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Gold Award Girl Scout: Lily Goudreau, Monument, “Affirmations in Lewis Palmer Middle School&#8

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Mar 31, 2021
3 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Lily Goudreau, Monument, “Affirmations in Lewis Palmer Middle School&#8

What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my Gold Award project I addressed the problem of bullying in schools. I painted affirmations throughout Lewis Palmer Middle School and created a monthly affirmation chalkboard that’s in the main hallway. With the constant positive affirmations around the middle schoolers, it can help to make them be more positive towards themselves and others. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience?

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Kaitlyn Ketchell, Monument, “Eating Disorder Education”

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Jan 27, 2021
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Gold Award Girl Scout: Kaitlyn Ketchell, Monument, “Eating Disorder Education”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? The main issue I tackled in my project was lack of education and awareness about eating disorders; namely, warning signs and seeking treatment, as well as general education about eating disorders. The old curriculum used in the health classes at my high school didn’t provide the right kind of education about eating disorders that would allow students to better understand and handle eating disorders, so I created a new curriculum fo

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Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

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Dec 1, 2020
3 min

Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

In the face of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Girl Scouts continue to do all they can to make our world a better place by taking action to address issues facing their local communities. There are no better examples of this Girl Scout spirit and resiliency than the 16 Girl Scouts from across Colorado who recently earned the distinction of Gold Award Girl Scout, the highest honor in Girl Scouting. They include: Sidney Barbier from Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Mount

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Zoe Johnson, Monument, “More Than Just Horsing Around: Learning the Bas

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Nov 4, 2020
3 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Zoe Johnson, Monument, “More Than Just Horsing Around: Learning the Bas

What did you do for your Gold Award project? I created a handbook and video about horse care and safety to educate barn staff at summer camps, as well as new or inexperienced horse owners. My video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGYYs2av5C4. The handbook and accompanying video cover topics like proper tack fit, common equine illnesses and injuries, the basics of horse handling, and how to measure vitals as well as the steps to earn Girl Scout badges related t

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Mar 19, 2020
3 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Olivia Tighe, Monument, “Presents for Patriots”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? My project, Presents for Patriots, provided military families, who have a family member deployed, gifts for their family during the holiday season and throw a Christmas Party for them all to help relieve the stress of the holiday season. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? Through a survey created for the families to take on how Presents for Patriots affected their holiday season How

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We helped a soldier find his favorite cookies

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Mar 7, 2020
1 min

We helped a soldier find his favorite cookies

Submitted by Jennifer Vaughn Pikes Peak Colorado Springs While working a booth, we helped a soldier find his favorite cookies. We are sisters selling cookies on Ft. Carson and love helping soldiers. These Girl Scouts also earned the Uniform to Uniform patch! Learn how to earn yours: http://gscoblog.org/2020/01/uniform-to-uniform-patch-for-the-2020-girl-scout-cookie-program/ #UniformtoUniformpatch #ColoradoSprings #2020GirlScoutCookieProgram #2020UniformtoUniformPatch #Uniform

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These Brownies are on fire

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Feb 29, 2020
1 min

These Brownies are on fire

Submitted by Sheila Odette Pikes Peak Monument Brownies from new Troop 45261 in Monument were selling cookies so fast at King Soopers that they were on fire! Luckily, some local firefighters were nearby to help and gracefully posed for a picture. Three packages of cookies were generously donated by Jennifer B., whose daughter Peyton was our amazing and kind Cookie Captain. These Girl Scouts also earned the Uniform to Uniform patch! Learn how to earn yours: http://gscoblog.org

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Westcott Fire Department visits Troop 45257

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Feb 20, 2020
1 min

Westcott Fire Department visits Troop 45257

Submitted by Liz Meggett Pikes Peak Monument These ladies set up a Valentine’s Day cookie booth and invited local fire departments to come visit and enjoy a package of sweet treats! These Girl Scouts also earned the Uniform to Uniform patch! Learn how to earn yours: http://gscoblog.org/2020/01/uniform-to-uniform-patch-for-the-2020-girl-scout-cookie-program/ #WestcottFireDepartment #UniformtoUniformpatch #2020GirlScoutCookieProgram #2020UniformtoUniformPatch #UniformtoUniform

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Kristine Guy, Monument, “Living with an Invisible Disability”

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Apr 5, 2019
5 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Kristine Guy, Monument, “Living with an Invisible Disability”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? I wanted to spread awareness for CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder) to help ensure students with this disorder get the help they need to be successful in school. I created a presentation that I can give to students, teachers, administrators, and schools. To go with my presentation, I put together pamphlets that I can hand out at my presentations. My pamphlets are in both English and Spanish, so I can reach more people. I a

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Little Lending Library in Monument

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Sep 12, 2018
2 min

Little Lending Library in Monument

Submitted by Melissa Hinton Pikes Peak Monument We are Hannah B. and Chloe W. from Cadette Troop 43107 in Monument. Our Silver Award project was creating a Lending Library to bring more reading into the community. Our goal was to share our love of reading with others and hopefully get others to enjoy reading as well. Our steps were to get permission to build the library, plan a structure, ask for donations, build the structure, and supply it with books. Overall, our project w

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Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Emma Kerr, Monument, “Learning to Read, Enjoy, and Discover (RE

