Girl Scouts make care bags for children in care of Richland County Children Services
Members of the Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland Mansfield were busy Tuesday afternoon doing what Girl Scouts do at the Friendly House ― help others.
About 30 members of area Girl Scout troops of all ages worked on their countywide project to put together more than 70 care bags for children in the care of Richland County Children Services. This marks the seventh year for the project.
It also happened to be the Girl Scouts' 112th birthday, which meant celebrating with cupcakes and songs among friends after their work was done.
The Girl Scout birthday March 12 commemorated the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization's first 18 girl members in Savannah, Georgia.
The bags, which the Girl Scouts made, will contain blankets, which the girls made, and hygiene items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, washcloths and a stuffed toy or towels shaped into teddy bears.
Tilia Ames, 15, a sophomore at Mansfield Senior High School, has been in Girl Scouts since kindergarten.
She likes being part of the organization, saying she likes to be involved, give back to the community and build lifelong friendships.
Part of Girl Scouts Troop 2518, Ames said Scouts have a lot of fun, too, and go on field trips together including to the Cleveland Zoo.
Victoria Neal, 14, an eighth-grader at Madison Middle School, and a member of Troop 1073, said she, too, has been in Girl Scouts since kindergarten.
"We get to have a lot of different experiences," she said.
Amanda Garcia, Girl Scouts' service unit communications manager, said cookie sales have been extended until April 7 because of demand.
Sinetta Maul made cupcakes for the gathering. She has been a part of the organization for 64 years in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
When cookie sales end, Maul said members will continue working on their badge work, camp and having outdoor fun.
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