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Girl Scout Silver Award
Silver Award Recipients
As of November 17, 2011
Morgan McNeil and Sarah Wall
Wake 14
Title: The Write Way
Summary: Morgan and Sarah created and hosted a writing workshop for Girl Scout Juniors. They also organized a book drive and donated the books to WakeMed Children's Hospital.
Courtney Tapocik
Cumberland 36
Title: Mini-Camporee
Summary: Courtney organized a mini-camporee for new leaders to bring their new young Girl Scouts to learn camping skills in a small setting. This program enabled them both to gain confidence before venturing to a larger "area" camping event.
As of September 30, 2011
Jessica Airey, Katherine Hall, and Kristin LaPointe
Wake 18
Title: 2011 Savannah Mission Trip
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1258 collected donations for the Boys and Girls Club of Savannah, Ga. The girls delivered the toys and craft supplies to the club and spent time each morning doing planned activities with the kids. They started over 100 lanyards and taught the kids how to make them. In the afternoons they volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Pantry.
Kristen Alley, Kaitlyn Brubaker, and Breanna Grim
Wayne
Title: Booktastic Summer
Summary: Kristen, Kaitlyn and Breanna addressed literacy for their Silver Award Project. The girls set up reading centers and read books to children at the Youth Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. After reading and discussing the book, the children made a craft that complemented the theme of the book. They also conducted a book drive and donated books to the Youth Center at the completion of the project.
Ashley Ames
Wayne
Title: Color/Activity Health Books
Summary: Ashley developed three different activity books targeting different age groups for children to play with when they are waiting to see a doctor. The activities in the book provide entertainment and health tips. Master copies were left at offices so the staff could reproduce them when needed.
Alexandra Bailey
Moore
Title: Educational Fun
Summary: Alexandra's Silver Award Project addressed overcrowded after school programs. She planned educational activities and played games with third through fifth graders at the Boys and Girls Club in Sandhills.
Brianna Bennett, Sarah Bischoff, and Michaela Lowe
Nash
Title: Spring Encampment 2011
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #611 planned a Spring Encampment for Girl Scouts in Nash County and the Edgecombe County - Rocky Mount area. The encampment included a camping trip, nine stations for exercise and dance, crafts, and a relay race activity.
Jessica Bolin, Casey Grasiosi, Alexis Hawk, Aurelia Monk, Elizabeth Needham, Violet Noe, Kyndall Oakley, Charlotte Overton, Jennifer Pabst, Alicia Reed, and MacKenzie Urquhart
Pitt
Title: Community Gardens
Summary: Members of Troop #851 planned a community/school garden and planted a small vegetable garden. Their initiative helped start Pitt County's first community garden, where the girls also volunteered service hours.
Hannah Bonnet, Madeleine Harvey, and Alexandra Karlos
Wake 23
Title: Giving Pre-Schoolers Their Wings
Summary: Hannah, Madeleine, and Alexandra wanted to do a project that combined their love of birds and young children. They decided to teach preschoolers about native North Carolina birds. Two preschools were selected: Triangle Academy Preschool in Cary and Little Dreamers in Holly Springs. They pruned existing bushes, planted new plants, and installed bird feeders and a bird bath so the children could see the birds from their classroom windows. They also made suet feeders to attract the birds. Presentations were given to three- and four-year-olds at each preschool about how to attract birds and care for them. The children were each given a bird house to paint and take home.
Anne Bower
Craven
Title: Uniform Drive for Oaks Road
Summary: Anne realized that Oaks Road Elementary School was low on uniforms. She typed up a flyer and distributed it to her neighborhood and helped the school by donating uniforms.
Ellen Bradshaw, Becky Priester, and Jenna Schindo
Wake 18
Title: Game Room Makeover
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1781 renovated the game room at Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church. The room is used by children in first through fifth grades during their Sunday School programs each week. The girls wanted the room to be brighter. The repaired some water damage on one wall and repainted the room. The walls were decorated with three tic-tac-toe boards, a Bible verse, and a Scrabble board.
Elizabeth Branch, Kaytlin Currie, Emmaline Mansfield and Taylor Pittman
Robeson
Title: Children's Activity Center
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1168 decided to place children's activity centers in four locations in Robeson County. The girls felt that it would encourage reading in young children and give them something to do while sitting in a waiting room. They organized a book drive and placed bookcases full of books at Southeastern Family Violence Center, Robeson County Church and Community Center, Coastal Speech Center, and the Robeson County Health Department.
Hannah Bridges, Katherine Kendall, and Courtney Robson
Wake 18
Title: Clothing Drive and Making Jewelry
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #558 organized a clothing drive for women at Interact. The girls also made jewelry to donate to the agency.
Elyscia Brown
Title: Cleaning Up Historical Cemeteries
Summary: Elyscia helped clean up the Confederate Women's Cemetery in Fayetteville. Participants met on Saturday mornings to clear out weeds and shrubs and to prune. They removed more than 4,000 pounds of debris. They also mulched and cleaned stones.
Maya Bryant
Durham 11
Title: Self-Esteem Can Save the World: Be Uniquely U!
Summary: Maya addressed the issue of peer pressure and low self-esteem/self-confidence in middle school and high school girls. She wrote a play and, with the help of several actresses presented it at a workshop for girls. A PowerPoint presentation entitled "Bullying Stops Here!" was also shown to participants. A homework sheet was sent home to start families talking about the issue.
Christian Byrnes
Wake 23
Title: Generation to Generation
Summary: Christian addressed how teenagers need to reach out more to the older and younger generations in the community. Through her project, she was able to tutor a younger student and she also volunteered at Cary Health & Rehabilitation Center by playing bingo with the residents.
Jennifer Carlson
Moore
Title: Staying with Scouting
Summary: Jennifer encouraged younger scouts to remain in Girl Scouting throughout middle and high school.
Ashley Carter, Sarah Cothern, and Margaret High
Columbus
Title: Area Food Pantry Informational Pamphlet
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #919 created a pamphlet listing the local food banks in the area, their addresses, contact information, and hours of operation. The pamphlets were distributed to the local food banks and school counselors. The girls also organized food drives and volunteered at local food banks.
Kathryn Chang, Sydney Haines, Sarah Myers, and Breanne Smith
Wake 18
Title: Educational Garden & Rain Barrel
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #3836 planted eight raised garden beds at Brassfield Road Elementary School. A planting bed was installed for each grade level as a live model of what the students are studying in science. The girls also installed a rain barrel. Members of Brassfield's GREEN TEAM will be responsible for maintaining the gardens with water from the rain barrel.
Lauren Chmelewski and Siiri Lundberg
Wake 22
Title: Rand Road Elementary School Observation Deck Restoration
Summary: Lauren and Siiri, of Girl Scout Troop #1558, restored an observation deck for the students at Rand Road Elementary School. The girls also added benches to the deck so the students could sit and observe nature. They cleared the path to the deck and built steps or landings in steep areas.
Ashtyn Clark
Moore
Title: Bethesda Church Recycling
Summary: Ashtyn developed a recycling plan for her church which included placing plastic recycling containers in various locations around the church. She also made two wooden covers to go over recycling containers in the sanctuary for recycling bulletins.
Ryan Cooke, Conner Frye, Olivia McKinney, and Willa Mitchel
Moore
Title: Helping Hands for the Homeless
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #948 addressed the unique needs of homeless children in Moore County. The girls cleaned up the playground at Family Promise, stocked toy boxes for their transitional living apartments and painted a painting to go in the facility.
Lauren Cunningham
Pitt
Title: Movie Gals Milk Cookies
Summary: Life is so busy that mothers and daughters do not have enough time together. Therefore, Lauren planned a mother/daughter event. Participants entered the event walking a red carpet and received a little Oscar. They came dressed in their pajamas and watched a movie with their mom. Other activities included SWAPS, cards for soldiers, picture sessions with friends and mom, and refreshments.
Andrea Demby
Wake 16
Title: Shoes for Hope
Summary: Andrea organized a shoe drive to benefit Share Our Shoes in Raleigh. Andrea collected 507 pairs of shoes. She now volunteers at Share Our Shoes on a regular basis.
Rebecca Dietrich and Catherine McSorley
Wake 19
Title: Wake 19 Bridge to Juniors at Ritter Park
Summary: Rebecca and Catherine, of Girl Scout Troop #1761, organized the Wake 19 Bridge to Junior Sci-Fit to host fitness and science centers for Girl Scout Brownies to complete the requirements for the Girl Scout Junior Science Discovery and Fun & Fit badges. This event allowed third-year Brownies an opportunity to see what being a Girl Scout Junior is like. Participants earned two badges and donated 125 pairs of shoes to the Soles for Souls program. The highlight of the day was the bridging ceremony for the Girl Scout Brownies to Girl Scout Juniors.
Jessica Dohme
Wake 18
Title: Acceptance, Inclusion, Tolerance, and Diversity
Summary: Jessica taught younger children to accept, tolerate, include, and appreciate diversity everywhere. She worked with children at St. Michael's Sunday School to make placemats that were given to people at the Raleigh Rehabilitation Center.
Ashley Eamma and Rebecca Palmer
New Hanover
Title: Castle Hayne Elementary Listening Library
Summary: Ashley and Rebecca addressed children's literacy. They recorded 10 books on CD to be used by the students at Castle Hayne Elementary School. The recordings were added to the school website so teachers could download them as needed. Recording instructions were also added to the website.
Kelli Farrington
Orange
Title: Just for Youth
Summary: Kelli converted a large storage area into a youth group area at her church. She cleaned the room, asked for donations, painted, and shopped for items for the room. This space provides a meeting and fellowship area for youth at her church.
Kelsey Garvey
Wake 13
Title: Bookcases for the Ronald McDonald House
Summary: Kelsey provided books to the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill. She organized a book drive and loaded up two book cases donated to her with books for adults and young adults. Also, for a nominal fee, she purchased two magazine racks from Habitat for Humanity, restored and repainted them and organized the magazines at the Ronald McDonald House.
Rebecca Goodnight
Wake 14
Title: Donation Drive for Household Items
Summary: Rebecca organized a drive at her church for families in need of household items. She collected silverware and kitchen items and donated them to the Green Chair Project.
Ashlyn Gosnell
Craven
Title: Relay for Life
Summary: Ashlyn helped organize the kids walk at the Relay for Life 2011. She gathered some songs, walked with the kids, made necklaces and popcorn, and shot videos.
Cassidy Gravely
Wake 22
Title: Help for Hospital Patients
Summary: Cassidy collected books and games for WakeMed Hospital. She also made pillows and walker bags for the patients. Cassidy spent time at the hospital playing games with the patients and showing them how to use the items she had made.
Emily Hammond and Morgan Hayes
Wake 22
Title: Bullying/Cyberbullying
Summary: Emily and Morgan developed a presentation to present to elementary and middle schoolers to educate them about bullying and cyberbullying. They created a packet which included a PowerPoint presentation, DVDs of resources, copies of group activities and handouts and suggested agendas. This packet will be provided to the Girl Scout Council and some local schools. They presented their project to Girl Scout Troop #882, Cub Scout Pack #10 (2nd year Weblos) and Girl Scout Troops #314 and #330.
Katie Rose Hand, Alyanna Ridimann, and Anna Smith
Orange
Title: July 4th Animal Fun Run
Summary: The girls organized an Animal Fun Run on July 4th to promote animal care awareness and community fitness. Participants learned about animal safety and care. They also donated supplies, which were given to Paws4Ever, a no-kill animal shelter. Approximately $200 in supplies was donated.
Natalie Hardin
Bladen
Title: Kick It Like A Girl Scout
Summary: Natalie organized and led a girls' soccer camp at the Town Field in Elizabethtown. She taught the girls several soccer skills, as well as ways to stay hydrated and how to eat healthy. As an entry fee, participants were asked to bring new or slightly used soccer equipment that was donated to the Bladen County Parks and Recreation Department for the Recreational Fall Soccer League.
Anastasia Harlan, Kathleen Maxwell, Daritza Perez, and Amanda Taheri
Cumberland 35
Title: Cleaning Up Historical Cemeteries
Summary: The girls cleaned up the Confederate Women's Cemetery and the Gee Family plot in Fayetteville. These cemeteries were neglected and in bad shape. They filled 75 to 80 large bags with yard waste (about 4,000 pounds in all). They gained an appreciation of history and sent a letter to the legislator requesting better care for these old cemeteries.
Rebekah Harmon
Craven
Title: Whistle Stop Collection
Summary: Rebekah collected clothes, furniture, and other items for the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop. The goods are cleaned, sorted, and sold to the local military community. Profits from the goods sold are used to fund scholarships and grants. Materials from the Whistle Stop Thrift Shop are also donated to a local group of refugees and local community thrift shops after natural disasters.
Ashleigh Harris, Madelyn Hayes, and Kailey Hedgepeth
Wake 18
Title: Toiletries Drive
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #558 organized a toiletry drive to benefit women at Interact and the Raleigh Rescue Mission. They made more than 100 fabric bags to distribute the products they collected to the women at the two organizations.
Catherine Hazel, Laura Hill, Alexandra Plaisted, and Alexandria Stephens
Wake 18
Title: Books on Tape
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #558 collected books and recorded them on tape for children learning how to read. The books and tapes will be given to kindergarten and first grade students at Hope Charter School in downtown Raleigh. The children will be able to take the tapes home with them.
Chelsea Hewett and Alexis Hollis
Durham 10
Title: 2011 Girl Scout Day Camp
Soda Bottle Science
Summary: Chelsea and Alexis organized a one-week Girl Scout camp for girls ages five through nine. "Soda Bottle Science" allowed girls to see that learning about science can be fun. Among other activities, the girls did science experiments every day, and one day they brought in a speaker for the campers.
Rachel Hopkins
Wake 14
Title: Raise Awareness and Save the Frogs!
Summary: The goal of Rachel's project was to raise awareness of the declining amphibian population. Rachel helped organize activities relating to frogs during a week of events at Ravenscroft School for the Lower and Middle Schools. Activities included a trivia contest, coloring and crossword activities, a battery recycling drive, and two speakers. She provided an interactive exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Natural Science Reptile and Amphibian Day. She has asked the governor to declare a Save The Frogs Day in North Carolina.
Jocelyn Jones, Lauryn Ray, and Elizabeth White
Columbus
Title: Nutrition Activity Book for Children of Domestic Violence Victims
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #919 created an activity book that taught healthy nutrition in a fun way to children staying in the local domestic violence shelter. The booklet provides information such as good eating habits for parents, as well. The girls also volunteered their time at Families First doing various jobs. They had canned food drives and went to local food banks to stock shelves.
Sarah Nicolle Kebea and Marie Tomasik
Wake 23
Title: Helping Military Children
Summary: Sarah and Marie, of Girl Scout Troop #655, planned and led The Army Reserve Family Day on July 9, 2011. The event focused on military kids. Activities included face painting and a cake walk.
Parker King
Wake 14
Title: Fill a Backpack, Fill a Mind
Summary: Parker organized a drive to collect school supplies at her church and at the local ACE Hardware store. She collected more than 200 items, including 12 backpacks, hundreds of crayons and markers, and almost 80 notebooks and folders. Working with the Backpack Buddies volunteer coordinator at North Ridge Elementary School she provided the supplies to 14 kids, and there were leftover supplies for mid-year replenishing.
Kayla Klinc
Wake 13
Title: Service Project Web Pages
Summary: Working with the Town of Wake Forest and using her photography skills, Kayla took pictures of community service projects that needed to be done on the greenways in Wake Forest. She created pages with the pictures and a description of the different work projects and sent it to the Town of Wake Forest. The town webmaster will add it to the existing website. Kayla feels people would be willing to help if they know where to start.
