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Scouting For Cookies
By BJLife Staff
Posted on 10/31/10 | Comments (6)
Situated outside TOV Pizza sits Girl Scout Troop #1726 whose membership of 9 young women raises funds for their activities by selling Girl Scout cookies which carry an OU-D.
The weather isn't the only thing that's brisk; sales are exceeding expectations and with all flavors available there are cookies for everyone. The appreciative smile you receive when making a purchase is worth much more than the $4 per box for the cookies.
Says Troop leader, Atara Lazar, "we are a part of the Central MD Girl Scouts and the funds raised help us offer activities for the girls that help give them a greater view of the world through their creative projects and outdoor activities. These girls, known in Scout lingo as 'Daises', attend Bais Yaakov and Yeshivat Rambam and a few are home-schooled.
Mrs. Lazar hearkens back to her years as a scout and wants to give her daughter and those of others those same benefits she experienced from her time in the Girl Scouts.
The upper echelon of the Girl Scouts, headquartered on Seton Road, have been extremely cooperative with this Orthodox Jewish troop - vis a vis Shabbos - and try as best as they can to schedule events on Sundays so as to incorporate everyone in their plans.
The young entrepreneurs will be open for business in front of TOV Pizza each Sunday through the end of November (Nov. 28th), from 11AM-1PM and from 4PM-6PM, except for Sunday, Nov. 14th when they will be located in front of the Giant in the Reisterstown Road Plaza.
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#6
The cookies were delicious, and the girls are adorable!! Thanks soooo much!!
#5
TO those who are interested in the Girl Scouts - the contact information for Mrs. Lazar is in the Eruv Book - Also remember that BaltimoreJewishLife.com has a great phone book section - add the information there so that everyone can get to it!
Comment by Susan L.
#4
Anyone interested in Girl Scouting in the Orthodox community can call me and I'll be happy to help you find the right troop. I'm in the Eruv Book as well as the Good Book. Karen Hening-Speedone on Menlo Drive.
#3
If you would like to find out more about Girl Scouts, stop by Tov's Pizza on Sundays between 11am-1pm or 4pm-6pm (through the end of November) and meet some of the local Jewish Girl Scouts and thier leaders. Any girl in Kindergarten through Highschool is able to particpate in the Girl Scout program and join at anytime durring the year. You can also check out the website: www.gscm.org
#2
and Mrs. Lazar's email address? please. Thanks. --Leah
#1
Sounds like a wonderful idea to have girl scout like that, great opportunity for them learn something. Could you send me information about girl scout? I'd like my kids to join with them next year. Thanks.