2018 Gold Award Booklet

2018 Girl Scout Gold Awards

Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines

Girl Scouts – Nth Carolina Coastal Pines As one of 112 Girl Scout councils chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA, Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines serves nearly 26,000 girl members and more than 9,000 adult members across 41 central and eastern North Carolina counties. With the administration headquarters in Raleigh, regional service centers in Goldsboro, Fayetteville, and Wilmington, the Council delivers leadership programming and provides relevant and engaging opportunities for all girls, and rewarding volunteer experiences for adults.

î„Śe Girl Scout Gold Award Since 1916, Girl Scouts have successfully answered the call to Go Gold, an act that indelibly marks them as accomplished members of their communities and the world. The Girl Scout Gold Award stands for excellence and leadership for girls everywhere and is the highest and most prestigious achievement in Girl Scouting.

When a Girl Scout embarks on her award journey, she makes a commitment to take action and create a lasting change in her community. She demonstrates significant leadership, planning, networking, and organizational skills as she spends, on average, one to two years working to complete her Girl Scout Gold Award Take Action project.

Awarded to fewer than six percent of Girl Scouts annually, girls who earn the Girl Scout Gold Award join generations of young women who have made a difference in their community both locally and globally. In recognition of their achievements, Gold Award Girl Scouts who join the United States Armed Forces enter at one rank higher than other recruits.

Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines congratulates each of our 2018 Girl Scout Gold Award recipients for achieving their goals and earning this distinguished honor.

Girl Scouting’s Highest Award Since the Council’s unification in 2007 which established Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines, 701 Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors have achieved the highest award in Girl Scouting.

Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines takes great pride in recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of the 68 young women who earned the Girl Scout Gold Award in 2018. Hats off to all of our award recipients for demonstrating courageous leadership, advocacy and compassion, and taking action to make the world a better place.

Steps to the Gold Award Fulfilling the requirements for the Girl Scout Gold Award starts with the completion of two Senior or Ambassador Journeys, or earning the Girl Scout Silver Award and completion of one Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador Journey. After the Journey requirement has been fulfilled, girls spend a suggested minimum of 80 hours of work and service towards their Gold Award projects, which includes these steps: • • • • • • • •

Identifying an issue Investigating it thoroughly Inviting others to participate and building a team Creating a plan Submitting a proposal to the Girl Scout Gold Award Committee Gathering feedback Taking action Educating and inspiring others

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January – December 2018

Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients Kaileigh Emma Ault

Xena Alexandra Gray

Megha Pb

Rebecca Irene Beechhold

Taylor Jordyn Hayes

Chloe Dawn Pendergrass

Alysza Bigart

Ashley Yi Hong

Jennifer Rose Persia

Savannah Gail Blalock

Neha Jain

Cassandra Jean Peterman

Kimberlynn Bryce Bradley

Jillian Marie Jessup

Jada Tamera Peterson

Meghan R. Brigham

Khushi Komal Khungar

Alixandra Jean Pitney

Emma Catherine Brown

Cara Elizabeth King

Jennifer Renee Potts

Virginia H. Bruhn

Sarah Grantham King

Lasya Pullakhandam

Molly Elizabeth Carlson

Elizabeth Grace Kinsey

Domenica Marie Pusic

Sydney Victoria Carmer

Aleksia Afton Kleine

Taylor Larue Redman

Sarah Kate Childs

Emily Faircloth Kornegay

Destiny Raquel Robinson

Emily Colborne

Florencia Maria Loncán

Megan Elizabeth Rogers

Carolyn Ann Donaldson

Julia Elizabeth Rosemond

Meghan Michelle Eamma

Makenna Katherine Marquis Meyer

Asha Renae Edmondson

Mary F. Miller

Megan Paige Saunders

Emilee E. Elston

Trinity Mone’t Murray

Logan Kathryn Taylor

Kara Michelle Emsley

Jennifer Leigh Nelson

Sanjana Gowri Tharuvesanchi

Reghan McNeill Flores

Christina Quynh Anh Nguyen

Haley Mackenzie Thigpen

Mikaela Christine Fullerton

Caleigh Anne Norris-Bradshaw

Rachel Brooke Tucker

Rebecca Louise Gargiulo

Emilie Marie Norwood

Meredith “Gracie” Watson

Abigail Lee Geigerman

Aria Linnea Oliver

Megan “Mimi” Thaggard Watts

Grace Emily Giska

Brynn Elizabeth Oliver

Amy Liang Westerhoff

Lorraine Patterson Glenn

Anika Ishvari Palekar

Samantha Elizabeth Woolard

Magdaline Angelique Russell

2018 Recipients | 5

Kaileigh Emma Ault

Rebecca ene Beechhold

Alysza Bigart

Cary, Wake County

Chapel Hill, Orange County

West End, Moore County

Project: Constructing a Learning Garden for Green Hope High School Issue: Food Insecurity

Project: Promoting Local Farming through Informational Videos Issue: Local Agriculture

Project: Orientating a New Frontier Issue: Student Adjustments

In order to take action against food insecurity and inspire others to do the same, Kaileigh created a garden at her school for The Food Ark Club. To fulfill the club’s mission “to engage youth in the food system and cycle at every aspect”, the Food Ark Club visited local community gardens and farms, which was inconvenient and intermittent.

Kaileigh designed and built the garden for them on school grounds so that they could easily gain experience growing food and gardening. In addition to helping to aid students in their agricultural education, the project will benefit local food pantries and others in need as the produce grown will be donated for their use. Kaileigh’s garden will continue to function as a hands-on educational tool for use by The Food Ark Club members for years to come.

Rebecca wanted to inspire those interested in farming to utilize the resources available to them in order to get started or expand their current farming operations. To do so, she created educational videos about the North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Beginner Farmers Classes, which are offered to prepare farmers for success.

Her videos featured information on local farming in relation to public health, the local economy, and the environment.

She made her videos available online and used them as a supplement to presentations that she gave about the classes at farmers markets. Rebecca’s project showed others the importance of farming and buying locally and will help the North Carolina farming industry continue to thrive.

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Recognizing the hardships that new students face upon entering high school, Alysza sought to provide them with a resource that would make them feel more comfortable and welcome in their new school. She created a video that would be beneficial to all students, including those with disabilities, that provided basic information about her high school and the best ways to navigate it. Her video was posted on the school’s website so that new students could view it before their first day.

