Community Corner
Minnesauke Girl Scouts Make A Difference
Troop 655 gave back to the community through their recently competed Bronze Award project.
Press release from the Three Village Central School District:
Oct. 12, 2021
Minnesauke Elementary School sixth grade students and members of the Girl Scout Troop 655 gave back to the community through their recently competed Bronze Award project.
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Mindful of last year’s COVID-19 precautions, the troop held its meetings outside at Frank Melville Park in Setauket during the 2020-21 school year. During their first meeting, they identified the presence of mosquitoes in the area and knew they wanted to help ensure others were not affected by the insects when visiting the park.
The scouts met with a park trustee who helped advise them on how to make the bat houses and where they should be placed throughout the park – an environmentally friendly way to combat the mosquitoes. After making the bat houses, the scouts also assisted with the installation.
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To bring awareness to their project, the girls also presented to a younger troop about the bat houses and how they help the environment. Since they had several extra bat houses leftover, the girls donated them to Sweetbriar Nature Center to help combat mosquitos on their property.
Troop 655 completed this project as part of their work as Girl Scout Juniors and have recently bridged to Cadettes. The project was started in spring 2021 and completed this past summer. The Bronze Award is the highest Girl Scout Award that can be earned at the elementary school level and third highest award in the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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