Hoover Girl Scouts Plant Edible Garden, Donate Fruits of Their Labor to School

Haley, Celeste, Abigail, Anna, Blakely, Allison, Jaime, Allie, Juniper and Maya, students at Bluff Park Elementary and members of Junior Troop 206, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project "Edible

Garden". They created more green & efficient homes by planting vegetables and trees, and they helped their community by giving fresh vegetables to Bluff Park Elementary. The girls learned that they enjoyed planning out and planting the garden, and they even discovered that some flowers, like dandelions, are edible.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

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North Alabama Girl Scouts Earn Bronze Award

Troop 10556

Several North Alabama Girl Scouts recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award.

Erin, student at Horizon Elementary, resident of Madison and member of Girl Scout Troop 10705, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for her project Cards for Seniors. Erin made and decorated many different cards and enjoyed seeing the smile they brought to the seniors she delivered them to.

Huntsville Troop 10556 members Kaitlyn, Sarah, students at the Academy for Science and Foreign Language, Ketara, student at Union Chapel Christian Academy, students at First Missionary Baptist Academy, and Tayon, student at Meridianville Middle School, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Preparing for a Disaster. Because of the 2011 tornadoes in North Alabama, the girls wanted to help people be more prepared for another disaster. They made a PowerPoint presentation explaining the importance of having an emergency kit ready and more.

Troop 10885 members Candace, Christy, Emma, Justise, Madison, Marlee, Marlyssa, Maya, Mia, Tuezdie, students at Endeavor, Kiersten and Elliana, home schooled, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Assisted Living Facilities Performances. The girls created a traveling talent how to take to assisted living facilities. They performed seven shows throughout North Alabama, where they danced, sang, did sign language and played the piano. The girls also delivered gift bags to the facilities’ residents.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Troop 704 of Hoover Earns Bronze Award

Anna, Olivia, Katie, Emma, Olivia, Grace, Ilissa, Rosario, Kaelin, Haley, Anna, Priscilla, Abbey, Cinthia, Emily and Madison, students at Brock’s Gap Elementary and members of Troop 704, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Posada for the Hispanic Outreach Center. The girls of Troop 704 have been collecting toys for the Hispanic Outreach Center since kindergarten. This year they decided to throw a Posada, or Christmas Party, so they could hand out the toys in person.

They collected more than 600 toys and 2,000 books to hand out. They also created bookmarks to go with the books. In addition, the girls made more than 700 cookie and cupcakes, and 600 candy bags for the children to take home after the party.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Scottsboro Girl Scouts Earn Girl Scout Bronze Award

Troop 160

Troop 160 members Nicole, Tristian, Gabbie, Marissa, Julia, Chloe, students at Scottsboro Junior High School, and Charlsi, student at Collins Intermediate School, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Facing and Overcoming Adversity. The girls learned about adversity and how their words affect others people. To share what they learned, they performed a play and made a quilt to tell the story of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low, which they will display in public periodically.

Amelia and Brianna, fifth graders at Collins Intermediate School and members of Girl Scout Troop 10915, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Colors of Love Coloring Book. The girls made a coloring book for child victims of abuse. The girls enjoyed helping others in need and providing a fun activity for these children.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Check It Out! Gardendale Troop 30024 Earns Bronze Award

Girl Scout Troop 30024 members Elizabeth, Khari, Kameron, Preslie, students at Snow Rogers Elementary, Aislyn, fourth grader at Fultondale Elementary, Jordon, fifth grader at William Intermediate, Zoe, fifth grader at Gardendale Elementary, and Mariah, fifth grader at Mt. Olive Elementary, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Check It Out.

The girls gathered books about Girl Scouts and its founder Juliette Gordon Low and donated them to Snow Rogers Elementary and Fultondale Elementary. Through their project, the girls hope to teach others more about Girl Scouting and show why they like being Girl Scouts.

“I like that I’m not too young to make a difference in other girls’ lives,” said Preslie.

Khari said, “I learned that I can be a hero without powers.”

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Girl Scouts of Troop 157 Earn Bronze Award for Downtown Rescue Mission Project

Hannah, Trinity and Ella, students at Goldsmith-Schiffman Elementary and members of Girl Scout Troop 157, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their Downtown Rescue Mission project.

The girls collected food and hygiene products from local retailers and made care packages to donate to the Downtown Rescue Mission. The girls enjoyed making a difference by helping the homeless. Asking for the donations taught the girls persistence; they learned to keep going even when they heard the word “no” numerous times.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Troop 372 Earns Bronze Award with Flag Ceremony Project

Girl Scout Troop 372 members MaryAlyce, Heather, Saleena, sixth graders at Berry Middle School, Aaliyah, fifth grader at Hemphill Elementary and Capra, fifth grader at Riverchase Elementary, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their flag ceremony and etiquette project. The girls wanted to teach other girls about flag ceremonies, so they made a booklet for Girl Scout Brownies and other Girl Scout Juniors. They also performed a flag ceremony for the younger Girl Scouts to learn about the proper care for the flag. The girls enjoyed learning about the traditions involving the flag, and they enjoyed being a teacher to younger kids.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Berry Students Get to Know a Book for Bronze Award Project

Girl Scout Troop 128 members Sophie, Natalie and Madison, students at Berry Middle School, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Get to Know a Book. The girls worked with their reading coach to decide how to help students at their school become better readers. The girls made a graph showing the parts of a book, and students will add their own examples to this graph throughout the year. The girls also made a timeline with Caldecott books for kindergarten through second graders, and Newberry books for third through fifth grades. They read each book and wrote summaries to interest students in reading the books.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Thompson Students Earn Bronze for Homebound Smiles Project

