by Patricia DiGrigoli, Director of the Lee Council on Aging and Senior Center
Sheriff Tom Bowler (center) with Sheriff Department Staff (left to right) Captain Renee Stracuzzi and Keisa Purry join Elder Services Executive Director Christopher McLaughlin and Nutrition Program Manager Maura Doran and Lt. William Ryan from the Sheriff’s Department to celebrate the new collaboration making vegetarian meals possible for the Meals on Wheels Program.
Girls have been blazing new trails and if you were ever a Girl Scout or involved in any type of Scouts you know how fun it was and all the memories you have of those “Good old Days”. Well here at the Lee Senior Center three seniors have stepped forward to become registered Girl Scout leaders. It is probably the most unlikely place to have a Girl Scout troop yet Susan Johnson, Brigiette White and Gayl Puhlaski host Brownie Girl Scout Troop 65244 every other Tuesday to a group of 10 girls. The girls with their leaders have hosted a spaghetti dinner for their parents, earned their First Aid badge with the help of the Lee Police and the Lee Fire/Ambulance Departments, earned a space badge, pet badge, learned the art of stained glass window making, had a drive collecting blankets, hats, scarfs, mittens, sox and donated to a homeless shelter and are planning a slumber party to prepare for a future camping trip! Everyone is breaking the intergenerational gap and having fun. We may be a proud first and our recommendation is to try it. Host your Girl Scout troop this coming September. It is such a rewarding experience.
SENIOR NEWS
Lee Senior Center Host To Brownie Girl Scout Troop
Editorial Board Members Wanted
Do you look forward to reading Berkshire Senior every other month? Do you have a passion for issues that are important to seniors? Are you creative? If you’d like to have input into the format and content of Berkshire Senior we’d love to have you serve on our Editorial Board! We meet once every other month for about 60 minutes in our administrative offices in Pittsfield or through Zoom If you are interested, please contact Christopher McLaughlin, Executive Director at (413) 499-0524.
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By helping others they contribute to our Berkshire County community—whether in their neighborhood, place of worship, through a community agency, or any other group or organization. We would love to share these senior volunteer stories in Berkshire Senior. Contact: Kathleen Phillips at 499-0524 ext. 728
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