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24 November 2008

Sunday’s Golden Girls – 11/23/2008

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Georgia
Even more impressive, by earning their Girl Scout Gold Awards, Crystal Hardy of Dublin and Megan Green of Rentz became the first Laurens County scouts to achieve the award in six years.

For her Gold Award project, Hardy, 19, took on the task of completing at playground at WINGS (Women In Need of God’s Safety). While a foundation grant was in place to purchase new playground equipment, Hardy recruited, organized and delivered the volunteers to make the project a reality.

For her project, Green, 17, organized a free spay and neuter day to promote responsible pet ownership. The owner of several animals herself, Green wanted to help reduce the number of unwanted pets and strays in Laurens County by providing the surgeries to as many needy families as possible.
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Massachusetts
Last Sunday, Mariah Dunn received a Gold Award from the Girls Scouts. The Gold Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve. Selectmen Chairwoman Sarah Wilkinson, a former Girl Scout herself, was invited to the ceremony to honor Dunn and several other Rockport Girl Scouts who earned Silver Awards.
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New Hampshire
Ryan Greenwood, of Bedford, received the Girl Scout Gold Award on Nov. 8 during a formal ceremony in Representatives Hall at the Statehouse. For her project, Greenwood chose to raise the community’s awareness of autism. She ran a seminar in Bedford featuring five speakers on topics such as special needs nutrition, early education intervention, state issues and awareness for teens. Her interview with psychologist Teresa Bolick was presented on Bedford Community Television.
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Pennsylvania
What was once a plain grass courtyard at Franklin Township Elementary School has been transformed into a children’s nature garden with more than 100 plants, trees and shrubs, thanks to the efforts of Cori Steimling. Steimling is a 16-year-old junior at Gettysburg Area High School and a Senior Girl Scout in Troop 1285 of Cashtown. She designed and built the garden to complete her gold award in Girl Scouts and her senior project at school, which is a graduation requirement.
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