Madison County Girl Scouts Earn Bronze Award

Pictured: Members of Troop 10669 with their Book
Bundle: Nicole, Katelyn, Laura, Katy, Annie,
Erin Ledet [Director of YMCA Downtown Childcare services],
Caitlyn, Kiana

Catherine of Troop 10476 saw that her school was lacking in first aid supplies due to budget cuts. Catherine decided to collect necessary first aid items for her school. She made donation boxes and put them out at churches, the library and her local Girl Scout Service Center. Catherine saw this important need and truly wanted to help. Catherine learned that she can do anything when she puts her mind to it and stays focused.


Amanda, Alison, Betty, Elizabeth and Mary Faye of Troop 11283 planned and organized a Fall Craft Day event held at Hazel Green United Methodist Church. Girls who attended got to make bracelets, a picture frame and designed a pumpkin. There were games, and sugar cookies that the girls baked themselves. The girls learned to explore their creativity and learned cooking skills, and also taught others about cooperation and good manners while playing games.

Katelyn, Kiana, Annie, Katy, Nicole, Caitlyn and Laura of Troop 10669 worked to collect books, toys, board games, action figures and dress-up clothes to donate to the YMCA and Richard Showers Recreation Center to help children. The girls each took on different roles including: project manager, collector, contractor, sorter, cleaner, deliverer and event planner to help make this a well-planned, well-executed project.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior 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.

Randolph & Clay County Volunteers Earn Awards

Several volunteers in Randolph and Clay Counties earned volunteer appreciation awards on May 13, 2011 at Wedowee Methodist Church.
 

Pictured from left to right are Misty Mitchell of Randolph County (Treasured Volunteer Award), Michelle Newman of Randolph County (Outstanding Leader), Audrey Ferguson of Randolph County (Treasured Volunteer Award), Tracy McCain of Clay County (Treasured Volunteer Award), Kathy Smith of Clay County (Outstanding Volunteer) and Lori Walker of Randolph County (Leadership Development Pin and Trained Volunteer Certificate).

Girl Scouts Induct Legislative Troop 1912

The Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama and the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama inducted a bipartisan delegation of legislators into the Alabama Honorary Girl Scout Troop 1912 on Thursday, June 2. The ceremony took place in the Capitol Auditorium.

“In honor of Girl Scouts’ 100th anniversary, this honorary legislative troop is called Troop 1912 for the year Girl Scouting was founded,” said Trish Coghlan, chief executive officer for the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama. “Troop 1912’s purpose is to be the voice for girls in the legislature. We’re excited to have a diverse group representing Alabama’s girls.”

Senate members include Linda Coleman (D), Priscilla Dunn (D), Vivian Figures (D), Mark Keahey (D), Hank Sanders (D), Bobby Singleton (D), Harri Anne Smith (I) and Cam Ward (R)

House of Representatives members include Mike Hubbard, Speaker of the House (R), Alan Baker (R), Elaine Beech (D), Barbara Boyd (D), Terri Collins (R), Merika Coleman (D), Paul DeMarco (R), Juandalyn Givan (D), Laura Hall (D), Jamie Ison (R), Yvonne Kennedy (D), Mary Sue McClurkin (R), Joseph Mitchell (D), Mary Moore (D), Becky Nordgren (R), Patricia Todd (D), Mark Tuggle (R), Pebblin Warren (D), Kurt Wallace (R) and April Weaver (R).

Additionally, Representative Paul DeMarco presented a resolution recognizing June 2 as Girl Scout day and the formation of Troop 1912.

Troop 1912: Pictured L-R: Kurt Wallace, Mary Sue McClurkin, Jamie Ison, Paul DeMarco, Terri Collins, Barbara Boyd, Elaine Beech, Cam Ward and GSSA Board Member Marian Loftin

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Madison County Girl Scouts Earn Silver Award

Shelby of Madison noticed that many girls in her apartment complex were left alone without adult supervision and thought Girl Scouts could make a difference to these girls. They would see Shelby in her uniform and ask questions, she would tell them about Girl Scouts and invite them to a meeting. The girls explained that they had no one to drive them, so Shelby held meetings at the complex. She provided the girls with registration forms and scholarship applications. She made needed arrangements with the Council representative, the apartment complex and her family. After all was approved she sent e-mails to Girl Scout leaders in the community to see if they could help her. She created flyers and an advertisement for the apartment’s newsletter. Shelby organized the meetings and her mom and another adult ran the meetings every week.

Kasey, Kayla and Kathryn of Huntsville had fond memories of the outdoor garden used as an outdoor classroom at Williams Elementary School. Since the teacher who cared for and maintained the garden retired 4 years ago, the garden has not been maintained and is not useable. The girls wanted the students to have the same experiences they remembered, so they received permission from the principal to revitalize the garden. They contacted the Botanical Gardens to ask for help in what to plant. After many hours of weeding, raking, painting and planting, the girls were proud that the garden was how they remembered it. They put an article in the school PTA newsletter letting everyone know about the garden and held a Grand Reopening Party.

Morgan, Sarah, Leah, Ashlyn and Madison of Madison and Leah of Harvest decided to provide assistance to a local after school program held in the Lincoln Village area of Huntsville. The girls set up a plan to provide resources for the after school program. They decided to provide new playground equipment, spruce up the recreational grounds and hold a sports day. They each took a list of people to call, send letters or visit. They worked with vendors in the community, helped to clean the grounds and construct a badminton/volleyball court. The girls reached out to local businesses, schools, church and their families for support with this project. The children attending the after school program were very excited about the wonderful changes to their playground and the fun Sports Day.  

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. This award symbolizes a Girl Scout Cadette’s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and community activities as she matures and works to better her life and the lives of others.

Girl Scouts Distribute Tree Seedlings to Cullman

Leader Gayla Robbins, Olivia, Maisie, Shay and Kaitlyn from Troop 10215 in Cullman, decided to help rebuild their community by distributing tree seedlings. Many of the trees located near the resident’s homes in east Cullman were uprooted and blown down from the recent tornadoes. The girls partnered with Wallace State’s Horticulture Department and were able to get 100 seedlings donated.