Because of Alysza’s project, students can feel more confident locating their classes and can adjust more easily to the high school environment.

Savannah Gail Blalock

Kimberlynn yce adley

Youngsville, Franklin County

Tarboro, Edgecombe County

Project: Aviary Feed Management System Issue: Wildlife Education

Project: Saint James Youth: Revamped and Redeemed Issue: Religious Education

Savannah channeled her inner innovator to create an informative website for visitors of the Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

After spending many hours researching the different birds and feeding systems at the park, Savannah created an interactive digital map for the website that allows visitors to click on any area of the park and see the appropriate feeding information for each bird in that particular aviary. Each page includes the name of the species, population, location, picture, and feeding information. Savannah’s Take Action project will help park visitors to see the importance of aviculture and preserving biodiversity so that they can share this knowledge with others.

Hoping to connect adult and youth congregation members at her church, Kimberlynn organized game nights at Saint James United Methodist and beautified their youth activity room. Community members at the events had the opportunity to connect with one another through fun and educational Bible-based games that helped them to build relationships while learning about God’s word. Kimberlynn’s renovations of the youth room included painting, adding decorations, replacing outdated furniture, and adding a game table.

Kimberlynn hopes that her project will make church members feel at home and that more people will wish to attend.

Approximately one million Girl Scouts have earned the Gold Award or its equivalent since 1916.

The Girl Scouts' highest achievement honors young women who demonstrate extraordinary leadership skills.

2018 Recipients | 7

Gold Award Girl Scouts embody community leadership and leave behind a sustainable legacy.

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Meghan R. igham

Emma Catherine own

Cary, Wake County

Sims, Wilson County

Project: Homelessness in Haiti: Making Life Better for the Yahve Jire Orphanage Issue: Homelessness

Project: Wee Little Book Box Issue: Literacy

Focusing on the issue of homelessness, Meghan designed and built a new gazebo for the Yahve Jire Orphanage in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. She learned that children of the orphanage did not have a shaded place to complete their homework or to rest when participating in outdoor activities, and decided to take action. Meghan raised nearly six thousand dollars necessary for travel, supplies, and tools it would take to construct the gazebo, and then went to Haiti herself to complete the building.

When she returned home, Meghan developed a video about homelessness in Haiti to help educate others on the issue.

Recognizing that many children choose playing video games or watching television over reading books, Emma sought to instill a love and appreciation for reading among adolescents. She built a book box at the daycare that she attended as a child, and filled it with books that she collected through a book drive. Children can now take books home every day and share them with their families, while developing reading comprehension skills that will last for years to come. Emma believes that maintaining good habits in reading can lead children to success in school and beyond, and her book box will help make this possible.

Virginia H. uhn

Molly Elizabeth Carlson

Sydney Victia Carmer

Durham, Durham County

Cary, Wake County

Cary, Wake County

Project: Ready for Religious Education: a Visual Guide Issue: Learning with Disabilities

Project: Help! The Honeybees!

Issue: Declining Honeybee Population

Project: DDMS Sculpture Garden Issue: Arts Education

Virginia addressed the challenges that children with developmental disabilities or sensitivity issues face when they enter a new place. She wanted to encourage children of the Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist to pursue religious studies regardless of any disabilities, so she created a visual guide highlighting each step of the program. Using Virginia’s guide, newcomers to the church will feel more at ease and knowlegeable about the people they will meet and the activities they will complete on their religious journey. Virginia made the church a more welcoming and accessible place for all children and their families.

Concerned with the declining honeybee population in the United States, Molly set out to increase awareness of the issue within her community while actively helping to preserve the bee population. Molly channeled her creativity to make a video and brochure detailing the history of honeybees, why they are important, reasons for their population decline, and how people can help them. She presented her video at various outreach programs where she held honey tastings and let people try on beekeeping equipment. By interacting with members of the community and educating them on the importance of honeybees, she hoped to inspire them to become bee advocates, pollinator gardeners, and beekeepers.

With a passion for the arts, Sydney created a sculpture garden to be incorporated into the arts program at Dillard Drive Middle School. Her project addressed the limited financial resources for art classes and made arts education more accessible to students.

She offered ceramic art classes where students were able to create their own sculptures and learn about totems.

Using the sculptures that the students created, Sydney established a sculpture garden in the school’s entrance so that students, teachers, and visitors can appreciate the art and recognize the importance of arts education.

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Sarah Kate Childs

Emily Colbne

Carolyn Ann Donaldson

New Bern, Craven County

Siler City, Chatham County

Apex, Wake County

Project: What’s in Your Water?

Issue: Water Quality

Project: Youth in STEM Issue: STEM Education

Project: Storage Bench for Panther Creek Band Issue: Arts Education

To invoke action through awareness, Sarah educated her community on the issue of water quality. She created a presentation for children on the different kinds of organisms that can be found in water, human impact on water systems, and what they could do to help minimize contamination. She presented her project at summer camps and in academic classes. Sarah further engaged the children by providing supplemental activities where they examined water samples using microscopes and played educational games. Sarah hopes that as a result of her project, the children will be inspired to get involved in water cleanups and spread awareness of the issue.

In an effort to increase interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) among 4th and 5th graders, Emily organized a community STEM Camp. At her camp, Emily led activities in a variety of subjects, from using binary coding to make jewelry to electricity lessons with play dough. She wanted to make an impact by teaching the students something new while increasing their interest in the STEM fields. Emily found that she met her goal when she surveyed the students after the workshop and learned that a majority of them showed increased interest in STEM, all of them said they had fun, and all could tell her one new thing that they had learned.

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After noticing that students in her high school band were lacking seating and storage space to unpack instruments, Carolyn decided to think outside of the box for a solution. She built a multipurpose storage bench that could hold items like instrument cases and could also serve as additional seating during practices. She donated the bench to her school, along with posters to be hung over the bench with instructions on how to properly care for instruments.

Carolyn’s innovative solution allows band members to be more comfortable while playing and safely store instruments, which will ideally result in more students wanting to join the band.

