Girl Scout News

(Above) On June 15, the 20 members of Girl Scout Junior Troop 706 celebrated the completion of a Butterfly Garden that the Middle Gate School fourth graders researched, designed, and planted at Cullen’s Lodge as part of their Bronze Awards service project. The garden includes meditation benches that the girls designed and painted, several plants to attract butterflies, a hand-carved plaque carved by Lizzie Wojcik and her mom, Lynn, and a copper butterfly bath. Members of the troop, from left, are Mikaela Sussman, Brooke Hadgraft, Hannah Bartlett, Hanna Ahmampour, Gabriella Perpignand, Samantha Kruzshak, Aleah Sussman, Victoria Calo, Lauren Reseska, Carol Cook, Katelyn Zimmerman, Sophia Matsis, Kelsea Morshuk, Caitlin Filiato, Brittany Gonzalez, Rachel Saint, Lizzie Wojcik, and Gillian Ostrofsky. Not pictured are Nicole Jodan and Nina Bonvini.

(At left) Junior Girl Scout Troop 154, comprised of girls from Sandy Hook and Hawley Schools, took a self-defense class at United Studios of Self Defense in Newtown. Front row, from left, are Hayley Ryan, Victoria Madden, and Kelly Coughlin. Back row, from left are, Alexis Mulski, Casey Demers, Elyse Knapp, Abbi Winters, Instructor Chris Schaefer, and Jessie Coughlin.

(At lower left) Troop 837 is “Warming Hearts and Feet” with cookies and socks donated to the Children’s Home of Cromwell. The scouts voted to spend nearly 15 percent of their cookie sale profits to purchase socks for the Children’s Home residents. Scout dads matched the troop’s gift.

(Bottom left) Reed Intermediate School Junior Girl Scout Troop 590 recently attended a fun-filled Girl Scout weekend at Club Getaway in Kent. From left, front row, are Jessie Principi, Julia DiLuoffo, Molly Spak, Rachel Zambernardi, and Elizabeth Zambernardi; back row, Jess Amante, Emily Pieretti, Mary Kate Halmose, Ryanne Duffy, and Lindsay Fuori.

(Bottom) Brownie Girl Scout Troop 1114, from Sandy Hook School, worked collaboratively with Women Involved in Newtown to decorate baseball caps for children recovering from cancer treatment.

(Below) It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon when Junior Troop 590 from Reed School bridged Brownie Troop 820 from Sandy Hook School at Dickenson Park.  A pizza party followed the bridging ceremony.  The troops included, rear, from left, Anne Spillane, Kim Duffy, Betsy Hoyt, Jessica Amante, Laura Zambernardi, Alice Diluoffo; third row, from left, Julia Diluoffo, Ryanne Duffy, Kelly Merrick, MaryKate Halmose, Amanda Glaser, Lindsay Fuori, Molly Spak, Rachel Zambernardi, Emily Pieretti’ second row, from left, Sarah Mawdsley, Kayla Kordish, Kayla DiSibio, Amanda Kahn, Sarah Spillane, Gillian Eckwall, Anika Dholakia; front, from left, -Briana Alves, Danielle Scarpa, Alana Murray, Chloe Amante, Jackie Sgobbo, Lindsay Hoyt, Elizabeth Zambernardi, Madison Duffy, Alexis Tucker, Lauren Beier.