Saturday, November 30th, 2024
11:00 AM
Delaware Veterans Post #2
Dover, DE
Gold Award Girl Scouts Change the World
Gold Award Girl Scouts are change-makers. They have changed the world, changed their lives, and earned the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting.
To earn the Gold Award, a Girl Scout identifies an issue in their community, drafts a plan to address a root cause, and leads a team of volunteers to implement it. When the project is complete, the Gold Award Girl Scout and their team have made a sustainable impact on the world that continues to last beyond their involvement.
It’s a huge accomplishment that also impacts the Gold Award Girl Scout as a person. How they see the world—and how the world sees them—is forever changed. It’s also a credential that will be with them for the rest of their life; having the Girl Scout Gold Award on a high school transcript or resumé can make a Girl Scout stand out when it comes to college admissions, scholarship applications, internships, and job interviews.
Girl Scout Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scout Promise
Girl Scout Law
On my honor, I will try: To serve God* and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
*Members may substitute for the word God in accordance with their own spiritual beliefs.
Thank You to our Event Donors
Delaware Veterans Post #2
Thank You Gold Award Review Committee
Ethelyn “Lyn” Gill
Janet Maher
Deni Matz
Alexa Pierce Matlack
Terri Mullikin
Tara Petka
Karen Sommers
Cheri Stewart
Lauralee Rappleye
Karen Wales
Pam Yarborough
Gold Award Ceremony
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Temeka Easter Rice
Board Chair, Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay
Keynote Speaker
Presentation of Girl Scout Gold Awards
Closing Remarks
Tessa Gaylord Gold Award Girl Scout, Class of 2023
Claudia Peña Porretti Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay
Temeka Easter Rice
Board Chair, Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay
Photo Opportunity Lunch
Award Recipients
Jessica Hammond
Environmental Education Walk
Trappe, MD | Mentor: Lauralee Rappleye
In an effort to educate her community on the enviroment and climate, Jessica made environmental awareness signs for a local park. The signs included information on how climate change affects the Chesapeake Bay, actions everyday people can take to lessen their environmental impact, how to eat sustainabily, and details about native plants.
Jessica Hartsky
STEM Explorers
Newark, DE | Mentor: Karen Wales
Jessica’s project helps children with interest in STEM topics gain access to quality materials. She put together kits of reusable supplies for crafting and various experiments, and partnered with Chemours to keep the kits replenished when needed. The STEM Explorers kits will be used at local schools and community events.
Adrianna Kollar
Four Seasons Pollinator Garden
Lewes, DE | Mentor: Lyn Gill
Adrianna wanted to bring beauty and environmental sustainability to Bethel UMC’s Parsonage House. She built two pollinator gardens for the front and the back of the building with plants that will bloom in spring, summer and fall, serving as a habitat for insects and pollinators crucial to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
Hannah Maney Compost Bins
Lewes, DE | Mentor: Denise Matz
Hannah built compost bins for the Sussex Consortium garden in an effort to address climate change and reduce impacts on the environment.
Allyson McLellan Awareness For Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Sports
Dover, DE | Mentor: Lyn Gill
Allyson worked with the Camden Wyoming Little League complex to educate about cardiac emergency response. She installed two AEDs with signage at the park and trained coaches, umpires, parents, and players on the importance of quick access to an AED, dispelling myths and fears about using AEDs in emergency situations.
Kaitlyn Musgrove
The Reusable Supply Shed
Lewes, DE | Mentor: Pam Yarborough
Kaitlyn created a reusable supply shed for Girl Scouts and volunteers in Service Unit
30. The shed contains tents, craft supplies, camping supplies, cookie booth supplies, and more items that troops within the Service Unit can access to borrow or donate supplies they no longer need.
Mia Peacock Sensory Boards for Children with Disabilities
Dover, DE | Mentor: Lyn Gill
Mia wanted to provide children with special needs an alternative to electronics to help them regulate their emotions and senses. She created sensory boards for children at Dover Public Library, Kent County Public Library, Grace Presbyterian Church, Delaware State University Lab School, and Embrace Delaware. She also created a video tutorial for how to make the sensory boards.
Kylie Yiengst
Golf Donations for High School Golf Teams
Wyoming, DE | Mentor: Dizza Whaley
Kylie built, painted, and placed crates for golf ball collections at Henlopen Conference high schools. Her project aims to defray costs for student golfers.
from all of us at Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay!
Graduating Seniors, your Girl Scout journey doesn’t have to end here. You are a part of our Girl Scout family forever!
Stay in touch:
Graduating Seniors and Young Alum (under age 30) are eligible for a Girl Scout Lifetime Membership at the special price of $200.00 (regularly $400.00). Seniors graduating in 2025 are also eligible for a gift of $25.00 towards a Young Alum Lifetime Membership from GSCB, bringing the cost to $175.00.
Visit www.girlscouts.org/lifetime to learn more about Lifetime Membership and complete the 2025 Graduating Senior Membership Gift form at www.gscb.org/renew when it becomes available this spring.
Additionally, update our Member Care team with any changes to your contact information, so we can connect with you about events and special opportunities.
1051 Sharpless Rd. Hockessin, DE 19707
www.gscb.org
800-341-4007 • MemberCare@cbgsc.org