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Troop 967 stops traffic
W
hen Brownie Troop 967
began work on the “It’s Your
World, Change It” Journey,
they approached the task to make an
impact on their community like any
normal group of 2nd graders would: a
sophisticated democratic process.
writing a letter to Orange
County Mayor, Teresa Jacobs.
During winter break, Ms.
Botwinik received a phone
call from the Mayor’s office
requesting a meeting with the
girls.
The girls decided, after much discussion
and a vote, that the community needed She presented the girls with
a letter, thanking them for
a traffic light near their elementary
playing such an active role in
school.
their community, and invited
them to the official activation
Most of the troop’s members lived
across the street from Cypress Springs of the traffic signal they
Elementary, and found crossing the
requested!
congested Dean Road to be dangerous.
With the help of their troop leader, Nikki As it turns out, Troop 967 was
Botwinik, the girls spent a troop meeting correct: the Mayor’s Office
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