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Millstone Township’s First Little Free Library By Pam Teel

Girl Scout Brownie Troop 523’s Take Action project is coming to fruition. The Troop brainstormed and came up with an idea that could benefit the entire community. Realizing that Millstone Township does not have a library, the troop decided to bring one to town. The girls created ‘Operation Little Free Library.’ Little Free Library is an organization throughout the world that has a philosophy of “take a book, leave a book”. You may take a book that peaks your interest and leave a book that you no longer need or think someone else may also enjoy reading. The book exchange can be done without having to go to another town or county to find a book you like to read. In order to fund their Take Action project, Girl Scout Troop 523 organized a “coin war” in the Elementary and Primary Schools. Each class was given an empty milk jug labeled with the teacher’s name and details of the Take Action project. The coin war jugs were distributed to two schools, totaling 26 jugs. The class, within each grade level, with the highest amount of money, won a pajama day, with the date being determined by each school principal. The coin war was a huge success and exceeded the Troop’s expectations. The Troop collected a total of $3,083.41 from both schools! The library kit and post were purchased and will be assembled by the girls in the Troop. With the purchase of the kit, they will receive a charter number, nameplate, and get registered with this worldwide organization. The Little Free Library will be installed at the Millstone Community Center in the spring of 2018. It is a public, well-lit and safe place. The Little Free Library will be monitored monthly by one of the three Troop leaders; Girl Scout Leader Jodi Massenzio, Denise Shearer (co-leader) and Diana Alvarado (co-leader).

Girls pictured from right to left are identified as follows: Front row : Kelly Martinez, Mya Arslanyan, Bryn Hilbert, Kayleigh Meagher, Amanda Shearer, Sophia Alvarado. Back row: Chloe Dube, Savannah Wilson, Brielle Goglia, Taylor Massenzio, Reese Kowal, Gianna Maltese, Lindsay Gervasi- Girls who are not pictured are Katie Brown, Ella Nipoti and Sarah Sharpe.

The remaining money that the Troop collected will be used towards other community needs. Girl Scout Brownie Troop 523 would like to thank Ms. Guidry, Elementary School Principal, Mr. Baker, Primary School Principal, and all of the teachers and staff at the Elementary and Primary Schools for their support. Also thank you to the students and the families in Millstone for helping support the coin war!

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The Millstone Times

March 2018