Hearts Of Gold - Reflections from Gold Award Girl Scouts

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Megan created a little league for special needs children and recruited volunteers to provide one on one mentorship to each player.

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My name is Megan Corby and I have been a Girl Scout for over 12 years. I started as a Daisy and I am now a Lifetime Girl Scout member. I have been very active as a member of my community through Girl Scouts and various clubs during my school career. I took on multiple leadership roles in high school including Student Council Vice President and President of the Students Against Destructive Decisions club. I am now a freshman at Monmouth University and I am studying Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Teacher of Student Disabilities with a Health Studies minor. I intend to go to graduate school to become a Speech Language Pathologist!

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Bridget held sewing classes and taught about recycling clothing, thrifting, how to upcycle your clothes, and much more. She created a Instagram profile to share her information to others unable to attend her classes.

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My name is Bridget Lacerda, and I have been a Girl Scout since 2010, starting as a Daisy Scout. I have earned my Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award, which means that I have been awarded my Changemaker Award. I am currently a senior in high school at Somerville High School in Somerville New Jersey. In addition to Girl Scouts, I run Cross Country and Track, and have earned my varsity letter in both. I am a Captain for the Cross Country team, and President and Founder of the Literature Club. I am also in the National Honor Society, the Environmental Club, and I run the social media for the town Environmental Commission. As a Senior, I am working on my college applications. I plan to study the health sciences and the humanities in college.

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https://www.instagram.com/sew.sustainably/

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Chris submitted a bill to their state representatives to create protections for children who are shown on family vlogs.

Chris found out the lack of privacy protection to these children, created awareness in their community, connected with a representative to draft the bill and get it presented to the Washington State House with Emily Wicks, and has presented to Oregon's state legislature. Chris also shares their progression from Bronze Award to Silver Award to their Girl Scout Gold Award and experience during the Gold Award process.

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I have been a Girl Scout from 3rd grade through to my senior year in high school, and have recently become a lifetime member. I earned my bronze award by creating informational booklets about the Seattle Locks with my troop, my silver award by leading an art workshop for Brownie Scouts and creating a toy drive for Seattle Children's Hospital with two fellow scouts, and my gold award by introducing legislation to the Washington State House of Representatives. Aside from Girl Scouts, I have been a member of Sustainability Ambassadors from 6th grade through senior year in high school, leading projects on water sustainability, teaching teachers about how to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of their curriculum (from history to art to science to math), and writing sustainability blogs for the Sustainability Ambassadors Writers Group (SAWG).

HB 2032: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2032&Initiative=false&Year=2021

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quit_clicking_kids/

Website: https://quitclickingkids.wixsite.com/website

Geekwire: https://www.geekwire.com/2022/kids-are-non-consenting-stars-of-some-family-vlogs-and-a-high-schooler-wants-to-change-that/

TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/12/family-vlogs-child-influencers-exploitation-youtube-laws/

HerCampus: https://www.hercampus.com/school/cwu/this-bill-could-protect-young-children-in-family-vlogs/

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Shannon planted 100 trees in her community to replace those lost to Emerald Ash Bore and Dutch Elm disease. The 100 was significant as she did it the year Girl Scouts celebrated 100 years.

Shannon talks about her project, how Girl Scouts continues to impact her a decade later, and using her Girl Scout experiences and Gold Award project in applying to colleges, with a specific example for her medical school application. She shares her adventure volunteering at Pax in London with WAGGGS.

More from Shannon:

I am 27 years old, born and raised in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, and am a first year medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine- Rockford. I am a lifelong girl scout, having started in Daisies through to completing my gold award during junior year of high school. I am hugely inspired by my mother, Karen Layng, who was my troop leader and is currently on the GS USA council. She encouraged me to volunteer internationally for WAGGS during my pre-medical gap year and more recently to join the GS of Chicago and Northwest Indiana Council's Associate Board in 2021.

The values instilled in me by girl scouting are values I hold dear today and are at the core of why I want to be a doctor. I hope to continue emulating them as an adult through my practice and am excited to be starting medical school this summer. My medical specialty interested are reconstructive surgery and oncology. In my spare time I enjoy baking, yoga, and musical theatre.

Link to Smart Cookies event: https://www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/en/donate/special-events/smart-cookies.html

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Savannah collected books and made a reading nook for AVDA domestic abuse victims center. The children are able to curl up in a bean bag with a book and a blanket while their parent does paperwork.