Meghan Michelle Eamma

Asha Renae Edmondson

Castle Hayne, New Hanover County

Hillsborough, Orange County

Project: Reminiscence Therapy — the Value of Preserving Memories Issue: Patient Family Care

Project: CRHS Red Wolves Save Red Wolves Issue: Wildlife Conservation

For her Gold Award project, Meghan addressed the importance of preserving memories within the families being affected by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. She worked to help educate nursing students about reminiscence therapy and gave them a memory book to help enhance their interactions with patients struggling with memory loss.

Meghan created the memory book so that the patient could have specific questions to focus on learning, and others could form answers for them during this difficult time. She hopes that her efforts will help promote open communication between the nursing students, their patients, and the patient’s families.

When Asha learned that her school’s mascot, the red wolf, was critically endangered, she decided to take action to raise awareness of the issue. She formed a new school club where students researched the issues red wolves are facing, as well as potential ways people can help. Asha and the club worked hard to spread the word verbally to their community, and they also sent a petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service encouraging the protection of red wolves. The club will continue their mission by holding special events with guest speakers to help educate others and by sharing information about red wolf endangerment in their local newspaper.

The Girl Scout Gold Award project addresses a need within a girl's local or global community and provides a sustainable solution.

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Emilee E. Elston

Kara Michelle Emsley

Reghan McNeill es

Spring Lake, Cumberland County

Cary, Wake County

Wake Forest, Wake County

Project: Semi-Annual Teen Career Fair Issue: Career Preparedness

Project: 01000111 01101001 0111 0010 01101100 Issue: STEM Education

Project: Giving HeARTs Issue: Art Therapy

Hoping to ignite new passions and inspire her peers to pursue their goals, Emilee planned and hosted a teen career fair and resume writing class. She wanted to educate others on potential career paths available to them by providing them with the opportunity to meet with professionals and learn more about their fields. Emilee also made sure students were given the opportunity to learn requirements necessary for each job as well as potential earnings. The career fair provided opportunities for guidance, instruction, mentorship, and skill building, so that those in attendance could plan for a bright and successful future.

Wanting to increase interest in STEM among young girls, Kara organized coding clubs for girls at three local elementary schools. Her project title refers to the binary code of the word “girl,” and she created lesson plans to teach girls binary code that make learning easy and entertaining. She taught four lessons on coding during club meetings at each school and the girls completed fun and creative activities to help them unleash their inner innovator. She also created a video about her clubs which she made available along with her lesson plans on a website called Girls Love Code so that other schools can start coding clubs as well.

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Recognizing the therapeutic and calming effects that drawing and painting can have, Reghan set out to make arts opportunities more available to families living in the Ronald McDonald House. Reghan held a donation drive for art supplies and solicited donations by placing posters around her school and community and then delivered them to the Ronald McDonald House of Durham and Wake County. Using the supplies, she held art sessions at the house through the creation of a program called Giving HeARTs. Because of Reghan’s project, families going through a difficult time will have a new way to relax and she hopes the children will be inspired to pursue future art activities.

Mikaela Christine Fullerton

Rebecca Louise Gargiulo

Abigail Lee Geigerman

Apex, Wake County

Garner, Wake County

Cary, Wake County

Project: Cat Rescue Consolidation at Raleigh Meow House Issue: Animal Rights

Project: Dance Camp Issue: Arts Education

Project: Closing the STEM Gender Gap: Inspiring Young Girls Issue: STEM Education

As a passionate animal rights advocate, Mikaela addressed the issue of pound and shelter euthanasia rates. To do so, she helped the Meow House renovate their basement so it could be used to house more cats, saving them from being euthanized. Mikaela also raised awareness in her community about the issue by giving presentations about euthanasia and how to help prevent it from happening. Mikaela hopes that her project will ensure that more cats can be taken in by Meow House and that her community will take action to help lower euthanasia rates.

To help promote healthy living while increasing opportunities for arts education, Rebecca planned and organized a dance camp for children from low income families. She held her camp at Project Access, a local afterschool program, where many of the children cannot afford dance classes.

Rebecca taught them basic dance techniques and shared with them how dance is a great form of exercise, mode of artistic expression, and tool for communication. Rebecca also made scarves for the children to use as dance props and donated the scarves to the program. She hopes she helped instill a love of dance in the children so that they can continue to use it as a creative outlet.

Hoping to inspire young girls to discover new passions and skills in the STEM fields, Abigail founded Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) clubs at her high school and at a local middle school. At WISE club meetings, girls would explore different topics in STEM and opportunities within the fields.

Abigail’s club also presented to math classes, held a school-wide quiz on the gender gap, and organized a follow-up game show where they viewed a video series featuring powerful women in STEM. Abigail wanted to help inspire young girls to follow their dreams and provide them with the tools and connection to help them find their way in the STEM discipline.

2018 Recipients | 13

ace Emily Giska

Lraine Paerson Glenn

Xena Alexandra ay

Holly Springs, Wake County

Cary, Wake County

Cary, Wake County

Project: Middle School Creative Arts Program Issue: Arts Education

Project: Walk with Christ Devotional Trail Issue: Connection with Faith

Project: Self Defense Club Issue: Female Self Defense

Grace addressed the lack of exposure to creative writing in public schools. After researching the many benefits of creative writing, such as heightened selfesteem, strengthened leadership skills, and more engaged learning in other subject areas, Grace decided to start a creative writing club at a local middle school. The club explored various kinds of literature and gave students a safe space to read and write whatever they chose without fear of not meeting standards. Students were able to share their writing with their peers, receive feedback, and learn about future creative writing opportunities and publication. Grace’s club provided students with a creative outlet where they could build confidence and become stronger writers.

Hoping to encourage her fellow community members to build a strong and meaningful connection with their faith, Lorraine create a devotional walking trail for Christians. She made twelve artistic Christian symbols to decorate the trail, a devotional booklet for each symbol, and an activity booklet for younger children. She also created a brochure that has a map and links to online resources relating to the devotional trail. Lorraine created the space with the hope that those in the community would have a place to reconnect with their faith in a natural, private environment.

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Channeling her leadership skills and martial arts training, Xena started a selfdefense club for young women to help provide them with the skills needed to protect themselves in potentially dangerous situations. Xena held club meetings at her school and worked with her peers to address their daily fears and concerns. During meetings, the young women discussed how to avoid dangerous situations, and Xena taught them martial arts techniques to utilize should the need ever arise. Xena’s club served as a way to empower women and help them to build confidence while staying safe.

