Senior Girl Scout Troop 1784 members Peyton Cousins, Hanna Larsen, Brooke Lewis, and Victoria Rizzi completed their silver award project this fall and were recognized by Councilwoman Jane Bonner at a recent Brookhaven Town Hall meeting.  

The girl scouts built a “Beach Toy Borrow Bin” for the community to use at Shoreham Beach. Families who go to the beach will be able to use the toys donated in the bin, instead of having to drag their own sand toys to the beach. The girls will replenish the toys as needed, as well as recycle any broken plastic toys. This will cut down on toys being left behind in the sand, as well as microplastics breaking down in the water.  

The bin will be placed at the beach this spring.