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Bedford-Hanscom Girl Scouts at Bedford Day 2008
Bedford-Hanscom Girl Scouts of all ages marched in the Bedford Day Parade in September.
BHGS leaders celebrate Girl Scout Day in Bedford with CEO Ruth Bramson
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proclaimed September 27 to be Girl Scout Day! On that day in 2008, several BHGS leaders met in Bedford with the CEO of GSEM (Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts), Ruth Bramson. Seen here holding Governor Patrick's proclamation are Andrea Mutz-Mercier, Sarah Leshay, Ruth Bramson (GSEM CEO) and Raelene Houck.
September 30, 2006 - Bedford Cadette Girl Scouts Allison Matthews and Holly Kelly have created a great activity for anyone visiting Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham.
They have developed a fun Nature Quest and a detailed topographical map. They hope that troops will use the written clues and map to find boxes hidden around the camp. The boxes contain a stamp and ink pad, and fun facts about animals that live in this area.
Download the clues and map from the Bedford/Hanscom Girl Scout public website.
This was the final project for Allison and Holly on their journey to earning the Silver Award.
September 16, 2006, Bedford, MA - New to the Bedford Day fair this year was a community art project presented by the Bedford Hanscom Girl Scouts and renowned Boston chalk artist Robert Guillemin, also known as "Sidewalk Sam." For the project, entitled, "Chalk One Up," Guillemin and the Girl Scouts drew hundreds of small squares encircling the walkway between Town Hall and Town Center. Throughout the day, passersby were encouraged to grab a piece of colored chalk and decorate their own personal square.
"Chalking the walk was an enormous success. The girls enjoyed the opportunity to work with Sidewalk Sam and the community to create what turned out to be a demonstration of our town spirit," said Susan Ellis, who helped organize the Girl Scout project.
People of all ages contributed work to the art project and by the end of the day, there were nearly 700 decorative squares covering the ground, Ellis said. Some popular illustrations included peace signs, rainbows, hearts, flowers and smiley faces. Other squares contained messages, such as "Happy Bedford Day!" and "Girls are Great!"
Guilleman said he was glad to see people expressing themselves
"To me, it's very important to do art in the heart of the community. People are drawing their own creative ideas and really showing their community spirit," Guillemin said. "I also like having it on the ground because that way the art has to look up to us for a change!"
Earlier in the week there had been some concern that rain would put a damper on the chalk project, but the skies stayed clear on what turned out to be a picture perfect Bedford Day.
