A Beaufort County Girl Scout troop is in the midst of a fundraising campaign that began on Aug. 1.

Girl Scout Troop 87 will “Flock Your Neighbor” with pink flamingos until Sept. 15. The fundraiser will help the group purchase new supplies they lost in the First Christian Church fire, along with other community service projects.

“We had everything in there and we lost everything when the fire hit,” said Maria Dickinson, the troop leader. “One of the things that we wanted to do was buy new supplies for the girls.”

According to Dickinson, the 15 girls in the troop have different ideas for the community service projects, but some want to help Eagle’s Wings, while others want to walk the dogs at the Betsy Bailey Nelson Animal Control Facility.

A flocking will put 10 pink flamingos in a yard for 48 hours and each flock costs $5. People can also find out who flocked them for $5 and return the flock for $5. However, a $20 donation to the Girl Scouts will purchase Anti-Flocking insurance to keep neighbors from flocking.

In just over a week, six or seven people have ordered a flock of flamingos for their neighbors, according to Dickinson.

“The people we flocked yesterday — they had it all over their Facebook page and they got a kick out of it,” Dickinson said.

To purchase a flock, order forms can be picked up at Tractor Supply and Nationwide Insurance in Washington and Farm Bureau Insurance in Chocowinity, or by sending an email to Dickinson at mea_dickinson@yahoo.com.

“We’re trying to teach these girls leadership and let them know they are as important as anyone else,” Dickinson said. “We’re trying to push them in the right direction. As long as they are doing Girl Scouts or something else for their community, they won’t be getting into trouble.”