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Elwood Girl Scouts Earn Silver Award for Beach Recycling Station Project

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Four members of Elwood Girl Scout Troop 1619 – Elwood-John H. Glenn High School freshman Megan Scully and Rebecca Stawecki, along with friends Maeve O’Connor and Jacqueline O’Grady of St. Anthony’s High School – recently earned their Silver Award for an ambitious project, a beach recycling station that they installed at Crab Meadow Beach on Oct. 2. Beachgoers can select baskets from the station and pick up anything that will harm the ocean and recycle it, then return the baskets. Huntington Town Councilwoman Joan Cergol was in attendance at the installation to cut the ribbon with the group of students.

The Silver Award is the second highest award that Girl Scouts can earn, demanding a minimum of 50 work hours per girl to complete the project. Once they began planning, O’Connor, O’Grady, Scully and Stawecki were determined to try and make a difference in the reduction of sea pollution to help sea life, making that the main focus of the project. After partnering with sustainability company Relic, the four students presented their project to the town and Girl Scouts of Suffolk County, asking for their help and permission to proceed with further action. Once permission was given, they worked to build awareness and raise funds for the project, including making posters and bookmarks and hosting a garage sale.

Date Added: 10/26/2022