, brown sugar. Hand fruit may have appeared too - I just head for the oatmeal every time!<br />
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Lunch - baked potato bar (with bacon!) salad bar and two kinds of homemade soup - minestrone and Kaye's corn chowder!<br />
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After afternoon workshops and during the book club discussion, we recruited our strength with appetizers, including cheese and crackers, hot kielbasa and butternut squash bites! <br />
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GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-5841214455491054342019-10-03T13:01:00.003-07:002019-10-03T13:02:36.195-07:00Best Great Escape Yet?The 2019 Great Escape was wonderful - I had a great time! Interesting people, great workshops, fabulous food, and the weather was so great - two people complained to me that it was too warm to sleep on Saturday night! (My take on that was - how nice to sleep without my fleece socks and with my arms outside my sleeping bag!)<br />
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Here are a few pictures from the weekend, thanks to our dear friend Michelle Kramer.<br />
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<span id="goog_1158215834"></span><span id="goog_1158215835"></span>More in a day or two, so check back!GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-61412951057281660022019-09-24T10:18:00.003-07:002019-09-24T10:18:56.211-07:00We're Almost There!Racing towards the finish!<br />
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I'm frantically working on my workshop crafts and auction items today, but I just want to take a moment to reflect on how lucky we are - it appears that the weather is going to be wonderful this weekend! All our outdoor activities will take place in not too hot not too cold fall weather!<br />
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Layers, ladies, and sun hats! Yeah! And perfect for photography and our new selfie scavenger hunt!<br />
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-21003587585526805302019-09-10T06:05:00.001-07:002019-09-10T06:05:09.962-07:00Venmo Now Available For the Auction!The Great Escape Auction can now accept VENMO payments for your auction purchases, in addition to cash or checks. We hope that this will make the process of paying for auction winnings quicker for all, so you can get to your after dinner activities on Saturday night more quickly.<br />
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If you are not a VENMO user, here's a quick explanation. Venmo is an app(lication) for both Apple and Android phones which allows people to transfer money directly to other people's bank accounts. So you can now transfer money from your bank to ours directly from your phone. Note that it is similar to SQUARE, which many of you may have used for cookie sales.<br />
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For a more detailed explanation, here's what NerdWallet has to say about VENMO.<br />
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What is Venmo?
Venmo is a peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfer mobile app, similar to
Square Cash, that has a social media twist: You can send or request
money via emoji-studded text messages, which show up in a Facebook-style
feed. Don’t worry, though — dollar amounts always remain private.<br />
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How Venmo works</h2>
<strong>Transfers and purchases.</strong> Venmo lets you send and
request money to and from anyone who has a Venmo account. The app can
help with the awkward chore of reimbursing family or friends for dinner
or other outings, but it’s not made for buying or selling goods with
strangers. Venmo can also be used for web purchases with certain
merchants, usually on websites with a payment button similar to
PayPal’s.<br />
<strong>Mobile only.</strong> Venmo payments are made on its highly
rated Android and iOS smartphone apps as well as via iMessage or with
Siri voice command. You can sign in at Venmo’s website on a desktop or
mobile device to view transactions, but not to pay or request money.<br />
<strong>U.S. customers only.</strong> Venmo, which is operated by PayPal, requires both sender and recipient to be in the United States.GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-52319891663456074472019-09-05T17:52:00.002-07:002019-09-05T17:52:47.916-07:00Thnking about the Auction.<div class="MsoNormal">
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As we look forward to Great Escape, I’m sure some of you are
remembering the excitement and glee of last year’s live auction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those who are new to the Great Escape
community, each year we hold a live auction to benefit Camp Wabasso and our
other camps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our phenomenal auctioneer
Kaye/Cookie auctions baskets of goodies donated by G.E. participants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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We hope you will consider bringing a basket. To help kickstart your creative process, we’ve come up with a few general
themes for you to make your own.</div>
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When we say basket… we don’t literally mean basket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Useful tote bags, bowls, a laundry basket, or other clever
containers can help make your basket one to bid on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently I saw a fire pit filled with ‘smores
ingredients win the ‘most desired’ auction item at a convention I attended.<br />
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When in doubt… wine and chocolate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Great Escape is home to many enthusiastic
“winers,” so these items are always in demand.</div>
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Make a mother’s or grandmother’s fun day kit… we have moms
and grandmas who are always looking for gifts and activities for kids.</div>
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Crafts are a big part of Great Escape, and hand crafted