Elizabeth Knowlton and Abby Redus
Wake 23
Title: Recycling for Chemotherapy
Summary: Elizabeth and Abby raised awareness for recycling and provided joy to others. The girls placed donation boxes in businesses around Holly Springs to collect old gift cards. They collected 453 cards, which they cut into circles and made bracelets. The bracelets were then donated to women undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Sydney Lee
Wake 19
Title: Tees To Tails
Summary: Sydney collected old T-shirts and quilt batting and used them to make cat beds and dog toys for the local SPCA. She donated 20 cat beds and 30 dog toys.
Rachel Lyman and Megan Montgomery
Wake 20
Title: Hinton Tool Boxes
Summary: Rachel and Megan collected tools and built tool boxes for the Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville. Hinton Rural Life Center is a mission camp in the mountains of North Carolina. Every summer they send out work teams to help low income residents in the community with projects at their homes. The girls built and painted five tool boxes and supplied them with a large amount of assorted tools from their tool drive.
Julie Manuel, Roz Rea, and Kathryn Rogers
Wake 19
Title: Literacy and Learning
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1841 organized a drive for books and school supplies for students at Weatherstone Elementary School. The girls built bookcases and collected 325 books for preschool students, 350 books for K-2 students, and 315 books for third through fifth grade students. They filled 24 backpacks with school supplies and provided additional supplies that can be used throughout the year. They read with the children at Avent Children's mentoring After-School Program and the Carying Place. The books and backpacks were given to the students to take home.
Maya Marin
Orange
Title: Herb Garden for the Charles House
Summary: Maya planted and cared for an herb garden at the Charles House, a senior center that has recently located in her neighborhood. She also made a book with instructions on how to take care of herbs and suggestions about what to do with them. Maya continues to visit the Charles House residents.
Bridget McElroy
Wake 23
Title: Teaching the Community about the Environment
Summary: Bridget addressed environmental awareness by doing several projects. She volunteered at Crowder Park's annual Frog Fest by providing an educational game for children about camouflage. She organized a trash pickup at Falls Lake camping grounds with her troop. Finally, she set up a table of animals found in the environment around Yates Mill for the Yates Mill annual Harvest Festival. Many people came by the table to see and touch the animals.
Cortney McLamb and Kathleen Roby
Columbus
Title: Healthy Inside & Out!
Summary: Cortney and Katie, of Girl Scout Troop #231, organized two sleepovers for 17 younger Girl Scouts to teach them healthy living habits. During the sleepovers, the girls taught them soccer, volleyball, cheers and dance. They offered First Aid lessons and provided healthy snacks and breakfast.
Thelia Miller
Onslow
Title: Collecting School Supplies for Onslow County Schools
Summary: For her Silver Award Project, Thelia collected school supplies for Onslow County Schools.
Meghan Morris
Wake 23
Title: Crochet for Kids
Summary: Meghan loves to crochet, so she created a club to teach kids how to crochet. The club ran for several weeks at the local library.
Greta Moser
Wake 18
Title: Apex Police Department Soft Room
Summary: The Apex Police Department has a "soft interview room" for kids that are victims of crime or their parents have been victims of crime. Greta made the room a kid-friendly, welcoming place where kids know they are safe. She collected donations of toys and art supplies to stock the room and built a table for the kids to sit and draw.
Isabell Murphy, Caitlyn Perry, and Elizabeth Tsao
Sampson
Title: Beautification of Sampson Middle School (SMS) Atrium
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1303 cleaned up the atrium at Sampson Middle School. The girls cleaned, scraped, and painted the walls. They dug out the old plants and planted low-care new plants. They had the cement floor painted and created art work for the walls using recycled maps and metal. A Periodic Chart magnet set was created for eighth grade teachers to use.
Morgan Murray, Virginia Savage, and Jillian Simmons
Columbus
Title: Small Bags of Love
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #919 organized a food drive to provide food bags for needy children ages 5-8 at Whiteville Primary School. The children take the food bags home on the weekends. The girls' project will be sustained by two area churches which have agreed to maintain food donation boxes at their churches. The Whiteville Primary School staff has agreed to distribute the food to needy children at the school on a monthly basis.
Kaylyn Norville, Courtney Perkins, and Mallory Redman
Edgecombe
Title: Joy For Japan
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #3015 raised money to benefit Red Cross relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The girls planned and hosted a kid's carnival, silent auction, and dinner at St. James United Methodist Church. Two additional dinners were held the following month to raise more money.
Jordyn Pennington
Durham 11
Title: Where is the Food?
Summary: Jordyn researched information on healthy eating and gave out the information at Rise & Shine Ministries in Durham.
Ella Clare Phillips
Wake 14
Title: Knitting Baby Caps
Summary: Clare knitted baby caps for the premature babies at WakeMed Hospital. She made 50 caps to donate to the hospital.
Taryn Pickering
Wake 23
Title: Coat Drive for Crossnore School
Summary: Taryn collected winter coats and delivered them to Crossnore School in western North Carolina.
Bailey Revels
Chatham
Title: Journaling Program
Summary: Bailey started an art journaling program for patients at the NC Cancer Hospital Patient and Family Resource Center. Using journaling, patients will be able to express their feeling during a difficult time in their lives. Bailey collected donations of journals and supplies. Members of her troop and her school journaling club helped her decorate the opening pages of the journals. She also made an instruction card on how to journal and put bags together to provide patients with the journals and supplies to get them started.
Katie Richardson and Maya Sokoletsky
Orange
Title: Frank Porter Graham Elementary School Garden
Summary: Katie and Maya, of Girl Scout Troop #1280, built a fence around a garden at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School for the science teacher. The fence will protect the students from a nearby road and keep the deer out. The fence is seven feet tall, and the girls decorated it with pretty painted signs.
Danielle Rozansky
Wake 13
Title: Illiteracy and Poverty
Summary: Danielle addressed the problem of illiteracy among children. She did several things around her community to help, including reading to kids, recording stories, collecting books, and making books and games.
Ashby Scruggs
Moore
Title: School Library Consolidation
Summary: Ashby helped transfer all of the books from Pinehurst Elementary School to the school that will be used for the 2011-2012 year. She also helped set up the computerized library and Accelerated Reader accounts for the students.
Patrice Scurlock
Wake 14
Title: Finding YOUrself
Summary: Patrice conducted a Self-Esteem Workshop called "Finding YOUrself" at the Garner Road Community Center for female and male participants. Her key objectives were to make participants aware of negative traits affecting one's self esteem and to provide alternatives to increasing self-esteem through positive activities. She used the "PAY IT FORWARD" concept to educate the youth so as to influence their behavior and self-awareness. Her workshop on self-esteem has inspired the community center to start a Girl Scout program!
Adrianna Smith
Harnett
Title: Love My Library
Summary: Adrianna collected items for the children's area of her local library.
Emilee Taxman
Orange
Title: Teddy Bear Project
Summary: Emilee made teddy bears for kids at Duke Hospital and taught others how to make them too. She also created a website with the instructions and a template.
Stephanie Todd
Wake 14
Title: School Supplies Donation
Summary: Stephanie organized a drive to collect school supplies at her former elementary/middle school. She donated the items to "Backpack Buddies."
Alessandra Tozzi
Lee
Title: Kaps for Kids
Summary: Alessandra created hats for kids that are in the hospital. She made 50 hats to give to kids from infancy to 10 years old.
Emilie Vitt
Wake 20
Title: NC History Jeopardy Game
Summary: Emilie created North Carolina History Jeopardy to review eighth grade history. The three games are based on the material taught in each quarter. The interactive games are designed to enhance the students' knowledge for this subject, so they will be better prepared for high school history.
Mary Whaley
Wake 22
Title: Fostering Fosters: Developing Community Awareness of the Plight of Homeless Animals
Summary: Mary addressed the plight of homeless and abandoned animals in our area. She recruited two new foster families for Paw Prints Animal Rescue, a private rescue agency. She helped to see that 30 animals were properly vaccinated, spayed/neutered, micro-chipped and placed in "Furr-ever" homes. In working with Paw Prints Animal Rescue, Mary was able to promote and discuss the necessity of spaying and neutering pets with the public at adoption events. She also organized a food and supplies drive for Paw Prints Animal Rescue.
Breia White
Wake 16
Title: End-of-Grade Tutorial
Summary: Breia's Silver Award Project addressed preparation for the End-of-Grade test in science. Classes were taught at her church on Saturday mornings. She provided group and one-on-one tutoring for the EOG test for sixth through eighth graders. First, students took the test to determine their knowledge. Then the questions were all reviewed and the students practiced taking the EOG.
Veronica Wisnewski
Orange
Title: Child Care Coordination During Catechist Training
Summary: Veronica cared for attendees' children during catechist training at her church. The children played games, made crafts and had refreshments while the parents were in the meetings.
Mary Clarke Worthington
Wake 23
Title: Book Drive
Summary: Mary collected almost 2,000 books to donate to children at Children's Hospital.
Caroline Young
Durham 10
Title: Ronald McDonald House Supplies Drive
Summary: Caroline organized a drive to collect supplies for the Ronald McDonald House in Durham. The supplies drive took place at her school, Cardinal Gibbons High School. She spoke to the student body and explained the mission of the Ronald McDonald House, how they function, and asked the students for their support. Students competed to see which class would bring in the most supplies. It proved to be one of the best drives that the Ronald McDonald House has received.
As of September 23, 2011
Alexis Ankrum, Hannah Cooper, Samantha Holtman, Lindsey Honkomp, and Brenna Knight
Wake 13
Title: Operation Cancer Patient
Summary: Several members of Girl Scout Troop #1605 have been touched by cancer in their families, and the girls wanted to do something to help. The girls planned and organized a carnival for children to enjoy during the Relay for Life event in Wake Forest. They built games and arranged donations for prizes. During the event the girls worked all the booths, which included a balloon toss, a duck pond, a milk bottle knock-down, a fishing pond, a giant ring toss, tattoos, and a large T-shirt race. Many children and parents came by to play and returned often during the day.
Allison Barrow, Patricia Faulk, Hope Jones, Madeline Muston, Casey Sparks, Macayla Tyndall, and Macy Weeks
Wayne
Title: Providence Vacation Bible School
Summary: Girl Scout Troop #187 planned, organized and conducted Vacation Bible School for four nights at Providence United Methodist Church. Girl Scout Troop #187 meets at Providence United Methodist Church, and they wanted to give back to them by leading and expanding their Vacation Bible School ministry. They planned crafts, music, recreation, Bible stories, and meals. Also, the girls designed scenery and decorations to be placed around the church. Participants were given the opportunity to donate money to the Vacation Bible School mission project to help local tornado victims.
Helen Borden, Bailey Butler, Laine Butler, Emma Daw, and Charlotte McGill
Wake 18
Title: Homeschool Triangle NC Resources
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1537 researched and developed a Homeschool website for the Triangle NC area. Realizing that homeschool information was spread out and overwhelming, they researched website hosts, developed a survey to address the needs of the participants, analyzed the results, and then developed the website based on the needs expressed in the survey. Troop #1537 plans to maintain the website as an ongoing service project. The website has the potential of serving 41,000 homeschoolers.
Anastasia Brogan
Lee
Title: Lap Blankets for the Elderly
Summary: Anastasia made lap blankets for the elderly. Using volunteers and donated materials, she provided these blankets to nursing home residents.
Caroline Butler
Wake 23
Title: Tools to Read
Summary: Caroline provided 50 early literacy kits to the Wake County Public School System. She collected donations of supplies from her church and her neighborhood. The kits were given to students who were performing below reading level for their grade.
Caitlin Chastain, Jamila Ford, Danyelle Kinlaw, and Susan Rose
Cumberland 33
Title: Connecting with the Past
Summary: Several members of Girl Scout Troop #1481 cleaned up a cemetery for an elderly congregation that is unable to maintain it. The girls identified unmarked graves, cleaned up weeds and brush, made cement markers for plots, and dug out around stones that had sunk into the ground.
Megan Chiang
Durham 10
Title: From Streets to Shelters
Summary: Megan hosted an event at the Animal Protection Society of Durham. She taught young children about the importance of adopting a pet from a shelter and why it is important to spay or neuter your pet. Her local animal shelter received many donations because of this event.
Emily Dawkins
Wake 18
Title: How Kids Can Help Habitat For Humanity
Summary: Emily helped out with Habitat for Humanity. Concerned that kids have to be 16 to assist in building houses, Emily set about finding ways that younger kids could help. Through her church she raised awareness by putting up a bulletin board and organized the donation of food for lunches for the workers. She involved her youth group at the church to assist in packing the lunches. Finally, Emily created a blog outlining what she did and listing additional ideas that younger kids could use to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
Lauren Dugas
Nash
Title: Flagpole Protection and Beautification
Summary: Lauren concentrated on beautification of William B. Ennis Park in Red Oak by installing a brick walkway and erecting a fence around the flagpole. The existing flagpole was surrounded by stones. The addition of the walkway and fence provides protection for children playing in the area.
Faith Jarvis
Nash
Title: Flagpole Landscaping at the new Red Oak Park
Summary: Faith landscaped the area around a flagpole at the new Red Oak
Park. She researched plants, consulted with a master gardener, and
planted holly bushes and flowers around the flagpole.
Sara Feggeler
Moore
Title: Dance and Motion Class
Summary: Sara addressed providing access to a cultural and educational experience for underprivileged children. She provided basic dance instruction to children at the Boys and Girls Club near Aberdeen.
Lyndsey Hannah and Safiya Jennings
Durham 10
Title: "Read Together" Program Kickoff
Summary: Lyndsey and Safiya, of Girl Scout Troop #514, planned and conducted a three-day workshop at the Genesis Home for homeless women and children in Durham. On day one, a librarian came in and spoke with the children and signed them up for library cards. There was a craft day and the children made bookmarks, decorated book bags, and made a "Pledge to Read" banner. Parents were invited the last day of the workshop, and the children received certificates, the crafts they made, and three donated books picked out specifically for them.
Katlyn Hargrove, Ivy Kelly, Janey Jones, Kaila Nasser, and Sarah Richards
Wayne
Title: Adopt-a-Grandparent
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #135 adopted residents of a local nursing home over a two-year period. Beginning in Fall 2009, the girls made regular visits to their new friends. They prepared crafts, games, and events to do with the residents. They brought them gifts for holidays and invited them into their lives. The girls ended their time with the residents with a big talent show, which brought some fun and entertainment to the residents' day. The girls plan to periodically visit their friends at the nursing home.
Desiree Helbig and Keely White
Wake 20
Title: Cooking Safety for Kids
Summary: Desiree and Keely planned and conducted a cooking safety class for 15 kids. The Zebulon Fire Department came and talked about fire safety. Seven fire extinguishers were donated, and the kids learned how to use them. Games were played to teach them about cross contamination of food, and the girls used Glo germ to show how germs are spread. Participants learned how to properly wash their hands. Also, a nurse spoke about kitchen First Aid.
Vaibhavi Kamat, Nupur Jain, Rhea Jain, and Sonum Tharwani
Wake 23
Title: Donating to the Ronald McDonald House
Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1842 created a donation cart for children at the Ronald McDonald House. The girls visited local stores and businesses to ask for donations of craft supplies, toys, games, and books. Neighbors and friends also donated items. The girls delivered the items to the Ronald McDonald House and organized them on a shelf for the children.
Madison Katz
Cumberland 35
Title: Bar/Bat Mitzvah Cassettes to CDs
Summary: While preparing for her bat mitzvah, Madison realized what she could do for her Silver Award Project. She took cassettes that her rabbi had recorded for children's bar/bat mitzvahs and changed them into MP3 files so they could be saved onto a computer and burned onto a disc. Parents at her synagogue have already asked for the new format.
Cassandra Keesee
Durham 10
Title: Saving the Eastern Bluebird
Summary: Cassie focused on the decline of the Eastern Bluebird and what communities can do to help solve this problem. She presented this information to her school and Girl Scout Troop #514. Afterward, Cassie and her troop built six bluebird boxes, which she put up at her school. Cassie talked to a science teacher at her school, and now the lower school students are learning about bluebirds and monitor the boxes.