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Ashley Yi Hong

Raleigh, Wake County

Chapel Hill, Orange County

Project: Sensory Playground Issue: Sensory Learning

Project: Engineering for Girls Issue: STEM Education

For her Take Action project, Taylor worked to create a fun, safe, and affordable play space for the hearingimpaired preschool class at Timber Drive Elementary School. She researched sensory playgrounds, which allow students to explore a variety of colors, sounds, patterns, and textures, and decided to create one. After extensive planning and designing, Taylor teamed up with the necessary institutions to create a playground with fun features like a racetrack on the concrete, a freestanding chalkboard, a music wall, a sensory walkway, and much more! The sensory playground will help give the children a space to thrive and grow in a safe and fun manner.

Ashley sought to help introduce young girls to STEM fields, and particularly to the field of engineering. She recognized the fact that many young girls do not know what engineers do, and therefore do not have the opportunity to develop an interest for the field. Ashley worked with female students from local middle schools to help introduce them to the field of engineering by providing them with a fun introductory class. Ashley hopes that her work with the girls will inspire them to seek out further STEM opportunities and continue their education in high school or college.

In recognition of their achievements, Gold Award Girl Scouts who join the armed services enter at one rank higher than other recruits.

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Neha Jain

Jillian Marie Jessup

Khushi Komal Khungar

Apex, Wake County

Raleigh, Wake County

Cary, Wake County

Project: Be YOUtiful Issue: Positive Self-Image

Project: Multi-Generational Sewing Club Issue: Sewing Skills

Project: Personal Hygiene and Household Items Drive Issue: Supplies for the Homeless

Concerned with the lack of handcrafting skills in younger generations, Jillian created a sewing club for all ages and skill levels. She believed that learning to sew could have practical uses for beginners who participated, such as being able to mend their own clothes, and that more advanced members could improve their skills while learning to mentor others. During club meetings, Jillian gave lessons on sewing and they completed fun projects like tote bags.

After learning the basics of sewing, the club set to work on decorative banners to be donated to Jillian’s church. She hopes that club members will be more resourceful in the future by mending their own clothes and that they will feel a sense of accomplishment and teamwork with the completed banners.

Khushi addressed the issue of homeless families not having access to basic needs such as personal hygiene and household supplies. She worked to invoke change by hosting an event in her community to help with collecting donations for The Carying Place, a local non-profit organization that provides housing and helps families become financially stable. She also utilized the power of the internet to organize wish lists online to collect supplies remotely.

Additionally, Khushi encouraged children staying at The Carying Place to maintain good personal hygiene by giving presentations and distributing posters and informational packets.

To address the issue of low self-esteem among middle school girls, Neha held a series of seminars on female empowerment and the importance of self-confidence at local after-school programs like the YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club. She wanted to help younger girls understand the meaning of societal standards and how they are often unrealistic. Through engaging activities and discussions, Neha helped girls to develop their confidence, learn to be themselves, and to feel beautiful in their own skin. She also created a website about her project to inspire others to hold similar seminars.

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Cara Elizabeth King

Sarah antham King

Elizabeth ace Kinsey

Cary, Wake County

Raleigh, Wake County

Wilmington, New Hanover County

Project: Adaptive Sports Coloring Book Issue: Adaptive Sports Awareness

Project: Millbrook High School Wildcats Go Green!

Issue: Recycling

Project: Team STEAM Rocks!

Issue: STEAM Education

Believing that all children should have the opportunity to participate in athletics, Cara spread awareness of adaptive sports in the community, which cater specifically to children with disabilities. Cara created a fun, interactive booklet to inform children about the many opportunities for adaptive sports in their area, which included links to the organizations offering the programs. Cara hopes that by increasing awareness and enthusiasm, children with physical disabilities will be able to learn about sports and build teamwork skills while maintaining an active lifestyle.

After noticing that large quantities of trash were being gathered in her high school cafeteria every day, Sarah took action and developed a recycling plan to be implemented. She worked with the school to identify which items were most crucial to recycle, how and where to set up recycling stations, where to get supplies, and who would pick up the recycling. Sarah also trained student volunteers to monitor the recycling stations and instruct other students how to recycle properly. Sarah’s project will continue to inspire students to recycle and help keep the world a greener place.

Hoping to increase understanding of Earth Science principles in elementary schools, Elizabeth began an Earth Science Enhancement program at a local elementary school called Team STEAM Rocks! The program made it possible to deliver hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities to 4th and 5th grade students, including a series of activities that reinforce the “9 Big Ideas” of Earth Science Literacy. Elizabeth also created rock and mineral kits to provide to local schools and an interactive model of North Carolina’s geological provinces.

Because of Elizabeth’s project, teachers will be able to prepare future generations to make informed decisions related to their use of the earth.

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The Girl Scout Gold Award is more than just a community service project. It requires organizational, leadership, and networking skills.

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Aleksia Aon Kleine

Emily Faircloth Knegay

Raleigh, Wake County

Goldsboro, Wayne County

Project: Girl Empowerment Project Issue: Female Empowerment

Project: Be One Benches Issue: Relationship Building

Aleksia sought out to increase female empowerment with a focus on building strong communication skills among young girls. She held workshops throughout the Raleigh-Durham area for girls between third and seventh grade to discuss the meaning of empowerment and to practice public speaking techniques. The girls engaged in meaningful conversation on assertiveness, tips for taking a stand, and different behavioral styles. Aleksia created a guide and blog to continue sharing advice with the girls on feeling empowered so they have the confidence they need to accomplish their goals and stand up for themselves in the future.

For Emily’s Take Action project, she wanted to help the students of Meadowlane Elementary on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base develop meaningful friendships. She recognized that the school often had new children arriving, as the children attending are in military families, and hoped to help make their transition easier. Emily created the ‘Dragon’s Nest’ system, named after the school’s mascot, to encourage students at Meadowlane to meet new students and build their interpersonal skills. Emily also channeled her creativity to write and illustrate a children’s book about a dragon that moves to a new school and spent several days reading the book to children and teaching workshops in relationship building.

encia Maria Loncán Cary, Wake County Project: Safe Splash Issue: Water Safety On a mission to teach children to swim and be safe in the water, Florencia created a two-part clinic at a local Boys & Girls Club. She wanted to help children without access to a pool or swim lessons feel more comfortable in the water by taking a hands-on approach.

