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• United Way Awards $1m to 22 nonprofits

  June 8, 2011

  North Shore United Way awarded $1 million in community impact grants to nonprofits that address financial stability, affordable housing, health care, and child and youth development. Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass. has been recognized for their leadership development experience. Read the complete article.

  
  
  
  

  Memorial Day Activities

  June 6, 2011

  

  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

  June 3, 2011

  

  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.

  
  
  
  

  Flags for our Soldiers

  May 24, 2011

  Danvers Girl Scouts honor local veterans in an annual Memorial Day tradition to place flags by their gravesides. Read the Danvers Patch.

  
  
  
  

  Girl Scouts tackle debris in their town

  May 16, 2011

  

  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.

  
  
  
  

  Volunteers recognized for service to Girl Scouts

  May 12, 2011

  Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts held a recognition dinner to honor the many volunteers who have truly gone above and beyond to have a positive impact on girls in their community.

  Dedham Times
  South Coast Today
  Billerica Minuteman
  Dorchester Reporter
  Wayland Town Crier
  Burlington Union
  Hingham Journal
  Wakefield Daily Item
  Arlington Advocate
  Charlestown Patriot Bridge
  Belmont Citizen Herald
  Kingston Reporter

  
  
  
  

  Girl Scouts: Rosoff Award for External Diversity

  May 6, 2011

  Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts were awarded the 2011 Rosoff Awards for External Diversity for their innovative work with their FaB Factor program. Read the press release on the award.

  
  
  
  

  Girl Scouts help throw a party for the planet

  April 27, 2011

  
  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

  April 25, 2011

   
  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.

  
  
  
  

  Boston Women Share Moms' Best Advice

  April 25, 2011

  An early Happy Mother's Day article from Girl Scouts!