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ARLINGTON – St. James Episcopal Church in Arlington hosted the awards ceremony for the Arlington Girl Scout troops on Sept. 16.

Claire Grupe and Emma Sheldon were bridged from Daisies to Brownies, and Audrianna Ennis flew up from Brownies to become a Junior Girl Scout.

The Juniors who were bridged to Cadettes were Angela Caggiano, Anna Freebern, Florrie Hynds, Kierstyn Hess and Alyssa Harrington. They were welcomed by current Cadettes, Sofie Pedemonti, Katheryn Berger and Kaleigh Ward. The girls were presented with badges by troop leaders Janne Pedemonti, Elizabeth Berger, and Amanda Harrington, that they had earned over the past year. A special recognition was also given to parent volunteers; Elizabeth Berger, Kim Baker, Rose Caggiano, Julie Freebern, Stephanie Hynds-Moffett, and Janinie Moscarelllo.

The Arlington Girl Scouts recently organized a collection of hygiene kits for victims of Hurricane Sandy in conjunction with "Color My World" of
The Arlington Girl Scouts recently organized a collection of hygiene kits for victims of Hurricane Sandy in conjunction with “Color My World” of Bedford, N.H. More than 50 kits were collected and shipped to hard hit areas on the East Coast. (Courtesy Photo)
Cynthia Browning, a local state representative, was also recognized for her work with the Girl Scouts growing vegetables in the community garden in Arlington over the summer that were harvested for the food shelf and local schools.

The girls who bridged to Cadettes were each presented with the Bronze Award, the highest award given to a Junior. This distinction required that the girls develop an ambitious leadership project that would impact their community. Florrie Hynds and Angela Caggiano focused their efforts on pollution and recycling.

They did a workshop with Don Knaak of Junkmusic to use bottles caps and other objects to create musical instruments. They also made a wind chime, played games, created refrigerator magnets and stamps using bottle caps.

Florrie and Angela were also able to get the children at Happy Days Daycare in Arlington involved with playing games while learning about recycling. A petition of 75 signatures were collected and sent to the three top bottling companies; Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle, asking them to consider making their caps out of compostable material. The girls were able to raise the awareness of the importance of recycling in their community and were able learn a lot about it themselves.

Alyssa Harrington, Kierstyn Hess and Anna Freebern chose to create a gardening project at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation (CLR) in Bennington. The girls worked with the local Garden Club gaining knowledge about planting for their project. At CLR, they cleaned and prepared garden beds, planted bushes and herbs. A butterfly and hummingbird garden was created for the enjoyment of the residents.

The girls gave a presentation on nutrition and explained the different parts of a flower. They created garden themed projects and celebrated the end of summer harvest with a garden party complete with a garden themed food, music, games and decorations. They were able to make a connection with the residents of CLR, fostered a relationship with the Garden Club and gained a great amount of knowledge about gardening.

The Arlington Girls Scouts also recently organized a collection of hygiene kits containing basic hygiene items. The girls coordinated their efforts with an organization by the name of Color My World in Bedford, N.H. more than 50 plus kits were collected and shipped to the hard hit areas on the East Coast that were effected by Hurricane Sandy.

The Girl Scouts would like to thank all that donated to this important cause.

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Most of our kits and supplies were delivered to Toms River, NJ on a huge flat bed with our partners Operation NH.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types throughout the world.

Cintas operates more than 430 facilities in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia, including six manufacturing plants and nine distribution centers. The company employs approximately 30,000 people.

Company revenues were $4.32 billion in fiscal year 2013. Net income for the year was $315.4 million, and earnings per diluted share were $2.52.

Cintas was founded by Richard T. Farmer, Chairman Emeritus. Scott Farmer was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2003 and J. Phillip Holloman was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in 2008. Robert J. Kohlhepp is Chairman of the Board.

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Here are some photos of the event that changed the East Coast and humbled a nation, once again.

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Hurricane Sandy (unofficially known as “Superstorm Sandy”) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the second-costliest hurricane in United States history. Classified as the eighteenth named storm, tenth hurricane and second major hurricane of the year, Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it made landfall in Cuba.

While it was a Category 2 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States, the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (as measured by diameter, with winds spanning 1,100 miles (1,800 km)).Estimates as of March 2014 assess damage to have been over $68 billion (2013 USD), a total surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina. At least 286 people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries.

Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy six hours later. Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually intensified. On October 24, Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, re-emerged a few hours later into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane.

On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 26, Sandy moved through the Bahamas.[6] On October 27, Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 29, Sandy curved north-northwest and then moved ashore near Brigantine, New Jersey, just to the northeast of Atlantic City, as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds.- Wikipedia

Hurricane Sandy pummels the Jersey shoreline.

Noah Hughes visits Manhattan to access the damage and views the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.

Trash fills the street of NYC as power is out over half of Manhattan.

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I am loving the email we just received from Bill Pappa at www.cintas.com in Bradford, CT and company. His company is dropping off 600 Hygiene Kits and hundreds of towels for the Sandy project…Employees from Portland, Maine clear to Westchester, NY came together to create hygiene kits. It’s a great day people! THANK YOU!

