Stratford Girl Scouts Visit Town Hall

STRATFORD, CT — (Contributed press release): Mayor Laura Hoydick, Stratford’s first female mayor, welcomed the Girl Scouts of Troop 37237 to Town Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The Scouts, all of whom are pursuing the Government Badges, met for a question-and-answer session with Hoydick in the Town Council Chambers. The girls then conducted a mock session of the Town Council under Hoydick’s direction.

“It was a great pleasure to meet with these smart and focused young women,” Hoydick said. “These are the future leaders of our community, state and nation. It’s such a wonderful thing for them to be introduced to what we do here at Town Hall in the Stratford community. I truly hope all of them are inspired to become active participants in our democracy as they get older, and maybe even see some of them get into public service. It was great fun having them visit us here.”

After the session, Hoydick presented each of the Scouts with an official citation.

The Scouts visiting with the mayor and earning their Government Badges included Olivia North, Portia Fasanella, Alyssa Olivencia, Sofia Barrios, Emmy Beach, Cayden Millenson, Ella Bachlechner, Emma Eyerman, Kaiya Roman, Talia Leonetti, Avery Foito, Audrey Judge, Gabriella Martinez, Asha Bheer, Molly Bosma, Jayda Petrovish, Mallory Ferrari, Kaylee Hallma, Catie Raffaeli and Ashlyn Tracy.

Photo 1: Mayor Laura Hoydick with Girl Scout Troop 37237 in the Town Council Chambers in Town Hall.

Photo 2: Hoydick answers questions from Girl Scouts during their meeting in Town Hall in pursuit of the Government Badges.

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