Hearts Of Gold - Reflections from Gold Award Girl Scouts

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More about Angelica:

I have been a Girl Scout since the first grade, which would be around 11 years now! My mother was my first scout leader and she was the one who really engrained my love of scouting in me. I love to involve myself in anything particularly artistic, as you can see by my project :). This includes listening to music, watching movies, and painting! I also love to go horseback riding, and spending time with my friends and family. Additionally, fashion is a passion of mine and whenever I can, I love to go thrifting and style up some really unique outfits! I am a junior in high school so my future plans would include applying to colleges, enjoying my last few months of high school, and continuing the club!

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More about Laney:

Alanis Renell Broussard (Laney) is a young woman who has an endless desire to advocate for avenues of change through the power of speech and communication with others across all walks of humanity. Having first joined Girl Scouts back in the 1st grade, Alanis is now a 2021 Gold Award recipient and alumna to the program. Education-wise, she is now a first-year Dean's Honor List student at Boston University who is double-majoring in Public Relations and Journalism.

Reigning from the city of Atlanta, she constantly has a front row seat to the abilities of the black community, in particular, to evoke evolution of the media industry. Because of this, her desire to contribute a fresh, youthful twist on the traditional standards of media has never ceased to exist. Among the many accolades she has received, her most notable achievements include being selected as a speaker for the TEDxPenn 2021 conference, being interviewed by USA Today in her own segment entitled "Coronavirus Chronicles," being featured on Good Morning America, being one of the youngest keynote speakers at the Atlanta World Congress Center in 2019, earning a full-expense paid internship at Essence Magazine headquarters, being asked to speak on the nationally-televised event "Graduate Together 2020" hosted by Lebron James, and starting her own public speaking program for her Gold Award project called Soul to Speak.

Alanis is also known for being announced as an official Posse Foundation scholar, acceptance into the Communicative Arts Governor's Honors Program 2019 cohort, a member of the leadership board for ChatHer Talks, an ambassador and frequent speaker for the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, an alumna for People to People travels, a student media chair for the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project, and for being an ambassador for the Miss Media Program and National Calls Board.

To her, the call to "speak your soul" has never felt more true as she continues her journey of inspiring, understanding, and communicating with others.

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Kiki designed and built two dog parks for her community - one for larger dogs and one for smaller dogs. She included agility equipment to allow owners to train dogs.

More about Kiki:

My name is Keaira Lutz and I have been a Girl Scout since 2008. I started Girl Scouts as a daisy and went all the way up to Ambassador which is the very last stage of being a Girl Scout. I also completed my Gold Award project which was building a dog park in my local community. I did a lot of things while in Girl Scouts. I went to some Girl Scout camps. I don't remember much of them because I went to them when I was a younger Girl Scout. What I do remember is that they were so much fun to participate in. I also went on some troop trips to like New York or New Jersey and that was always fun. On top of Girl Scouts I am a very active Youth Group member with my church. I help out in my local community a lot as well. Some of my future plans include going to college. I got accepted into Wilson College majoring in Equine Studies. I want to own my horse ranch one day. If I can accomplish building a dog park then I am very confident that I'll successfully start a horse ranch.

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Abby Burden - Be Smart, Not Mean Behind the Screen: Educating 6th graders About Cyberbullying Girl Scout Gold Award Project

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Abby created a cyberbullying education packet. She was a member of USA Girl Scouts Overseas, attending high school in Singapore and is now a member of the USA Girl Scouts Overseas Gold Award Committee.

More about Abby: I have been involved with Girl Scouts for 13 years as a girl member and now as an Adult Member, I am on the Gold Award committee for overseas. Throughout my time in middle school, I was a victim of cyberbullying. I never want anyone to go through what I went through, so I decided to create advisory lessons for the 6th grade Homebase program. The goal of my project is to raise awareness about cyberbullying in an effort to reduce it. For my Gold Award project, I created 5 lessons all about the importance of internet safety and the prevention of cyberbullying. Currently, I am enrolled at Florida Southern College where I study nursing and exercise science.

If you would like a copy of Abby's Cyberbullying packet, please email heartsofgoldpodcast at outlook.com.

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Victoria created a female empowerment leadership summit to provide opportunities for young women to meet and hear from female leaders in the region. She is also Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen!

More about Victoria: Victoria Shore is currently a senior at Marion High School, where she is a Lettergirl and Co-Captain on the MHS Varsity Dance Team, Editor of "The Student" Newspaper, Vice-President of Future Business Leaders of America, and Section Leader and Communications Director for the MHS Chamber Choir. You can also see Victoria work as an On Air Reporter for The Marion Star Live in her free time.

Victoria was recently announced as the new Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen on January 5th. She has competed in the Miss Illinois Organization for 12 years. Victoria has also been a Girl Scout for 11 years, earning her Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. Her most notable accomplishments through the Girl Scouts are the completion of her Gold Award, and becoming a Delegate to the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York. After graduating high school, she plans to major in Journalism. Her ultimate goal is to become a reporter or writer for a major news network, covering national and international news.

