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2008 Gold Award recipients: (seated) Megan Orr,
Jillian Bante, Jennifer Raye,
Stephanie Gaton, Anne Schwabel; (standing) Lauren Winkles, Kaitlin
Zies, Jasmine Dandridge, Elyse Garrett, Ashley Bond, Amanda Klein,
Cara Anne Nachtman, Amanda Ullrich, Emily Larson, Lauren Kaplan,
Rachael Leduc;
(not pictured) Joanna Damman, Elizabeth King, Amanda
McKenzie, Nikita Mehta, Lauren Penkala, Jennifer Pohl
More than 90 girls were honored for
leadership and community service at the Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit
Honor Reception, held Sunday, May 4. Ford Motor Company was the
event’s presenting sponsor with additional sponsorship from EDS.
Twenty-two Girl Scout Seniors from Wayne
and Oakland Counties received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest
achievement for girls in Girl Scouting. Additionally, Silver Awards
were presented to 63 Girl Scout Cadettes who have qualified for the
highest award for their level.
To earn the
Gold Award, a registered
Girl Scout Senior must meet specific requirements including achieving
several prerequisite distinctions and devoting a mimimum of 65 hours
to planning and implementing her approved project. Each girl must
identify a community need and develop a plan for a project or event
that will produce a positive and enduring impact.
The Gold Award distinction is recognized
beyond the world of Girl Scouting. Numerous organizations and
educational institutions offer scholarships and grants to Gold Award
recipients and awardees entering the United States military
immediately receive a pay rate equivalent to having 30 college
credits.
Silver Awards
were presented to 63 Girl Scouts who have earned this highest
distinction for Girl Scout Cadettes. This year’s award recipients were
honored for individual and group projects that benefited community
parks, schools, hospitals, and animal shelters, plus military members
and senior citizens. (Click here
to view the names of Silver Award recipients.)
Kaitlin Zies was presented with the
Medal of Honor…an award given to Girl Scouts who have shown
exceptional bravery by saving a life or attempting to save a life
through a rescue.
A significant and poignant portion of the
program is the presentation the Jennifer Barnum Spirit Award and the
Tammie Murray Award. These awards honor the memory of two exceptional
Girl Scouts who died in a vehicular accident in 1991. To be considered
for one of these awards, a Girl Scout must be nominated by an
individual or group from the community in recognition of her
leadership, actions, and involvement. The Jennifer Barnum Spirit Award
was presented to Ashley Webb of Troy. The Tammie Murray Award
was presented to
Meghan Orr of West Bloomfield.
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