West Islip Ambassador Girl Scout Receives Gold Award

West Islip NY

29 January, 2021

8:00 AM

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Press release from Legislator Steven Flotteron, 11th LD: Jan. 29, 2021 Legislator Steven J. Flotteron joined Ambassador Girl Scout Carly McCaffrey with her parents, Owen and Lisa Marie, at the site of her Gold Award Project. Carly had three monuments erected at West Islip Beach, a piece of steel from ground zero, for those who perished on 9/11 and for first responders experiencing illnesses caused at the site since the attacks. She dedicated a fourth memorial to her dad, a 9/11 survivor suffering from poisoning as a result of being at ground zero helping to find survivors. "It's all for him," said Ms. McCaffrey. "He gave so much to be there for others." She is with Troop 1104, Service Unit #17, earning her Girl Scout Gold Award in her senior year at West Islip High School. She plans to pursue a career teaching kindergarten. This press release was produced by Legislator Steven Flotteron, 11th LD. The views expressed here are the author's own.