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Dorchester Girl Scouts “Driving Force” Behind Plan to Ban Plastic Bags in Boston
Perhaps you heard it in the news last month? The Boston City Council unanimously approved a plan to ban single-use plastic shopping bags throughout the city. It turns out, Girl Scouts were helping to lead the way. City Councilor Matt O’Malley called the members of local Girl Scout Troop 68277 the “driving force” behind the […]
International Adventure Funded by Cookie and Fall Product Sale Earnings
It all started in 2011—Boston troop 79258 was excited to earn cookie sale incentives like iPads and computers. With guidance from cookie mentors and troop volunteers, the girls reached their sales goal. As they started to use their earnings to fund activities and trips, the socioeconomically diverse troop decided that all cookie and fall sale […]
Team Girl Scouts – Sally Johnson
Meet Team Girl Scouts Boston Marathon runner, Sally Johnson! The Boston Marathon is the oldest and greatest marathon in the country and in my eyes it is the ultimate experience for a distance runner. Running is a sport about individual improvement and you learn a lot about yourself while running. I’ve been running for 16 […]
Team Girl Scouts – Katie Todd
Meet Team Girl Scouts Boston Marathon runner, Katie Todd! Growing up, I always played sports. In high school I became a member of the track team, which inspired my decision to quit the soccer team in order to pursue cross country running. From the beginning, I loved seeing my continuous improvement from putting in the […]
Team Girl Scouts – Angela Scott
Meet Team Girl Scouts Boston Marathon runner, Angela Scott! The first time I went to the Boston Marathon was to see my dad race. I can remember seeing faces of pure determination as runners tackled the first of the Newton hills. While watching the race, I knew I wanted to be like all those other […]
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