Hearts Of Gold - Reflections from Gold Award Girl Scouts

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Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Elisa shares her experience collecting donations and creating art kits for children in foster care. More from Elisa Elisa Fontanillas, a Girl Scout Ambassador has been a scout since kindergarten, and now as a senior in High School she has recently wrapped up her journey with scouting through her Gold Award. Kits for Kids, Elisa's...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Cynthia shares her experience working with Birds of Prey. More from Cynthia: My name is Cynthia Plaugher, and I am a Girl Scout from Fredericksburg, Virginia.  I was homeschooled my entire life and am a lifetime scout after 12 amazing years of adventure and a passion for the outdoors.  I've earned my Silver Award and my Gold Award...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Marissa shares her experience engaging youth in Yoga to reduce anxiety. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Julie Fletcher and Liz Zeps. More from Marissa: I am Lifetime Girl Scout from Sparta, Wisconsin. I have been in Girl Scouts since Kindergarten.  Some of my favorite memories from Girl Scouts were going horseback or be...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Maya shares her experience creating a library craft program for children with special needs. More about Maya: I have been a Girl Scout for about 11 years. I am so grateful I had the opportunity to start my own project as big as this one. Working with children with special needs is something I have always done, so the project takes...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Marianella shares her experience creating a STEM program for underserved girls of color. More about Marianella: Residing in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, Marianella Salinas is a rising senior at Westover School, a single-sex boarding and day school in Middlebury, Connecticut. Since first-grade, Marianella has been a Girl Scout earning...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Shelby shares her experience creating awareness around Black Dog Syndrome - supporting adoption of darker colored animals that aren't as readily adopted as other colored animals. More about Shelby Shelby Dye is a Girl Scout from Oklahoma City and has been a Girl Scout for 12 years. As a Girl Scout, Shelby earned her Bronze, Silver...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Sabrina shares her experience creating multi language books for families of Alzheimer's patients to use with their loved ones. More from Sabrina  Sabrina Capodicci of Southbury, CT has been a Girl Scout for twelve years, earning her Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. She attended St. Rose of Lima School in Newtown from kindergarten...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Amelia shares her experience creating an art program for senior citizens. More from Amelia  Hi! 'm a rising senior in high school, I've been a Girl Scout ever since I was in kindergarten, so it's been a pretty consistent part of my life. When I'm not doing service activities, I love art, writing, and piano.  Join our Facebook Comm...

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Rachel shares her experience renovating a habitat to increase protection from hurricanes. More about Rachel Hi, my name is Rachel Mazyck. I was a Girl Scout for about 9 years with Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida. Throughout my years I have done many things that have helped me flourish into the person I am today. I earned my silver...

Find our blog and more resources at heartsofgoldpodcast.com Brekke shares about the importance of vaccinating, making a video, and her camp leadership experiences. More about Brekke Brekke Pattison is a senior at Murray High School. She has been a Girl Scout for 13 years and has received her Bronze Award, Silver Award, and Gold Award. Brekke worked as an intern with the Girl Scouts of Utah's summe...

Find more resources at heartsofgoldpodcast.com Emma shares about her portable race track made from recycled materials, the 2019 Rose Parade Tournament Troop, STEM, her Robotics team, and much more! More about Emma Emma Kessner is a high-school senior at Marlborough School in Los Angeles. She is a Girl Scout Ambassador who recently earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by working with the Culver City re...

Audrey shares why she chose to create a walking club for special needs teens and adults and providing respite for their caregivers. More about Audrey Audrey Davis is a senior at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. She has been a Girl Scout for 12 years and is a recent recipient of the Gold Award for her service project, the A.W.A.R.E. Club, a walking club for special needs tee...

Elizabeth shares her experience building a trap shooting range to create more access to the activity in the area and provide education on safe shooting.  She also shares what was required for her to be accepted at the Air Force Academy. Link for Bear Creek Range https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Organization/Bear-Creek-Rifle-Range-435242676560461/ Join our Facebook Community at Hearts of Gol...

Caleigh Dahn talks about her Girl Scout Gold Award project Amicus Dog Park .  She shares her project, her travel experiences, and her virtual troop.   More about Caleigh: My name is Caleigh Dahn and I am an Ambassador Gold Award Girl Scout out of the Manitou Council in Wisconsin. I have been a Girl Scout for 12 years and have also completed my Silver Award. I love working on badges and going campi...

Welcome to the Hearts of Gold podcast where Gold Award Girl Scouts share their experiences. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. It is earned while in High School and is a project consisting of: identifying a community issue, creating a proposal and presenting to the council's Gold Award Committee, at least 80 hours of personal time to complete the project, writing...

Noelle Buice talks about her Girl Scout Gold Award project Cancer Kickin' Critters .  She shares about the inspiration for her project, a Girl Scout sister.   Episode available as a video at  https://youtu.be/sEpGXBKNfzM More about Noelle: I've been involved in scouting since first grade.  My favorite aspects of Girl Scouts are the focus on acquiring knowledge and serving the community. My Girl Sc...

Jacklyn Dougherty talks about her Girl Scout Gold Award project Pink Ladybug.  She shares about the inspiration for her project, her Grandfather, Poppy.  We discuss finishing the Gold Award as a Sophomore. She also shares her favorite Girl Scout Journey and we have fun discussing her Instagram posts. Episode available as a video at  https://youtu.be/gSAVePhsDkA More about Jacklyn: Gold Award Girl...

Jennifer Wickert talks about her Girl Scout Gold Award project A Chance for Better.  She created a powerpoint and had multiple educational sessions with different types of students to educate about bullying.  She shares how she thought she was done with her project, found out she had not met the requirements, what she did to meet the requirements, and how it impacted her overall project.ts on bull...

Julia Kay talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - Ban the Bag . Julia worked to encourage her town to ban plastic bags, including speaking before the Town Board to present her petition and talking to the public to support the movement.  Julia also discusses her active lifestyle and why Girl Scouting - and her two troops - is important to her and how she balances it all. Episode available as a vi...

Kelsey Chico  talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - United for Haiti . My project was constructing a playground in a community space and delivering donations in Haiti. After the events of Hurricane Matthew in 2016, many countries in the western hemisphere were the most impacted, Haiti being one of them. Supplies and rations were needed due to the destruction taken place mostly in the South of...

Allison Weiss talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - Equitable Access to Healthy Food . Sharing her story of changing her project three times during the process and the survey / research paper she wrote to share with others to encourage bilingual support of summer meal programs.. Episode available as a video at  https://youtu.be/b-qkPIb7Oww More about Allison: My name is Allison Weiss and I am...

Isla Horscroft talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - Goals For Girls. Sharing her story of getting a grant for your project, the planning on organizing an event in another country, and the logistics of working on an international project. Episode available as a video at  https://youtu.be/8SblfB7GF_I Supporters referenced: Ann Bancroft Foundation The Sanneh Foundation Greg and Kathy Deal Charit...

Christina Wiles talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - Arms Open. A mentoring program which matches High School students with middle school students. We also talk about Christina's advanced rank in the National Guard thanks to her Gold Award.  Episode available as a video at  https://youtu.be/TmW7dVuwacU Christina's website for her project is https://mightymentors.weebly.com/ Article on Christi...