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New Girl Scout Cookie in 2022

Adventurefuls cookie - Photo courtesy of Girl Scouts

It’s almost that time of the year again. That’s right: Girl Scout cookie season! All of your all-time favorite cookies including Thin Mints, Do-si-dos and Tagalongs will soon be able to be purchased from your local Girl Scout.

This year, however, there’s a new cookie added to the lineup. And you’re definitely going to want to look for it at the Girl Scout stands. For 2022, Girl Scouts introduced a brand new cookie called “Adventurefuls.” 

The cookie is already generating a lot of buzz online, and with 127 days until the season officially starts, this cookie is sure to be a hit. 

The Girl Scouts website defines the Adventurefuls as, “an indulgent brownie-inspired cookie with caramel-flavored crème and a hint of sea salt, Adventurefuls take cookie lovers on a delicious taste adventure just like Girl Scouts go on their own amazing adventures.”

Keep in mind when buying this new cookie (and maybe a few others), you’re not only getting a delicious treat, but also helping the next generation of young women, and an organization that, “builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.”

If you’re interested in trying the new cookie, simply head to the Girl Scouts website, enter your zip code, and find a troop near you! P.S.: Although the Girl Scouts have been strictly virtual during the pandemic, they are actually starting to conduct face-to-face meetings again!

 

Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo Open House

Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo is a local nonprofit that has brought mothers and their families together for support, fun, friendship and much more since 1984! From regular meetings and playdates to social activities and community involvement, Mothers’ Center consists of a group of everyday moms who want to connect with other mothers throughout the greater Toledo community. 

Open House Dates
The Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo recently held their annual Fall Open House on Thursday, September 9, and they will be having another Open House on Tuesday, September 14.

The meeting on September 9 featured two options: a morning gathering in-person, beginning at 10am at the Woodlands Park playground in Perrysburg, and an evening option via Zoom at 8:30pm. 

The September 14th meeting will be an in-person gathering at 7pm at Panera Bread on Central Avenue. This meeting will be an exclusive meeting with the Executive Mommas sub-group for a chance to engage with all the new working members. While the Executive Mommas group mainly caters to working moms, all mothers are welcome to attend!

Activities
During the Open House, attendees will meet group members and have a chance to ask questions about the organization, its purpose, its benefits and how to join, as well as asking members how the Mothers’ Center has helped them navigate motherhood. One member, Morgan, says, “I’m so excited that I found a community of like-minded mamas. Being brand new to motherhood, I was craving that connection to humans going through the exact same things. I just joined, but I already feel so welcomed and I’m excited to see the friendships that blossom out of this experience!”

The group’s many features, including a babysitting co-op, the Executive Mommas sub-group for professional mothers, social events, community outreach, and more will also be presented and discussed.

All interested mothers, parents or grandparents and child caregivers are invited to join the free event to learn about the organization. 

Follow the public page on Facebook for details of the event or check the organization’s events page for further details.

 

Fall is Approaching, and We’re Back in School Again (IRL this time)

Reading Smell My Elephant by Tina Ballon DeBord with Townes Photo Credit: Matthew Sackmann

Letter from the Editor:

As a transplant to the Midwest from Louisiana, I just can’t get enough of fall in this region. Last year, my heart was filled with childlike glee when I went apple-picking for the first time. I could drive around all day long looking at the changing of the leaves. Fall is my season. It’s also the beginning of my epic holiday decorating bonanza, a frenzy patiently endured by my husband (I like to think he secretly enjoys it). Most of all, I am looking forward to experiencing Northwest Ohio’s autumnal activities through the eyes of my now five-month-old son.

It’s with that spirit that we put together an issue focused on Halloween Happenings and a guide to surviving the full-fledged return to in-person learning, complete with a Mom’s Survival Pack giveaway. We hope these guides serve you well this season.

Other highlights include profiles on local author Tina DeBord and River Front Studios, practical tips on how to avoid added sugars, and online resources for parents. Our primary feature presents a cautionary tale about seemingly benign business “opportunities” that put many unsuspecting parents in debt. Multi level marketing can be difficult.

However you choose to transition to this new season, I hope you find both insight and valuable ideas here to make the most of your family time.

Happy fall, y’all.

Erin Holden

Assignment Editor —Toledo Area Parent

TSA First Fridays are Back in Person!

Photo courtesy of TSA

Although the pandemic has taken a lot from us in terms of community and spending time together, we are slowly in the process of getting back to normal life. In the spirit of getting back to normal life, First Fridays at the Toledo School for the Arts are finally back in person!

In the previous months, the event has been held virtually since the height of the pandemic, but is now welcoming guests in person to view students’ work.

Every first Friday of the month, the school celebrates and showcases works-in-progress by the students, as well as having a live performance. The works from students include visual art, fashion, music, poems and much more!

The event will be held every first Friday of the month in the Martin D. Porter Gallery at the Toledo School for the Arts, 333 14th St. The reception begins at 9am with the live performance at 9:30 am upstairs in the Attic Theater. 

If you enjoy art, you’re sure to have a good time with all of the creative media to take in. Support your local student artists by spending your Friday morning at the Toledo School for the Arts!

The next date for the event is Friday, October 1, so be sure to RSVP! To RSVP, contact Kim at 419-246-8731 extension 221, or Bethany at 419-246-8731 extension 256. ts4arts.org

 

Student Resources at the Toledo Library

Do you have students from preschool to 12th grade searching for fun, educational, activities to wind down at the summer’s end? If so, your local Toledo Lucas County Public Library is the place to be! There are many helpful and educational programs for children of all ages, and a collection of books for everyone, with a multitude of genre options!

Continual learning
There is a plethora of educational resources available at the library, live homework help and tutoring for all ages being one of them! It is available through the Library at Tutor.com by using your library card login information. 

Don’t have a library card? That’s no problem; you and your student can visit any local library and sign up for one, or easily sign up for an electronic card on the library website! It will give nearly instant access to all digital resources.

Digital Resources
If you need assistance navigating the library’s website for digital reading, you can sign up for a virtual visit via Zoom, or any other preferred platform. These customized visits also provide story time for students in preschool through third grade with librarians and other special guests, or project research and book talks for teens and young adults.

Book Delivery
In order to allow a wide range of access to library books, you can now request Book Kit Bundles for delivery or pick up at any library location! They are pre-selected with your customizations of genre and grade level.

Within the Library website, you are also able to locate printable worksheets and activity pages on hundreds of differing topics for any age group. If you don’t have a printer at home, the library also assists patrons like you and your student with up to ten free prints per day at any Toledo location.

Visit and sign up with the Educator Newsletter through the Toledo Library website for tips on all available and upcoming resources to help your student learn! 

September/October 2021