She held one portion of the clinic in a classroom, where she gave a presentation on water safety rules. For the second part, she and the children put the skills they learned into action by visiting a pool and practicing swimming, diving, and floating. Florencia also made a website to help others recreate her clinic and keep helpful information about water safety available.

Makenna Katherine Marquis Meyer

Mary F. Miller

Chapel Hill, Orange County Project: Club Booster Issue: Club Participation

Project: Horse Quizbowl for Children of all Abilities Issue: Equestrian Activities

To resolve unequal school club participation based on socioeconomic standards, Makenna set out to inform students about after-school activities available to them and make participation easier. Makenna believed that clubs are an essential component of the high school experience because they allow students to explore different skills and subject areas outside of the classroom while providing leadership opportunities. She worked with her school’s clubs to make them more affordable and developed a Booster Club similar to her school’s Athletic Booster Club to help provide necessary club materials to those with financial hardship. Makenna hopes this will increase club participation and help students to get the most out of their school’s activities.

Inspired by her love for horses, Mary wanted to include a larger variety of individuals in equine educational activities. She created curriculum focused on nutrition, brushes, feed, plants, and basic equine anatomy. Her lessons included hands-on learning experiences, group activities, and oral and written questions that helped children gain access to horse education.

This information was provided with the hope of encouraging the children to become more interested in joining Horse Quizbowl. Mary also volunteered her time helping individuals at Helping Horse and Horses for Hope. She hopes that by providing more information and creating inclusive activities, children of all abilities will be able to engage with horses and the Horse Quizbowl in the future.

Raleigh, Wake County

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inity Mone’t Murray

Jennifer Leigh Nelson

Wilmington, New Hanover County

Chapel Hill, Orange County

Project: Paracord Teaching and Benefits Issue: Veterans and PTSD

Project: Accessibility Guide to Churches in Orange County Issue: Accessibility

For her Take Action project, Trinity addressed the issue of veterans struggling with PTSD. She wanted to give them another way to deal with the anxiety and decided that paracord knots could be helpful. Trinity was also concerned with citizens forgetting about our veterans and all that they have done for their country. She thought that the paracord knots could be a good way to allow for them to volunteer and speak openly. Trinity taught a local origami club to make the paracord knots and together taught local veterans. She hopes that this will help the veterans to feel appreciated while helping them to cope with PTSD.

Addressing the lack of awareness surrounding accessibility, particularly within faith communities, Jennifer created a directory of accessible local churches and religious institutions. She wanted to highlight those that were more accessible while inspiring other churches to improve. Jennifer believes that all people should have the opportunity to practice their faith regardless of their abilities and wanted to empower them to attend church knowing that they would be welcome and be able to participate. Her directory provides readers with information on each church, a contact should they have questions, and a list of accommodations they provide such as for sight, special populations, mobility, and hearing.

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Christina Quynh Anh Nguyen Chapel Hill, Orange County Project: First Aid Club at Chapel Hill High School Issue: First Aid Education With an interest in the medical field, Christina created a club at her school that teaches basic first aid skills to high school students interested in learning the techniques or pursuing a career as a doctor or nurse. In the meetings, the club covered topics such as burns, cuts, hypothermia, heatstroke, and more. The students also learned skills such as slinging, splinting, and using a tourniquet. Christina created the club to create an environment where students could explore these vital life skills with like-minded peers, and where they could connect with healthcare professionals about their field.

Caleigh Anne Nris-adshaw

Emilie Marie Nwood

Garner, Wake County

Project: “PreCalc Gold” Tutoring Videos Issue: STEM Education

Project: Cleveland High School Recycling Issue: Recycling After noticing that a large quantity of recyclable items were being wasted at her school, Caleigh decided to establish a recycling system that would implement a new recycling dumpster.

Caleigh collected 45 boxes and decorated them with clear recycling symbols before distributing them throughout the school so recycling would be easier for teachers and students. Caleigh also created a flyer to educate her teachers and peers on the proper ways to recycle and why it’s important to keep doing so. Her project will encourage students to develop environmental stewardship in a practical and efficient manner.

Raleigh, Wake County

Channeling her inner mathematician, Emilie tackled the learning roadblock many students face when entering precalculus. Emilie recognized that many students struggle with the new mathematical concepts in the subject and that tutors can be too expensive and time consuming for everyone to utilize. To help provide students with the extra help that they need outside of the classroom, Emilie created educational videos that students could watch on their own time, at their own pace. She hopes that the videos will help students regain some control of how they learn precalculus and that it allows them to build confidence in their math skills that they can carry over into calculus.

Gold Award Girl Scouts represent our most successful, engaged and happiest Girl Scout alumnae.

2018 Recipients | 21

99% of Gold Award Girl Scouts say belonging to Girl Scouts has positively impacted their life.

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ia Linnea Oliver

ynn Elizabeth Oliver

Durham, Durham County

Cary, Wake County

Project: Educational Mural Issue: Kindergarten Preparation

Project: Raised Garden Beds Issue: Healthy Living

Aria wanted to create a fun and engaging learning tool for visual learners to familiarize themselves with basic fundamentals before entering kindergarten. To do so, she visited a local daycare to give presentations on concepts like shapes and numbers and planned an educational mural. During her visits to the daycare, she discussed with the children what they wanted to see and learn from the mural and collected their artwork to incorporate.

She then painted the mural on the fence at the daycare and tied the visuals into the lessons that she gave to the children so that they could practice their new skills.

For Brynn’s Take Action project, she worked to help those in need access healthy and fresh foods. Recognizing that produce is often expensive, Brynn decided that a garden would be the perfect way to provide food that is healthy and free. Brynn built nine large garden beds and planted a variety of edible vegetation and educated the community on caring for the garden and building garden beds of their own. Brynn hopes that the addition of the communal garden will help others have easier access to food and offer healthier food choices.