Sujata Kishnani
Durham 10
Title: Blindness/Eye Impairment in India: A Global Issue
Summary: India has the largest blind population in the world at 15 million people. Seventy-five percent of the cases of blindness are preventable. Given these statistics, Sujata organized a program to collect glasses and contact lenses to take to Indian eye clinics and hospitals. She collected 25 pairs of glasses and six boxes of contact lenses. Also, Sujata presented her research about this problem in India to a large audience to spread awareness about the issue. Glasses and contact lenses will continue to be collected for Sujata to deliver to the clinics and hospitals in India.
Mary Krause
Wake 18
Title: Uniforms for Sudan
Summary: Mary's Silver Award Project had two objectives. One was to open communication ties with the Maleng-ock Girl Guide troop in southern Sudan and to eventually help them get uniforms. Her second focus was to create local awareness and appreciation for Sudanese culture and the Sudanese Girl Guides. Mary created a 45-minute lesson plan on Sudanese culture and Girl Guides, which she presented to the fifth grade Sunday School class at her church. Mary joined the Global Missions Committee at her church with a three-year commitment to form a troop sisterhood and to be a youth liaison to the Global Missions Committee.
Jasmine Lapsley
Cumberland 35
Title: Project Inasmuch
Summary: Jasmine organized a drive to collect hot drinks for the homeless shelter, Operation Inasmuch, in Fayetteville. She put up posters, placed a decorated bucket at the dentist's office, and set up a booth at her church to accept donations. The hot drinks were given to Operation Inasmuch to be used for the breakfast meal.
Alyssa Lee
Sampson
Title: Nursery Makeover
Summary: Alyssa made over the nursery at Bethany Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. The nursery was painted white and had not been redone in years, and the toys were outdated. Alyssa painted the walls blue and green and painted duck scenes and scripture on the walls. Square cubbies were put up to store new toys, and benches were added for storage and seating. A new changing table was also added with a cubbie underneath for diaper bags.
Sejal Mahajan
Durham 10
Title: Animal Protection
Summary: Sejal worked with IAR (Independent Animal Rescue). She made, with the help of her Girl Scout Troop #514, many bookmarks to donate to the silent auction that took place at the annual chair auction that IAR hosts. She attended the event and started collecting ideas for upcoming events at IAR.
Anna Marr
Wake 13
Title: Cleaning with Care
Summary: Anna loves to cook and clean, so she cooked and cleaned over several weeks for four elderly women recommended by her church pastor. These ladies were physically unable to do it for themselves. Anna became good friends with the ladies. She is interested in starting her own cleaning business some day and has gotten some good experience working on her Silver Award.
Kristen Mauldin and Emily Sanfilippo
Orange
Title: Bookshelf
Summary: Kristen and Emily of Girl Scout Troop #59 built a bookshelf for the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill. They got donations for the materials to build the bookcase and many books were donated.
Ariana Nicholson
Durham 10
Title: Survival Class
Summary: Ariana taught a class on survival at her school, Carolina Friends School. She covered such topics as shelter building, safe water collecting, fire building, plant identification, hunting, natural cordage making, First Aid, and much more. There were 12 students in the class ranging in age from fifth to eighth grade. The class met every Tuesday and Thursday for 70 minutes for 20 classes.
Carly Robertson
Wake 19
Title: Little Ladies' Camp
Summary: Carly directed a day camp at her house, under the supervision of an adult, to promote safety and manners in the kitchen for little girls. The camp was called Little Ladies' Camp. Every girl that came to camp learned something new. Topics included sewing, kitchen safety, cooking and cooking utensils, table setting, and manners. On the last day of camp, Carly and the campers had a mother/daughter tea that showcased what they had learned at camp.
Caitlin Rogers
Wake 13
Title: Musical Instruction and Performance
Summary: Caitlin went to the Lodge, an independent living facility in Wake Forest, with an ensemble and performed several songs for the residents. The ensemble went once at Christmas and once during the summer. For the Christmas performance, Caitlin made small ornaments for each of the residents. She also tutored three fifth grade students as part of her project.
Christen Rogers
Wake 13
Title: Softball Instruction
Summary: Christen taught girls, ages eight to 12, how to play softball. She taught them the basic fundamentals of softball during intramurals. Then during a two-day clinic Christen taught them not only the fundamentals of softball, but the importance of warming up, and good sportsmanship. The clinic helped prepare the girls to play softball in the Wake Forest Youth Parks and Recreation League in the spring. Based on the success of the program, the Wake Forest Parks and Recreation Department is considering adding a softball clinic or camp to their offerings.
Abigail Schmoyer
Wake 23
Title: Cozy Covers
Summary: Abigail remembered how her great-grandmother was always cold and cherished her homemade afghans. Therefore, she made blankets for the residents of Windsor Point Assisted Living in Fuquay-Varina. She got donations from a variety of people and applied money she had earned through various jobs to purchase the supplies. She fringed and knotted fleece material to make the lap blankets.
Molly Seelinger
Wake 22
Title: Soup Kitchen Sandwiches
Summary: Having previously volunteered at Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen, Molly wanted to help the clients and volunteers again. She asked for donations from grocery stores and, with the help of volunteers, made 300 sandwiches, which she delivered to Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen. Molly also put together a brochure on world hunger and is working with her religion teacher to make it a sixth grade service project at her school.
Carter Smith
Durham 10
Title: Hunger Banquet
Summary: Carter organized a hunger banquet at Community Church of Chapel Hill. Participants were placed in high, middle, or low income groups at random, based on real statistics. Guests then ate according to the income level they were assigned, while a speaker talked about world and local hunger issues and how to get involved.
Maya Sproelich
Durham 10
Title: Soothing the Sadness
Summary: Maya wanted to help people whose pets had died. She made bereavement kits for them and distributed them to three veterinarians in the area. The kits included frames and cards. Members of Maya's Girl Scout Troop #514 and dance group helped her decorate the frames.
Melanie Stewart
Moore
Title: Fourth of July Flowers
Summary: Melanie made tissue paper flowers for residents of a nursing home. Many residents do not have any family to visit them, so for the Fourth of July holiday Melanie took them red, white, and blue tissue paper flowers.
Anna Twiddy
Wake 14
Title: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Cookbook and Cookware Drive
Summary: Anna assembled a cookbook and collected kitchenware to be used in cooking classes offered by the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. She organized a drive to collect cooking supplies, and the cookbook recipes all used fresh ingredients.
Kylie Verbiest
Durham 10
Title: Celebrating Nature with Piedmont Wildlife Center
Summary: Kylie organized a community arts project and children's activity for the Piedmont Wildlife Center's Wildlife Festival. This is an annual event. She helped the kids make crafts from recycled items. She also made a tree and asked people to write their pledge to the earth on a leaf and put it up on the tree. The purpose of Kylie's project was to teach kids and adults about the importance of protecting and preserving our earth.
Emily Vickery
Wake 13
Title: Games and More
Summary: Concerned about childhood obesity and fitness, Emily created and ran a healthy living program for second and third graders at Thales Academy. Participants met every Wednesday after school for nine weeks for an hour and a half. Each week they were served a healthy snack, discussed a health-related topic and then moved to the gym for stretches, two exercises and a cool-down period. At the end of the program, Emily gave the participants a packet which included ideas for home exercises, healthy snacks, and activities. They also received a goody bag which contained a jump rope and a beach ball.
Emma Voorhees
Durham 10
Title: Digital Shelter
Summary: Emma created a website for Marley's Cat Tales, a homeless shelter for cats in Durham. She volunteered at Marley's Cat Tales every other Saturday and took pictures of all the cats and loaded them onto the website.
Madison Wildman
Wayne
Title: Church Youth Group Activities
Summary: Madison developed activities for her church youth group. She researched ideas and then created a binder containing a variety of activities, games, songs, discussion topics and service projects.
Ashlyn Woodlief
Granville
Title: Collect School Supplies
Summary: Ashlyn collected school supplies for needy kids in Granville County. She made collection boxes for various business locations and delivered the supplies she collected to West Oxford School and Stovall School.
As of August 12, 2011
Brittany Baporis, Shelby Davenport, Lauren Hermane, Morgan Hesse, Anna Horton, Kristin Power, and Margaret Rucci
Johnston
Title: Creative Movement Carnival
Summary: Girl Scout Troop #1530 organized an annual carnival for mentally handicapped adults at the Garner Senior Center. Participants played games and bingo and won prizes. The troop also provided dinner and goody bags for the participants.
Alexandra Chavis and Katherine Rupp
Harnett
Title: Warrior Blankets
Summary: Allie and Katie, with Girl Scout Troop #407, teamed up and organized the Warrior Blankets project. They made more than 100 fleece blankets to give to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments at the Dunn Cancer Center. The project is ongoing as these blankets are still being made and delivered to the Dunn Cancer Center.
Alyssa Coleman, Ashley Weingartz, Lacy Wicher, and Rachel Wilson
Pitt
Title: Juliette's Angels
Summary: Four members of Girl Scout Troop #673 teamed up and planned a project that benefited various organizations in their community. Naming themselves "Juliette's Angels," they visited many places such as the Humane Society, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Red Oak Manor Assisted Living Home, the local homeless shelter, and the local park. At each location they did a service project such as donating supplies or hosting a bingo game. A flyer was left at each place they visited, challenging people to "pay it forward" by doing a good deed or saying a kind word.
Gwendolyn Dilworth, Hannah Rogers, Adair Tompkins, Caroline Wechsler, and Leah Wuebbens
Durham 10
Title: Urban Ministries Reading Room Summary: Members of Girl Scout Troop #1740 created a reading room at Urban Ministries in Durham. The troop painted the room and purchased furniture, craft supplies and curtains. Books were donated and purchased and arranged by reading level.
Katherine King
Wake 19
Title: Town of Morrisville Time Capsule
Summary: Katherine created a time capsule for the town of Morrisville. Interviews with residents were included in the capsule as well as an iPod card, magazine, town map, pictures, popular pastimes, current events, and town brochures and events. The capsule is on display in the history exhibit in Morrisville's Town Hall and will be opened on June 24, 2036.
Destiny Oakley
Craven
Title: Illiteracy in the USA
Summary: While working with children at an elementary school, Destiny realized some of them were further behind than others. She researched illiteracy and organized a classroom project that educated the students about the importance of reading and writing by using activities in reading, writing and, crafts.
Rachel Reuther and Brenda Whitaker
Johnston
Title: Corinth Beautification Project
Summary: Rachel and Brenda of Girl Scout Troop #1530 created a flower garden at the entrance to Corinth Holders High School. The high school is newly built and has no money budgeted for beautification projects. They wanted to increase the school's aesthetic value for future students. The flowers were planted in the flower bed to spell out the initials of the school.
As of July 20, 2011
Laura Brown, Alexandra Humphreys, and Sarah O'Berry
Nash
Title: Toiletries from Teens
Summary: The girls provided toiletry baskets and towels for the residents of Redeemer's Inn, a temporary home for women coming out of Fountain Correctional Center.
Bailey Butler, Arianne Grace, and Kyleigh Grace
Wake 18
Title: Blue Jay Point Girl Scout Environmental Awareness Project
Summary: The girls' project had two parts. First, they correlated Blue Jay Point Discovery Boxes to Girl Scout badges. Then they designed and led a two-part booth at the Blue Jay Point Songbird Celebration.
Cherilyn Caggia
Wake 19
Title: Help the Wild Horses at Corolla
Summary: Cherilyn's project taught people about the almost endangered wild horses at Corolla and petitioned for support for the Corolla Wild Horse Protection Act, H.R. 306. She collected 754 signatures by collaborating with her MacNair's 4-H group and Wake 4-H leaders, Girl Scout groups, horse shows at Hunt Horse Complex, and her community at Apex Peakfest. She presented the petition to many legislators. Her highlight was meeting the main sponsor of the bill, Representative Jones.
Laurel Caddell, Meredith Keller, Kindra Tillman, and Sonia Wienstroth
Moore
Title: Bat House Project
Summary: The girls built bat houses to help the bats stay alive because bats are starting to die of white nose fungus. They helped build 32 bat houses to help the bat population.
Hannah Cheney
Wake 18
Title: Literacy Backpacks
Summary: Hannah created Literacy Backpacks for children who did not have access to books over the summer and were struggling to read. She requested donated backpacks and collected books from friends and the Scholastic Warehouse. She also created a sight word book with over 90 words in it for each student, a laminated sheet with reading comprehension questions to ask themselves after each book, and a laminated sheet for them to draw their favorite part of the book on. She hosted a party to hand out the backpacks and explain how to use everything. She also read to them and explained the importance of reading every day.
Moli Eddins
Chatham
Title: Book Drive
Summary: After meeting with Lowes Hardware to secure materials, Moli designed and built two bookshelves. She solicited donations of more than 2,000 books and filled the shelves with over 600 books each. She delivered the bookshelves to two local nonprofit organizations so children could enjoy reading books when they visited.
Auriella Frost
Chatham
Title: Cancer Hospital Art Cart Project
Summary: Auriella created an "Art Cart" full of various arts and crafts to provide something to distract and relax the therapy children at the cancer hospital from a frightening situation.
Elizabeth Hart
Chatham
Title: Making Good Food Choices
Summary: Elizabeth worked with younger Girl Scout troops in Chatham County. She talked to them about the importance of being healthy and also about the different food groups. She brought a visual aid and played games, then prepared a healthy snack for them to enjoy.
Alyssa Heinze and Emily Orton
Wake 23
Title: Science Exploration for Younger Kids/Brownie Fun Day
Summary: Alyssa and Emily organized two science events. The first was for Cub Scout Den 2 in Pack 356, which was a group of energetic fourth grade boys. The boys enjoyed doing buoyancy, silly putty, and water-related activities. The second event was targeted to Girl Scout Brownies. They hosted 60 Girl Scouts and organized stations and trained their fellow Cadettes to run the tables with activities such as silly putty, chemical reactions, bubbles, buoyancy, properties of water, and science-related SWAPS.
Lindsey Holloway
Chatham
Title: Mustang Meals Food Drive
Summary: When a new middle school opened in her community, they had a program called "Mustang Meals" which feeds children over weekends and breaks. Lindsey ran a food drive to raise food for their spring break. She then received donations that she used to purchase an Easter meal for the 12 families enrolled in the program.
Meredith McNamee
Wake 19
Title: Dog Bite Prevention Class
Summary: Meredith created a dog bite prevention class for preschool and lower elementary- aged children. She contacted the SPCA of Wake County and planned a class agenda and created brochures and coloring pages. She did one class with the SPCA Pet Pals Club and another with a group of neighborhood children.
Jennifer Parise
Wake 13
Title: Kids Korral Coordinator
Summary: Jennifer worked with the local chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to provide games and activities for young children at their annual "Take Steps" fund-raising walk held at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. She coordinated carnival games and activities such as corn hole, face painting and balloon animals to entertain the children in the Kids Korral. She oversaw all aspects of getting supplies, game construction, and directing the 10 volunteers who worked that day.
Carly Pickering
Wake 23
Title: Helping the Ronald McDonald House
Summary: Carly collected about 16,500 pop tops from some of the people in her neighborhood by passing out flyers and calling people only to realize that all those pop tops only amounted to about $4.50. So then she organized a Sloppy Joe dinner for about 40 people living in the Ronald McDonald House.
Annabel Settle
Wake 18
Title: The Power of Flowers
Summary: Annabel worked with a Girl Scout Daisy Troop as a "big sister"/mentor. She organized and led a community service project for them, which benefited residents of SpringMoor, a nursing/retirement home. Together, the girls painted pots and planted flowers for the SpringMoor community.
Aylin Stout
Cumberland 33
Title: Nutrition on a Budget
Summary: Aylin created a recipe book of inexpensive, easy-to-prepare meals for low-income families to help them find healthier options. She also included local farmer's markets information, couponing and money-saving tips, and a seasonal produce guide to help them buy fresh produce. She presented the recipe book to the 20 families living in the Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network transitional housing community of Ashton Woods. She arranged for a local nutrition expert to discuss nutrition with those served by CIHN and she arranged for routine visits by a local coupon expert to show how to best save money and yet buy healthy, nutritious food.