treasures are wildly popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baskets
with crafting goodies are also highly appreciated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about a ‘starter kit’ for a craft or art
you are whiz at?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Get started knitting,
crocheting, wood burning, painting in oils, acrylics, watercolors, who knows
what will appeal?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You do!</div>
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Pick something you would want to bid on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your favorite books, (Harry Potter - just be sure not to read the spells out loud!) hobbies, colors, movies,
animals, and music are all great starting places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Odds are your fellow Great Escapers will like
them too!</div>
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Good luck!</div>
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If your kids are racing to the finish, why not join them and finish the Great Escape Book Club selection for 2019 at the same time. I finished it a couple of weeks ago and it's excellent. BTW it's not about politics! Counting down to GE! Only 35 days left? Is my math right? I better get busy.<br />
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-10803282025375066932019-07-02T06:04:00.001-07:002019-07-02T06:04:19.325-07:00Vacation? Keep GE Auction Baskets in Mind!Last weekend I attended the Biennial Handbell Musicians of America Area 1 (NE) Conference.<br />
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An amazing group of musicians played for us. Check out Forte at <a href="http://fortehandbells.org/">Fortehandbells.org</a> They are from Colorado; be sure to check out their <a href="http://fortehandbells.org/videos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">videos</a>. They are even more amazing in performance - they do a lot of comedy bits!<br />
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There was a basket auction, too, and I took some photos and notes. Many baskets were themed to the New England States. That's what made me think that if you are on vacay, you might want to pick up basket items. I love to shop for souvenirs but the thought of cluttering up the house keeps my purse closed. Putting the items in a Great Escape basket would benefit our camps and satisfy that shopping gene!<br />
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Everyone bid on this wonderful item - a portable firepit filled with s'mores ingredients.<br />
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There were baskets from all the New England States, labelled with what was in the basket. And wrapped beautifully too!<br />
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There's still time to sign up - hurry before all the workshops you want to take are full! Check out the Turkey cooking workshop in the "D" slot - amaze your troop by teaching them to cook a turkey in a trash can!GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-28381531099025493172019-06-19T06:48:00.001-07:002019-06-19T06:48:52.355-07:00Last Call For Early Birds!Remember, deadline for Early Bird Registration for the Great Escape is midnight June 30th!<br />
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This burlap wreath uses a wire coat hanger instead of an expensive wreath form! It can be decorated for any occasion. It surely has that Fixer-Upper farmhouse feel. I can imagine it for Christmas with a green bow and some holly. Or a red bow and some hearts for Valentine's day.<br />
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If you are like me, you can't stand to throw out all the beautiful holiday cards, birthday cards, congratulations, wedding and anniversary wishes you received. When we moved, I had to dispose of literally thousands! Be proactive - make some into these lovely decorations! Or, bring some scrapbook paper and deplete that stash!<br />
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I'm so taken with this beautiful string art cactus! Wouldn't this look great on a bathroom wall, or on a covered porch? Wouldn't it be fun to do as part of an "Outdoor Art" badge?<br />
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Speaking of outdoor art, pine cones, with their 'leaves' arranged in a Fibonacci sequence, are a great example of STEAM. Learn to make these beautiful pine cones and you'll want to teach everyone you know! These neutral colors were chosen to be quasi-realistic, and to go on a themed tree, but they can be glitzy or glam, depending on the papers chosen!<br />
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Our Early Bird rate ends July 1 but last year we were full before that! GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-79106607773040868672019-05-19T08:21:00.000-07:002019-05-20T05:35:43.529-07:00Another Opening, Another Show!Registration is open at <a href="http://gsgreatescape.org/registration/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REGISTRATION</a><br />
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<a href="https://gsgreatescape.org/product-sales/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Product Sales</a> - order mugs and patches in advance!<br />
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-54276551079558409622019-04-26T13:52:00.000-07:002019-04-26T13:52:05.320-07:00Closer and closer....The big day is getting closer. If I were a bookie, I could take bets on whether registration for the Great Escape will open before or after the Duchess of Sussex has her baby.<br />
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We'll post it here, on facebook, and some of you will be getting emails! Be alert! America needs more lerts!<br /><br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-35410434581722735442019-04-03T07:12:00.002-07:002019-04-03T07:24:48.498-07:00We're looking for a few good scouts...<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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Do you know how to do something that you would like to teach to others?
