Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Meilan is here from Atlanta Georgia!


she arrived today via Priority Mail! she is from Troop 29410.
Georgia is the Peach State, President Jimmy Carter; Martin Luther King JR; and Juliette Gordon Low were born there, Atlanta is the capital.
"We named our mascot Meilan after the baby panda born at Zoo Atlanta on Sept 6 2006. You can watch the real Meilan on the internet at www.zooatlanta.org. Click on the panda cam. Giant Pandas cand live to be about 18 to 20 years in the wild but may live to be 30 years old in captivity.
Her name is pronounced May-lahn. Meilan has a little brother named Xilan (Shhe-lahn)."
they sent a journal, a picture of their troop, pictures of Meilan from the Panda Cam, panda stickers, a Georgia state patch, and 3 postcards: "Atlanta Georgia Aquarium is the worlds largest, featuring more than 100,000 animals and 8 million gallons of water. Opened on November 23 2005, the aquarium was designed to appear as if a giant ship is breaking through the waves."; Atlanta A Peachy Place To Be; Atlanta, a city of fun, family, and many attractions!

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