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Stacy Duffy, center, watches as daughter, Madison, left, and Cynthia Pelletier set up the cookie table in front of Walmart on Sunday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

You might have seen some of Stacy Duffy\u2019s Girl Scouts standing in front of grocery and convenience stores in recent days, selling those yummy cookies like Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs and Samoas.<\/p>\n

She runs Troop 10162, and her lineup of girls has fanned out as part of the Girl Scouts of the USA\u2019s annual campaign, a fundraiser that adds money to the program\u2019s account and pounds to the area\u2019s cookie monsters.<\/p>\n

Duffy has been a scout leader for nine years, basically guiding her daughter, Madison, through her entire experience. Her girls are now in ninth grade, and Duffy said she\u2019ll see them through until they age out and her daughter leaves the program in three years.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Alana Kimball, whose daughter, Caia Kimball, is in the troop, thought enough of the decade-long impact that Duffy has had on young girls to nominate her as a Monitor Hometown Hero.<\/p>\n

The entire roster as well as the coach share the award. And, as sometimes happens on Oscar Night, Duffy accepted the award for the entire team: Madison, Caia, Elizabeth Thompson, Abby Poole, Cyndi Pelletier and Ryley Chipman.<\/p>\n

The girls earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals \u2013 the last of which is the equivalent of Eagle Scout status for Boy Scouts \u2013 through their skills displayed in course-work like math and science, their ability to adapt to outdoor challenges, and large-scale service projects showing leadership and involving service hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are trying to come up with ideas,\u201d Duffy said.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s 46, a native of New Durham and a graduate of Kingswood Regional High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her older sister was a Girl Scout, but Duffy, laughing, said their mother \u201ctold me it wasn\u2019t around anymore when I got old enough. I don\u2019t know why she did that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her kids, though, both students at Concord High School, are involved. Madison has her sights set on a Gold Medal and Duffy\u2019s son, Jackson, made Eagle Scout two years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loves it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her girls have been busy lately and, in fact, are often seen doing for others, part of the inner core they develop through Girl Scouts.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve made friendship benches and renovated hiking trails at Shaker Road School; made birthday and holiday cards for the residents at Hillsboro House during the pandemic; cleaned up a community garden at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School for outdoor classes; raised money to buy agility equipment for the Concord Dog Park; assisted in expanding a section of the Pittsfield Public Library; and made blankets for Shaker Road School students after classes were moved outdoors because of COVID.<\/p>\n

Future plans include marking a trail at Shaker Road, and building benches and resting stations at the Pope Memorial SPCA shelter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese girls have contributed to the greater Concord community through their higher award projects and other troop initiatives,\u201d Alana Kimball wrote in her nominating email.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Duffy\u2019s girls have camped and learned to start fires, tie knots and make something called a buddy burner, converting a cardboard box into a mini oven.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did a little bit of everything,\u201d Duffy said.<\/p>\n

Troop 10162 meets once each month to plan projects and review requirements to earn badges. The girls in Duffy\u2019s group have grown up together, beginning their scouting experiences in grade school.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, there\u2019s chemistry there,\u201d Duffy said. \u201cThey don\u2019t have to all hang out as a group when they\u2019re not in Girl Scouts, but they\u2019re there for each other. If something happens in their personal lives, they will support each other and call each other.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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