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outdoor activity you love to do? Then present it at this year's Great
Escape! Presenters get a special rate for the weekend ($10 off the
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Watch for the listing of this year's workshops, and the opening of registration around the beginning of May. www.gsgreatescape.orgGSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-4131854337226768942019-02-21T09:15:00.001-08:002019-02-21T09:20:35.663-08:00Great Escape Stalwart Recognized by GSUSAThe GSUSA blog has a new post for "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" which features our own Sue Kohlman along with other tech and science professionals. <a href="http://blog.girlscouts.org/2019/02/former-girl-scouts-and-current-leaders.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here's the link! </a><br />
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And here's Sue in Copenhagen with our Comittee's plaque from GSEM. Throwback Thursday as well!<br />
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Kudos to you Sue, and we are all looking forward to this year's workshop offerings!<br />
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-34519239348999001892019-02-11T01:55:00.001-08:002019-02-11T05:09:38.460-08:00Auction Proceeds Help Clean UpIf you have been to the Great Escape, you know about our Auction. The proceeds from the auction are used to benefit Camp Wabasso and sometimes our other camps. And you've probably met Nurse Donna, who acts as our Great Escape first aider. You might not know that Donna also spends summers at Wabasso taking care of Girl Scouts younger than we tend to be - as Camp Nurse. So when we start talking about what Camp needs, Donna often has some good insight to offer.<br />
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In a camp full of young kids away from home, some for the first time, it's inevitable that there will be tummy troubles and accidents that result in sleeping bags needing to be washed. That meant a counselor having to leave camp for a couple of hours to go to a laundromat with commercial washers and dryers large enough to handle a sleeping bag!<br />
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Note the suds at the bottom of the washer door - it's tested and ready to go! As always, thanks to our great Wabasso caretaker Bruce for making it happen. Now all we need is for summer to come.<br />
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<br />GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-12248167031900048852019-01-27T07:35:00.001-08:002019-01-27T10:58:37.483-08:00Great Escape Book Club 2019The Great Escape Committee held its retreat this year and we have lots of news to share, beginning with this announcement of the book choice for our book club.<br />
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The book is by a GS alumna, herself a mother of two Girl Scouts, former Honorary President of GSUSA, and someone who can sing a campfire song with the best of us!<br />
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She's someone who can get her hands dirty with some Girl Scout Juniors.<br />
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She knows that our older girls are great advocates!<br />
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Thoreau went to the woods because he wished to live serenely - but we'll be "living large" with old friends, great food, wonderful workshops, healthy outdoor activities and lots of song! Put it on your calendar and watch for registration to open in late spring.GSGreatEscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3637211007419388344.post-33393932572884705802018-12-24T07:42:00.001-08:002018-12-24T07:42:29.499-08:00Greetings of the SeasonWhen I found a large reel of lace (324 feet!) for .99 at the Goodwill store, I knew at once how I could use it - and I purposefully made the bows very large so the lengths could be reused. If you look carefully, you will also see a prototype of one of the workshops I'm planning for the next GE.<br />
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