Sneha Venkatraman
Wake 23
Title: Activity Shelf for the Ronald McDonald House
Summary: Sneha created an activity shelf for the critically ill children staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill. The cart contains a variety of items, including puzzles, crafts, board games, and stuffed animals. She hopes that this will keep the kids entertained and help make their stay a little more enjoyable.
Olivia Williford
Granville
Title: Bullies and Gang Awareness
Summary: Olivia set up exercises and presented a slide show for kids talking about bullies. She gave a presentation about gang violence and bullying to each grade at Northern Granville Middle School.
As of May 9, 2011
Rosemary Barbour, Abigail Kalainikas, Kelly Lowe, Megan McGrew, and Asha Reddy
Wake 23
Title: Save the Stray Donation Drive
Summary: The girls organized an event where they gathered food and toys needed for the many animals brought to the Wake County Animal Shelter on a daily basis. The girls also brainstormed additional activities for future donation parties and listed them on a flyer to help promote the activity.
Devon Beynon, Katie Marechek, Margaret Messier, Amanda Yannoni
Wake 19
Title: Ronald McDonald House
Summary: The girls worked to make the Ronald McDonald House of Durham a more comfortable place to stay. They organized the extensive collection of VHS tapes and DVDs, sold RMH T-shirts and collected soda can tops to raise additional funds. They also made holiday votive decorations that can be reused from year to year.
Haley Bidgood and Kelly Toland
Wake 19
Title: Educational Supplies for Special Needs Kids
Summary: The girls helped a teacher at Davis Drive Middle School put together educational materials for her AU-III program. The materials are designed to help with skills such as calendar math, basic math, sorting and matching. Their assistance also freed up more time for the teacher to spend helping her students.
Sarah Blau, Meaghan Distefano, Emily Echols, Alexis Feely, Kashlynn Graham, Chelsea Nowak, Peyton Pretsch, Paulina Ruiz, Caroline Smith, and Alyssa Wood
Wake 18
Title: Community Dance
Summary: The girls collected 125 books for WakeMed Children's Hospital by sponsoring a Valentine’s Day dance for girls and their parents at Sycamore Creek Elementary. They organized the entire event and promoted it with flyers asking guests to bring gently used books. The kids benefitted from quality time with their parents, while patients at WakeMed Children's Hospital received lots of new reading material.
Mary Daley
Wake 13
Title: Pillows for Interact
Summary: Mary made and delivered 45 tied-fleece pillows for the children at Interact of Wake County, a women's shelter for victims of domestic violence. She enlisted help from girls at an after-school program, teaching them how to make the pillows while telling them about Girl Scouting. She also made pillows with her troop for the children who stayed at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church in January. To raise money for supplies, she babysat in her neighborhood and sold snacks and drinks at the Powderpuff Derby.
Alexa De Jongh and Shelby De Jongh
Wake 20
Title: Butterfly and Bird Garden
Summary: The girls built a garden with a birdbath and bench in the park behind the Knightdale Town Hall and Library. They created a pamphlet with the types of plants and care requirements and presented it to the Town of Knightdale Parks and Recreation Department. The girls also monitor the area and assist with the upkeep.
Madison Dunn
Wake 23
Title: Beethoven's Beginners Band Camp
Summary: Madison and two band assistants provided girls at Girls' Club of North Raleigh with an introduction to band performance. She helped the participants select instruments and learn to read and play music. The follow-up surveys rated the program highly and indicated that many girls would return for another camp. She has been asked to repeat the camp next year for Girls' Club as well as several other organizations.
Laura Gray and Lindsey Wright
Wake 19
Title: Picnic Tables for Carolina Tiger Rescue
Summary: The girls built picnic tables to be used by tour groups that pay admission to the Carolina Tiger Rescue. Now the CTR can accommodate larger tour groups with a meeting and picnic area and generate more revenue for the facility.
Katie Heiken and Christine O'Connell
Wake 19
Title: All About Birds
Summary: The girls built a barn-style bird house to entertain the residents at Glenaire Retirement Center in Cary. They compiled and made two copies of a 20-page book to serve as a bird-watching guide and donated a pair of binoculars.
Ali-Kate Hujar
Wake 19
Title: Breast Cancer Awareness
Summary: Ali-Kate made a presentation to her teachers about the importance of early detection, and arranged for the Rex Mobile Mammogram Unit to come to West Cary Middle School. The event provided mammograms to those who would have not otherwise had this screening.
Elise Johnson and Hailey Storm
Wake 19
Title: Brownie Fun Day
Summary: The girls celebrated Girl Scouts' 99th birthday by hosting an event for more than 80 Girl Scout Brownies. Using suggestions from the Brownie Try-It book, they set up six stations where participants learned new songs, games and how to be a better sister to every Girl Scout. The attendees donated party supplies, including cake mixes and decorations, for the children and families of Interact of Wake County.
Cheyenne Johnson
Durham 11
Title: Donations for Orange County Animal Shelter
Summary: Cheyenne mailed letters and distributed flyers to collect food, beds and other wish-list items for the Orange County Animal Shelter. Her efforts also resulted in a large number of cash donations to purchase more items from the wish list.
Sarah Beth Marriott
Wake 19
Title: Semillas de Amor
Summary: Sarah's church has a Hispanic ministry called "Semillas de Amor," which finds students in kindergarten through second grade who are having difficulty in school. She used her talents in English and math to mentor these children and help improve their grades. Her involvement has encouraged other young people her age to join the ministry and provide similar assistance.
Melanie Mather
Chatham
Title: Food Drive for CORA Food Pantry
Summary: Melanie worked on a school-wide food drive to gather nutritious, shelf-stable products for the CORA (Chatham Outreach Alliance) Food Bank in Chatham County. She prepared flyers, posters and collection boxes, as well as visited classrooms to publicize the event. She exceeded her goal of 500 units, collecting a total of 602 units of food.
Allison Meyer and Claire Zuercher
Wake 19
Title: Butterfly Mural
Summary: In an effort to give back to the church that provides a meeting space for their Girl Scout troop, the girls designed and painted a whole-wall butterfly mural to engage the four-year-old preschool class at Genesis United Methodist Church. They also collected 49 items for the classroom's dress-up play box.
Katie Sowders and Jessica Woertman
Wake 23
Title: Book Drive for Crossnore School
Summary: The girls planned, promoted and held a book drive for the Crossnore Charter School in Western North Carolina. Their efforts resulted in hundreds of new books for the school's library.
Hannah Voorhees
Durham 10
Title: Halloween Safety for Young Children
Summary: Hannah created a Halloween safety brochure and distributed it with light sticks to young children and families in Durham. She also e-mailed electronic copies of the brochure to Durham County schools so that they may re-distribute them each year.
As of March 18, 2011
Marissa Brinkman
Wake 19
Title: Puppy Education for Kids
Summary: Marissa created a brochure for children adopting puppies from the SPCA. The brochure teaches them about what behavior to expect when the puppies are brought home and how to help them adjust to their new surroundings. She also organized and executed a supply drive for the shelter.
Joanna McDonald and Nicole McDonald
Wake 19
Title: Box Tops for Band Renewable Program
Summary: Joanna and Nicole helped the band teacher at Davis Drive Middle School create and promote a renewable collection system for box tops that he can then redeem for funds used to purchase new instruments, stands, chairs and sheet music for the Smart Music learning site.
Kristina Whitteker
Wake 23
Title: Healthy Eating and Nutrition
Summary: Kristina made a presentation to a group of fifth graders at Olive Chapel Elementary school. She involved them in activities to teach them about healthy eating, including creating posters and brochures, evaluating menus and doing a crossword puzzle. She followed up with a questionnaire to their teacher to measure the effectiveness of the presentation.
As of February 25, 2011
Lynnelle Daigle, Ashley Johnson, and Kayla Keeton
Onslow
Title: Mad Scientist Campout
Summary: The girls provided a weekend of science experiments in an overnight "Mad Scientist" campout for girls in Onslow County from ages five to 18. The weekend was designed to stimulate their interest in science and expose more girls to the joys of camping.
Emily Neville
Cumberland 36
Title: Discovery Puppets
Summary: Emily made 42 puppets for the Cumberland County Academically and Intellectually Gifted K-2 Discovery Program teachers. She sewed mitten-style puppets and ironed on animal characters for the faces. Each animal was a mascot for the Discovery Program's thinking skills curriculum, and the puppets were used in the classroom.
Dianne Scardino
Wake 15
Title: Dig In
Summary: Dianne taught fourth and fifth graders about cooking with North Carolina-grown foods. She also taught the girls how to create compost, and conserve water at "Dig In," an overnight event at Camp Mu-Sha-Ni.
As of January 10, 2011
Michaela Elaine Price
Wake 20
Title: Sharing is Caring
Summary: Michaela organized and hosted an event for local Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies to learn more about the hospital. She also held a toy drive, through which she collected and donated more than 100 toys and games to the new WakeMed Children's Hospital.
Chynna Thomas
Johnston
Title: Get Dogs Off Chains
Summary: Chynna taught a neighbor about the harm caused by chaining dogs. She then collected a kennel and tarp that she used to create a safe space for her neighbors' dog.
As of November 18, 2010
Morgan Acree, Brianna Jones, Taylor Moseley, and Kaitlin Vick
Halifax
Title: Brownie Try-It Day
Summary: The girls held a Brownie Try-It Day to help about 50 Brownies earn Try-Its they may not normally be able to earn. Some Try- Its included Math Fun, Spa-Tacular, Dairy Delights and First Aide.
Alex Bailey, Olivia Canady, Megan Izzo, Emily Millard, Lauren Nufer, Elisabeth Schricker, and Dayna Wells
Wake 14
Title: Respecting the Past
Summary: The girls restored a graveyard at The Homestead by clearing the brush from the area, defining the area by fencing, and mulching a path. The girls also tried to find the names of the residents of the graveyard with no success.
Ann Marie Ballance
Wayne
Title: Model of Schoolhouse at Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace
Summary: Ann Marie made a scale model of the school at Governor Charles B. Aycock birthplace for an exhibit at Waynesboro Historical Site, which included a scene for the school around it.
Rachel Ban
Wake 19
Title: Eyes for Everyone
Summary: Rachel collected eyeglasses for those in need in African countries. She made presentations to Girl Scout Brownie troops and camps. She set up donation sites at local businesses and found an organization to deliver donations.
Susannah Yulia Bauckham
Wake 18
Title: Tutoring Kindergartners
Summary: Susannah tutored kindergartners at St. Giles with an after school program.
Leila Annie Beikmohamadi
Wake 19
Title: Sports Day Event-Planning Website Resource
Summary: Leila created a website to explain how to run a sporting event. She then used the website to plan and carry out a two-day, one-night sports camp for younger girls.
Maryanna Bennett, Ashley Boone, Grayson Hicks, Ja'Telia Merritt, and Sarah Webb
Nash
Title: Your Body - Eat it Right (A Guide to Healthy Eating)
Summary: The girls researched information on healthy eating and presented the information to more than 2,000 youth at their local "Back-to-School Jump Off." They did this through posters, fliers, brochures and recipes. They also offered visitors a sample of a healthy snack and showed the amount of sugar in popular drinks.
Tiffany Bennett
New Hanover
Title: Making a Difference at Mu-Sha-Ni
Summary: Tiffany went to Camp Mu-Sha-Ni and cleaned the troop house. She also fletched all of the old archery arrows to make them safer to use. She painted 10 birdhouses and cleaned the grounds of trash and pine cones.
Frances Marie Betts
Johnston
Title: Aid for Haiti
Summary: Frances organized a collection of supplies for Haiti to aide after the earthquakes. She collected more than 1,000 supplies for Haiti.
Mariah Bishop
Wake 19
Title: Raising Breast Cancer Awareness
Summary: Mariah helped to raise awareness for breast cancer by holding a Yoplait lid collection drive. She also volunteered and participated in the Susan G. Komen 5K Race for a Cure.
Shelby Boast, Evelyn Conrad, Sadie Frank, Margaret Hassel, Elizabeth Jessup, Olivia McBride, Catherine Nansalo, and Lily Newton
Orange
Title: UNC Hospital Healthy Heart Reunion
Summary: The girls provided entertainment to more than200 participants of the reunion. The girls focused on games that would help the hearts of the children and allowed the adults in attendance a chance to talk without worry of the children. They also donated equipment to the staff to use for future reunions.
Miranda Gail Brauns
Wake 18
Title: Tabernacle Trail Redo
Summary: Miranda improved a walking trail behind her Girl Scout troop meeting area. She laid logs to help define the path and improved the area at the entrance of the trail with flowers, bushes and stones.
Renee Brown
Wake 19
Title: Make the World a Better Place One Step at a Time
Summary: Renee's project was a combination of many, including making dog toys for the dogs in All Breed Animal rescue of the Carolinas, playing with the children of Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network on a mission trip, and helping out at the Special Olympics at Ravenscroft school.
Christina Bush, Jessalyn Byrd, Margaret Chambers, Averyl Edwards, Jennifer Kraus, Lydia Parker, RaSondra Pointer Tedder, and Elisabeth Wiener
Durham 10
Title: Durham Centerfest 2009
Summary: The girls worked together to raise awareness of Girl Scouts to their local Durham community. They set up a booth at Centerfest for two days. The booth had information for parents on how to sign up their girls and also had crafts for the children to make.
Megan Butler
Richmond
Title: Community Support
Summary: Megan helped the community's homeless by providing or restocking the shelter's first aid kits. She also helped prepare meals and health care kits to the residents.
Lauren Rebecca Childrey
Wake 18
Title: Troop Website and Sunscreen for Soldiers
Summary: Lauren created a troop website to better organize her Girl Scout troop's activities. She also organized a sunscreen drive to help deployed soldiers with basic toiletries. Donations were shipped to military troops deployed in Afghanistan.
Margaret Elizabeth Cobb
Wake 18
Title: Partnering with Partnership
Summary: Margaret organized an alumni organization called "Partnering with Partnership" to help her elementary school. She helped teachers prepare their classrooms and assisted students with homework. She compiled a notebook with alumni contact information so volunteers can easily be reached.
Katherine Cox and Savanna Portenier
Wake 18
Title: Teen International Festival
Summary: The girls planned and carried out Teen International Festival. Several Girl Scout troops attended by making a display of a country of their choice. The girls had a speaker from Africa and Scandinavian dancers present at the event. Participants earned the Global Girl Scouting badge.
Kendall Cunningham
Orange
Title: Sports for All
Summary: Kendall collected sports equipment from her neighborhood and donated the items to her local Boys and Girls Club to help under-privileged youth be engaged in sports.
Elizabeth Caroline de Jongh
Wake 20
Title: Butterfly Garden
Summary: Elizabeth planted a butterfly garden in the East Regional Library's park. She put in a bench and a bird bath along with a variety of flowers and bushes.
Madeline Dunning, Sarah Fordham, Brianna Gordon, Kathleen Mattox, Sofia Palmer, Kira Perkel, Margot Sherman-Jollis, Natalie Sherman-Jollis, and Isabella Zuco
Orange
Title: Butterflies: Beauty on a Mission
Summary: The girls worked together to create a 300-square-foot butterfly garden. The garden is in the handicapped-accessible part of the Learning Garden located in the Chapel Hill Community Center Park.
Courtney Leigh Eggleston
Wake 14
Title: Abstinence is the Way!
Summary: Courtney helped girls to make the choice to stay abstinent by demonstrating the consequences through games. She also gave a presentation with information about STDs and teen pregnancy.
Eliza Eisenhardt
Wake 13
Title: Sleeping with the Sharks Trip
Summary: Eliza helped a younger Girl Scout troop plan and carry out a camping trip to the Outer Banks and earn badges while on the trip. She then developed an Interest Project Patch to aide other scouts in planning trips to areas of North Carolina.
