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Holmdel Girl Scouts Meet Their 'Adopted' Sailor
Troop Leader Linda Fernand tells how Sailor Andria Cooney of Keansburg made a special visit to her pen pals.
Two Holmdel Girl Scout troops got a personal visit from a sailor who they “adopted,” currently serving the country on the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
On April 13, during a special visit with the Daisy Troop #41 and Junior Troop #1874, LSSN Andria Cooney of Keansburg was presented with 180 boxes of donated cookies to share with her unit. Some boxes were also donated by Brownie troop #260.
The Scouts were offering the 'Gift of Caring.’ These are Girl Scout cookies that people pay for and are directly donated to the Girl Scout troop's designated charity.
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Andria brought her laptop and showed the girls a slideshow of her ship and the places she has been since serving in the Navy. She also answered all the questions the girls and parents had about a day in the life of a sailor on a ship at sea. The girls were very excited to finally meet her.
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