August meeting

Yet again I forgot to take photos - I  would have liked to have had evidence of the chaos that ensued whilst trying to put chairs into 2 circles for a bit of introductory 'speed dating'.  In the end, we left them where they were and everyone just chinwagged with whoever they'd ended up next to.  Not quite as organised as planned, but the end result was the same. 

August brought wine to the meetings!  with a new system of vouchers, and Ang brought cake to the meeting (a lemon drizzle - very nice).  Mel from Melanie's Kitchen brought canapes and a list of instructions and I think everyone went home with nice full tums.

We had a chat about getting involved with the Girl Guides campaign about airbrushing.  Julie, our resident Guide Leader has sent these links for more information and to sign the petition. 

The petition: https://gguk.wufoo.com/forms/girlguiding-uk-against-airbrushing/



And a couple of videos to give people a better understanding of what is involved when we say something has been 'photoshop'd':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eur19EWdVI4&NR=1
this has flashing images, but interesting nonetheless:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6JvK0W60I&feature=related
and this site has the best mistakes that gets you really looking at images and how things are presented to people as if they were fact:
http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/
 
Many volunteering opportunities also mentioned - see your emails for a reminder!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  See you next month
Mandy x