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Kensington Brownies Take Action

4/15/2009

The young members of Brownie Troop 66232 stand barely head and shoulders above the 2,123 boxed books they collected for Read to Grow. Based in Kensington, the troop decided to make Read to Grow their beneficiary as they earned their Girl Scout Take Action award,which requires that they work together to improve their world. The scouts did just that, helping to raise their community’s awareness and to promote early literacy by providing books for children around the state. 

In addition to collecting the books from family, friends and neighbors, the girls also helped out by affixing the Read to Grow label on each and every one.  “We are thrilled to receive a donation from the Hartford area where we’ve only had a few book drives, but yet we continue to receive daily requests for books,” said Linda Sylvester, Read to Grow's Books for Kids coordinator. 

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