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The girls reminisce about a spectacular-- and possibly haunted-- piece of folk art they once found at an antique store. Miranda shares statistics about "Summer Slide" when children forget a lot of what they learn in school over summer break. And, just in time for the 4th of July, Mel shares about fireworks safety!! This episode is sure to be a blast.

Spotlight:

https://www.nokidhungry.org/who-we-are

No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. After 25 years of successfully investing in local nonprofits and helping find the best approaches to eradicating poverty and hunger, Share Our Strength launched No Kid Hungry in 2010.

Sources:

Mel--

https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks

https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/skin-hair-and-nails/burns/types.html 

Miranda:

https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2022/february/food-insecurity-for-households-with-children-rose-in-2020-disrupting-decade-long-decline/

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/summer-slide.html

https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-summer-slide


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