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My name is Savannah Garrett, and I was a Girl Scout from the time I was 5 until I graduated high school at 18. I am currently 19 and a Sophomore at the University of Central Florida studying Political Science and National Intelligence and Security. I am so thankful for growing up as a Girl Scout because of the amazing friends and memories that I was able to make during my childhood. I am especially thankful for my Troop Leader Kristina Phelps for pushing me to get my Gold Award, even amid my senior year, applying to colleges, and dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. If it were not for her dedication to Troop 20962, I would not be here today. After college, I plan on moving to Washington D.C. to continue working for or alongside the government in some capacity. I am taking the Girl Scout Law with me to make the world a better place and to serve my country.

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https://www.avdaonline.org/

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Elle collected and refurbished instruments for the Willoughby Fine Arts program to provide the opportunity for students to participate in the program.

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Eleanor Ramos has been involved in Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio for 11, going on 12, years! Girl Scouts has played such a huge role in her life, from making friends, to building leadership skills, to making lifelong connections that have brought such unique opportunities. Some of her favorite Girl Scout memories include singing camp songs, selling cookies, and camping with her Troop. Eleanor is a rising senior in high school and a two-time, honors college graduate. She holds a degree in psychology and a degree in science. After graduating high school, Eleanor will double major in Science in Nursing and Biomedical Engineering on a pre-medical school track. While in medical school, she wants her focus to be on neuroscience, emergency medicine, or molecular genetics, and biology. Fun fact: To make her S'mores unique, Eleanor makes them with apple slices instead of graham crackers!

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Ella educating her community about the care of Saguaros and partnered with INaturalist to track the Saguaro population and health.

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My name is Ella Werre. I've been a Girl Scout for 13 years, I started as a Brownie and continued until I finished the program as an Ambassador. I've always looked up to the older girls in the program who were able to achieve the prestigious Gold Award, so I began to work on achieving some of the lower awards that pave the way to a Gold - the Bronze and the Silver. I'm currently a freshman at Michigan State University. I am majoring in Astrophysics and Arts & Humanities, and have had a lot of fun working with clubs and volunteer organizations in my new community so far!

website: https://saveoursaguarosaz.com/

Inaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/save-our-saguaros-a-gold-award-project

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Nicole drew attention to the opportunities in the San Diego area to support local farmers.

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Nicole Curristan is a lifelong Girl Scout from sunny San Diego, California. Throughout her nearly thirteen years of Girl Scouting, she has traveled across her home state of California, represented her council as a National Girl Delegate, served as a three-year Emerging Leader Girl Scout, and explored her interest in environmental science through starting an interest group: Girls for Environmental Action. Her favorite memory from Girl Scouts was attending the virtual 2020 National Council Session, where her delegation shared many hours of Zoom calls, tears, and moments of joy. Outside of Girl Scouting, she enjoys hiking, going to the beach, crocheting, and baking. This fall, Nicole will be attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), majoring in Environmental Science. In the future, she hopes to become a professor or researcher in the Environmental Science field, where she can educate and inspire the next generation of environmental scientists.

website: www.eatinglocalsandiego.com

Girls for Environmental Action: https://www.gs4environment.com/home

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Molly drew attention to the need of donations to her local vet center for the vets' pets.

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My name is Molly Heinzelman and I am a junior in High School. I have been in Girl Scouts since kindergarten, and I always enjoy participating in outings with my troop. In addition to Girl Scouts, I play volleyball and cross country ski on the high school team, and I sail with my family in the summer. I am also part of an environmental club and a volunteer club in my school. In my free time, I love spending time outside, reading, baking, and traveling. In college, I don't know exactly what I want to study, but probably something is STEM or psychology. Even though I don't know exactly what I want to do in the future, I know I want to have a positive impact on the world around me.

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Tiara created t-shirt quilts for memory care residents and taught sewing to kids at the Boys and Girls Club.

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Tiara Jackson is from Terry, MS, where she currently resides with her parents, brothers, and dog Hope. She is a student at Hinds Community College Utica Campus, majoring in Radio/Television Broadcast Production. Tiara is a freelance writer for Mississippi Free Press and she is the president of the National Association of Black Journalists Hinds Chapter. Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout, Tiara earned her Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve. Her Gold Award project was called Sewing for the Soul; she made t-shirt blankets for patients in memory care and she also taught girls how to sew at the Boys and Girls Club as well. Tiara is currently Miss Hinds Community College and her platform is the Lupus Foundation. Tiara will be using her platform to help those who have lupus in need and to solve the mystery of lupus. During her free time she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and watching horror movies. Her favorite quote is "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die. Life is a broken-winged bird that can not fly." by Langstong Hughes.

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