local girls take
action to help others
Superstorm Sandy hit
the East Coast, battering homes and businesses in 8 Girl Scout Councils,
quickly mobilizing Girl Scouts from our youngest Daisies to our high school
Ambassadors into action. Troops continue to collect needed items, offer support
and make donations to help those most in need.

Girl
Scouts like Jordyn of Brownie Troop 60312, who after helping her mother,
a nurse, at a shelter, gathered her sister Girl Scouts together to create the
“Make a Difference Movement.” The project challenged to community to help in
any way possible. The Girls visited each produce broker at the Vineland Produce
block with the challenge and with the help of adult volunteers collected over
4,000 pounds of food for those in need. The three Girl Scout Brownies bagged
300 pounds themselves for a food pantry in Franklinville, before having the
rest delivered to the Community Food Bank in Atlantic County.

Even our youngest Girl Scouts are taking action; Daisy Troop 62222 collected over 200 coats and winter accessories to donate directly to families in Breezy Point where an estimated 150 homes were completely destroyed. These Daisies, in grades K-1, created their own flyers and visited local homes with adult volunteers.
Even
at the Council level, support is available for those in need. As each of
GSCSNJ’s three service centers reopened, charging stations along with warm
beverages where made available during business hours. Cases of water and
firewood were available free of charge at the East Brunswick service center,
and the council is accepting monetary donations online for a Hurricane Recovery
Fund for Girl Scout relief efforts.
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