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Girl Scout Asha Gajraj worked with Waldinger library director Mamie Eng to set up six presentation sessions to engage patrons in a crafts project that shows the importance of water quality conservation on Long Island.

This Nassau County Girl Scout’s answer to L.I.’s water pollution: rain gardens

Nine-year-old Yusuf Dungas, alongside five other kids, eagerly sat down to a crafts project at the Waldinger Memorial Library’s Children’s Room. At their fingertips were pipe cleaners, … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/3/23

Hanna Carey, 18, a member of Girl Scout Troop 3432 in Wantagh, is collecting food and supplies for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. She set up a donation box at the Wantagh Fire Department on Feb. 28, which Capt. Chris Dolley christened with its first donation.

‘Hunger Warriors’ go to battle Wantagh Girl Scout is fighting food insecurity

Since she was a child, Hanna Carey has valued community service. Carey is putting these lessons in service toward her Gold Award project with Girl Scout Troop 3432. Dubbed “Hanna’s Hunger Warriors,” the project aims to collect 2,000 pounds of food and supplies to donate to Island Harvest Food Bank in Bethpage. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 3/17/21

Baldwin H.S. seniors earn their Gold Award

Baldwin High School seniors Marcia Trice Noel and Ashley Zingale have achieved the highest designation within Girl Scouts: the Gold Award. Only six percent of girl scouts around the country … more

7/24/20

Amber Wilkins, a Rockville Centre resident who just graduated Malverne High School, left, presented “Starting a Debate Club at Malverne High School” at the April 2019 Malverne School District Board of Education meeting. She met with Phyllis Tinsley, a member of the board, and Dr. Hunderfund, previous superintendent. The presentation was part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project.

Rockville Centre Gold Award earner hopes to become a politician

Amber Wilkins, of Rockville Centre, is one out of a few dozen Nassau County Girl Scouts to earn the Gold Award this year. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 7/7/20

Isabella Verga, 17, created a way for low-income adults to have better success on job interviews. Those interested can make an appointment to select items, once the Rec Center is open to the public again.

Rockville Centre Girl Scout creates way to dress for success

Isabella Verga believes in the importance of making a good first impression. The recent South Side High School graduate is also aware that, when it comes time to make that first impression on a job interview, some people do not have the means to dress for the occasion, and end up avoiding interviews as a result. To help remedy the situation, Verga, while working on her Gold Award for Girl Scouts, reached out to the John A. Anderson Recreation Center in Rockville Centre to create a way for people to access the appropriate attire, from head to toe, at no cost. more

By Jill Nossa | 7/2/20

Elise Candreva, center, who is going for her Girl Scouts Gold Award, created T-shirts for all of the children she served in Nigeria.

Lynbrook High School student sets gold standard for fundraising

Lynbrook High School senior Elise Candreva is working toward her Girl Scouts Gold Award. more

By Melissa Koenig | 5/2/19

Seaford Girl Scouts Take the Gold

Four Girl Scouts from Seaford complete socially and significantly sustainable projects to earn the highest Gold Awards at recent ceremony. more

By Eden Laikin | 7/19/18

Girl Scouts Angela Sourial, left, Caitlin McDonald, Gina Pepe and Alexandria Casella all earned the Gold Award earlier this month.

Gold Award recipients inspiring change in Rockville Centre and beyond

Rockville Centre Girl Scout troops gathered at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center on May 20 for its Gold, Silver & Bronze Award Ceremony, during which girls in grades four through 12 were honored for various community service projects. more

By Ben Strack | 5/31/18

Samantha Horowitz, of Rockville Centre, received a Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of Nassau County for creating a Youth Court at South Side High School.

RVC Girl Scout earns Gold Award for revitalizing ‘Youth Court’

Girl Scouts of Nassau County recently presented more than 70 Gold Awards, including one to Samantha Horowitz, of Rockville Centre, during a ceremony hosted at Adelphi University. more

By Ben Strack | 7/20/17

Wantagh and Seaford Junior Scouts earned their Bronze Awards at a ceremony on June 16.

Girl Scouts honored for community service

Girl Scouts from Seaford and Wantagh were honored for their community-service achievements at an awards ceremony on June 16. Among the projects was a big one for Bellmore Presbyterian Church. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 7/6/16

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