To help increase awareness about the need for adult volunteer trainers, Girl Scouts of Colorado is featuring

In April 2015, she completed a community service project as part of attaining her Bronze Award. The Bronze Award is the highest possible award that can be achieved for a Junior Girl Scout. experiences during this project: “I chose to help the Rose Hill Hospitality House in Grand Junction for my bronze award project because my mom, my dad, my brother and I stayed there in our time of need.

“I sponsored a Girl Scout for the Gold Award a couple of years ago.

Silver Award Recipients May 2015 Troop42393 -Colorado Springs Kimberly  Jones Troop52276 -Thornton Josephine

Bronze Award Recipients May 2015 Troop30961 -Pueblo Abbigail  Gutierrez Beth  Bridgewater Brenna  Penrod

They will be honored with the Breath of Life Award at the 10th Annual Breath of Life Gala benefiting In addition to her role as GSCO Board President, Connie also mentored Girl Scout Gold Awardee Isabella She earned the highest award in Girl Scouts in the spring of 2015 for a project to help children suffering

I’m currently working on my Gold Award project called “Imagination Station.”

For our bronze award, we helped out at Rosie’s Ranch.

A special experience was being present at the White House when the Gold Award was inaugurated during

Submitted by Carrie Berry Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Most of our troop has been together since they joined Girl Scouts as Daisies in kindergarten at Discovery Canyon Campus. We wanted our project to be a lasting legacy to our school. We came to our principal with several ideas and she approved an outdoor bench, flagstone patio and wildflower garden. They were to be located near the new portable buildings which could use some beautification. We used our cookie profits to purchase wildflower seeds, a red bench and a plaque. The flagstone and concrete pad were donated. We met after school and used shovels to clear the area of grass and weeds then raked it level. Laying the flagstone was like a puzzle! When the work was complete we drew a landscape picture of the magnificent view of Pikes Peak from the bench and had snacks. Students for years to come will enjoy this area for small group study, independent reading or art inspiration. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments too. #ColoradoSprings #PikesPeak

Submitted by Rebecca Schmidt Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Girl Scout Troop 40969 Juniors worked extremely hard this year. The entire group decided to focus on two problems in the community. The first is that they are seeing our communities getting taken over by trash and litter. They are concerned about animals and environment and decided to do something about it. They have created a program where they are asking everyone to go out one day a month and fill a garbage bag full of trash. Not just at your house, but in your neighborhood or community. To kick this off the girls have selected a day every month to cleanup a different area that has been recommended but a member of the troop. This was an incredible experience because as they were cleaning up the Lorson Ranch Community, they came upon a TV someone had thrown along the road and it took almost the entire group to clean it up a scout said. The second problem they took on was finding a way to help the senior citizens of our communities. They partnered with the Sunny Vista Senior Center and have started an Adopt-A-Grandparent Program. The Scouts have done amazing so far. They have scheduled a monthly visit with some wonderful ladies and gentlemen. The Scouts cooked cookies, sang and played Bingo and this is only the beginning. These programs have been pushed to the other groups in the troop and we are continuing to work with Community Partners, other troops and organizations to get the work out and get more involved. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments too. #ColoradoSprings #PikesPeak

We held an Award and Bridging Ceremony on May 5 to welcome girls to the next level of Girl Scouting.