First Day of 100 Days of Caring by Cranberry Girl Scouts

On Sunday, Dec. 4, the Cranberry Girl Scouts delivered sweaters and coats to the Fountain Park Church in Cranberry to kick off the 100 Days of Caring Project.

From Oct. 15 through the November, the held a Mister Rogers Neighborhood sweater drive. 

All items were donated to The Lighthouse Foundation located on Route 8 south of Butler. With the combined efforts of Fountain Park Church, area Girl Scouts and local business, more than 1,500 coats and sweaters were collected to help keep those in need warm this winter.

Cranberry Girl Scouts Troops 20074, 20447, 20761, 21921 and 25141 collected 1,000 of the donated articles. Jennifer Richart, Girl Scout leader and Cranberry Neighborhood Service Team member, coordinated the efforts of the five troops that meet at the church and challenged them to collect at least 100 articles each in celebration of the Girl Scouts 100th anniversary in March. 

The girls’ efforts multiplied from there. 

“We were so amazed at the efforts of these girls," Richert said. "They really helped spread the word and engaged many other troops from the area to participate.

“We were amazed when we started approaching the 1,000 mark.”

For more information on the 100 Days of Caring by Cranberry Girl Scouts visit www.cranberrygirlscouts.com