Community news: Wellesley Girl Scout sells 500-plus cookie boxes; Metrowest Women’s Fund ambassador named

June 22, 2025

The latest Wellesley, Mass., community news:
 

Wellesley Girl Scout sells 500-plus cookie boxes

Wellesley Girl Scout Reagan Der, of Troop 63316, has earned special recognition for selling more than 500 packages of cookies. A portion of the cookies were donated to Needham’s Good Shepherd Hospice, specifically the pediatrics palliative care program that Der’s younger brother Wyatt had been a part of .

According to the scout, the cookie program offered entrepreneurial and other skills. The cookie sales helped earn the troop funds to use for an end-of-year special event.

Just over 500 Girl Scouts sold over 500 packages of cookies in 2024-25.

More information on Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.

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Reagan Der, center, surrounded by the Good Shepherd Hospice team in Needham

 

Metrowest Women’s Fund ambassador named

 
The Metrowest Women’s Fund, which focuses on the needs of women and girls in the area, has named Wellesley’s Christina Pavlina as a community ambassador.

The fund accepts grant applications annually for programs serving women and girls from low incomes. These range from programs focused on health, education, legal assistance, activities, and more.

Christina Pavlina
Christina Pavlina

 

 
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