Anika Ishvari Palekar

Megha Pb

Chloe Dawn Pendergrass

Cary, Wake County

Apex, Wake County

Henderson, Vance County

Project: How to Survive as a Co-Survivor Issue: Cancer Awareness

Project: Mental Health Helper Issue: Mental Health

Project: Senior Citizen Prom Issue: Senior Citizen Engagement

Megha sought to address the amount of time people impacted by mental illnesses needed to search for helpful resources. She created a website that provided access to multiple resources in the local area, such as therapy and treatment centers, so that there would be a single location to come to instead of searching through multiple websites for results. Megha also made a pamphlet to match the website, which contained similar information promoting resources in her local community. Megha hopes that her project will help others to access the care needed for themselves and loved ones faster and with greater ease.

Hoping to brighten the days of senior citizens and to make them feel special, Chloe planned a senior citizen prom at a senior center. The center did not previously offer a formal event or any weekend activities, so Chloe planned the prom to give them the opportunity to build relationships and to have fun.

She recruited volunteers and created a budget for the event using her leadership and financial literacy skills. At the prom, the seniors expressed their gratitude to her for planning such a memorable night, and the senior center requested the event be an annual occurrence. After the prom, Chloe gave presentations about it to local youth to encourage them to volunteer with senior citizens.

As a co-survivor of breast cancer, Anika wanted to spread awareness of the disease and help to educate teenage girls on the subject. She gave presentations to girls in the community where she provided information regarding breast cancer statistics, warning signs, how to check for breast cancer, and spoke about her own experiences with having a family member undergo treatment. Anika also addressed the co-survivorship side of cancer and the support co-surviors can provide to their recovering loved ones.

Anika’s goal for her project was to spread awareness through knowledge and make the word ‘cancer’ seem a little less scary.

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Jennifer Rose Persia

Cassandra Jean Peterman

Jada Tamera Peterson

Durham, Durham County

Wilmington, New Hanover County

Rocky Mount, Nash County

Project: Bee Aware – Outreach Support for the OCBA Issue: Honeybee Population

Project: Community Gardens for Creekwood Authority Issue: Healthy Living

Project: Cheer is my Sport Issue: Healthy Living

Concerned with the declining honeybee population, Jennifer teamed up with the Orange County Beekeepers Association (OCBA) to organize their data and increase their outreach. She wanted to make it easier for OCBA members to inform the public about the importance of pollinators and how people can help.

Jennifer created a survey to encourage members of OCBA to share their needs and suggestions to increase community awareness. She also made outreach materials that will help members present information to the public. She hopes that her efforts will help the OBCA reach more people and inspire others to help save the declining honeybee population.

Hoping to decrease the lack of nutrition in impoverished communities, Cassandra planned and constructed a new community garden. After learning that many children in these communities did not understand where their food came from, Cassandra took action by showing them how to grow their own produce and explained why healthy and fresh foods are important to their nourishment. Thanks to Cassandra, the residents of the community learned more about gardening and the nutritional benefits of plants while having the added reassurance of a consistent food source.

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As an avid cheerleader, Jada wanted to encourage other girls to practice the sport as a form of exercise and fun. She realized that there were many young ladies who wanted to try out for a cheerleading team but were not aware of the skills and information needed to join. To increase awareness and interest in the sport, Jada hosted a clinic offering basic cheerleading for middle and high school girls. She hopes that by attending the clinic, girls without any cheerleading experience will be able to gain confidence and learn basic skills before trying out. Because of her project, girls were able to discover new skills and learn an enjoyable new form of exercise.

Alixandra Jean Pitney

Jennifer Renee Pos

Morrisville, Wake County

Goldsboro, Wayne County

Project: Literacy Initiative Project Issue: Literacy

Project: KWM Learning Center Issue: Digital Learning

Alixandra increased literacy and reading comprehension in her community through a library and monthly book club for children. Alixandra aimed to not only help improve reading skills, but to promote a greater love and appreciation for reading. She ensured that this was possible by creating a central community library and by hosting book club meetings once a month for elementary aged students. At the club, children could explore new books and topics they may not have known about before, and therefore advance their reading, leadership and critical thinking skills.

Looking to make a global impact, Jennifer took action by traveling to Bolivia to establish a computing and learning center at a local orphanage.

Before her project, the children at the orphanage had inadequate resources which led to limited educational opportunities. Jennifer collected donations and stocked the center with computers, tablets, DVD’s, and educational books and taught the children how to use the learning center.

She also encouraged the older children to create a cataloging system for their library. Thanks to Jennifer’s desire to help others, the orphanage can supplement the children’s education with new technology and books and prepare them for a successful future.

Belonging to Girl Scouts has left a number of unique, powerful, and lasting impressions on Gold Award Girl Scouts.

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Lasya Pullakhandam

Domenica Marie Pusic

Cary, Wake County

Raleigh, Wake County

Project: Raising Awareness of STEM for Young Girls Issue: STEM Education

Project: The Faith Connectors Issue: Inmate Support

Addressing the lack of representation of women in STEM fields, Lasya started a STEM club for girls to inspire them to explore the subjects and foster an appreciation at a young age. During club meetings, Lasya and the girls discussed different STEM topics and the potential paths available to them. Lasya also created a motivational video about STEM women in the workplace to provide the girls with a positive representation of female scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. She hopes that her club will allow girls to continue to explore these careers while becoming more confident in their own abilities.

Domenica wanted to help encourage personal growth for prison inmates and address the lack of communication and support they receive from members of the community. She realized there was a lack of action towards prison ministries in churches, so she created a resource to encourage parishioners to be more involved in encouraging faith among prison inmates. The resources were kept in her church’s library for parishioners and congregation members to read, and she also sent it to 27 churches throughout the Carolinas to encourage even more involvement. As a result, she hopes the community is inspired to help instill positive values and growth among the inmates.

Tayl Larue Redman

Destiny Raquel Robinson

Megan Elizabeth Rogers

Tarboro, Edgecombe County

Halifax, Halifax County

Wake Forest, Wake County

Project: Theatre in Edgecombe County Issue: Arts Education

Project: Public Bench Project Issue: Town Resources

Project: Girls in Engineering Issue: STEM Education

To encourage others to get outside and learn more about her town’s history, Destiny built benches to be used by the public while touring. She met with Halifax Town Hall employees and they worked together to come up with specific needs to address for their community. Because Halifax had recently added new artistic and historic pieces throughout the town, Destiny decided to install benches so that people exploring could have a spot to rest and appreciate the scenery. She also created a brochure detailing the history of the town to accompany the benches. Destiny hopes that her project will provide a place to rest while improving the town’s history and beauty.

