Daisy Troop 45 Donates a "Big Check"

Troop Leader Ellen Turcotte (left) is shown with members of Troop 45 who are proudly displaying the check which was presented to Marisol Garcia, Executive Director of the Matty Fund (far right).

Posted Friday, June 26, 2015 12:00 am

Daisy Troop 45 proudly donated a "big check" totaling $768.00, one-half of their troop's proceeds from this year's cookie sales, to the Matty Fund. The Matty Fund is Rhode Island's leading resource for children, young adults and families living with epilepsy. The organization was founded in memory of Mathew Siravo who passed away from epilepsy May 11, 2003. The girls also earned their "Making Choices" badge.

Each Girl Scout troop earns money for activities and programs in their troop for selling Girl Scout cookies. The amount of money they earn is based upon the per girl average of boxes sold by registered girls within a troop. East Providence Daisy Troop 45 sold 2,605 boxes of cookies. What a kind and wonderful way for these 6 and 7 year-old girls to "use" one-half of their troop's cookie proceeds. It is such an unselfish gift! Best wishes girls as you "Bridge" to Brownies next year.