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Whiz Kids: Cara Caccamisi, Katherine Chiu, Brittany Davis, Victoria Stroud
These Girl Scouts are designing and constructing a Children's Garden at The Samaritan Women in Baltimore.
Names: Cara Caccamisi, Katherine Chiu, Brittany Davis, Victoria Stroud
School/Grade: The girls were at Burleigh Manor Middle School and just graduated eight grade. They will all be attending Centennial High School in the fall.
Key to Awesomeness: As part of Girl Scout Troop 1018, these four young women are coordinating the design and construction of a Children’s Garden at The Samaritan Women (TSW) in Baltimore.
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The garden will be a fenced-in area approximately 15 by 40 feet where children can safely play while their parents volunteer or visit with residents.
The girls were searching for a Girl Scout Silver Award project when they first heard about TSW. The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadet can earn.
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They met with TSW founder Jeanne Allert and were immediately drawn in by her energy and “can-do” attitude. She put them in touch with Grace Community Church, whose members generously offered to fund and install a picket fence to secure the area.
Over the summer the girls will be clearing the area and building a sandbox, picnic bench and flower containers. They would also like to include a children’s garden shed, but will need to rely on donations to help purchase those materials.
If you are interested in donating toward the project, funds can be sent to the following address. Please note "for the Children’s Garden":
The Samaritan Women
Development Office
602 S. Chapel Gate Lane
Baltimore, Maryland 21229