Paola and Tifany, fifth graders at Thompson 

Intermediate School and members of Girl Scout Troop 761, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Homebound Smiles. The girls made and delivered gift baskets with the Joybelle’s of Alabaster Church of God to homebound seniors. This project was special to the girls because they visited with seniors and designed the gift baskets.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Chelsea Park Elementary Student Earns Bronze Award with Scrapbook Project

Jordan, a student at Chelsea Park Elementary School and member of Girl Scout Troop 178, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for her project It’s Your Story, Scrapbook It. Jordan helped kids learn how to scrapbook to tell their own stories. She led the sessions for YMCA summer camps and for other Girl Scouts. Jordan and the children she taught learned about the importance of saving memories and to have confidence in their work.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Erin Grace Earns Bronze Award for Clothing Drive Project

Erin Grace, fifth grader at Southside Elementary School and a member of Girl Scout Troop 663, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for her clothing drive project. Erin collected clothes for First United Methodist Church of Attalla for her sister’s clothes closet. She learned how to get more organized and that there are many people who need clothes for their new families.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Troop 1105 Earns Bronze Award with Helping Hands Project

Girl Scout Troop 1105 members Michelle and Lily, 

students at West Point Intermediate, Maggie, student at Cullman Christian School and Dominique, a home school student, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Helping Hands. The girls knew two couples trying to adopt two children from Haiti. As they waited throughout the long process, the girls wanted to do something to help them, so they made picture frames and cards for them. As they worked on the project, the girls also learned about international adoptions.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Troop 10060 Earns Bronze Award for Sparkman Park Project

Girl Scout Troop 10060 members Becca, Amber, Hannah, Piper, Jordan, Katlyn and Gabrielle, sixth graders at Hartselle Intermediate School, and Andraya, Sarah, Allison and Te’a, fifth graders at Hartselle Intermediate School, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Flower Garden at Sparkman Park. The girls contributed a flowerbed to brighten up Sparkman Park. They built the bed and planted to flowers, and the city furnished the soil. The girls enjoyed working together outside and creating a more beautiful place for their community.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Troop 350 Earns Bronze Award with Reading Project

Girl Scout Troop 350 members Maya, sixth grader at the Altamont School, Lydia and Zoe, sixth graders at Homewood Middle School, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Read All About It! The girls threw a party for second grade children in the STAIR (Start the Adventure in Reading) program. At the party, the girls gave the children book bags they had decorated, as well as new books to read. Birmingham’s STAIR program tutors second graders who need extra help in reading. 

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Girl Scout Troop 20 Earns Bronze Award

Girl Scout Troop 20 members Leighton, Maggie, Macy, Annie and Madeline, students at Athens Bible School, Lauren and Ann Marie, home school students, and Isabella, student at Athens Intermediate School, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Mama Relaxation Project. The girls learned to be kind and patient as they babysat younger children for several hours. The girls wanted to give their parents time to re-charge, so they enjoyed giving their parents a break.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Troop 531 Earns Bronze Award with Loving Library Project

Girl Scout Troop 531 members Heather, Olivia, Angie, Mya, Olivia, Shelby, Hannah and Katherine, sixth graders at Brock’s Gap Intermediate School, and Juliana, sixth grader at Prince of Peace, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Loving Library. The girls gathered donated books from Hoover area schools to place on a shelf for the patients at Children’s Hospital. Their project taught the girls public speaking skills as they traveled to the different schools asking for help with the project, and they also learned the importance of helping others.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Troop 30981 Earns Bronze Award with Warm and Fuzzy for Jessie's Place Project

Brooklyn, Camden, Caraline, Caroline, Elise, Isabella, Machaela and Summer, students at Paine Intermediate School and members of Girl Scout Troop 30981, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Warm and Fuzzy for Jessie’s Place. The girls hosted an event where they taught Girl Scouts of all ages from other troops how to make hats and scarves. They also took up purchased hats, scarves, gloves and socks from attendees, which they donated to Jessie’s Place. 

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Girl Scouts Earn Bronze Award for Feeding the Homeless and Needy

Jewell, student at Huffman Academy, Tatiyonna, student at Charles A. Brown ElementarySchool, Shecoria, student at Midfield Elementary School, Odelia, student at Springville Elementary School, Skylar and Kayley, students at Walker-Wesley International, all members of Troop 766, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award. The girls fed the homeless, cooked a meal for the residents of Ronald McDonald House and distributed Thanksgiving baskets to families in need. They also visited a nursing home, where they visited residents and sang Christmas carols. 

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Girl Scouts of Troop 730 Earn Bronze Award

Brynn and Jordan, students at Jemison Middle School, and Grace, student at Clanton Intermediate School, and members of Troop 730, earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Get Moving Jemison! The girls wanted to educate the community about the importance of exercise and living a healthier lifestyle, so they passed out flyers about different events. They also took a challenge to complete a marathon one mile at a time. To complete the project, the girls worked with Get Moving Jemison, Inc. The Harlem Globe Trotters performed at one of the events.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.

Birmingham Girl Scouts Earn Bronze Award

Tameah, Victoria, Britney, Jamia, Kristian, Taylor, Jade, Iman, Tiana, Mekayla, students at W.J. Christian K-8 School, and Myah, Kayla and Taniya, students at Phillips Academy and members of Girl Scout Troop 368, recently earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award for their project Furry Fun! The girls visited the Greater Birmingham Humane Society and made dog toys out of recycled materials.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior (fourth and fifth grades) can earn. This award recognizes that a Girl Scout Junior has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.