Sequim Girl Scout Troop 45181’s latest project sought to bring joy to the community’s furry residents.

Troop leader Heidi Krzyworz said the girls up-cycled Girl Scout cookie boxes on March 6 into cat scratchers for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s Kitty City at 91 Boyce Road.

“These charming scratchers not only showcased the value of resourcefulness and environmental responsibility but also filled their project with an abundance of sweetness and personal touch,” Krzyworz said.

The scouts delivered the cat scratchers on March 25 to Kitty City. Their group consists of five Brownies, one junior, and one ambassador.

Girl Scout cookies were sold from Jan. 19 to March 17, with scouts also selling them from booths for most of March.

Photo courtesy Heidi Krzyworz/ Girls Scouts with Troop 45181 deliver cat scratchers they made from cookie boxes in March to the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s Kitty City. Scouts, include, from back left, Sammy Nicholson, Lean Hanshaw, Skylar Krzyworz, Indira Reichner; front left, Ember Hanshaw, Malta Bushy, and Iris Carlquist-Bundy.

Photo courtesy Heidi Krzyworz/ Girls Scouts with Troop 45181 Skylar Krzyworz and Malta Bushy sit with finished cat scratchers at Kitty City in Sequim.

Photo courtesy Heidi Krzyworz/ Mother and daughter Emily Carlquist and Iris Carlquist-Bundy work together to make a cat scratcher with boxes used to hold Girl Scout cookies during an activity with Girls Scouts with Troop 45181.