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Girl Scouting Instagram: instagram.com/capitalcityteen

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Kaitlyn raised a Seeing Eye dog and created education to help others understand how to interact with someone using a guide dog. She also created a patch program for Girl Scouts!

More from Kaitlyn: I started with Girl Scouts in kindergarten at Ben Franklin Elementary School in Lawrence, NJ and have been with the same troop, 71768, the entire time (there are just 3 of us left!). In High School, I played Varsity Soccer and Lacrosse and also played travel soccer. I did well academically and was accepted into the National Honor Society. I am a certified LifeGuard, an altar server at my church and perform service work through JusticeworX in Trenton, NJ and Appalachia, VA. While in High School I volunteered with The Seeing Eye and was a puppy raiser. I was lucky to get to raise Rosalee, a German Shepherd puppy, from The Seeing Eye. She is now back at The Seeing Eye and being considered for the breeding program. I hope to be able to raise one of her puppies! I currently attend James Madison University in Virginia and I am majoring in Health Sciences. I am thinking about going into Mental Health Counseling or Healthcare Administration.

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Erica interviewed veterans and wrote a book detailing their stories. She has continued work on her project to bring more awareness to our veterans.

Erica Dunne is a senior at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY and a 2021 Girl Scout National Gold Award Nominee. A Girl Scout for 13 years, Erica earned her Gold Award writing a book about local veterans in her community and starting a community-wide Veterans Day celebration to honor their sacrifices. She earned her Silver Award by creating a nutrition book-and-game library for clients at a local food pantry where she continues to volunteer and is now the newsletter's first teen reporter. Since completing her veterans book, she created an organization, New Castle Veterans, to share the audiotapes of her veteran interviews and raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. This past November, she started "Stand Up For Veterans," a virtual event in partnership with the New York State American Legion, urging people across the state and country to sing or play the national anthem on Veterans Day at 7p.m. Outside of Girl Scouts, Erica is a club volleyball player and writer, whose poems and short stories have won national awards. In 2020, she was selected for the Telluride Association Scholarship for summer study at Cornell University.

website: www.newcastleveterans.org

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Beth created a documentary about prescribed burning featuring Alexander's Meadow in Somerset County New Jersey.

More about Beth's project: In creating this documentary, I aim to create an educational tool that our local environmental center can use to teach its visitors about how prescribed burns are used and how they benefit Alexander's Meadow. I hope to share it with community members, from elementary school students to adults, to help teach about the Somerset County Environmental Center's use of prescribed burns.

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Therese is a 2020 National Gold Award Girl Scout. Her project was the creation of the world's first campus sexual assault database.

More about Therese: Therese Malinowski has been a Girl Scout since kindergarten, and has served in two troops and later as a Juliette. Her thirteen years in scouts were largely spent exploring the outdoors and participating in community service. In early high school, her troop earned their Silver Award for the construction of a local Little Free Library, and Therese later went on as a Juliette to earn her Gold Award for the creation of the world's first campus sexual assault database. Being a Girl Scout supported her passion for STEAM topics, strengthened her leadership abilities, and gave her the outlook that life is ultimately one fantastic adventure. She is currently attending Purdue University with the intent to major in aerospace engineering, and is currently a member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as a cellist in the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Naomi created an educational program to encourage all ages to think about what they could accomplish as an entrepreneur. Naomi is a GTEAM, GIRL 2020 member.

More from Naomi:

Naomi Porter is a 16-year-old serial entrepreneur, community activist, public speaker and student leader from Los Angeles, California. At age 11, she launched her first business after noticing that travelers needed an eco-friendly way to transport spices for cooking. She launched Spice It Up (@spiceitup) which sells affordable and portable travel spice kits marketed to scout groups and adventure travelers. At age 13, she launched Bright Futures Tutoring and Academic Coaching (@bright_futures_tutoring). She noticed that many sixth graders were struggling with the increased homework and study skills demands of middle school and realized she could help. Currently She manages a team of employees who serve over 15 clients. Entrepreneurship is the future, and Naomi is passionate about helping youth learn how to adapt and innovate in order to succeed. Her Gold Award (@gsentrepreneurs) partnered with five organizations to provide free entrepreneurial education. With that extensive mentorship, a hands-on curriculum, and real-life experiences, each student launched their own business and had an opportunity to receive start-up funding. Naomi is a Global Research and design intern for Girl Scouts of the USA through which she has lead national focus groups, hosted a TV show, and provided relevant content for youth Find my businesses on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/spice__it__up/ https://www.instagram.com/bright_futures_tutoring/ Follow my organization+Gold Award: https://www.instagram.com/gsentrepreneurs/https://www.instagram.com/todayisherstory/ Listen to Don't Quit Do It Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dontquitdoit

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