Proud Uncle

I get to play proud uncle today, as my 12-year-old niece was published in her local paper. She was 11 when she wrote it, but it was just published last week.

To the editor:
Hi, my name is Aina Crouch. I am 11 years old and go to Brunswick Jr. High School. I just moved here from Suffolk, VA and I have seen a lot of changes.
The biggest change is that Brunswick and a lot of other places in Maine are really clean. Also, There are a lot of family activities and fun events that go in in Maine.

I was not too excited about moving. My neighborhood was really cool. But when I came here and saw how friendly everyone was, I loved it right away. I think that to keep Maine clean, fun, safe, and incredibly friendly, we should try to make it even better than before.
Plant more flowers, make the town Web sites more inviting, clean your town up and whatever else you think of. If we do this, Brunswick and all over Maine will be one place everyone wants to be.
So try to help out so other kids and adults can feel welcome. You will find that cleaning and being nice will really make a difference.

Aina Crouch
Brunswick

Go Aina! It's yer birthday! It's yer birhtday!