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Girl Scouts raise money with Purple Pails
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Janet Mau (right), director of the Mahoning County Epilepsy Foundation, visited the members of Girl Scout Troop 506 on April 5 to thank the Market Street students for raising money for the foundation through their "Purple Pail" project. Mau gave her thanks to each scout personally, including Kalyssa Cornwell (left).
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Girl Scout Mia Subramanian (left), who has a brother, Noah, with epilepsy, handed over the check for $201 to Mahoning County Epilepsy Foundation director Janet Mau (right) on April 5.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .The members of Girl Scout Troop 506, out of Market Street School, posed with the director of the Mahoning County Epilepsy Foundation, Janet Mau (center), before handing over their donation of $201 that they collected through their "purple pail" project.
By SARAH FOOR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 506, who meet at Market Street Elementary School, recently brought epilepsy awareness to their school and funds to the Mahoning County Epilepsy Foundation with a recent fundraiser.
Epilepsy Awareness is celebrated on March 26, also known as Purple Day.
At Market Street school, the scouts wore purple and carried purple pails from March 26 to March 30 to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation. The girls collected $201 in one week through the project.
Director of the Epilepsy Foundation, Janet Mau, visited the April 5 meeting of Market Street scouts to collect the funds for the foundation.
Marty Subramanian, troop 506 assistant and Epilepsy foundation board member, helped organize the event and agreed with Mau that the project was an important one for the girls.
“Elementary school is when most kids get their epilepsy diagnosis, and more importantly, there are currently students at Market Street who deal with the disease. Having the girls become educated and learn how to help their epileptic friends makes them an amazing resource,” Subramanian explained.
“The girls can take this amazing base of knowledge throughout their lives. It’s a gift that really keeps on giving,” said Mau.
When Mau visited the meeting, she personally said thank-you to each girl for their hard work.
Mau said the funds are heading toward a special program.
“This will go directly into a kid’s support program that we’re hoping to start at the Epilepsy Foundation. The generosity of Troop 506 is truly kids helping kids,” Mau explained.