Tag Archive for "Girl Scouts"

Girl Scouts help seniors this season

By Riley Fontana Hometown Weekly Reporter The Westwood Council on Aging (COA) welcomed back Girl Scout Troop 66073 to help wrap presents. This is the second year the Scouts have stopped by to help wrap gifts for people in the community who may need assistance with tasks such as these. Troop 66073 is made up of four Westwood...

By Madison Butkus Hometown Weekly Reporter Residents gathered at Medfield High School on Sunday to participate in the 19th annual MFi Angel Run, hosted by the Medfield Foundation Inc. Proceeds from the event support local nonprofit initiatives. Despite the recent cold weather, Sunday brought sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures of 46 degrees. Bibs, shirts, and swag items...

By Julia Beauregard

Hometown Weekly Editor

As summer officially draws to a close, so does the Lil Readers program, hosted by the Girl Scouts at the Sherborn Public Library. The Lil Readers program commenced on June 22, 2023, and continued every Thursday throughout the summer vacation until...

By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor

Although BINGO is a weekly event at the Walpole COA, last Friday seniors welcomed new BINGO callers on Friday afternoon; Cassie and Gini from Girl Scout Troop 62389 of Walpole.
While the Girl Scouts set up for the game, the seniors enjoyed conversations over coffee and...

<strong>Girl Scouts serve COA movie concessions </strong>

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

The aroma of buttered popcorn filled the Murphy Room of the COA when Walpole’s Girl Scouts came to visit. Their Friday afternoon matinee screening of “Sleepless in Seattle” was a highlight of the girls’ vacation week. Troop 67250 and 83177 brought...

<strong>DS Girl Scouts hard at work </strong>

Sherborn Sixth grade Girl Scout troop run by Crista Mahoney, troop leader, was energized to sell Girl Scout cookies. Cookie sales help many causes, as well as help to fund the troop activities for the year. Many Sherborn and Dover residents stopped by the post office to say hello...

<strong>Sherborn celebrates Veterans Day</strong>

By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

After a COVID-mandated two-year hiatus from in-person celebration, the Sherborn community celebrated Veterans Day last Friday.

The programming was well attended, as there was standing room only in the hallway of the second floor of Sherborn Town Hall.

After...

Rachel Burke has been at the Farmer’s Market educating about the dangers of the sun for three weeks, as part of her Gold Star Award project.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

From a shaded section of the Walpole Farmer’s Market on Saturday...

The Scout House is now entirely maintained by the Walpole Girl Scouts.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

After years of doing service projects for the community, Walpole’s Girl Scouts are looking for a little bit of help.

At the Walpole Farmer’s Market,...

Catherine Callahan, friend to monarch butterflies

When she began researching her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Medfield's Catherine Callahan was interested in the topic of pollinators, and learned about the dangerous decline of monarch butterflies. Monarch butterflies play a vital role in the ecosystem. Flying from flower to flower, their bodies pick up pollen and spread it to the next plant,...

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff The appearance of Medfield around the holidays has been compared to a town in a Hallmark Christmas movie - it’s decked out in lights and festive holiday decor from end to end. The annual Holiday Stroll brings residents into this winter wonderland to find some great Christmas gifts...

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff The first day of December is typically considered the first day of the Christmas season. Parents hand their kids Advent calendars. People rush to farms to get their Christmas trees and decorate them with lights and ornaments. Children begin to write their letters to Santa Claus. On the last...

Holocaust survivors address Medfield Scouts

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More than 30 Boy Scouts from Troop 89, along with their parents and adult leaders, gathered on Thursday, September 5, at Medfield’s Memorial School to listen to 93-year-old Aron Greenfield’s account of surviving imprisonment in nine concentration camps during World War II. The Holocaust survivor and Norwood resident, along with his wife, Martha,...

Wellesley groups confront plastic waste issue

There are big efforts being made in Wellesley to deal with the huge problem of plastic waste. The problem has been escalating for many years, and China’s changes last year in the standards for buying recyclables has led to a very limited market and a heightened need to reduce plastic waste. Wellesley High School students...

Sherborn 5th grade Girl Scouts are sponsoring a town-wide egg hunt on Saturday, April 20, beginning at 10 a.m., with registration at 9:45. The hunt will take place at Pine Hill Elementary School. The cost is $5 per child, and all proceeds will furnish the flowers to be planted by the Scouts at the Memorial Day...

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By Alex Oliveira Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday morning, the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts teamed up to put on the annual pinewood derby at Dover Church’s Kraft Hall. From 9 a.m. till about noon, scouts from grades one through five cheered and jeered as their colorful wooden carts raced down a metal track at...

By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 24, Walpole held its annual Santa parade near the town common. The parade began at Walpole High School at 11:00 a.m., with Santa making his way down Common Street before he ultimately ended at his house on Main Street at the town common. “We all sort of work together to...

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Over the last year, two Girl Scouts from the Walpole Troop 74678 have built and installed a butterfly garden for their Silver Award project. Located at the Neponset View Terrace Senior Living Facility in Walpole, the garden attracts various pollinators to the area and creates a long-lasting, positive impact to the community. Purple...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Deeply rooted in Cub Scout tradition is the annual pinewood derby. It’s a half-day at Kraft Hall dedicated to racing miniature gravity-fueled wooden cars, designed and built by the Cub Scouts and their parents. “This is a huge Cub Scout tradition,” said DJ Johnston, one of the den leaders. “We...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter While we all love the taste of Thin Mints and Caramel deLites, there’s much more to Girl Scouts than the cookies. For the Girl Scouts who remain dedicated to the program, they learn courage, confidence, and character to benefit our world and those in it. As she goes for...

Tag Archives: Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts help seniors this season

19th annual MFi Angel Run

Girl Scouts create little readers

Girl Scouts host BINGO at COA

Girl Scouts serve COA movie concessions

DS Girl Scouts hard at work

Sherborn celebrates Veterans Day

Scout Burke warns of sun danger

Girl Scouts seek help renovating house

Catherine Callahan, friend to monarch butterflies

Santa Claus comes to town

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Santa signals start of holiday season

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Holocaust survivors address Medfield Scouts

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Wellesley groups confront plastic waste issue

Girl Scouts plan Easter egg hunt

Dover Scouts hold pinewood derby

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Santa returns to town common

Walpole Scouts build flower garden

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Dover Scouts race pinewood derby

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Hurwitz works for Girl Scout Gold

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