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Bronze Awards
go green
by Mikayla H., Natalie L., Kahini P., Colleen W., Troop 21809 Participants
Our “Go Green” Bronze Award project stemmed from our visit to the Atlantic County Utilities Authority recycling center and wind farm and then working on the Get Moving! Journey. For our Take Action project, we managed a worm compost bin, then harvested the castings and fertilized our school’s garden. The more we learned, the more we wanted to spread the message about what we can do to help the environment. We decided to make a presentation for our classmates to teach them how to help the environment. We each presented one area of environmental information: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
and Sustainability and Renewable Resources. The presentation ran for 40 minutes, including a question and answer piece where the prizes were pens made from recycled water bottles. There were 135 students present, as well as our teachers and the principal. We definitely inspired some of our classmates, because our troop doubled in size!
From left to right: Mikayla H., Kahini P., Colleen W., and Natalie L..
Steps to the Bronze 1. Complete a Junior Journey. 2. Build your Girl Scout Junior team.
3. Explore your community. 4. Choose your Girl Scout Bronze Award project.
5. Make a plan. 6. Put your plan in motion. 7. Spread the word! The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. As you and your team plan and complete your Take Action project, you’ll develop more confidence, meet new people, and have the kind of fun that happens when you work with other Girl Scouts to make a difference.
Email bronzeaward@gsep.org with questions. Download award requirements for the Bronze Award at www.girlscouts.org.
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gsep.org • spark • spring/summer 2014