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 I spent three years as a Camp Fire Girl and from that I have a lot of incredible memories of camping trips, earning beads, doing crafts and having swim and slumber parties at my friend Laura’s house. (Her mom was our troop leader.) The best part: the annual candy sale. I don’t know why that never got the kind of notoriety the Girl Scout Cookies always did. The candy was phenomenal. It was made by the McDonald’s company (yes, there was a candy division back then. There still may be). The choices were Assorted Chocolates, Pecan Prides (my favorite) and Mint Crème Sticks (the perennial selection); then one year we had Butter Toffee Peanuts. Yum!! To this day, when I open up a box of assorted chocolates, I’m taken back to that thin, rectangular box and how they were packed so neatly in cases of 12 that had a handle, so we could sell them door-to-door. Is it possible I can still remember the Camp Fire song? We’ll, let’s see, here goes … Worship God mmm mmm Seek beauty, give service And knowledge pursue Be trustworthy EVER In all that you do Hold fast onto health and Your work glorify And you will be HAPPY In the laws of Camp Fire Hey! I guess some things are engraved on our brains like “The Brady Bunch” theme; it will be there forever. When I was contacted a few months ago to see if I could help spread the word about the centennial celebration coming up in July (the major local event will be held at the OC Fair), I laughed and said I was an alumnus. Unfortunately, I will be on vacation that week, so I cannot attend. I would love to be there though. Are you or any member of your family a Camp Fire alumnus? If so, the organization would love to hear about your experience. Here is an overview of the July celebration: 100 Years: 100 Stories If you're a Camp Fire alum, please share your story with today's youth to engage and inspire them for another 100 years of Camp Fire USA as we prepare to celebrate our centennial in 2010. We're looking for 100 stories from 100 Camp Fire alums with an Orange County connection. Whether you grew up in Orange County, or grew up elsewhere but today live in Orange County, we'd like to hear from you. And, with your permission, we just might share your story with local media to help share our centennial. To register, click here. If you live in the Orange County area, we would love for our esteemed alums, and your families to join us at our centennial celebration events. The event is the National Centennial Campfire that will take place Saturday, July 31, 2010. This official national event will feature a special lighting of commemorative campfires by all Councils simultaneously at 7:30p.m. across every time zone in the United States. Previous posts: 5-17-10 What do you want to be? 5-10-10 Happy Mother's Day 4-30-10 Brazilian Blowout 4-21-10 A thing of beauty 4-8-10 All-Star Fan Fest 3-24-10 Power of story 3-17-10 Baby beat 3-2-10 O.C. Camp Fair 2-25-10 Prevailing value of EVERY mom 2-19-10 I interrupt this blog ... 2-15-10 Shining Students nominations 2-10-10 Anaheim Ducks take flight 2-5-10 'It Takes a Village' Redux 2-1-10 A new day |
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