Dix Hills Girl Scouts Bring Recycling Program To Local School

DIX HILLS, NY — Girl Scouts from Half Hollow Hills were recognized for their efforts in raising money to help support young women with breast cancer, according to a news release.

Troop 153 received the Girl Scout Bronze award — the highest award a junior Girl Scout can earn — from the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County, the troop stated. Girl Scouts who receive the award demonstrate achievements in leadership, project planning and taking action to make a positive, sustainable impact in the community. That was on full display when Troop 153 started a recycling program in Otsego Elementary School.

The Scouts — Diya Agarwal, Ashley Alaimo, Ava Alciviades, Autumn Barrera, Faith Block, Francesca Cottone, Emily Dantona,Lily DiPino, Gabriella Geiss, Danica Golden, Katie Palumbo, and Alyssa Soldinger — saw how many recyclables the school was throwing away and wanted to help make a change.

Troop 153 raised money to buy eight pink recycling cans from nonprofit "Pink Cans 4 Cancer" and set them up at their school. The "Pink Cans 4 Cancer" van collects recyclables from the school and uses the proceeds to help young women with breast cancer.

"The Pink Cans for Cancer Project positively impacted our school and will continue to do so for years to come," Dr. Stacey Gillespie, principal of Otsego Elementary, said via news release. "I am very proud of the Otsego students in Girl Scouts Troop 153 and the commitment they have shown to our community."