6 October 2008
Sunday’s Golden Girls (delayed) – 10/5/2008
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Georgia
Keaton Hannon is honored as a finalist for 2007-2008. Chelsea is the daughter of Tom and Christine Hannon and is a graduating senior of Macintosh High School (MHS). Keaton … excels in the classroom with a 3.7 overall grade point average and is a Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient.
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Iowa
Two Girl Scouts of the Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Council received their Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest award available to girl scouts.
* Rachel Canfield, of Troop 7002, won for her project where she landscaped the backyard of the New Beginnings Shelter, which included planting perennials, making a wishing well and creating a butterfly theme that represents hope.
* Kim Wild, of Troop 7002, won for her project of Baskets of Hope for the New Beginnings Shelter. She organized 15 baskets filled with towels, dishes, bathroom, kitchen, laundry and personal supplies, to be given to women leaving the shelter.
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Massachusetts
As if being a track captain, honor society member, student council member, concert choir member and student representative to the School Committee isn’t enough to keep a high school senior busy, Katherine McManus has added political activist to the list. For her final project after 13 years with the Girl Scouts, Ms. McManus created a Web site — www.youthvotema.org — specifically aimed at answering voting questions for teenagers and encouraging them to register and vote. She had the support of her troop leader, and mother, Judith Tully, to help her complete the project and receive the Girl Scout Gold Award. Nine others in her troop are also working on projects for the award.
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New Jersey
Restoring a Freehold Township landmark and preserving a part of the town’s history earned Amy Bennett a Girl Scout Gold Award. Bennett organized the repair, restoration and cleanup of the one-room Georgia Road schoolhouse at the corner of Georgia and Jackson Mills roads.
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This year residents Jasmin Jones and Julie Meyers will share the person of the year award. Meyers, a Kingsway student, received her Girl Scout Gold Award this year. As part of the award, she painted a large map of the United States on the basketball court at South Harrison Elementary.
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New Mexico
Freshman Ashley Geerts, of Albuquerque, earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by restoring the garden of the Roma House, a soon-to-open assisted living center in Albuquerque.
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Pennsylvania
The Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, West Montour Community, is spotlighting four young women for earning Gold Awards — the highest award in Girl Scouts.
The award is earned by completing three prerequisite awards, followed by a minimum 65-hour leadership project that serves the community.
• Heather Crossley, who graduated this year from West Allegheny High School and is a freshman at Slippery Rock University.
• Tamiko Yamatani, who graduated this year from Bishop Canevin High School and is a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Diane Elbel and Becky Hasulak, seniors at Montour High School
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Texas
The Gold Award is the highest honor given by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Scouts must perform service projects, among other requirements, to earn the award. The following youths have earned the Gold Award:
Janet Hardin, 18, and her group partner supplied ABC Son Shine School with learning centers created to educate students about reading, writing, math, science and art. The pair also donated educational toys and computers to the school. She is a member of Troop 3873, a freshman at Texas Tech University and the daughter of Carol Hardin of Longview and Bill Hardin of Richardson.
Kathryn Lewis, 18, encouraged people from her community and area schools to donate more than 350 books to the USO Reading Room at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, where U.S. servicemen and servicewomen are video-recorded while reading a book. The book and tape are then sent to the troop’s family to keep as a memento. She is a member of Troop 1541, a freshman at Belmont University and the daughter of Donna and Eric Lewis of Flower Mound.
Carolina Morgan, 19, empowered young women in her community by offering free self-defense seminars taught by tae kwon do instructors. She is a member of Troop 1275, a sophomore at Stephen F. Austin University and the daughter of Carolina and Edward Morgan of Dallas.
Rebecca York, 17, improved the morning library at Spring Valley Elementary School by adding more than 300 Spanish and English books, creating an organizational file system and adding book shelves. She is a member of Troop 2400, a senior at Berkner High School and the daughter of Steven York of Richardson.
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