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Honoring Character and Courage
Girl Scouts Honor Gold Award Recipients

Media Contact:
Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR
302-456-7170
avandenhurk@cbgsc.org

Newark, DE, April 4, 2005: Leadership can be defined as capacity or ability to lead. Girl Scouts builds the foundation for leadership by a values-based Movement that inspires girls to highest ideas of character, conduct, patriotism and service that they may make the world a better place.

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest recognition that a Senior Girl Scout may earn. Someone once described the Gold Award as being "what you really want to be remembered for" in Girl Scouting. For many, the leadership skills, organizational skills, and sense of community and commitment that come from "going for the gold" cement the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship.

Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council proud to announce the following twenty-seven young women who have earn the Girl Scout Gold Award by county:

New Castle County, DE

Margaret B., Jennifer C., Erica H., Emily R., Kathleen M., and Brittany V., Troop 875, Wilmington, DE

Project Name: Passport to International Friendship.
The young women partnered together on this project. They created and ran a summer camp that exposed girls to Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, France, England, Ireland and China.  The attendees learned about the cultures, customs, foods, games, crafts, landmarks, animals and friendship activities.

Nyssa C., Troop 907, Wilmington, DE
Project Name: Endangered Animals…Get Involved
Nyssa created a weekend program for the Brandywine Zoo which included posters and pamphlets as well as hands on activities such as a scavenger hunt and tiger puppet craft. The purpose of the project was to educate the public about endangered animals and what can be done to save these animals.

Renee D., Troop 574, Wilmington, DE
Project Name: Princess for a Day
This project involved working with female cancer patients at A.I. Dupont Children’s Hospital and bringing some lightness and joy into their lives as they battle life threatening illnesses.

Laura J., Troop 574, Wilmington, DE
Project Name: Divide It! Conquer It!
Laura created mobile dividers for meeting rooms at St. Alban’s Church and to help incorporate the church into the community by making community agencies aware of meeting space at the church.

Charvi G., Troop 781, Newark, DE
Project Name: Musical Instrument Drive for the St. Mary’s School in British Virgin Islands.

Charvi collected various musical instruments for a newly formed school for underprivileged children in the Virgin Islands so that music could be a part of the school curriculum. The project utilized several methods of collection in order to get the needed instruments.  Collections included posting advertisements in local papers, and concerts requesting donations of instruments.

Tabitha R., Troop 574, Wilmington, DE
Project Name: Montessori School through the Years
Tabitha created scrapbooks that showcased the culture and history of the Montessori school and its teaching philosophy for the last 35 years.

Stephanie S., Troop 288, Wilmington, DE
Project Name: Veterans Visions of Yesterday
A shadow box collage documenting the lives of Delaware Veterans along with a written personal accounting of these veterans, which is to be a living memorial to the men and women who have served the military from the state of Delaware. The collection will be housed at the Delaware Veterans Post.

Lindsay U., Troop 1329, Newark, DE
Name of Project: The Mad Hatter
Lindsay installed a mirror and hat rack at the American Cancer Society’s office along with hats that were designed and hand made by Lindsay and a group of volunteers. This project was to help cancer patients feel good about themselves while being treated for their life threatening diseases.

Kent County, DE
Brittany A. and Briana B., Dover, DE.
Project Name: Sing-A-Song Sing Along
Brittany and Briana taught songs from a variety of time periods as well as favorite Girl Scout songs to younger girls, created songbooks and videotapes, and then connected troops to centers so the girls trained could  entertain the residents.

Erin S., Troop 572, Camden-Wyoming, DE
Name of Project: Landscaping Welch Elementary and AFB Middle School
Erin created landscaping for both the elementary and middle schools at Dover Air Force Base and taught younger girl scouts about gardening so that they can continue to maintain the landscaping and gardens that were created not only for the students at the school but all the military families and visitors to the base.

Amanda Z., Troop 572, Magnolia, DE
Name of Project: Storm Water Drain Project
The purpose behind this project was to educate the public and to make the public aware of how they contribute to the contamination of the drinking water, wetlands and waterways. Door hangars, educational packets and stenciling of storm water drains were utilized in the education process.

Sussex County, DE
Megan F., Troop 846, Georgetown
Project Name: Prayer Garden
Megan created a garden area for reflective thinking as well as a folder that includes the history of the church and the community.

Cecil County, MD
Bethany H., Troop 957, Elkton, MD
Project Name: Making Health Matter
This project dealt with the issue of health in an underprivileged area. It was an after school program that lasted 6 weeks which included the following topics; diabetes, nutrition, dental, smoking and first aid. A variety of teaching methods were used from crafts, snacks, games and guest speakers.

Caroline County, MD
Danielle F., Troop 932, Denton, MD
Project Name: Gardens at Blue Heron
Several garden terrariums were created for the residents to enjoy year round that were maintenance free and an outdoor garden for the more mobile residents to enjoy and care for during the warm weather months.

Kent County, MD
Cleo T., Independent Girl Scout, Betterton, MD
Name of Project: The Effects of Bay Pollution on Bird Life
Cleo created a power point presentation that examined the origins of pollution on the Chesapeake Bay and how it directly affects the bird populations. A presentation was made to the public and the materials will be used at the high school in the science classes.

Wicomico County, MD
April B., Troop 1193, Hebron, MD
Project Name: Increasing Awareness of the Arts.
April produced an informational video about the Nutcracker Ballet that will be distributed to teachers who bring their class to the ballet. The purpose was to provide the students with an overview of the story so they may more fully appreciate the ballet.

Valerie F., Troop 1193, Salisbury, MD
Project Name: Theatre Arts Program at the YMCA
Valerie created a series of workshops on different aspects of the performing arts culminating in a final performance for the members and families at the YMCA.

Malini Ganvir, Troop 1193, Salisbury, MD
Project Name: Teenagers and the Law
Malini created an online website that targets the laws of which teenagers in Maryland should be aware of. The website also includes links to other websites that answer questions related to law and a glossary of basic legal terms.

Valerie M., Troop 1193, Salisbury, MD
Project Name: Bird and Butterfly Habitat Creation at Perdue
Valerie created a wildlife habitat for birds and butterflies along with a walking trail and picnic area outside the corporate headquarters for Perdue Farms. In addition to this, a booklet and power point presentation was created for third grade students to inspire them to create a habitat for birds and butterflies or enhance the one created at Perdue.

Kelly S., Troop 1193, Salisbury, MD
Project Name: Special Ed Tutoring Program
The purpose behind this project was to provide better and more appealing learning aids for middle school and high school students with special needs.

Alyssa S., Troop 1193, Salisbury, MD
Project Name: Aquatic Habitat Creation at Perdue
Alyssa created an aquatic habitat for birds and animals from a drainage pond located at the corporate headquarters of Perdue Farms. In addition to the habitat a booklet was created which includes websites, crosswords, word searches and useful information on habitats.

Girl Scouting builds girls of confidence, courage, and character, who make the world a better place. We do that by providing girls with personal leadership development and programs that build real life skills for the real world.                                          

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