Kaylan Yvonne Gerdes
Moore
Title: Playground Clean-Up
Summary: Kaylan took more than 1,000 pounds of yard waste to the dump from her church playground. She also fenced in two air conditioning units that were close to the playground.
Ceaira Nicole Gillis
Wake 14
Title: Gang Violence: What Can You Do 2 Stop It?
Summary: Ceaira gave a presentation on gang violence. Her presentation covered history and gang signs, along with different gang types in the United States and North Carolina.
Krista Harrington and Payden Elizabeth Reed
Wake 19
Title: It's GirlSports Time/Wake Med Children's Hospital Book Drive
Summary: The girls worked together to teach Girl Scout Brownies and first-grade Girl Scout Daisies activities to help earn GirlSports or My Body Try-Its. The girls also collected donations of activity books and gently used reading books to deliver to Wake Med Children's Hospital in Raleigh. The girls help more than 100 girls to become excited about sports and exercise.
Jewell Chassidy Harris
Wake 16
Title: Shoes for Haiti
Summary: Jewell collected shoes for the Haiti earthquake victims.
Priyanka Hawalder
Wake 18
Title: Helping Meals on Wheels
Summary: Priyanka helped the Meals on Wheels program by collecting more than 500 canned goods to donate to the hungry.
Jill Blake Headley
Wake 19
Title: Food Drive for Faith
Summary: Jill held two food drives, one at her middle school and another in her neighborhood. She collected more than 600 pounds of food to donate to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
Michaela Nicole Houston
Wake 22
Title: Urban Mission Project
Summary: Michaela worked with the Raleigh Rescue Mission to create and distribute personal hygiene bags to the homeless of downtown Raleigh. She also held a drive for home goods and delivered to the Mission's storage center to help furnish houses of people leaving the Mission.
Lillian Clare Howie
Cumberland 35
Title: Girl Scout Book Drive
Summary: Lillian held a children's book drive to benefit three "at risk" elementary schools in Cumberland County. She collected more than 750 books and $450 in cash. The donations were delivered on Read Across America Day.
Annie Carolyn Jackson
Nash
Title: Hope Garden
Summary: Annie made a Hope Garden for the rehab patients at the Bryant Aldridge Center.
Bailey Jordan and Kallie Thornhill
Craven
Title: Island Creek Forest Walk
Summary: The girls updated the trail markings and brochure of the trails at Island Creek Forest Walk located in Croatan National Forest. The girls used a GPS to help with mileage and used a blog that hikers wrote on to inspire them.
Sonali Kathuria
Wake 19
Title: Extra Eyes to Nigeria
Summary: Sonali informed her community about eyesight problems in under-developed countries. She collected donations of eyeglasses to send to Nigeria.
Diamonique King and CynDavia McKoy
Cumberland 35
Title: Care Kits for the Homeless
Summary: The girls collected travel-sized hygiene items to put together 200 care kits for the Fayetteville Urban Ministry to distribute as needed.
Ke'haulani Kiwaha, and Stephanie Warner
Cumberland 35
Title: Helping the Homeless
Summary: The girls made fliers to raise awareness of their collection of goods for the homeless. They also took a Girl Scout Brownie troop to Fascinate-U to help teach the girls about the homeless and earn a Try-It.
Yelim Lee
Wake 19
Title: Tutoring 101
Summary: Yelim tutored students in need of help due to poor grades or studying so that the could pass end-of-grade tests. The students tutored were in the United States and Korea.
Rachel Little
Cumberland 36
Title: Water Environment Clean-Up
Summary: Rachel focused on environmental clean-up of the area surrounding local bodies of water, which included lakes, quarries and ocean beaches.
Melanie McMillan and Megan Pritchard
Pitt
Title: Saving the Lives of Innocent Animals
Summary: The girls volunteered at the Animal Shelter in Pitt County and discovered that more kennels were needed. The girls then collected more than 500 signatures and presented their findings to the Pitt County board at a city council meeting.
Paige Ashleigh Morse
Wake 15
Title: "Paige's Place" Soft Interview Room for the Domestic violence Unit – Raleigh Police Dept.
Summary: Paige created a child-friendly interview room for the detectives to use for the children that come into the department.
Carly Danielle Mounts
Wake 20
Title: Sports 4 Kids
Summary: Carly started a drive called "Sports 4 Kids" to collect used sports equipment and clothing for needy children in the community. She made posters and set up a donation box at Soccer Post. Everything collected was donated to the Raleigh Rescue Mission.
Camille Munoz
Wake 19
Title: Head Start Book Program
Summary: Camille helped to collect more than 120 books along with sports equipment for the Head Start to help under-privileged children.
Margaret O'Brien
Wake 19
Title: Junior Encampment: Outdoor Survival
Summary: Margaret planned and carried out a two-day camp for Girl Scout Juniors. Those girls who attended earned badges and participated in service projects that were donated to Family Health Ministries and the pediatrics department at Wake Med.
Shelby Catherine Olive
Wake 19
Title: Wings 'N Things: A Bridging Event for Rising Juniors
Summary: Shelby organized and carried out a Wings ‘N Things for bridging Girl Scout Brownies. The participants earned two Girl Scout Junior badges and participated in a bridging ceremony.
Jessica Leighanne Parris
Wilson
Title: Service Unit Website
Summary: Jessica created a website for her service unit. The website has a variety of resources for the leaders, members' contact information, a monthly calendar, and sends reminders of meetings and events.
Ami Patel
Wake 19
Title: Homeless Awareness
Summary: Ami helped the Raleigh Rescue Mission by collecting donations of goods from her neighborhood and created a brochure to inform her neighborhood about the organization to which they were donating.
Allison Leigh Pitts
Nash
Title: Our Sunday Best: Cookbook and Culinary History of the First Baptist Church of Spring Hope
Summary: Allison made a recipe book from recipes received from her church community. The recipe book was a culinary history of the community.
Andrea Prestemon
Wake 19
Title: Boredom Busting and Painless Pillows
Summary: Andrea collected donations of movies and books and set up a library for the residents of the GI Surgery floor at UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital. She also used donations of fabric and grant money already provided to the floor to sew splint pillows for the residents to use.
Hannah Rose Przelomski
Nash
Title: Art Soup Garden
Summary: Hannah created a garden for the First united Methodist church in Rocky Mount. She led the gardening activities for the day camp held at the church and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the kindergarten class.
Emily Richards
Wake 15
Title: Volunteer at Local Library
Summary: Emily became a volunteer at Southeast Regional Library. She led reading to younger children, helped to process books, and trained other volunteers.
Natalie Marie Scott
Moore
Title: Stuff the Box with School Supplies
Summary: Natalie collected school supplies from her neighborhood, troop and church and placed a box of school supplies at the Interfaith Food Pantry. The box was made available to school age children in need of the supplies. She planned to continue collecting supplies at her church and restocking the box at the Food Pantry monthly throughout the school year.
Laura Sheridan
Wake 18
Title: Interact Toy Chest Collection
Summary: Laura planned and carried out the building and stocking of three toy chests for the Interact shelter. She carried out a toy drive at her school then cleaned and sorted the toys before delivery to Interact.
Krista Smith and Jessica White
Wake 15
Title: Teach Younger Girl Scouts at Optimist Farm Day Camp
Summary: The girls obtained their Program Aide training, then led a program for Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors at Optimist Farm Day Camp. The girls created crafts, games, songs and supplied a horse for the patch requirements.
Mary Elizabeth Spain
Pitt
Title: Bat boxes for Goose Creek State Park
Summary: Mary built bat boxes to donate to Goose Creek State Park.
Tiffanie Strickland
Brunswick
Title: Love Bags for Summer Campers
Summary: Tiffanie created camp care kits for campers attending camp for children who have a parent in jail/prison. Bags included a towel and washcloth, personal hygiene items, a stuffed animal, and a notebook and pen.
Jasmine Charisse Williams
Durham 10
Title: Volunteering at Carolina House of Durham
Summary: Jasmine volunteered at Carolina House of Durham, a retirement home.
Melissa Danielle Williams
Wake 15
Title: Girl Scout Big Sister
Summary: Melissa became a "Big Sister" to a Girl Scout with autism. She helped the girl to stay focused during meetings and explained the concepts of Girl Scouting her :little sister" did not understand.
As of August 17, 2010
Courtney Baptiste, Claire Collie, Bernadette Cooper, Eleanor DeBerry, Elizabeth Pope, Johanna Schaaper, Clara Weingarth and Michaela Wilkins
Durham 10
Title: Backpacks are Back
Summary: The girls collected donations of school supplies to fill a total of 77 backpacks to give to students in need at E.K. Powe Elementary School in Durham.
Elizabeth Reese
Wake 19
Title: YMCA Day Camp Volunteer
Summary: Elizabeth worked with the Cary YMCA to create a teen volunteer position at Camp Blazing Trails Day Camp. She then volunteered at the camp.
Megan Buchner
Craven
Title: Blankets for a New Start
Summary: Megan taught Girl Scout Daisies how to make fleece blankets. She then donated the resulting blankets to a local refugee family.
Holly Carter, Kim Dang, Melinda Ewbank, Megan Howell, Madison McNair and Hannah Reetz
Wake 18
Title: The Trailblazer Trail
Summary: The girls renovated a trail behind Tabernacle Baptist Church as a thank you for allowing their troop to hold meetings there. This included adding trail markers, creating a brochure for the trail, adding tree identification signs, as well as revamping the entrance to the trail and a picnic area at the trail's exit.
Kelly Harrings and Lauren Stearley
Wake 19
Title: Welcome Home Project
Summary: The girls furnished a home for a refugee family. They collected donations of furniture, kitchen items, linens, decorations, etc. Unused donations were sold at a yard sale, and the money raised was used to stock the kitchen with a week's supply of food.
Rebekah Middleton
Cumberland 36
Title: Mini Camporee
Summary: Rebekah's troop set up a mini camporee for younger girls and taught them basic camping skills. Rebekah mainly worked at the kitchen station, teaching campers how to wash dishes while playing games.
Kristin Hommel, Caroline Purdy and Juliette O'Quinn
Wake 18
Title: Leading Junior Safety Award
Summary: The girls worked with their troop to lead a Junior troop in earning their Safety Award. Caroline led a station to teach the girls about hurricane safety. Kristin helped girls identify different types of clouds and the storms that follow them. Juliette taught the girls how to treat burns and cuts.
Charlotte Galamb
Wake 18
Title: The Girl Scouts' Guide to Retiring an American Flag
Summary: Charlotte recorded a step-by-step video guide to properly retiring an American flag. She made the video available online and arranged to show it to a Girl Scout Brownie troop.
Kimberly McNeil
Wake 23
Title: Police Station Bookshelves
Summary: Kimberly made two bookshelves for the new Apex Police Station and collected children's books to keep children entertained when their parents go to the police station to file reports, etc.
Lauren Carlin
Wake 23
Title: Doll House
Summary: After volunteering to repair houses for less fortunate people, Lauren took this experience to a smaller scale, building a dollhouse, which was given to a child in need.
Briana Berk
Moore
Title: Cat Mural
Summary: Briana repainted and designed a mural for the walls of the cat room at a local shelter in the hopes that making the room more cheerful would encourage more adoptions.
Jillian Huggins
Wake 23
Title: Bridging to Teens Weekend
Summary: Jillian taught younger Girl Scouts about recycling and helped them complete their first Interest Project (Just Jewelry).
Lelarose Casanova
Wake 22
Title: Lela's Help from the Heart
Summary: Lelarose made a cookbook for the senior center to sell as a fundraiser. She helped at her high school's freshman orientation and a volunteer reception. She also made cards for soldiers overseas.
Savanna Herring
Columbus
Title: Helping Hands, Classroom Readiness
Summary: Savanna volunteered at three different schools to help teachers prepare classrooms, books, bulletin boards and paperwork for the school year.
Courtenay Wells
Nash
Title: Toiletry Bags for the Homeless
Summary: Courtenay collected travel-sized toiletry items, put them into bags and handed them out to local homeless shelter residents.
Cecily de Forest
Durham 11
Title: World Thinking Day 2010
Summary: Cecily planned activities for girls participating in World Thinking Day; gave out prizes to girls who completed all activities; and collected pencils for a school in Swaziland via The Pencil Project.
Catherine Stephens
Franklin
Title: Talent Show to Benefit Safe Space Inc.
Summary: Catherine held a talent show to raise awareness of domestic violence in her community; collected items to donate to Safe Space, a shelter for abused women and children.
Dana Koutsky
Durham 10
Title: Discovering Farming
Summary: Dana raised a lamb and sold it at market. She then taught others in her community about local farms using this experience.
Kara Primas
Richmond
Title: Community Support
Summary: Kara made first aid, healthcare, and housewarming cleaning kits for homeless individuals. She also cooked meals for the homeless.
Samantha Pompeo
Wake 23
Title: Becoming a Healthier You
Summary: Samantha planned and event to teach Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors about a healthy lifestyle through games and badgework.
Caroline Heathcoat, Brigitte Tondeur and Nathalie Tondeur
Wake 15
Title: Dancersize
Summary: The girls taught Girl Scout Daisies through Juniors some dance basics and famous dances. They also made musical crafts with the girls such as tambourines.
Mary-Margaret Brooks and Aneesa Johnson
Wake 18
Title: Games for Life
Summary: The girls held an event for rising Girl Scout Cadettes to help them earn bridging requirements. They collected games, books and puzzles at the event for the Raleigh Afterschool Enrichment Program and delivered them to Baha'i Center.
SaraGrace Griffin
Pitt
Title: Assisted Living Arts and Crafts Classes
Summary: SaraGrace designed a summer arts and crafts curriculum for the residents at Red Oak Assisted Living in Greenville. She bought and prepared art materials for class, and she taught one to two classes per week over the summer.
As of July 13, 2010
Tori Benson, Brittany Krow, Victoria Pearson and Kyra Shea
Onslow
Title: 2010 Camp LeJeune Cookie Rally/Thinking Day Events
Summary: The girls worked stations at the 2010 Camp LeJeune Cookie Rally. They recorded commercials to promote cookie sales, organized a recruiting booth at a middle school open house to promote Girl Scouting, and planned and organized Thinking Day events.
Alison Baker, Jessica Harrill, Amber Matlock, Jessica Matthews, Nora Nelson, Elizabeth Nowlin, Amie Ouderkirk, Kelsi Parham, Katarina Rebholz, Jenna Vrable, Madeline Williams and Rebecca Williams
Onslow
Title: Odyssey Camp - Bridging Day Camp for Brownies/Juniors
Summary: The girls organized an event for bridging Brownies and Juniors to interact with older Girl Scouts and to meet bridging requirements. They also helped girls earn one of two available badges; taught courage, confidence and character; and organized a food drive.
Victoria Maidon
Wake 15
Title: Let's Go Camping!
Summary: Victoria planned and led an overnight for first-time Girl Scout Brownie campers. She helped them earn their American Indians in North Carolina badge. She also reserved the campsite and taught the girls how to make sit-upons at a meeting so they would have them for the overnight.
Laura Shinn
Wake 15
Title: A Night in Japan!
Summary: Laura designed and implemented a two-hour program to teach Girl Scout Juniors about Japanese culture. She visited all Junior troops in Fuquay-Varina with this program; girls earned the World Neighbors badge.
Breanna Maddox
Wake 14
Title: RecyCool!
Summary: Breanna taught elementary school children at the Raleigh Boys and Girls Club about the importance of recycling. She researched information online and interviewed the director of solid waste services for the City of Raleigh. She also gathered examples of recyclable goods.
Jordan Cornett, Kacie Richardson and Ashley Whitlow
Person
Title: A Night on the Red Carpet Camporee
Summary: The girls hosted A Night on the Red Carpet Camporee for Girl Scouts in Person County. They planned and led a variety of activities for the girls, including friendship bracelets, pottery, basket-weaving, waterfront activities, and planting flowers as a service project for the campsite.
