(Chelsea Update would like to thank Catey Regis and Anna Argento for the information in this story.)
On a cold, wet Sept. 21, Girl Scout Troop 1807 completed its Journey Service Project. A Journey project entails 15 hours of hard work, planning, contacting, and research. The project was the girls’ last step before they can start Gold Award Projects.
The Chelsea Senior Center was very kind and allowed the girls to help them improve their Intergenerational community garden behind the Washington Street Education Center. The girls created a path for people to walk on when traveling from the hose to the greenhouse. This way, people can conveniently carry the water between the two places when watering flowers and plants.
On the day of the project, the girls came with their shovels and work gloves in tow. With the help of some parents, they measured the path area and found out how much sand and pavers they would need for their project. After a trip to Lowe’s, the girls went to work in the pouring rain, determined to finish the project in a day. After more than 6 hard hours of digging, leveling, and arranging the pavers, the girls finished the project. Even though they were all muddy and soaking wet, they finished with smiles on their faces and positive attitudes, knowing that all their hard work was to benefit the Senior Center and its garden.
The troop also donated a hose reel to hold the watering hose.
Trihn Pifer, executive director of the Senior Center, was grateful for the help, saying, “Despite the chilly rain, you all persevered and did a beautiful job. Thanks for supporting Chelsea Seniors. We’re so pleased the troop reached out to us. They worked really hard to finish the project, from planning to installation. This new path will be a wonderful addition to our garden.”
AWESOME AWESOME work ladies!