Hoping to confront and eliminate gender stereotypes associated with the STEM fields, Megan held a STEM workshop for high school girls. Megan had two full days of presentations and activities with local female engineers from Novozymes, EPA, Optum, IBM, and Skanska. The remaining three days were devoted to touring local engineering companies, such as CaptiveAire Raleigh, Novo Norodisk Engineering, and CaptiveAire Youngsville. Megan hopes that the female STEM professionals served as good mentors and role models that gave girls realistic, truthful depictions of the world of engineering.

Additionally, Megan wrote a senatorial statement to commemorate female engineers in North Carolina, which was read and made official in a state legislative session.

Recognizing a lack of theatre and arts opportunities at her school and within her community, Taylor established a theatre club in an effort to increase awareness of the need for arts education while sparking an interest in the subject among its participants.

Taylor facilitated club meetings where she taught theatre fundamentals and acting techniques. The club members worked together to perform a play using their new creative skills to entertain children at local elementary schools.

The club will continue to thrive and be sustained by her fellow theatre lovers after Taylor graduates so that students can continue to practice their craft.

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Julia Elizabeth Rosemond Durham, Durham County

During the Gold Award process, girls gain skills in leadership, project planning, time management, and budgeting, plus confidence that lasts a lifetime. With a supportive environment, girls can do anything!

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Magdaline Angelique Russell

Project: Bringing High School Students and Volunteer Opportunities Together Issue: Volunteer Opportunities

Raleigh, Wake County

As a way to encourage more high school students to actively volunteer within her community, Julia created resources detailing ways they could get involved.

She worked with the Triangle Nonprofit Leadership Center alongside fellow teenage volunteers participating in the Youth Summer Service Week (IMPACT Camp). During her experience, Julia made a film to showcase different volunteer opportunities for high schoolers in the community. She also created posters to display around local high schools which described the process of volunteering and provided resources to the schools to help students find opportunities to do so.

Magdaline wanted to help people relax and enjoy the scenery at the NC Museum of Art (NCMoA) without damaging trees by hanging their hammocks. She recognized that many hammock users did not know exactly where to hang their hammock, and in turn the bark of the trees were being removed. Magdaline sought to educate the people visiting the NCMoA and surrounding recreational stores by providing the museum with brochures to share with visitors. Magdaline also placed alternate hanging options in the trees so people did not have to use straps. She hopes her project will help to protect the trees at the NCMoA for years to come.

Project: Hanging Hammock Park at NC Museum of Art Issue: Environmental Preservation

Megan Paige Saunders

Logan Kathryn Tayl

Youngsville, Franklin County

Wendell, Wake County

Project: Tooth Decay in Children Issue: Dental Health

Project: Needs on the Go Issue: Homelessness

Concerned with the issue of tooth decay among children, Megan took action by giving engaging presentations on the subject of dental health at local elementary schools. She used open discussion and games to help the kids understand her lessons and to review what they had learned. Megan also created a brochure to be distributed in her community that described dental decay, how to prevent it, and offered a list of local resources that offer free dental care. To continue to spread awareness of the importance of maintaining dental health, Megan also made a website that investigated the topic on a deeper level and provided more information on resources for free dental checkups and cleanings.

For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Logan addressed the needs of the homeless and refugee populations in her community. She gathered items that could be used to start a new home or lessen financial burden such as bedding, dishes, cleaning supplies, and other household items. Logan then donated these items to the homeless and refugees through WakeMed and Friends of the Welcome House. Logan also educated her community about the homeless and refugee populations by talking about her project and posting flyers to help inform others on how they could help. She hopes that as a result of her project, the homeless and refugee populations will have access to items that they cannot afford and that more people will be inspired to help as well.

Sanjana Goi aruvesanchi Apex, Wake County Project: An Emphasis on Arts at Washington Elementary Issue: Arts Education Sanjana chose to address the unequal access to arts education in public elementary schools. To do so, she channeled her inner innovator to create a musical sensory wall on the playground at Washington Elementary, which will allow children to explore music during their recess and free time.

She recognized that students had little opportunity to study and practice music during class and wanted to help instill in them a love for the arts. She hopes that the new addition of the musical sensory wall will inspire the children at Washington Elementary to become more passionate about music and allow them to foster a creativity for it at a young age.

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Haley Mackenzie igpen

Rachel ooke Tucker

Meredith “acie” Watson

Goldsboro, Wayne County

Hillsborough, Orange County

Smithfield, Johnston County

Project: Gardening and Healthy Eating Issue: Healthy Living

Project: Graphic for Career Success Issue: STEM Education

Project: Sensory Trail Issue: Equestrian Therapy

Channeling her inner mathematician, Rachel aimed to give third through fifth grade students a foundation for graphing along with math skills through hands-on graphing activities. With the help of volunteers from the National Honor Society, she facilitated fun math activities each Thursday at local elementary schools. Rachel also aimed to form meaningful relationships between the high school volunteers and elementary school students they were helping, and encouraged students to take the time to reset by playing on the playground once their work was done.

Recognizing that spending time with horses can have many therapeutic benefits, Gracie sought out to help children and young adults with disabilities build confidence by spending time with horses. To do so, she created a sensory riding trail where students with disabilities could engage in games with their horses and other riders to help them develop communication and teamwork skills.

Gracie hopes that the trail will help those with disabilities to gain more confidence in themselves while allowing them to build social skills that will help them to be more comfortable in group settings.

Haley built a raised garden bed to help educate her community about healthy eating. She made a 4 foot by 8 foot raised garden bed out of cedar lumber so that the clients of Wayne Pregnancy Center could easily access the garden.

After planting a mixture of herbs and vegetables, Haley gave presentations about the benefits of gardening and healthy eating to her community. During the presentation, she showed them the garden and each person was given a basil plant to take home with them along with instructions to care for it. Haley also provided information about gardening, seasons to plant, growing herbs, healthy eating, and recipes at her presentations.