As of June 23, 2010
Divya Gadipudi, Alissa Goode and Angelica Porter
Cumberland 36
Title: Helping People/Children in My Community Along with Hungry Angelz
Summary: The girls organized food collections at their respective schools, then packaged the food for Hungry Angelz to distribute to children in the community. The girls also raised money for the Second Harvest Food Bank at the Dogwood Festival and collected clothing and shoes for the Haiti Relief Fund.
Taylor Babson
Wake 19
Title: Wake 19 Progression Ceremony
Summary: Taylor modified and ran Wake Area 19's progression for 2010. She introduced the idea of having a reception and entertainment between each level's bridging, done by bridging troops. She also changed that instead of the girls receiving a fake flower that they would get a flower lei. These changes made progression more enjoyable for the girls and parents who attended. She also printed programs for the ceremony and ordered flowers and cake.
Elizabeth Strohbeck
Wake 19
Title: Brownie Event: Become an Eco-Explorer
Summary: Elizabeth hosted an event for Girl Scout Brownies in which they earned the Try-It Eco-Explorer, created stepping stones for a butterfly garden, and learned about how plants and animals work together and are dependent on one another in the environment. She planned and found facilities for event, purchased supplies, created a flier, and created a scavenger hunt for participants.
Brooklyn Pierson and Ashley Walters
Cumberland 36
Title: Loving my Pet Workshop
Summary: Brooklyn and Ashley ran a workshop to teach young girls how to care for pets. They arranged for multiple stations with guest speakers. They also collected donations for church where event was held; registration fees went to the shelter.
Sarah Grace Nuechterlein Thalheimer
Wake 19
Title: Building Wood Duck Boxes
Summary: Sarah planned and led a day to build wood duck boxes for nesting at Lake Crabtree. She also gathered volunteers to build the boxes.
Olivia Jones
Wake 15
Title: Leading A Brownie Journey!
Summary: Olivia prepared and planned meetings for a Brownie Girl Scout troop using the Brownie Quest guide. In the end, they completed a service project for the SPCA. She planned each meeting, bought supplies, organized the trip to the SPCA, and sent out fliers for pet food donations.
As of June 15, 2010
Dominique Smith
Wake 15
Title: Germ Awareness
Summary: Dominique taught other Girl Scouts at camporee how to be 'germ free' while camping. They also made germ swaps to show how germs are spread.
Emma Anderson
Orange
Title: Earth Day
Summary: Emma provided an Earth Day celebration for a local neighborhood (Claremont/Winmore). She provided crafts and other activities for children.
Kiley Coster
Wake 18
Title: International Games at Brownie Camporee 2010
Summary: Kiley prepared and led an international games station at the Girl Scout Brownie camporee. She led groups of Brownies and Daisies in playing 15 games from around the world.
Kendall Harkey
Orange
Title: Apple Chill Cloggers Dance Project
Summary: Kendall performed dances for community-based organizations, including the Greensboro Historical Society Museum and Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival.
Heidi Mickunas, Diana Vincent and Vanessa Wignall
Orange
Title: Paws 4 Life Dog Walk
Summary: The girls volunteered to help raise awareness for animals living
in animal shelters by setting up a booth with fun games to show people
what they can do to help animals. They helped encourage the public to
donate food to shelters.
Stephanie Bollinger, Jessica Buchanan, Kennedy Fowle and Kathryn Hargrove
Wale 15
Title: Pirates and Princesses Camporee
Summary: The girls ran pirate stations at a Pirates and Princesses Camporee for area Girl Scouts. They taught other girls about the life of a pirate, including the weapons and trail markers they used.
Danielle Beattie, Morgan Karlok and Samantha Whipple
Wake 15
Title: Pirates and Princesses Camporee
Summary: The girls ran princess stations at a Pirates and Princesses Camporee for area Girl Scouts. They taught other girls about the life of a princess, Faberge eggs and fairy tales.
Olivia Fryman
Wake 15
Title: Leading a Brownie Journey!
Summary: Olivia planned and led the Brownie Quest Journey Program for a local troop.
Nicole Benjamin
Wake 15
Title: Semi Formal for the Mentally Challenged
Summary: Nicole coordinated a semi-formal dance for people in her community who are mentally challenged. She secured donations of a venue, decorations and DJ services. She also planned and monitored the event to ensure a joyful experience for all attendees.
Aubrey Burgess, Kristen Cernilli, Samantha Childers, Emily Kamrud, Allison McNamara, Alexa Medins, Meredith Price, Morgan Price and Brittany Schulz
Wake 23
Title: Bookmarks/Fingerplay Cards to Benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Durham
Summary: The girls led a volunteer effort to make and laminate bookmarks and fingerplay cards for sick children and their families at Ronald McDonald House of Durham. They also solicited donations, collected books and toys for Duke Children's Hospital and Ronald McDonald House.
Kiana Hall
Wake 16
Title: Food for Haiti
Summary: Kiana organized a food drive entitled "Food for Haiti." Non-perishable food items were collected in this food drive. The food collected was donated to the Haitians who were devastated in the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. She also presented information on Haiti, as a nation, in a brochure that she created. The brochure gave people an idea of just how poor Haiti is, how much they need help, and why she decided to organize the food drive.
Julie Barbour, Kelly Brown, Victoria Daniels, Mia Dezzutto, Claudia Kennedy, Autumn RobertsonRebecca Tibbetts and Margaret Tobey
Wake 18
Title: Girl Scout Troop 154 Community Walls Project
Summary: The girls helped youth in their community better understand and accept their community using art skills. They asked youth to paint canvases representing their lives and showing diversity. The paintings were then displayed at Triangle Town Center.
Tyler Deeds
Wake 15
Title: Suicide Prevention
Summary: Tyler researched suicide prevention; gathered information to bring awareness to the community and Girl Scout leaders; and created a pamphlet to provide warning signs and active steps to prevent suicide.
Leah Block
Orange
Title: Bolin Creek Nature Mural
Summary: Bolin Creek is a nature preserve in Chapel Hill where Leah enjoyed playing as a child. The festival was to raise interest in the Bolin Creek Preservation activities and the art mural was a community activity. She volunteered to help people participate in making the drawings and painting for the community mural.
Morgan Trachtman
Durham 10
Title: Family House
Summary: For nine weeks Morgan made desserts for guests at Family House, an organization that houses people with family members at UNC hospital. She educated my troop and at the end of nine weeks, they all cooked a homemade dinner of lasagna, salad, bread and cookies for 20 guests.
Katherine Almasy
Durham 10
Title: Rebuilding Youth Programs at Church
Summary: Katherine made youth and adults more aware of programs offered at her church; supervised Sunday school activities, chili sale, and volunteered in church nursery.
Allison Criscenzo
Durham 10
Title: Odd Jobs for Urban Ministries
Summary: Allison built a cabinet for the clothing closet in the Durham homeless shelter. The cabinet includes book shelves, which hold books for children coming into the shelter. She also provided books to children through an Urban Ministries Connections Fair. She read stories and gave away books to homeless children.
Casey Potter
Wilson
Title: Girl Scout Awareness
Summary: Casey had a booth at a Whirligig Festival to inform the community about Girl Scouts. She had 13 girls sign up and also had baked goods donated for the booth.
Jasmine Bazinet
Bladen
Title: Feeding my Community
Summary: Jasmine helped at the United Methodist Church food pantry by having a food drive and distributing bags of food to families in need. She also greeted people and restocked the food pantry. She helped serve food at Lumberton Christian Care Center Soup Kitchen. She wanted to help families in need of food.
Christina Larkins and Kayla Reagan
Cumberland 36
Title: Let's Get Cooking Badge Day
Summary: Christina and Kayla made eight stations in which Girl Scout Juniors would be able to learn about how to cook basic recipes such as bread, parfaits and smoothies. They provided lunch as hobo dinners and the Juniors loved them. The girls taught basic recipes and arranged for both a dietitian and a chef to speak. The Girl Scout Juniors earned their Let's Get Cooking badge.
Holly Gabry
Wake 15
Title: Gaming Day
Summary: Holly put together a game day for special needs children. The game day was to help the kids with their social skills, as well as giving their parents a break. Along with the game day, the older girls had a slumber party at the church, so that they could experience girl bonding like other girls their age do.
As of June 4, 2010
Danielle Craig
Franklin
Title: Community Food Pantry
Summary: Danielle started a local food pantry in her community and found ways to collect food. She gave updates and reports weekly to her church members. The food pantry has been open every third Sunday since December 2009 and still continues.
Hayley Baker, Meagan Baker, Elizabeth Barbour, Mary Collins, Tiffany Smith and Marion Zornes
Johnston
Title: Proper Retirement of the North Carolina State Flag
Summary: The girls created a ceremony to present to the North Carolina General Assembly on how to properly retire the North Carolina flag. The goal was to have the assembly introduce their idea during session so it would become law. Governor Bev Perdue subsequently signed a bill that would allow worn North Carolina state flags to be respectfully retired by burning them, in keeping with federal law for U.S. flags
Sonali Biswas, Akexis Carrion, Megan Cooksy, Kayla Flowers, Carly Morris and Devon Wilson
Wake 18
Title: Science Safari for Brownie Scouts
Summary:The girls informed young girls and boys about science and littering. In the first science fair, they had stations set up for the Girl Scout Brownies to learn about science in nature and life. In the second part of their project, they worked at a booth displaying information about littering and recycling. They were able to teach children about the benefits of science and recycling.
Bailey Metcalf
Wake 18
Title: Mother Daughter Tea for Girls in Action
Summary: Bailey had a Mother's Day tea, where mothers came with their daughters and they enjoyed a lovely afternoon with a tea party while participating in fun activities and learning about Annie Armstrong, the founder of the Women's Missionary Union.
Savannah Sutherland
Wake 23
Title: Grazin' in the Grass!
Summary: Savannah taught 10 fifth-grade girls about the importance of recycling and watching their weight in the form of a dance.
Marisa Ingraham
Wake 23
Title: Ronald McDonald House Book Collection
Summary: Marisa collected books that were gently used or new from friends, family and neighbors -- and then donated them to Ronald McDonald House.
Jordan Sink
Wake 23
Title: Knitting for Warmth
Summary: Jordan collected knitted 8-inch by 8-inch squares to send to Knit-a-Square, an organization that combines these squares to make blanks for AIDS orphans in Africa. She also participated in the Bridge to Teens weekends and held a workshop for the bridging girls to learn how to knit.
Allison Everett, Olivia Hall Shannon Hall and Caitlin Seyfried
Pitt
Title: Gardener's Club at Southern Living Assisted Living Care Center
Summary: The girls adopted a local assisted living care center and planned and landscaped the front garden beds. They also offered Saturday indoor gardening programs to residents.
As of May 19, 2010
Jessica Morris
Wake 19
Title: Relay for Life/Gift Baskets
Summary: Jessica made gift baskets for cancer survivors for Relay for Life, which included T-shirts she made. She sent e-mails about donations for the baskets, created trivia questions, and set up the decorations for the event.
Arissa Wickstrom
Wake 19
Title: Cats Who Need Homes
Summary: Arissa fostered cats, so that they could be socialized and adopted by other families. She spent a total of 124 hours taking care of the cats from feeding, playing, and exposing the cats to other people to get them comfortable around strangers.
Madison Hoke and Emily Manuel
Wake 19
Title: Brownie Fun Day
Summary: Madison and Emily helped organized a Fun Day for Girl Scout Brownies filled with fun stations including games, snacks, and sing-a-long songs. They also organized a collection of needed supplies for Second Chance Animal Shelter.
Angela Gazzillo and Katherine Womack
Wake 19
Title: Bridging to Teens-From Fitness to Fashion
Summary: Angela and Katherine planned and executed the Bridge to Teens weekend for Girl Scout Juniors. The girls earned the From Fitness to Fashion Interest Project Patch, as well as increased their self-confidence and sense of inner beauty by attending stations. The girls attended a fashion show, which allowed them to show off their creations from the stations.
Haley Chapman and Amanda Reza
Wake 19
Title: Boardwalk and Trail Maintenance at Hemlock Bluff
Summary: Haley and Amanda worked with Hemlock Bluffs to replace and paint boards, mulch trails, lead an educational hike, and hammer down “popped-up” nails. They also sanded down handrails, which all improved the safety of the park and its visitors.
Hayley Monsees and Holly Moody
Wake 19
Title: Wings and Things
Summary: Hayley and Holly helped plan and run an all-day event to help about 200 Girl Scout Brownies get their requirements to bridge to Juniors. They helped to decide on the badges that would be earned, figure out all the needed supplies, recruit girls to help out, create an event schedule, and made sure everyone knew what their duty/job was.
Sydney McGowan
Wake 19
Title: Bridge to Juniors
Summary: Sydney helped plan and bring into action a sports camp event that incorporated Girl Scout Junior badges, teamwork, making medals, and learning how to play both court and field sports.
Caity Caggia
Wake 19
Title: Davis Drive Middle School Junior Beta Club
Summary: Caity started a Junior Beta Club Chapter at her school to promote leadership, character education, and academic excellence. The club performed many service projects, and Caity also organized other events for the school, such as Financial Literacy Program.
Beverly Setzer
Wake 18
Title: Brownie Troop Assistant
Summary: Beverly served as a "Big Sister" to the Girl Scout Brownies, assisted with meetings and outings, taught patches, and helped the girls to receive "GirlSports TryIt" and "Science Wonders TryIt."
Samantha King
Wake 18
Title: Collect Food for Food Bank and Salvage
Summary: Samantha worked and volunteered at the food bank, did food drives, re-labeled canned foods, and scratched off UPC codes. She collected more than 250 cans, paper towels, and napkins during her food drive.
Kaitlyn Adams, Megan Chang, Marcy Pedzwater, Marisa Sampson and Kimberly Thornton
New Hanover
Title: Habitat Scouts
Summary: The girls teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help provide homes for families, provided cookie sales and lunches to volunteers, designed and sewed curtains, moved drywall, and made rag quilts for the new homeowners. They also helped clean up the latest building sites as well as helped to build the porches.
Ciera Cipriani
Johnston
Title: Room Recognition
Summary: Ciera brought picture frames and nametags in so residents at the Coving Assisted Living Center could find their rooms easier. She asked families of the residents to provide pictures in the past and present to help the residents with Alzheimer’s identify themselves, as well as help the employees to identify residents.
Jennifer Vrabel
Johnston
Title: Train to Adoption
Summary: Jennifer trained the dogs at the Johnston County Animal Shelter not to bark, jump on their kennel doors, or hide at the back of their kennels. Her goal was to increase the rate of adoption and decrease the noise levels.
Caroline Wright
Johnston
Title: Resources for Strings Players in Johnston County
Summary: Caroline designed a Web site intended to promote playing strings in the area. The Web site provided links to different opportunities for students wishing to continue their strings education. Caroline also coached the Raleigh Children’s Orchestra for two semesters.
Andrea Wilkerson
Wake 18
Title: Brownie Cookie Rally
Summary: Andrea helped organize a Cookie Rally for Girl Scout Brownies and Daisies where the girls learned tips and safety rules on selling cookies, and some were introduced to the cookie types. Andrea helped to create the schedule for the event, make cookie swaps, and bag cookies for each troop.
Victoria Clark and Sara Wright
Wake 23
Title: Peer Relations Seminar
Summary: Victoria and Sara helped come up with activities and lessons for the girls, develop the agenda, and purchased supplies for the workshops. They helped create a presentation, which gave the girls a better understanding of true friendship and the different types and risks of bullying.
Bryanna Chazotte
Orange
Title: Growing Joy
Summary: Bryanna assisted with summer camp activities and Easter egg hunts for autistic children in the garden. She helped the garden coordinator with various garden activities, such as planting and weeding the beds.
Jillian Campbell
Wake 23
Title: Childhood Obesity
Summary: Jillian informed youth and parents of families in a Youth Sunday School class at Watts Chapel Baptist Church about growing healthcare issues. She designed a booklet with facts and developed a PowerPoint presentation to present the definition, effects, and preventative measures of childhood obesity.
