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Distinguished alumni sought
Pie sales prove sweet deal
It’s ‘cookie time’ in Canton
Canton hosts New Years party
Girl Scouts are ready to take orders for
their annual cookie drive through Jan. 20.
In Canton Township, Girl Scout Brownies
in Troop #40379, who are third graders at
Bentley Elementary School, are setting high
sales goals and looking into ways to use their
cookie proceeds to help others. Their troop
leader says that themost important thing the
girls have learned in Girl Scouting is "that
they can accomplish anything they put their
minds to do."
"Our girls are excited about selling cook-
ies at booths for the first time, and about
their first camping trip next spring," said
Troop Leader Keisha Bowen. "They are also
considering funding a 'no more chemo' party
for a child at St. Jude Children's Hospital
and a math marathon at school," she added.
In the past, the troop has helped out with
bingo games andmadeChristmas ornaments
for the residents at Hope Nursing Center in
Westland.
"The girls themselves have initiated all of
these projects," said Bowen. "They are realiz-
ing that the world is bigger than their group
and that they can do something to make an
impact in theworld."
Girl Scout cookies, still just $3.50 a box,
support the leadership development organi-
zation for girls. To commemorate the cen-
tennial of Girl Scouting in 2012, the girls are
selling a new variety, a lemon cookie called
Savannah Smiles. Juliette Gordon Low start-
ed the first Girl Scout troop with 18 girls in
Savannah, GA, onMarch 12, 1912. Other pop-
ular varieties on sale are Thin Mint, Samoa,
Tagalong, Trefoil, Do-Si-Do, Dulce de Leche
and Thank U Berry Munch. Girls will deliv-
er pre-ordered cookies beginning Feb. 17
and will offer cookies at booths Feb. 17
throughMarch 18.
The Girl Scout cookie program, the
largest business literacy program for girls in
the United States, teaches scouts five key
skills: they learn how to set goals, make deci-
sions, manage money, relate to others and
follow ethical business practices, Bowen
noted. They also learn how to work in
groups as they decide together on communi-
ty service projects and troop activities to sup-
port with sale proceeds, she added.
Customers may also donate the price of
cookies and have them sent to local food
banks or to U.S. service members and their
families through "Gift of Caring."
Girl Scout cookie proceeds support pro-
grams for girls through Girl Scouts Heart of
Michigan, which serves 22,000 girls through
six regional centers in 34 counties in south-
west, central and northeast Lower Michigan.
To learn more about Girl Scouting, visit
www.gshom.org or call 1-800-49-SCOUT.
Celebrate the past and toast to the future at
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill where vet-
eran rockers, Time Machine, will ring in 2012
from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The musicians play cov-
ers of classic rock bands including the Stones,
Beatles, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, Bad
Company, Fleetwood, Kid Rock and Van
Morrison among others.
The $45 ticket includes a strolling buffet at 9
p.m., non-alcoholic beverages, two sets of clas-
sic rock music on stage, desserts, favors and a
champagne toast at midnight. A cash bar will
also be available. The strolling buffet will
include BBQ pulled pork sliders, whipped
potato bar, creamy cole slaw, bourbon glazed
meatballs, Asian chicken wings, crudités tray,
cheeses, vegetables, fruit andnachos.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, located
at 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, is a
regional center for the arts that offers the
magic of live theatre, soul-stirring music, the
thrill of the dance, and the enjoyment of fine
art exhibitions and events, in addition to pro-
viding a home for several cultural organiza-
tions and community groups. For more infor-
mation about this New Year's Eve event or
upcoming performances, call (734) 394-5300 or
visit www.CantonVillageTheater.org.
The Plymouth Uptown Players do things
in a bigway.
That was proven recently when the group
presented a check for more than $2,000 to
the Grand Traverse Pie Company for the
more than 200 pie certificates sold as a
fundraiser for the theater group.
“I could not believe the success and sup-
port from the community. This money will
benefit the Plymouth Uptown Players the-
ater group in project development and pur-
chasing props,” said Jeff Burda, executive
director of the Plymouth Community Arts
Council.
Barbara Canasi, the catering coordinator
at Grand Traverse Pie Company said this
was the biggest pie certificate sale to date.
The arts council will realize about $1,000
fromthe effort.
Formore information call (734) 416-4278.
The Van Buren Public School District is
accepting nominations for the Distinguished
GraduatesHall of Fame.
Nominees should be graduates of
BellevilleHighSchool who have brought dis-
tinction to the community, a spokesman said.
Those nominated should have graduated
before 2001 and have distinguished them-
selves professionally or as community volun-
teers, or both.
The criteria states the nominee should
have "contributed to their chosen profession
through outstanding individual perform-
ance, leadership or recognized success in a
particular field of work and/or contributed
or volunteered leadership, time, effort
and/or resources to benefit the greater
Belleville area or other communities.
Posthumous nominations are accepted.
Nominations can be made by contacting
theVanBurenPublic School, BellevilleHigh
School at (734) 697-9133 or writing to
Belleville High School, Nomination-
Distinguished Graduate Program, c/o Karen
Johnston, assistant principal, 501 West
ColumbiaAve., Belleville, MI 48111.
The deadline for entries is Jan. 13.
Winners will be honored in conjunction
with the Belleville High School National
Honor Society induction ceremony inMay.
Members of Girl Scout Brownie Troop 40379 from Bentley Elementary School in Canton are
all smiles during a recent visit to Hope Nursing Center in Westland. Brownies Ava Spiteri,
left, Brooke Bowen, Isabella Ria, Sydney Hibbert, Morgan Vann and Kennedy Bowen
attended, with troop leader Keisha Bowen.