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Lone Tree Girl Scouts Create Personal Protective Equipment For Teachers And Students

"We wanted to make things that would ease the tension of going back to school for staff and students," said Emma Bangerter, a fifth grader.

By Jeff Todd

August 20, 2020

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LONE TREE, Colo. (CBS4) – With just a few weeks before the beginning of the unique school year, Girl Scout Troop 65430 in Lone Tree reached out to its local elementary school to see how the girls could help. Within days, they helped flood the school with personal protective equipment.

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“We wanted to make things that would ease the tension of going back to school for staff and students,” said Emma Bangerter, a fifth grader.

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“It was so moving to see this. We want to grow good humans and we want to grow passionate people that do good for society and to see that come in action and back to us was really, really heartwarming,” said Wildcat Mountain Elementary Principal Molly Milley. “We really value at our school having small group and one to one interactions and we didn’t want anything to get in the way for that.”

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