Girl Scout Daisy/Brownie Troop 70 of Gardiner welcomed Helania Lake, a disabled veteran, and her service dog, Xena, to its Nov. 9 meeting.

Members asked questions about her service, met her dog, and gave a gift of toys and a T-shirt featuring their handprints to Lake.

Girl Scout Daisy/Brownie Troop 70 from Gardiner welcomed Helania Lake, a disabled veteran, and her service dog, Xena, to their Nov. 9 meeting. Front, from left, are Sophie Moore, Emma Buzzell, Talia Migliaccio, Ada Phillips, Evy Kokmyer, Maddie Peters and Jayden Barber. Back, from left, are Rachel Grant, Emma Lee Briere, Victoria Tracey, Natalie Fikus, Xena (dog), Lake, Ashlyn Dutille, Amiah Graves, Ayla McCurdy and Riley Keyser. Contributed photo

The girls recently learned about veterans and those with service dogs at a previous meeting. These actions helped them to earn a “I support my troops” patch.

The troop also recently volunteered at the Christ Church Honor a veteran luncheon.

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