Mari Jane Sutton
Robeson
Title: Back Packs for the Homeless
Summary: Mari Jane helped collect materials such as hand wipes, soap, and shampoo to put into ziplock bags or book bags to distribute to homeless people. She also held a spaghetti plate sale to raise money for the materials to put in the bags.
Bridget Demery, Callie Fry, Hannah Hutchens, Mary McCarthy, Sarah Morrow, Katie Needel and Rachel Weill
Pitt
Title: Important Life Skills for Younger Girls
Summary: The girls helped present information to boys and girls about bullying, physical fitness, and ways to improve physical wellness. They helped make posters for each topic and made a game to show that physical fitness can be fun.
As of April 19, 2010
Lauren Gamble
Wake 19
Title: Make a Scene
Summary: Lauren planned an event that helped younger girls learn about the theater and how to use their artistic talents.
Maggie Lassiter
Wake 13
Title: Outdoor Food and Fun Junior Badgearama
Summary: Maggie and other girls planned a Badgearama for Girl Scout Juniors from Wake and Franklin counties to complete most of the requirements for three badges.
Sarah Moore
Wake 15
Title: Horse Fan Junior Level Event
Summary: Sarah gave Girl Scout Juniors an opportunity to learn about and ride horses.
Sullyanne Morales
Wake 19
Title: Activity Coordination for the Elderly
Summary: Sullyanne planned activities, exercise, and events for the residents of the Hartsville Assisted Living Center and the Sunrise Assisted Living Center.
Neha Batra and Jasmine Jethwa
Wake 19
Title: Junior Encampment for Wake 19
Summary: The girls organized Wake County Area 19 Junior Encampment 2009 weekend. The theme was "Music, Dance, and Fun." They planned Friday night entertainment where they taught Indian dance. On Saturday each troop moved to different stations doing various music and dance related activities and a Camporee was held on Saturday night.
Mariah Steele
Pitt
Title: Designing and Creating an ABC Book
Summary: Mariah created and ABC book for a kindergarten class so the students could learn their ABCs. Every letter had a hand drawn picture that correlates with the letter.
Madison Rowell
Pitt
Title: Learning about the Trainable Mentally Disabled Classroom Students
Summary: Madison learned how to communicate with various types of mentally disabled children through hands-on knowledge. She taught various fundamentals of vocabulary building, math problems, and hand gestures. She participated with the children in a plant sale which included an art project painting flower pots for Mother's Day.
Diana Rivera-Gomez
Johnston
Title: Helping Stray Animals in Our Community
Summary: Diana volunteered at the SPCA of Wake County and raised money by collecting cell phones and ink cartridges. The profit made from these items benefited the SPCA.
Lauren Smith
New Hanover
Title: Humane Society Shelter (pet care and goodie baskets)
Summary: Lauren worked at the Topsail Humane Society and the Pender County Humane Society cleaning dogs, cats, and their pens. She helped feed and walk the dogs, so that they could learn to walk on leashes. She also helped with other chores. Lauren also put together gift baskets for the Pender County Humane Society for the cats and dog when they are adopted.
Amy Erkes and Hannah Ryan
New Hanover
Title: Silver Extreme
Summary: The girls planned and implemented a total uplift of the Wilmington Interfaith Day Home, which was completed in four days. The entire interior of the home was repainted, new flooring donated and laid, new kitchen cabinets and countertops were installed, and new blinds hung throughout the home. in addition, new sofas, TVs, VCRs, and completely new safe and educational toys for the playroom, as well as a new computer and printer were donated. The project involved a total of 45 volunteers, 800 hours, and over $10,000 in donated items.
Summer Blades
New Hanover
Title: Caring for the Elderly
Summary: Summer volunteered at the assisted living facility in her neighborhood. She was hoping to make people feel more at home and appreciated by the youth. She helped with bingo, name cards for walkers, and any other things that needed to be done when she was there. Summer made lasting relationships with the elderly and will continue to enjoy future visits with her new friends.
Sheena O'Reilly and Sydney Sutton
New Hanover
Title: Caring for the Earth and Teaching Others to Care
Summary: The girls taught preschool children how to start caring for the environment and demonstrated that by landscaping and making the grounds of the daycare more beautiful with flowers and not littering, etc. They painted parking markers, outdoor furniture, and planted flowers in beds, by the mailbox, and the sign for the daycare. They had the children color pictures of flowers and plant sunflowers seeds in starter kits.
Courtney Floyd and Megan Lambert
New Hanover
Title: Bags for Wags
Summary: Both girls made starter/gift bags for people who are adopting new animals. They collected donations from local businesses, retailers, schools, and church congregations. After all the donations were collected, they placed the different items in the bags they made and gave them to local shelters such as The Humane Society, the Pound, C.A.T. Adoption, and Animal Control to disperse to those who adopt either a cat or dog.
Elizabeth Conte and Hannah Tate
Chatham
Title: CORA Food Pantry Collection and Africa School Supply Collection
Summary: This project had two parts. First the girls collected food for the CORA food pantry. They also participated in collecting pledges and walked in a “CORA Walk” to help raise funds. Second, they collected school supplies for a school in Zimbabwe, Africa.
Emily Hoppe
New Hanover
Title: Keepsake Folders
Summary: Emily made keepsake folders with activities for children who had to stay in the hospital overnight. Through a contact at the Betty Cameron Women and Children's Hospital who is a music therapist/healing arts network child care specialist, folders were created for three different age groups. The people who benefited were the kids at the hospital, ages 2 to 18.
Rachel Griffith
New Hanover
Title: Duffel Bags for Foster Children Instead of Trash Bags
Summary: Rachel acquired duffel bags with personal care and school supplies for children in foster care who are removed from their homes, so that they will be able to put their belongings into a suitable bag instead of trash bags. This will also allow the children to have some personal care items instead of sharing with others, as well as have school supplies since they really need this in order to have the tools required to learn.
As of April 13, 2010
Hailey Truitt
Wake 19
Title: 2010 Girl Scout Area 19 Cookie Rally/Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Backpack Buddies Food Drive
Summary: Her project had two parts. First, she ran the Area 19 Girl Scout Cookie Rally for over 200 younger Girl Scouts. She also worked with the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Backpack Buddies Program, where she collected over 1,300 pounds of food. The program helps school children in need get a healthy snack after school.
Lilian Faulconer
Johnston
Title: “B” Happy: Make a Difference!
Summary: She worked with kindergarten children at her local elementary school to show how easy it is to make a difference in our environment by being kind to our planet. Participants watched butterflies grow and then released them in the school’s butterfly garden. She read to the children and discussed growth of butterflies, did a craft with students, and fed butterflies.
Erin Tighe, Caitlyn Bartell and Jacqueline Minella
Wake 13
Title: Arts in the Park Fall Camporee
Summary: The girls planned a Fall Girl Scout Junior Camporee. They chose an art theme and planned activities accordingly. Participants spent two nights at Camp Mary Atkinson and had a lot of fun during the day time with all the different activities, including climbing the Alpine tower, canoeing, theater, tie dyeing and archery.
Emma Renfrow
Wake 13
Title: Operation Preschool
Summary: She re-constructed a preschool pathway and picnic area. The girls made a community courtyard between a preschool and playground in downtown Raleigh. They cleaned up existing debris, made a walking path to the playground, built picnic tables, designed and created a flagstone patio and retaining wall, and decorated with bird houses and a flower bed.
Lorna Martinez-Guzman
Cumberland 33
Title: Botanical Gardens – New Visitor Center
Summary: She tagged plants at Fayetteville Botanical Gardens. She labeled them according to her own spreadsheet numbers. The numbers corresponded to the plant’s fate (to stay, be sold, or be moved to another location to make room for the new visitor’s center construction).
As March 4, 2010
Isabell
Patton
Onslow
Title: Pender
County Cookie Kick Off
Summary: She held a Service Unit Cookie Kick
Off for Pender County. Set up booths to teach about door-to-door and
cookie booth sale safety. Organized cookie bake-off and had TV
stations in attendance.
Christina Williams, Chloe Kelley, Rozlyn Garcia, Elizabeth Williams, Michaella Martinson, Caitlin Bennett, and Rachel
Schrader
Wake 13
Title: Operation Courtyard
Summary: The
girls made a community courtyard between a preschool and playground in
downtown Raleigh. They cleaned up existing debris, made a walking path
to the playground, built picnic tables, designed and created a
flagstone patio and retaining wall, and decorated with bird houses and
a flower bed.
Charlotte Marshall
Wake 22
Title:
Helping Stray Animals in Our Community
Summary: She volunteered at the
Wake Country SPCA, made dog toys to donate to the SPCA, and collected
items to raise money for the PetSmart Charities.
Haley Sheehan
Wake 13
Title: Service Unit Wake 13 Troop Activity Resource Box
Summary: She created the Wake Service Unit 13 Troop Resource Activity
Box which assists busy area Girl Scout leaders by providing creative,
fun, and engaging project ideas and samples for younger troops. She
researched project ideas and gathered instructions and examples in a
tote to be checked-out by leaders.
Alexandra Powell, Brianne Smith, Elizabeth McMichael, Jennifer Elaine Thomas,
Margaret Mae Tucker, Victoria Leigh Pediaditakis, and
Tiana Threatt
Wake 18
Title: Science Safari for Girl Scout
Brownies
Summary: The girls planned two science days, one for Girl
Scout Brownies and one for students at Stough Elementary School. They
also ran stations with science experiments and provided participants
with ideas of careers in science.
Hailey Allen
Pitt
Title: Learning and Sharing Knowledge of Horses
Summary: She learned
how to ride and care for horses and used her knowledge to help younger
Girl Scouts earn a badge.
Jacqueline
Lee Benton
Wake 18
Title: Duke Children’s Hospital Activity Bags
Summary: She made canvas bags and placed activity/coloring books that
she created into them for the children confined to bed at Duke
Children’s Hospital. The books contained coloring pages, crosswords,
word searches, Mad Libs and other fun activities. She also attached a
pen for friends and visitors to sign their bags or to work on
activities and a pack of crayons.
Sumer Iyoob
Wake 18
Title: Snake/Reptile Boards
Summary: She made reptile cover boards in
order to help herpetologists and park rangers study the snake
population at Falls Lake.
Maria Clair Tsikerdanos
Wake 13
Title: Clothes and School Supply Drive for Interact of Wake County
Summary: She collected gently used clothes for Interact of Wake County,
a support center for victims of domestic violence. She then washed,
folded, and sorted the clothes by age and gender before donating them
to Interact. She also held a Back to School supplies drive for
children at Interact.
Kristie Ann Kusibab
Wake 13
Title:
Outdoor Food and Fun Junior Badgarama
Summary: Along with Maggie
Lassiter, she organized and hosted a Girl Scout Junior Badgaram event
focused on outdoor activities. Participants enjoyed sports activities,
cooking, weaving, crocheting, and tie dying.
Wendy Suzanne
Brown
Wake 19
Title: Make a Scene
Summary: She organized and
hosted a Girl Scout Brownie day event where girls came to learn about
and explore acting. Participants were taught about miming, tongue
twisters, costuming, masks, and makeup through a variety of interesting
stations.
Taylor
Rose Deckert
Wake 14
Title: Holiday Bazaar Donation Drive &
Elf Christmas Party at Interact Shelter for Domestic Violence
Summary:
She held a supply drive to benefit Interact of Wake County. Through her
drive she collected clothing, new toys, new stuffed animals, and
toiletries. She also spent twenty hours volunteering for the annual
Elf Party at Interact, where she performed for all the volunteers at
the Elf Party. Her project helped make Christmas easier for 167
families and over 330 kids in her community. She also donated craft
supplies for their ongoing work with abused women and their children.
Allison
Bailey McGinnis
Durham 10
Title: Durham County Girl Scout Day
Camp
Summary: She helped plan and run a Girl Scout Day Camp for
younger girls. She ran many projects, including teaching participants
a community service project that was donated to Meals on Wheels.
Breanna
Kaitlyn Moss
Wake 14
Title: Cards from the Heart
Summary: She
led children ages six through twelve in making cheerful cards for the
elderly residents of Sunnybrook Rehabilitation. She also discussed
with the children the importance of respecting the elderly.
Participants from summer camps and church programs learned the
importance of respecting senior citizens and communicating with them in
an effective manner.
Melissa Allard
Pitt
Title: Girl
Scout Brownie Sleepover
Summary: She planned and implemented a Girl
Scout Brownie sleepover where participants earned a patch, played songs
and games, and cooked and cleaned up breakfast.
As of January 12, 2010
Mary Brown
Greene
Title: Renovation and Beautification of Gazebo at Shelter Neck
Summary: She refinished an outdoor gazebo and landscaped the surrounding area for the Universalist Convention of North Carolina. The structure will be used for wedding ceremonies for people of various faiths.
Elizabeth Anne Speer and Amanda Clark Speer
Pitt
Title: Taking Care of Our Furry Friends
Summary: The girls volunteered at the Pitt County Animal Shelter. Together they spent time cleaning animal cages and the shelter itself.
Morgan Michaela Leigh Long and Jessica Renee Carroll
Person
Title: Mayo Park Amphitheater
Summary: The girls provided landscaping for the Mayo Park amphitheater. The amphitheater is used for music festivals, weddings, movies, and more.
Lindsey Morgan Butler and Jessica Nicole Davis
Columbus
Title: Sports for Kids
Summary: She held a drive to collect sports equipment for children at the Boys and Girls Home. Some of the items collected included bikes, softball equipment, skates, and cleats.
McCoy Lynn Creech
Columbus
Title: Recognizing Girl Scouts – Past and Present
Summary: The girls hosted a Leader Appreciation Dinner for the leaders that live in their community to show their appreciation. They also made a DVD of interviews with long-time leaders to show the many changes over the years.
Jayme King
Wake 23
Title: Flip Flops for Honduras
Summary: She held a drive and collected 110 pairs of flip flops for children in Honduras to wear while carrying drinking water to their homes.
Susan Stoner
Wilson
Title: Nature and Technology Encampment
Summary: The girls held an encampment for local Girl Scouts to teach girls about the combination of nature and technology.
Ariel Marie Darnell
Wake 22
Title: Savings for the Troops
Summary: She gathered and organized coupons to send overseas to an adopted base. The coupons will help soldiers and their families with financial needs.
Leah Delaine Chandler
Wake 22
Title: Preschool Musical Activity Center
Summary: She planned and constructed a musical activity center for the Preschool at Garner United Methodist Church.
Natalie Marie Khare
Wake 15
Title: Let’s Go Camping!
Summary: She planned and executed a camping experience for a Girl Scout Brownie troop. Participants earned the American Indians in North Carolina patch.
Katherine Annely Willis
Wake 15
Title: New Mother Bags for Kinton Court
Summary: She collected baby care items and then created New Mother kits that she donated to SouthLight, an organization that assists teenage mothers-to-be that have substance abuse or addiction problems.
Danielle L. Davis,Maven Ariana Mayfield, Kelly Childress, Marissa Alexandria Mayfield, Casey E. Moore, Jordan Brittany Mitchell, and Nia Brooks
Durham 11
Title: Girl Scout Summer Camp
Summary: The girls planned and hosted a week-long day camp for local Girl Scouts.
Brittany Thorne,Lydia Erin Cupit,Rebecca M. Wilkins,Darby Garrett Gilchrist,Kristin Nicole Lanier, and Lauren Brittney Garrett
Johnston
Title: Hunger in Our Community
Summary: The girls held a food drive and prepared bag lunches for the Lunches To Go program at the Raleigh Rescue Mission. They also promoted Stamp Out Hunger, worked at their local food bank, and prepared meals for the elderly.
