Girl Scouts Throw HalloweenBirthday Bash For Founder

By LARISSA LYTWYN

Published: Nov 07, 2003 12:00 AM

Girl Scouts Throw Halloween

Birthday Bash For Founder

Newtown Girl Scouts recently celebrated their second annual Halloween Birthday Bash in the Edmond Town Hall gym. The event honored Girl Scouts USA founder Juliette Low, born October 31, 1860.

More than 60 registered girl scouts from eight troops in the Newtown Service Unit of the Girl Scout Council of Southwestern Connecticut took part, including Brownies and Daises (grades Kâ3). In addition to commemorating the life of Juliette Low, the bash gave scouts an opportunity to celebrate that other October 31 event. The festivities included a dozen Halloween-themed attractions, including a costume parade and cupcake decorating station.

âThe Birthday Bash is a time for Brownies and Daises to come together for fun, food, frights, and fellowship,â said Donna Mangiafico, Girl Scouts service unit leader. âWe are grateful for the strong support shown to our girls by local businesses and individuals.â

Sponsors included Joyâs Hallmark, the Newtown Public Works Department, Mucci Construction of Shelton, Michelle Grillo, and Jeffrey Boyle.

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A lovely tribute-Matt, we are thinking of you, Tanya, and entire Medve family at this time-Jane & Keith & Family 💙

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I am sorry but $88.8 million dollars to educate 4030 kids is way out of line! That's over $22k per kid, used to be $8k per kid, the kids aren't getting any smarter, the administration eats all the cost. Time to cut the budget by 20% and also cut the $225k salary of the superintendent and $193k of the superintendent assistant ! You can get a lot of teachers for $400k wasted for 2 overpaid positions. Common sense should tell you that spending $2.5 million per every week for population less than 30k people is just way too high! Also voting should be done by mail, enough with these nonsensical referendums where barely 16% of voters show up. 51% voters approval should be MANDATED!

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Encouraging. The town budget squeaks by but the school budget got dinged. Let the games begin.

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