Local Girl Scouts honor JFK

Mansfield Girl Scout Cadette Lauren Claus and her sister Lindsey designed the President John Fitzgerald Kennedy patch which she proudly displayed at the JFK library.

Photo courtesy of Tom Fitzsimmons.

Weymouth troops make cards for patients at Children's Hospital

On November 16, Girl Scouts in troops 74358, 74315, and 74365 got in the holiday spirit with The UPS Store in Boston to make cards for patients at Children's Hospital. The event was part of the "12 Days of Arthur Christmas" series being held in the Boston area this holiday season.

Chelmsford Girl Scouts make the school yard beautiful

Chelmsford Girl Scout Troop 63112 planted a tree at the Center Elementary School to help the school yard become more beautiful. The troop took turns digging a hole and planting a small maple tree.

Ipswich Girl Scouts Kick-off the 100th

Ipswich Girl Scouts from Junior Troop 60628 created a 100th Anniversary display with pumpkins for the Topsfield Fair. The pumpkins are decorated to reflect the changing Girl Scout uniform styles throughout the years.

Girl Scouts discuss water conservation with Niki Tsongas

Girl Scouts from Andover, Wilmington and Billerica discussed the importance of the river and environment with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, on Saturday, September 17th at the River Walk Festival.

Marlborough Labor Day Parade Activities

Gold Award recipient Heather O'Neill and her niece Emma Haher, a Daisy in the first grade, dressed in 1940s Girl Scout uniforms for the annual Labor day parade in Marlborough. Heather has been a troop leader for the past six years.

Destination New England One if by Land - Two if by Sea

Last week 41 Girl Scouts from around the country traveled to New England to spend eight days exploring historical sites and learn about Oceanography from world class women biologists from MIT and Bridgewater State. The girls stayed at the beautiful Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus enjoying views of the Ocean and delicious BBQs.

The girls spent their time on land exploring Boston’s historic sites along the Freedom Trail such as the Bunker Hill Monument, Paul Revere’s home and Faneuil Hall. The girls also traveled up the coast to visit Historic Salem, where the infamous Witch trials took place, a group favorite.

Once the land part of the trip was completed the girls got their sea legs on and went on a whale watch, visited Boston Harbor's Spectable Island where they observed sea life, participated in various workshops provided by MIT and Mass. Maritime Academy such as coastal conservation, cold water survival and nautical knowledge as well as drove a bridge simulator through the Cape Cod Canal.

A special thank you to all the volunteers who helped make the trip a success!

Congratulations to our Gold Awardees

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout can achieve. The Gold Award is something that fulfills a need within a girl's community whether local or global, creates change, and is something that becomes ongoing. The project is more than a good service project—it encompasses organizational, leadership, and networking skills. Only about 5 percent of all Girl Scouts earn this award each year.

Andover Townsman               Danvers Herald
Athol Daily News                  Dover-Sherborn Press
Bedford Minuteman               Dorchester Argus
Burlington Union                    Boston Globe
Cape Cod Times                   Cohasset Mariner
Daily Times Chronicle            Dorchester Reporter     
Lexington Minuteman            Lynnfield Villager
Medfield Press                     Needham Hometown Weekly 
Needham Times                   North Reading Transcript
Stoneham Independent         Sudbury Town Crier
Swampscott Reporter          Taunton Daily Gazette    
Walpole Times                    Wilmington Town Crier    
Winchester Star                   Norton Mirror

Troop 80026 Celebrates Top Troop Performance

On Tuesday, July 12th, Troop 80026 celebrated their achievements by attending the top troop performance party. The celebration was held at Build-A-Bear in Kingston, where the girls stuffed, stitched, fluffed, and dressed their new stuffed animals.

Tyngsboro Girl Scouts meet Congresswoman Niki Tsongas

Troop 60916 of Tyngsboro just completed a trip to Washington DC. While they were there they met Niki Tsongas on the steps of the Capitol and had an opportunity to talk to her and ask questions. She told them about life in Congress and pointed out that it is a great job for women to do. The girls spent 9 months planning the trip, including selling over 3,000 boxes of cookies and other fundraisers in order to pay for the trip.

Photo courtesy of Dianna Mines.

Daisy Troop Donates Supplies to Patients at Shriners

On May 21st Amesbury’s Daisy Troop 63163 spent their weekend at Camp Runels. The Girls raised as many as 20 backpacks stuffed with school supplies, nail polish, hair ties, and games for Shriners patients and their families. The girls also spent the weekend learning how to create and perform skits straight from the Shriners clowns.

Photos courtesy of Jeanne McCue.

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Memorial Day Activities

Lynn Girl Scout Troops honored our past and present soldiers this Memorial day by walking in the Lynn Memorial Day Parade. 

Easton Girl Scouts are Green Activists

Easton Girl Scout Troop 65049 have been awarded the Greenschool’s Green Difference Award in the category of Outstanding Green Activists. They were selected based upon their committed efforts to gather information on the concept of energy, as well as hosting a linen drive in their town, creating a piece of art out of reusable plastic water bottles, participating in a lights out challenge, and much more.

Read the two Easton Journal articles.

Girl Scouts tackle debris in their town

Greater Taunton residents stretched on their rubber gloves Saturday morning to combat a vast build-up of debris in local streets and parks for Earth Day. Teen girl scout Alexis Delzell, 16, and her mother Cindy tackled the other major problem area: The Fred Martin Parkway.

Read the Taunton Gazette article.

Girl Scouts help throw a party for the planet

 
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts partnered with Franklin Park Zoo to celebrate Earth Day by throwing a party for the planet on Saturday, April 16th. This family fun event helped kick off a year of service to celebrate the Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary. The theme for the year long Take Action Project leading up to the centennial celebration is Girl Scouts Forever Green. More than 1,000 Girl Scouts attended the zoo to listen to guest speakers discuss rain gardens and how the girls can construct, and maintain rain gardens in their communities. The Girl Scouts also made bags out of old T-shirts and created necklaces out of plastic bags.

Lexington Girl Scouts send their support to Japan

 
Lexington Girl Scout Troop 71625 decided for their service project to send their support to Japan. The girls plan to fold origami cranes, send cards to children living in affected areas of Japan and raise funding for different organizations helping those affected by the Earth quake and Tsunami. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Troop 71625 hopes to send 1,000 origami cranes with a heartfelt wish for a harmonious recovery.

Hopkinton Girl Scouts go the distance to educate their peers

Hopkinton Girl Scouts hosted a Boston Marathon tea to educate other Girl Scouts on the 'Go the Distance' patch program created in Hopkinton. This year's tea will allow those who have already received the patch to mentor and encourage other Girl Scouts to earn the patch as well. By sharing their discoveries, connections and actions they will educate and hopefully inspire other scouts to pursue this patch or to develop a new project of their own.

Kingston Brownies get a real treat

Kingston Brownie Troop 80354 visited Sugar Plum Bakery as part of earning their Cookies Count Try-it badge. They were given a tour of the bakery and asked the bakers questions. The girls were very excited to meet Joanna Lyons who recently competed on the TLC TV show The Next Great Baker. They also decorated their own cookies as a yummy treat.

Girl Scouts' award-winning bread helps homeless

All Girl Scouts are known for Thin Mints and Tagalongs, but Wareham's Troop 81794 has been recognized for another culinary creation: cranberry bread.

The Troop has been making the recipe, called "Zesty, Zingy Cranberry Bread," during the holiday season for three years. This past year, the girls donated more than a dozen loaves to St. Patrick's church, and helped serve the bread to Wareham's homeless during one of the church's dinners.

Read the full story in the Warham Week.