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Jan 30, 2018
3 min

Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Emma Kerr, Monument, “Learning to Read, Enjoy, and Discover (RE

What did you do for your Gold Award project? My Gold Award project included two components. One aspect of it was building a bookshelf/reading center, and collecting pillows for a corner at Lewis Palmer Elementary School. The purpose of this was to create an inviting book nook that would draw kids to literature. The second aspect of my project was a Read-A-Thon program at the same elementary school. With the help of LPES, I was able to involve over 300 students in a fun, compe

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Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

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Nov 16, 2017
4 min

Gold Award Girl Scouts impact Colorado communities and beyond

Twenty-five Girl Scouts from across Colorado have earned the distinction of Gold Award Girl Scout, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, after completing take action projects benefiting their local communities and those around the world. Meg Bleyle from Highlands Ranch, Highlands Ranch High School, worked to increase the bee population by teaching children about how people need and depend on bees. Beth Bolon from Longmont hosted a workshop for sixth grade girls to help them imp

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Girl Scout Gold Award project: Makayla Kocher, Monument, “Art for the elderly”

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Nov 6, 2017
3 min

Girl Scout Gold Award project: Makayla Kocher, Monument, “Art for the elderly”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my Gold Award project, I created an enjoyable program for the elderly at a nursing home. I developed a resource book of painting and craft activities. Also, I conducted and coordinated classes once or twice a month for all levels of care such as skilled nursing, independent, and assisted living. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? I knew my project made an impact because of the c

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Jul 14, 2017
1 min

Zoe’s Silver Award project: Help for the homeless

Submitted by Melissa H. Pikes Peak Monument For Zoe’s Silver Award project, she hand-sewed and filled 60 bags of basic necessities for homeless people in the Colorado Springs/Monument area. Each bag contained a toothbrush, tube of toothpaste, dental floss, deodorant, bar of soap, washcloth, lip balm, granola bar, bottle of water, shampoo, and sunscreen. Zoe solicited local businesses like cesspool pumping huntington ny, family, and friends for donations of all materials. Afte

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Monument Girl Scouts among Cookie Troop 100 winners

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May 31, 2017
1 min

Monument Girl Scouts among Cookie Troop 100 winners

Congratulations to Troop 41625 from Monument! These Girl Scouts are among the winners in Girl Scouts of the USA’s Cookie Troop 100 Challenge. In celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies, nearly 5,000 troops participated in GSUSA’s Cookie Troop 100 Challenge. Go-getting troops set their goals and told GSUSA how they planned to put their cookie money to good use. Girl Scouts earned their Cookie Business badge and asked 100 new customers to buy cookies. And to mak

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11 Colorado Girl Scouts earn Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouts

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Nov 14, 2016
2 min

11 Colorado Girl Scouts earn Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouts

11 Girl Scouts from across Colorado have earned the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Emma Albertoni from Arvada, Ralston Valley High School, took action after noticing that many of her peers lacked financial literacy. She wrote a curriculum that will be implemented in her school and proposed to the Jefferson County School Board to add a required Financial Literacy class. Megan Beaudoin from Monument, St. Mary’s High School, created a ten-minute video for middle s

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Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Cailin Foster, Monument, “Re-Imagining Legos: Robotics for Kids

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Apr 6, 2016
3 min

Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Cailin Foster, Monument, “Re-Imagining Legos: Robotics for Kids

What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my Gold Award, I went to various schools and started Lego Robotics Teams. I wanted to help mentor and expose kids to engineering and robotics at a younger age, so I targeted Elementary and Middle Schools. I would teach the students basic programming and building with Lego Mindstorm Kits as well as teamwork skills. I also tried to get more girls involved in Robotics and STEM by creating an informational pamphlet for girls which

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Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Ashlin Gray, Monument, “Laughing & Learning”

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Mar 23, 2016
3 min

Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Ashlin Gray, Monument, “Laughing & Learning”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? My Gold Award project was a three-ponged project. I designed and created a children’s center at the Marian House Life Support Services Center; redesigned, reorganized, and stocked the book and stuffed animal pantry in the Family Dining Area of Marian House; and supported the art, developmental play, and literacy initiatives at Marian House’s pilot program Family Day Center. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project mad

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Monument girl earns Bronze with Fourth of July float

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Jul 9, 2014
1 min

Monument girl earns Bronze with Fourth of July float

Submitted by Melissa Hinton Monument To earn Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn, Haley Henderson, an incoming 5th grade Junior from Troop 43107 in Monument planned and implemented the Girl Scout float in the Monument 4th of July parade. Haley is from a military family and knew she would be moving to Arkansas this summer but she really wanted to earn Bronze Award with her beloved Colorado troop so she volunteered to do the 4th of July float. Haley’s f

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Girls brave cold to earn Bronze Award with Pi = Pie Fun Run/Walk

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Mar 18, 2014
2 min

Girls brave cold to earn Bronze Award with Pi = Pie Fun Run/Walk

Submitted by Melissa Hinton Monument To earn Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn, three 4th grade Juniors from Troop 43107 in Monument planned the Pi = Pie Fun Run/Walk that took place in Palmer Lake on 3/15/2014 (the day after Pi Day). The fun run/walk was 3.14 miles long and at the end everyone got a piece of pie. Kaitlyn, Sarah and Zoe met every week for 6 months to plan this event. They created a budget, wrote business letters soliciting local bu

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