Andover Troop 6052 has been busy this year, especially doing community service like their MSPCA project, pictured above.  They sold a lot of cookies, too!

Lexington Troop 1675 went to Accurate Automotive and Tire Warehouse in Bedford to learn basic safety procedures on cars. They checked oil and tire pressure, and tire tread with a penny. The girls "worked" on the truck of Brian Hohmann, owner of Accurate Automotive When the girls are faced with caring for their own cars, they can say, "Oh, that's easy, I did it when I was a kid!"

In pursuit of the Cookies Count Try-It, Littleton Troop 6340 was treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of Donelan’s Littleton store, led by manager George Raimon.  It included stops in the bakery, produce prep area, dairy cooler, ice cream freezer and meat room, and wrapped up with snacks in front of the fireplace. Seated: Camille S, Clare N, Phoebe S, Lydia S  and Nathalie M. Standing: Madison C, Olivia R, Haley C, Theresa M, Cristina M, Ashleigh O, Nicole B, Alyssa R, and Meaghan P. 

West Newbury Troop 75 sponsored a food drive to benefit Pettengill House in Salisbury, where the girls visited and learned how little food it has this time of year. The girls designed a competitive food drive at Page School, involving the school administration and all classrooms.  At the end of two weeks, the classroom collecting the most food donation items won, and received extra recess time.  They gathered 933 food items for Pettengill House!

As part of their Bronze Award project, Littleton Troop 6207 hosted a sew-in to benefit ConKerrCancer.org. Girl Scouts and neighbors from Littleton, Groton and Devens turned out to support the troop’s goal of making 100 pillowcases to be donated to the organization.

GSEM girls traveled to the Everglades as the culmination of a project with Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida. They visited the Shark Valley region, learning about the sawgrass prairie and hammock ecosystems; canoed the Turner River, one of the historic freshwater rivers that feeds the river of grass and is being damaged by fertilizer runoff and water diversion to growing cities; and canoed the Chokoloskee Bay and islands, learning about the effects on wildlife of changing water levels, pesticide runoff, and hurricanes. They worked with National Park Rangers to learn about preservation efforts, met with Rangers to learn about volunteer opportunities in the National Parks System, and stayed in a campground that is operated by volunteer hosts. They visited Big Cypress National Preserve, and learned about reclamation efforts and studies in place about Florida panthers. The Danvers Rotary sponsored part of this trip.

Nantucket Troop 823

East Bridgewater Daisy Troop 536 did community clean-up on Earth Day.

Sandwich Teens built cubicle shelving for Camp WIP.

Nancy Machell of Dennis Troop 1219 accepts Certificates of Merit for girls earning the Bronze Award, from State Representative Cleon Turner.

In honor of the 96th birthday of Girl Scouts, members of Stow Troops 2528 and 2529 created Birthday Bags for the Stow Food Pantry and Goody Bags for Birthday Wishes.  Brownie Troop 2528 used profits from their Girl Scout Cookie sale to purchase party ingredients for 80 Birthday Bags.  Birthday Wishes brings parties to homeless children in Mass.   The girls made 83 Goody Bags full of party favors and candy. 

Amesbury Troops 501, 1227 and 84 filled over 500 Easter baskets for Our Neighbor's Table with members of the community.  The baskets went out to needy children at schools, Pettingil House, Our Neighbor's Table and Women's Crisis Center. Each troop donated items such as candy, coloring books, stuffed animals, toys, and toiletries for the Easter baskets.