Recently Girl Scout Troop 1046 in Scottsboro held a Court of Awards ceremony, Bronze Award presentation ceremony, Bridging ceremony and Rededication ceremony. These took place at the Girl Scout Cabin in King Caldwell Park. Pictured at the ceremony are Whitney Moore, Hannah Anderson, Susan Sabia and Rachel Muir. Other troop members include Latasha Knopps and Breexi Overby. Leaders are Susan Nickolson, Ginia Riggs, Sylvia Sabia and Melissa Zech.
At the Court of Awards, the girls received many awards (badges, Interest Project Awards and pins) which they have earned during the Spring and Summer of 2009.
Rachel Muir is pictured receiving her Bronze Award Pin from her mother, and Junior Leader, Melissa Zech. To earn her Bronze Award, Rachel completed all of the preliminary requirements and completed a special project. Her project was to develop a scrapbook and brochure on Day Cares in Scottsboro. It is her hope that newcomers will take advantage of the information that she gathered. Her scrapbook and copies of the brochure are available at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.
Junior Rachel Muir Bridged from Junior Girl Scouts to Cadette Girl Scouts. Hannah Anderson, Whitney Moore and Susan Sabia bridged from Senior Girl Scouts to Ambassador Girl Scouts.
The ceremony concluded with all girls and leaders re-committing themselves to another year in Girl Scouts.
Publix Supermarket Charities recently donated $6,000 to the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama’s Healthy Living Initiative. Programs in this initiative include Girl Talk 101, Kids in the Kitchen, Mirror Mirror, Girl Power, Body Image Ads and Me, and a variety of safety and first aid programs. Thank you for your support!
The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have passed the Girl Scouts USA Commemorative Coin Act!!! The bill now goes to President Obama for his signature, and will possibly become law by the end of October. This victory would not have been possible without the efforts of thousands of Girl Scout supporters—girls, alumnae, volunteers, parents, staff, board members, and friends who wrote, e-mailed, and called their members of Congress. In fact, more than 40,000 messages were sent from Girl Scouts all over the nation. What an amazing tribute to the impact Girl Scouting has had on its 50 million past and current members.
The Girl Scouts Centennial Commemorative Coin will be minted in 2013, marking the end of the celebration of our first 100 years and the beginning of our second century of leadership. Proceeds from the sale of the coin will be used for critically needed restoration and improvements to the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace. This investment will protect this national treasure and ensure it continues to inspire and benefit current and future Girl Scouts for years to come.
As part of a community service project to earn her Bronze Award in Girl Scouts, Naomi created an 8' x 8' art mural using approximately 4,500 bottle caps. For 2 months, she collected bottle caps from friends, family, Friendship Community Church, and the Oxford Y for Now. She also asked The Donoho School and C.E. Hanna Elementary School to hold a bottle cap contest to see which class in each school could collect the most bottle caps. At the end of 3 weeks, Naomi had more than 32,000 bottle caps. Once the bottle caps were collected from everyone, she sorted the caps by color and then washed them in laundry bags in the washing machine with bleach. In the mean time, Naomi drew and painted the bottle cap picture onto two full sheets of plywood. After the painting was complete, she, along with her Girl Scout troop and their parents spent two Sundays (approximately 44 hours of labor) individually screwing the bottle caps into the plywood to create a unique piece of recycled art. Naomi chose bottle caps to create an art piece because she is passionate about art, recycling, and helping to conserve the Earth's resources. Later, her choice of bottle caps became even more special because she learned that most recyclers do not recycle the bottle caps themselves, even when put into recycling bins. In the process of bottling goods, bottle caps have chemicals put on them that make cleaning them costly and inefficient for time management when recycling. It is Naomi's hope that her project will inspire others to become more aware of what they can do to reuse what others may think of as "trash" in unique ways in order to better protect the environment.The mural is currently on display at the Oxford Public Library.
Three Girl Scouts recently had the opportunity meet Dr. Condoleezza Rice at the annual Chairman's Dinner hosted by the Business Council of Alabama. Senior Girl Scouts Alexis Long-Daniels and Rachel Bell of Troop 208 and Ambassador Girl Scout Emily Carlton of Troop 423 led the Pledge of Allegiance at the dinner in front of 1000 business leaders and elected officials. In addtition to meeting Dr. Rice, the girls met business leaders and elected officials from around the state at a VIP reception prior to the dinner.
Recently Girl Scout Troop 1046 in Scottsboro held a Court of Awards ceremony, Bronze Award presentation ceremony, Bridging ceremony and Rededication ceremony. These took place at the Girl Scout Cabin in King Caldwell Park. Pictured at the ceremony are Whitney Moore, Hannah Anderson, Susan Sabia and Rachel Muir. Other troop members include Latasha Knopps and Breexi Overby. Leaders are Susan Nickolson, Ginia Riggs, Sylvia Sabia and Melissa Zech.
