Valley Stream’s Girl Scouts are constantly out in the community doing good deeds, working as a team and also selling a few cookies every once in a while. On May 24, five Scouts took the first step in their respective new levels of the organization during the annual Bridging Ceremonies.
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By Brian Croce
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6/5/13
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Mother Nature was much kinder to Valley Stream’s scouts than she has been in years past, as this year’s Camporee went off without a single drop of rain falling.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/5/13
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In recognition of the tens of thousands of well-tended trees in its parks, along its streets and in its residents’ yards, Valley Stream has been named a Tree City.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/1/13
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It was certainly an experience for the more than 200 scouts and parents who camped out at the Village Green last week. A rainstorm in wee hours of Saturday morning not only soaked the site but it flooded some tents and sent many campers fleeing to their cars.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/6/12
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The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island is place of comfort for families who are dealing with the illness of a child. Thanks to a pair of Valley Stream Girl Scouts, it’s an even better place to be.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/23/12
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As one of the largest incorporated villages in the state, Valley Stream does not have a shortage of people who enjoy doing good things for their community. Many of those people were out in full force over the last week, picking up litter, planting trees and making Valley Stream a better place.
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By Brian Croce
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5/2/12
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Girl Scout cookie sale begins at Green Acres Mall
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The Valley Stream Association of Girl Scouts held a cookie kick-off at the Green Acres Mall on Jan. 7, selling the popular Thin Mints, Samoas, Do-Si-Dos and other treats in the J.C. Penney Court.
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1/11/12
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A family is created in love and affection, not because of skin tones or genetics, making it important to be accepting of everyone no matter what their differences are, said Kaitlyn Seager, a 17-year-old South High School senior.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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9/28/11
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“Though government has an important role to play in meeting the many challenges that remain before us, we are coming to understand that no organization, including government, will fully succeed without the active participation of each of us,” President Bill Clinton once said.
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4/7/11
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Valley Stream Daisies spread holiday cheer
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Daisy Scouts from several local Valley Stream troops sang Christmas carols to senior residents at the Atria in Lynbrook on Dec. 11.
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12/15/10
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