Girls 4-6 grade encouraged to apply now for Squirrel Girls Tech Camp in NEPA!

NEPA BlogCon, the region’s only blogging and social media conference, is excited to announce locations and dates for this year’s STEM education day camp: Squirrel Girls Tech Camp (SGTC). Click links below for information and registration:

• July 18-22 Monroe County at East Stroudsburg University
• August 1-5 Luzerne County at The THINK Center, Wilkes-Barre

Squirrel Girls Tech Camp is a one week camp experience, that offers the opportunity for girls in grades 4 through 6 to explore STEM topics in an encouraging, creative, and confidence-building environment, from 10:00am – 2:30pm. The curriculum incorporates a variety of media and hands-on activities, including lessons on computer science and programming, animation, game creation, digital music, robotics, internet safety, graphic design, and digital etiquette. The fun-filled, engaging, and educational experience at camp continues on with additional software to keep creating and building at home.

The camp will be open to 25 registrants in Monroe County and 50 registrants in Luzerne County, at a cost of $50 per child. A limited number of scholarships are available for families unable to pay the registration fee, thanks to the generous support of NEPA BlogCon attendees and sponsors. Scholarship applications, as well as registration details and forms, are available at the registration websites linked above.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!

Squirrel Girls Tech Camp also has opportunities for volunteer Instructors and Tech Camp Assistants. Join us for half a day or the whole week, it’s such a rewarding experience. Need a work excuse? We’re more than happy to provide one to your employer.

• For volunteer opportunities in Monroe County, click here.
• For volunteer opportunities in Luzerne County, click here.

ABOUT NEPA BLOGCON & SGTC

SGTC is a project of NEPA BlogCon, co-sponsored by TecBridge, a regional collegial organization that collaboratively strives to create and embrace entrepreneurial opportunities with the purpose of growing technology and biotechnology wealth within Northeastern Pennsylvania. Other 2016 partners include The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber, Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18, and East Stroudsburg University.

NEPA BlogCon, founded in 2012, is the region’s only blogging and social media conference. It is designed to bring together bloggers of all experience levels, as well as those interested in marketing, social media, creativity, leadership, and branding. Each year, NEPA BlogCon draws hundreds of attendees to the region from blog local communities and the tri-state area. All proceeds from NEPA BlogCon support the growth of Squirrel Girls Tech Camp. This year, NEPA BlogCon will be held October 15, at Penn State Worthington Scranton.

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As a busy mom, I am always on the lookout for delicious and creative meal solutions to stack up on for days when I don’t feel like cooking (i.e. this past snow day). We don’t eat a lot of frozen meals but there was something about Babeth’s Feast that got me intrigued.

While on a trip to New York last summer, I stumbled across the store while searching for cooking demonstrations around the city. Upon further inspection, I found out that Babeth’s Feast was in fact a gourmet frozen food store nested in the upper east side of Manhattan and the best bit was that they delivered nationwide for a flat rate of $15. Customers are required to purchase a minimum of $50.

The inventory is based around French cuisine and having grown up in Europe, I recognized a lot of my old favorites. With a 25% discount in hand, I ordered quite a few things including a pack of Pains aux raisins x3, a pack of brioche x4, a single portion of Coq au Vin, spinach and goat cheese quiches x2, a box of mini tartes aux fruits, mini crab cakes and chicken marsala mushroom tarts and mushroom lasagne.

While we enjoyed most of what we ordered, the chicken marsala mushroom tarts was probably the favorite. They were delicious and didn’t take long to bake. The pains au raisins took me back. They were just as good as when I last remembered and tasted like they were freshly bought from a bakery. What I didn’t really enjoy was the tartes aux fruits. I would have preferred a crispier pastry.

Overall, I was impressed with the order that I’m hoping to try more products in the next few months. Most of the items were vacuum sealed to maintain freshness.

I would highly recommend Babeth’s feast. They have an extensive inventory from assorted pasta entrees to frozen desserts.
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