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Gold Awards: Positively Personal
It’s no surprise that quite a few Girl Scout Gold Award projects are inspired by a young woman’s personal journey. Within this year’s class of Gold Award Girl Scouts from Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, many accepted the challenge to champion a cause inspired by their own experiences. The following Gold Award Girl Scouts proudly […]
A TRACK TEAM AS GOOD AS GOLD
For Gold Award Girl Scout Abigail, the name of the game is inclusivity! The recent high school graduate from Dartmouth, created a middle school track team welcoming students of all physical and mental abilities. Inspired by her positive experiences with her high school’s Unified Track team, Abigail wanted to open this experience to younger students. […]
No Straw November and Girl Scouts!
Did you know “No Straw November” was created by Shelby, a Girl Scout in California? Here in eastern Massachusetts, Girl Scouts are taking action to ban single-use plastic straws to help their communities preserve the environment and “make the world a better place!” Lexington Cadette Troop 65411 brought their fight against single-use plastic straws to […]
Supporting a Veteran Service Dog Program
Brooke, Kaili, Laney, and Sarah of Junior Troop 72343 from Shirley, earned their Bronze Awards by supporting and raising awareness for Clear Path for Veterans New England’s Service Dog Program. Clear Path for Veterans New England, located in Devens, provides wellness-based resources and support to veterans returning to their communities. One of their services is […]
74 Gold Award Girl Scouts
This year, 74 Girl Scouts from eastern Massachusetts earned the prestigious Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. To achieve this award, girls must demonstrate leadership by creating a sustainable change to address a community issue. They dedicate over 80 hours of hard work to these projects, and their commitment shows! Check […]
Brookline Girl Scouts Pass Town Resolution to Reduce Commercial Waste
While at a local shop in her hometown of Brookline, Vivianna of Junior Troop 62558 was bothered to notice that employees were throwing away unsold items. She raised her concern at her next troop meeting, and their Bronze Award project was brought to life. The girls spent months researching, speaking at town meetings, and getting […]
Going for Gold: Branching into STEM
Sue, a Girl Scout Ambassador from Lexington, wanted to introduce STEM topics to students of all ages, and show them that STEM is more than just math and science. She was also determined to combat the stigma that students need to be gifted in STEM subjects to pursue an education or career in a STEM […]
Going for Gold: Topsfield Natural Disaster Initiative
Lindsay, a Girl Scout Ambassador from Topsfield, wanted to raise awareness about natural disasters on a local and national level. She taught sixth grade students lessons explaining natural disasters, their causes, and what to do before, during, and after a disaster strikes. She supplemented the lessons with photos, videos, and experiments. She also coordinated a […]
Going for Gold: Art in a Bag
Amanda, a Girl Scout Senior from Sherborn, wanted to offer children from families utilizing food pantries or shelters an abundance of opportunities to create art, which is one of her own passions. Many shelters and food pantries offer clothing, toiletries, and food, but most do not offer art supplies. Inspired to make a change, Amanda […]
Going for Gold: Helping Hands
Melissa, a Girl Scout Ambassador from Topsfield, has a passion for working with babies and children. To earn the Gold Award, she worked with New Generation, a homeless shelter in New Hampshire for pregnant and parenting homeless women and their children. Melissa was dedicated to making the shelter feel like a home. She started by […]
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