Yorktown Girl Scout Troop Earns Bronze Award

YORKTOWN, N.Y. — The 15 fifth-graders from Crompond Elementary School who comprise Girl Scout Troop 1383 completed their Bronze Award project before the end of 2014.

Yorktown Girl Scout Troop 1383 sponsored a Girl Scout Hobby Night at Solaris Sports Club on Friday, Nov. 7.
Photo Credit: *Michelle Merlini*

Yorktown Girl Scout Troop 1383 visited Peekskill Head Start students on Tuesday, Dec. 23.
Photo Credit: *Michelle Merlini*

Jim Barg

01/05/2015 4:00 a.m.

The troop earned the award by running a community service event called Girl Scout Hobby Night at Solaris Sports Club on Friday, Nov. 7.

The event was attended by 131 Girl Scouts from Lakeland and Yorktown.

There were workstations where the attendees could learn about and try out different hobbies. The list included sewing, softball. skin care, cheerleading, soccer, taekwondo and baking.

Each attendee brought a service donation to benefit the Peekskill Head Start program, and the troop brought the supplies to the Head Start program on Tuesday, Dec. 23.

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