Brian Hughes just returned from Long Island yesterday and said the recovery is slow and grim. We have huge shipments going next week….it’s not too late to help out and THANK YOU to those who have!

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By KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent

Hundreds of miles away from the major destruction in New York City and along the New Jersey shoreline, a local nonprofit organization is spearheading a nationwide humanitarian effort to collect as many hygiene kits as possible to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

“I think people are getting desperate,” said Angela Hughes of Color My World Foundation of Bedford.

Hughes is returning from New York City today, where she spent the past two days witnessing the heartache that mother nature has bestowed on the lively urban community.

Hughes joined her husband on a business trip and said she is in awe of the crippling impact that Hurricane Sandy has had on New York, especially lower Manhattan.

On Thursday, officials enforced a ban on driving into Manhattan without at least three people in each vehicle, according to Hughes, who said her 12-year-old son joined them on the trip to help meet the mandatory quota.

“We had no problem getting into the city, as there is not a lot of traffic here. There are a lot of people walking,” she said by telephone, explaining the mayor is encouraging motorists to assist those individuals who are walking.

While she was staying in midtown Manhattan, as opposed to lower Manhattan which has seen the brunt of the storm, Hughes said it is still an unusual site.

“Twenty blocks down from here, people are desperately trying to get water and gas. It is like there are two different New Yorks – one side that has power and the other side that is in the dark,” said Hughes. “Once you get to 39th Street, it goes black.”

Noah Hughes checking out the destruction of the hurricane at Central Park

While some of the subway system is operating, Hughes said Central Park is closed and shelters are being organized every few blocks.

“More things are moving today, and we are mostly seeing a lot of international people, and a ton of marathoners,” she said Friday, adding that in the past 24 hours there have been numerous stations set up with batteries and water.

Gasoline has obviously been the biggest obstacle for New York City residents, according to Hughes, who said people are getting frustrated and desperate.

Many people living in lower Manhattan and certain areas of New Jersey are in need of basic supplies, including toothbrushes, soap and towels, as they have been displaced or lost their homes, said Hughes.

Color My World, a non-profit youth foundation in Bedford, is encouraging New Hampshire residents – and others throughout the country – to donate hygiene kits to families affected by Hurricane Sandy.

While its initial goal was to collect 500 kits, Hughes said she would like to top 1,000.

“Each kit helps a family of four, so that would be like helping 4,000 people who need our assistance,” she explained.

Hughes’ son, Noah, is taking the lead in this worthwhile project, and is optimistic that Granite State citizens will take the time out of their busy lives to think about the survivors of this tragedy not too far from home.

“It is just really amazing what Sandy has done. It is just so sad,” said Noah, a sixth-grader who is home-schooled.

Watching the famous crane dangle from high atop a Manhattan construction site – a scene that has received a lot of publicity since the storm hit – Noah said it is hard to imagine how workers will be able to remove the crane, or even how the massive city will recover.

But New Yorkers are strong, and they will survive, he said, especially with a little help from their neighbors to the north.

Color My World is accepting part or complete hygiene kits consisting of: four toothbrushes, two bars of soap, two hand towels, one tube of toothpaste and two combs packed in a one-gallon zip-lock bag.

Drop off locations include the Bedford Public Library, the YMCA in Goffstown, the YMCA in Manchester, Trinity High School, Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains in Bedford and Bedford Positively at the Bullock Agency, 11 Meetinghouse Road.

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Our foundation, Color My World www.colormyworldkids.org is collecting Hygiene Kits for victims of Hurricane Sandy!

Please spread the news! Your social media shares helped us collect over $30,000 in hygiene kits for Hurricane Sandy. The need is great!

Read more about Color My World and our project for Hurricane Sandy  in the Union Leader Newspaper

Local Non-Profit Collecting Hygiene Kits for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

In the past decade, the Bedford family foundation, Color My World has donated over $63,000 in soft goods to families affected by Hurricane Sandy, Indonesian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Kate, Earthquakes in Haiti, China and Chile and aid for Africa and Nicaragua. Color My World has also distributed locally to projects and families in need locally in New Hampshire, supporting Angie’s Shelter and New Horizons in Manchester.

Currently, the foundation is shipping hygiene kits to help people impacted by the Oklahoma Tornado.

Color My World is accepting complete Hygiene Kits consisting of

4 Toothbrushes
2 Bar of Soap
2 Hand Towel
2 Combs
1 Tube of Toothpaste
2 Hand Towels
Packed in a 1 gallon zip lock bag

Due to shipping policies, we only accept complete kits.

Extra items not in complete kits will be donated to New Horizons and Angie’s Shelter in Manchester, NH.

The project will run until May 22- June 8, 2013

Drop off locations include the Bedford Library, YMCA Goffstown, Century 21 Advantage in Goffstown, YMCA Manchester, Bedford Positively at 11 Meetinghouse, Bedford, Girl Scouts of The Green & White Mountains and Trinity High School in Manchester.

Color My World Foundation of Bedford is a non-profit 501C3, tax deductible organization operated solely by The Hughes Family of Bedford, NH.

More information can be found at www.colormyworldkids.org

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