Madison Ashby '20, Maria Cheriyan '21, and Rachel Elias '20

Girl Scout Troop 42962 may be small but they are mighty!  With only 3 troop members – Madison Ashby, Maria Cheriyan, and Rachel Elias, we know how to make a difference.  Over the past few months we have been very busy with three service projects.

Every year December comes around and the Troop gets busy baking cookies for Grace Center of Hope.  This year the we cooked and decorated over 250 cookies for the shelter.  Even though we didn’t get to see the cookies get served, we knew they would be a special treat for the homeless.

February rolled around and the Troop went to the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham and prepared a chili dinner for the South Oakland Shelter clients who needed shelter and a warm meal.  We made dinner, served it, and cleaned up.  It was very gratifying to see and talk to the clients.  We were surprised to see families, the elderly and people just like you and me.  Along with preparing the meal we had an opportunity to work with the little Brownie Scouts as mentors setting tables and preparing for the meal.

March was a busy month with the culmination of “The Gift of Reading”  Book Drive that we have been working on since September.  “The Gift of Reading” is the main theme for the Silver Award that the Troop is working to finish this year.  The project has taken two years, a lot of sweat and energy, and a successful book drive on the Lower, Junior, and Middle school campuses.  The troop has collected over 2,000 books that they have donated to Beyond Basics in Southfield.  We chose this project because we feel passionate about reading and understand the value of books.

Yours in Scouting,

Madison, Maria, and Rachel