Schools

Daisy Troop Sends Care Package To Wounded Soldier

Daisy Troop 85036, consisting primarily of kindergartners at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School, adopted a female solider currently at Walter Reed hospital.

This week's Whiz Kid of the week feature will actually focus on a group of young Lynnfield residents - specifically, the members of Daisy Troop 85036 at .

Recently, the girls, who are five and six years old, put together a package for Brienne Travers, who is currently a patient at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The package for the wounded soldier contained get well cards, pictures, notes and girl scout cookies.

Find out what's happening in Lynnfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

"Brienne Travers is an excellent example of a strong courageous young woman who is making the world a better place,and we were trying to show the girls that they can be the same in their actions & thoughts as well," said Christine Reardon, who with Julie Davie leads the troop.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here