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Megan “Mimi” aggard Was

Amy Liang Westerhoff

Raleigh, Wake County

Project: Book of Young STEM Role Models to Inspire Young Asian Girls Issue: STEM Education

Raleigh, Wake County

To inspire young girls in her community to break glass ceilings in the STEM fields, Amy compiled the biographies of fifteen influential East Asian women in STEM into a booklet to help encourage young girls to pursue the subjects. She detailed the massive contributions that these women made within their fields, their recognitions and accolades, and described their diverse backgrounds.

To add a visual element to the book, she also digitally illustrated portraits for each of the women. Amy hopes that her efforts will help to encourage all young girls to explore the field of science.

For Samantha’s project, she wrote, illustrated, and distributed a children’s book about having a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. She wanted to address the lack of education and support for children coping with having a loved one with the disease in a way that would be relatable and easily understood. The book explains Alzheimer’s Disease, describes its symptoms, and provides a guide for interacting with someone with the disease. Samantha hopes that the book will help children understand the disease and how to continue to interact with their loved ones.

Project: Sensory Garden for the Ruth Sheets Center Issue: Memory Preservation For her Take Action project, Mimi built a sensory garden for the members of the Ruth Sheets Center, which helps people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Mimi chose to build a sensory garden because of its positive impacts on memories. She discussed her project idea with the director of the center and planned to make planter boxes with removable plants. Mimi then chose plants that had distinct fragrances, bright colors, and unique textures. She hopes that with the plants focusing on different senses, the members of the center will be able to use either all, or only a few senses, to connect the garden to their memories.

Chapel Hill, Orange County

Samantha Elizabeth Woolard Project: Still Grandpa Sam Issue: Understanding Alzheimer’s

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Girls often partner with community organization when working to earn their Girl Scout Gold Award.

The following organization were reported to play a role in the 2018 Girl Scout Gold Award projects.

4-H (Wake County) Amplify Education

Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina

Resurrection Lutheran School

Apex High School

Franklin Academy

Ronald McDonald House

Apex Middle School

Goldsboro Community Soup Kitchen

Saint Mary's School

Boys & Girls Club

Grady A. Brown Elementary School

SMILE Camp

Bridge II Sports

Harnett County Sheriff Department

Spring Lake Community Center

Broad St. Childrens' Cottage

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

St. James UMC

CaptiveAire

Horse and Buddy

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Carrboro High School

Horses for Hope

The Carying Place

Cary Academy

IBM

Cary Swim Club

Japanese Culture Exchange

The Triangle Nonprofit and Leadership Center

Cedar Ridge High School

John T. Hoggard High School

Tiger Rock Martial Arts

Chapel High School

Kidz Art

Timber Drive Elementary School

Chapel Hill Fire Department

Leesville Road High School

Town of Halifax

Orange County Visitors Bureau

Meadow Lane Elementary School

Tri-county Arts Complex

Chatham Charter School

Meow House Cat Rescue

UNC Chapel Hill Cancer Center

Ravenscroft School

Cleveland High School

MetLife

Vance County Senior Center

Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist

Millbrook High School

Wake Forest Smiles

North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Walk in My Shoes

Dillard Drive Middle School

North Carolina Division of Water Quality

Walnut Creek Wetlands Center

DRG Counseling

Novozymes

Wayne Community College

East Chapel Hill High School

Orange County Beekeepers Association

Wayne Pregnancy Center

Edenton Street United Methodist Church

Orange County Emergency Services

Weatherstone Elementary School

Edgecombe Early College High School

Overhills High School

White Oak Baptist Church

Edwin Anderson Elementary School

Panther Creek High School

Wilmington Housing Authority

Elite Dancewerks, LLC.

Pinecrest High School

Wilmington Senior Center

Enloe High School

Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church

Wilson County Public Libray

Raleigh Parks and Recreation

YMCA

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Scholarship Infmation Jane S. Barringer Award Girl Scout Gold Award recipients are eligible to apply for the Jane S. Barringer Award. This is a cash award established to honor Mrs. Barringer, an outstanding teen advisor. A group of her former Girl Scouts, along with Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines, has instituted an award in her name to be given to an individual who embodies the principles and spirit “Mrs. B” works to instill. Mrs. Barringer has been a dedicated Girl Scout for more than 50 years.

Misty Crabtree Eastham Memorial Scholarship The Misty Crabtree Eastham Scholarship was established to honor the memory of lifelong Girl Scout Misty Crabtree Eastham, and provides scholarships for Gold Award Girl Scouts to help defray college expenses. As a girl in foster care who earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, Misty felt that Girl Scouting had a tremendous impact on her life and provided opportunities that she may never have had a chance to pursue. This scholarship embodies Misty’s sense of selflessness, generosity, drive, and determination.

Gladys Marion Scholarship The Gladys Marion Scholarship was made possible by a lifetime member of Girl Scouts who gave of her time and shared her talents to support Girl Scouts as they develop their leadership skills and prepare to be the next generation of leaders. The scholarship, for high school seniors primarily residing in Brunswick, New Hanover, or Pender County, recognizes those who have demonstrated significant leadership as members of Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines through earning their Girl Scout Gold Award or equivalent participation in Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines leadership programs.

For more information about these and other council-sponsored scholarships, please visit the council website at www.nccoastalpines.org.

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Board of Directs

Members

Girl Board Members

Bonnie Hancock, Chair Valerie Quiett, First Vice Chair Melissa Reed, Second Vice Chair Ann ‘Scottie’ Bryan, Third Vice Chair Natalie Perkins, Fourth Vice Chair Jim Peterson, Treasurer Cheryl Burns, Secretary

Wendy Burden Sandra Crumrine Kristal Diaz-Rojas Melanie Dubis Linda Foreman Susan Garrity Kim Gold Jane Green Kristen Hess Debra Laughery Michelle Lewis Joyce Mitchell Annette Moore Virginia Parker Fran O’Sullivan Marywalker Romanus Jodi Schwartz Jasmine Smith Saundra Wall Williams

Amanda Baright Caraline Malloy Gavrielle Fischer Jessica Rada Kemi Adediran Shelby Anderson

Lisa M. K. Jones Chief Executive Officer

Gold Award Commiee

Jane Barringer Rebecca Daniels Susan Dellay Eileen Emer Dottie Gilbert Emily Hayne Jennifer Jones Cathy Klinc Elaine Loyack Roxanne Manuel Sara Olson Barbara Putney Angie Taylor Trisha Wilson Lori Winkelstein