Savannah Lynn Parada,Katherine Brown Waller,Caroline Lynn Waller, Elizabeth Ann Feola, and Mary Christina O'Connell
Wake 22
Title: Let’s Go Geocaching
Summary: The girls taught younger Girl Scouts how to Geocache, using a GPS. The girls set up geocaches around the Garner area at selected places that represent the Girl Scout Promise and Law. They then taught the younger Girl Scouts how to find the Geocaches.
Emily Elks
Pitt
Title: Books for Classroom
Summary: She renovated a bookshelf for a local 4th grade classroom. She also collected books to donate to the class.
Elizabeth Ann Cooper
Carteret
Title: Blankets for Hope
Summary: She made blankets to donate to the less fortunate at Hope Mission.
Lauren Lee Harper
Wake 14
Title: Care Packages for The Love of Animals
Summary: She collected pet supplies and used them to create care packages for people adopting pets through the SPCA of Wake County.
As of November 30, 2009
Bridget Kathleen Seelinger
Wake 22
Title: Catholic School Outreach Program
Summary: She tutored 25 children struggling at Cathedral School. Participants learned skills in outlining, note taking, vocabulary, and how to build on things already learned.
Kristen Kateri DeMaria
Wake 23
Title: Girl Scout World Thinking Day
Summary: She hosted her area’s World Thinking Day event. Each troop chose a country to represent, researched it, made a presentation about it, and came up with an activity that related to that country. At the event, girls rotated around to all of the troops, learned about the countries, and participated in the activities.
Hannah Wheeler
Cumberland 36
Title: Supplies from the Heart: Animal Food Drive
Summary: She volunteered and ran a supply drive for the Fayetteville Animal Protection Society, a no-kill animal shelter.
Hannah Edwards
Wake 18
Title: Bounce Back
Summary: She sold brownie pies and used the money to buy 14 cricket kits for children in southern Sri Lanka. Kit for children in northern Sri Lanka will be purchased and sent in January.
Hannah Olivia Verrilli
Sampson
Title: Back to School Backpacks
Summary: She collected school supplies to give to children in need in her community.
Jessica Brooke Hunter
Wake 20
Title: Beanies for Baghdad and Afghanistan
Summary: She sent beanie babies to children in Afghanistan and Iraq. The beanie babies were distributed by American soldiers to children in war zones.
Jasmine Alyssa Bogan
Cumberland 35
Title: Music Education Fest 2009
Summary: She provided a music education program to young students in Cumberland County schools.
Tiquesha Talise Wright and Alexis Jeanne Carter
Columbus
Title: Leader Appreciation Dinner
Summary: The girls hosted a Leader Appreciation Dinner for the leaders that live in their community to show their appreciation. They also made a DVD of interviews with long-time leaders to show the many changes over the years.
Carly Madison Shaw and Kathryn Chapin Meekins
Columbus
Title: Lessons for Kids
Summary: The girls taught local children important lessons such as helping others, fire safety, and honesty using humorous puppet shows.
Maleah Rachelle Murray Jordan Casey Ray, and Carly Nix High
Columbus
Title: Animal Care in our Community
Summary: The girls educated their community about pet care and collected pet supplies for the local Humane Society. They also made dog treats for the shelter and volunteered there.
Olivia Ann Butler
Columbus
Title: Sports for Kids
Summary: She collected sports equipment for children ages 0 to 18 at the Boys and Girls Home in Columbus County.
Kaitlyn Taylor Flythe and Natalie Amber Lanier
Edgecombe
Title: Blankets for Babies
Summary: The girls made 20 blankets for sick children and their families staying in the Ronald McDonald house in Greenville, NC.
Kalynn Elizabeth Bridgers
Edgecombe
Title: Caring for the Children of Edgecombe
Summary: She made care boxes, including stuffed animals, toothbrushes, toothpaste, crayons, coloring books, jacks, stickers, combs, bubbles, and pencils for children removed from their homes quickly by Social Services.
Linda Darden Smith
New Hanover
Title: Back to School Clothing Drive and Giveaway
Summary: She organized a clothing give-away from people in Wilmington who needed back to school clothing.
Taylor Sharpsten
Moore
Title: PUMC Stations of the Cross
Summary: She expanded the prayer path behind her church by placing 9 Stations of the Cross around the path in order to teach members about Jesus’ sacrifice.
Natalie Michelle Malpass and Lillie Rebecca Malpass
Columbus
Title: Helping Hands, Classroom Readiness
Summary: The girls volunteered at 3 area schools during teacher workdays. They helped teachers clean rooms, move furniture, fix bulletin boards, and laminate items.
Madeline Kenney Lassiter, Morgan F. Gatlin, Allison Parker Britt, Chloe Olivia Ivey,Breanna Sutton Williams, and Lindsey Smith
Johnston
Title: Dessert Ministry
Summary: The girls made desserts every week for 40 weeks for a local soup kitchen. Each week they baked 2 dozen individually wrapped desserts for a total of over 6,000 desserts for the needy in their community.
Olivia Kim Brown,Katlyn Elizabeth Adkins,Sigrid Jacqueline Crow, and Sita-Janki Ranavaya
Cumberland 35
Title: Can Food Drive
Summary: The girls held a canned food drive in their community. They then sorted the items and donated them to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Fayetteville.
Sarah Isabel Collins
Wake 14
Title: A Beginning Skater’s Guide to Figure Skating
Summary: She developed a booklet to teach those new to the sport about Figure Skating.
Sa'brayia L. Tootle
Carteret
Title: A Week at The Rec Center
Summary: She planned and carried out a week at camp for children in a low-income area of town. She planned different activities for each day of the week at camp. Activities included arts and crafts, games, indoor activities, and outdoor activities including some sports and water activities. The week ended with a talent program that allowed all the campers to show off their talents.
Elizabeth Penley
Carteret
Title: A Week at Camp
Summary: At a day camp at the Aquatic Center, she taught swimming, basketball skills, and arts and crafts. Participants learned to play safe, tolerate others, and be active, in addition to art skills.
Amanda Carrie Fisher
Pitt
Title: Assisting a Brownie Troop Bridge to Juniors
Summary: She assisted a local Girl Scout Brownie troop with meetings, activities, and projects to help them complete the requirements to bridge to Girl Scout Juniors.
Taylor Marie Whaley
Pitt
Title: Paws for a Cause
Summary: She created Paws for a Cause to benefit Relay for Life and Pitt County’s first annual Paws for a Cure event. The created a paw print memorial or honor and asked others to help sell them for $1 each. Over $300 was raised by this project. Memorials were displayed in a balloon arch at the event as well as at the registration table.
Ashley Nicole Lewis
Granville
Title: Helping the Hungry
Summary: She volunteered at the Penn Avenue Soup Kitchen where she assembled boxes of food and gave them to the hungry.
Celia Ann Rusch and Candace Elizabeth Creech
Johnston
Title: Personal Hygiene Kits
Summary: The girls collected hygiene items and prepared them in 50 kits which they donated to local nursing homes, rehab facilities, and half-way homes in her community.
Ashton Olivia Schlachter
Wake 19
Title: Brown Bag Ministry
Summary: She organized other Girl Scouts to collect donations for Brown Bag Ministry, an organization that feeds the homeless. She also assisted with assembly and distribution of 400 bag lunches and hot meals to the homeless in Moore Square.
Dominique Eaton Dailey and Michaela Ann Cragg
Durham 10
Title: Spring Camporee Planning and Leadership
Summary: The girls hosted a Camporee for bridging Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors. Participants played games, learned recycling skills, and earned their first badges at their new grade level.
Sydney Logan Pittman
Cumberland 33
Title: Flag Awareness
Summary: She taught flag etiquette, flag ceremonies, flag folding, and flag retirement to local younger Girl Scouts.
Charlotte Michaela Burroughs
Granville
Title: Granville County Girl Scouts Feed the Community
Summary: She organized Girl Scout food drive booths outside of local grocery stores to collect much needed items for Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM), a local food pantry. Shoppers donated 563 pounds of food. She also developed activity resource kits for local Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors to learn more about nutrition, healthy habits, and to promote awareness of ACIM in her community.
Amanda Leigh Corley
Wake 14
Title: “Game On” at Raleigh Rescue Mission
Summary: She provided Raleigh Rescue Mission with games and activities and also hosted a game night for children living at the shelter.
Katherine Michelle Lee
Wake 14
Title: Samaritan’s Feet Shoe Collection
Summary: She held a collection drive that donated 66 pairs of shoes to Samaritan’s Feet that provides shoes to people around the world that need them.
Kathleen Gicovi
Wake 14
Title: Baby Supplies Collection for Mothers To Be in Need
Summary: She educated people in her community about new and expectant mothers in need. She also collected baby supplies and donated them to Project Gabriel.
Alexis Denise Boothe
Moore
Title: New Experience for Young Girl Scouts
Summary: She provided new Girl Scout experiences for younger Girl Scouts. Participants learned the basics of camping and also about SWAPS and Juliette Low’s birthday.
Eliza Morgan Meredith
Durham 10
Title: Environmental Awareness Workshop
Summary: She hosted a workshop for 12 campers, ages 8 and 9. Participants enjoyed creating canvas bags, potting flowers, and letter writing.
Anushree Kristie Singh
Wake 19
Title: A Celebration for Phoenix Assisted Care Seniors
Summary: She planned a celebration for the senior citizens at Phoenix Assisted Care. Participants enjoyed a BINGO party with prizes.
Emily Ann Theiss
Wake 14
Title: Afghans for Angels
Summary: she crocheted small blankets to give to parents of miscarriages, stillborns, or infant deaths as a keepsake of their child.
Ayanna Kaila Harrison
Wake 23
Title: Organization among Young People
Summary: She taught organizational skills to 150 area youth in her community through her church as well as middle and high school groups.
Leigh Christine Baylor
Cumberland 36
Title: Helping the Haven
Summary: She held a donation drive for items and materials to donate to the Haven Friends for Life no-kill animal shelter. Donors brought their pets along, which she groomed in exchange for their donations.
Lillie JoAnn Ring
Moore
Title: Cameron Beautification Project
Summary: She planted 47 trees, creating a natural walkway on the trails at Memorial Park. She also weeded, pruned, and planted a bush and flowers in the garden at the Cameron Post Office.
Madison Caye Irvin and Laura Messina
Wake 14
Title: A Wildlife Adventure – Brownie & Junior Day at Durant Nature Park
Summary: The girls hosted an event for younger Girl Scouts in their area at Durant Nature Park. Girl Scout Brownie participants earned the Eco Explorer and PlantsTry-Its, while Girl Scout Juniors earned the Your Outdoor Surroundings and Outdoor Creativity badges.
Katelyn Elizabeth Welker
Wake 13
Title: Toy Box for Wake Forest Elementary
Summary: She built a wooden outdoor shed to provide storage for play equipment like balls and jump ropes. This allows teachers to store the equipment in a secure place near the playground.
Rebecca Alyssa Martin
Wake 13
Title: Sharing the Love of Reading with Homeless Children
Summary: She provided childcare for families attending Life Skill classes through Pan Lutheran Ministries. The families were previously homeless and transitioning to permanent housing. While caring for the children, she read them a story that she wrote about friendship, honesty, and truthfulness. Each child received a copy of the story.
As of November 10, 2009
Chelsie Rae Riggs
Edgecombe
Title: Service Unit Thinking Day Event 2009 was able to donate toward the prevention of the spread of malaria through anti-mosquito nets.
Caroline Price
Sampson
Title: Refurbishing Room at U-Care Emergency Shelter
Summary: Caroline renovated a bathroom at the U-Care facility. She re-painted the walls and doors and re-caulked the bathtub and surrounding tiles. She installed a toilet paper holder and a new shower curtain. She also put in new rugs and pictures.
Prenessa Danielle Lowery
Wake 23
Title: Scouts/Dental Hygiene
Summary: Prenessa taught proper dental hygiene including brushing and flossing techniques to local Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors. She also provided them with toothpaste, toothbrushes, and dental floss and followed up with the girls to check on their progress.
Crystan Symone McLymore
Wake 14
Title: Anti-Smoking Workshop 4 Teens
Summary: Crystan presented an anti-smoking workshop for ages 9-18. Participants learned about the harmful effects of smoking and making healthy decisions for their bodies.
Lauren N. Wilsey
Cumberland 35
Title: Planting A Flower Bed at the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens
Summary: Lauren planted over 150 shade and sun loving perennials along with a variety of statues of birds, birdbaths, and benches in a new plant bed planked by a slate walkway at the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens.
Elizabeth Jael Swain
New Hanover
Title: New Hanover Pre-K Center Flower Bed
Summary: Elizabeth created a flower bed where pre-school children can plant sunflowers and watch them grow.
Samantha Grace Salvato and Kelli Ann Klinc
Wake 13
Title: Dig it! Spring Camporee S
Summary: Samantha and Kelli organized and hosted a Camporee for younger Girl Scouts. With the “Dig it!” theme, participants learned archeological skills through a dig-site and crafts.
Michaila Marie Eshelman and Jessica Hale Vickery
Wake 13
Title: Wake 13 Junior Camporee
Summary: Michaila and Jessica organized their local Junior Camporee. The theme was “Verb – it’s what you do” and workshops required lots of movement. Some of the activities included Irish dancing, yoga, and a mini-Olympics.
Jeanine Elisa McCall
Wake 14
Title: Losing Your Cool? Control Your Anger!
Summary: Jeanine taught youth in her area steps to control their anger and attitude during Concord Baptist Church’s Summer Enrichment Camp. She also taught a craft session to make bookmarks listing Bible verses.
Jessica Eleanor Verian
Wake 15 Title: Holly Springs Library Summer Reading Program
Summary: Jessica assisted in leading the Holly Spring’s Library’s Summer Reading Program. She distributed prizes for hours read over the summer and assisted with several promotional events including the Summer Reading Family Kick Off Event.
Allison Grey Menius,Lauren Nicole Kalainikas, and Melissa Quinn Edwards
Wake 23
Title: Brownie Fun Day 2009
Summary: Allison, Lauren, and Melissa organized an area fun day for Girl Scout Brownies. Participants enjoyed crafts, games, songs, and a hike that included animal identification.
Julia Kenny
New Hanover
Title: Song Book Project
Summary: Julia created a book of camp songs which she distributed and taught to local girls and adults.
Amanda Ruth Height,Rachel Marie Storms,Kaitlyn Taylor Regi, and Hayley Michele Benson
Johnston
Title: Hygiene Kits for the Homeless
Summary: Amanda, Rachel, Kaitlyn, and Hayley collected hygiene products which they packaged into kits and donated to men and women in a local homeless shelter.
Callie E. Boone
Moore
Title: Fun Around the Campfire
Summary: Callie worked with 24 Hispanic children in grades K-5 to improve their command of the English language through reading, singing, and playing games.
Allison Denise Lavelle
Wake 14
Title: Afghans for Angels
Summary: Allison crocheted blankets for premature babies that do not survive. The babies are wrapped in the blankets while the parents say good-bye and then the blankets are given to the parents as keepsakes.
Rachel Traver Boyce
Wake 14
Title: Be the change you want to see in the world
Summary: Rachel volunteered with several agencies in Baltimore, MD and Wake County, NC that provide services for the homeless.
Maria Elizabeth Pesek
Wake 18
Title: Fostering for the Wake County Animal Shelter
Summary: Maria fostered 2 2-month old black lab puppies for 1 month. She also promoted awareness of the Wake County Animal Shelter’s foster care program and recruited foster families.
Regina Christine Pesek
Wake 18
Title: Supply Drive for the Wake County Animal Shelter
Summary: Regina held a donation drive to collect supplies for the Wake County Animal Shelter. The donated supplies included cat litter, puppy/kitten formula, newspaper, cat toys, dog toys, blankets, and towels.
Devin Virginia Riley
Wake 14
Title: Safe Haven for Cats Adoption Bags
Summary: Devin designed and distributed flyers promoting Safe Haven for Cats to local area troops. She also collected supplies and made cat toys that she stuffed into bags that she decorated and donated to Safe Haven for Cats.
 
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