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CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. While many Cortlandt residents were fretting over when power would be restored to their homes, Elizabeth Rodrick-Lex was at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center pondering what to name her new baby girl.
Rodrick-Lex is still deciding on a name for her newborn girl, born just two hours after Halloween, and will have suggestions from members of the West Lakeland Girl Scout Troop 2478 to consider. The Girl Scouts honored Rodrick-Lexs new baby girl for being born just hours after the birthday of Juliette Gordon Low, the creator of Girl Scouts.
Its good to encourage other Girl Scouts that are just born, said Taylor Reilly, 11, about coming to give the yet unnamed addition to the Rodrick-Lex family a blanket, pillow and a tiny Girl Scouts uniform, among other gifts. This is the third year the troop has given presents to the first baby born on Low's birthday.
She was an amazing person, Troop Leader Donna Reilly said about Low. Reilly said the Girl Scouts were all about community.
Rodrick-Lex, a Mahopac resident, said, I feel very special, adding that she was also a Girl Scout.
Wait until my mother hears about this, she said as she accepted the gifts and each Girl Scout introduced themselves.
This is Rodrick-Lexs second daughter. She said her new daughter will probably be a Girl Scout like she was.
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