Two Area Girl Scouts Earn Prestigious Gold Award
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia proudly honors 19 Gold Award Girl Scouts across the council.
MACON, GEORGIA (May 1, 2024)— Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia proudly recognizes local Girl Scouts Sierra Hoffman and Sophie Leigh as members of the 2024 Girl Scout Gold Award class who earned the highest award in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award. Hoffman and Leigh will be honored at a formal ceremony at the Camp Martha Johnston, on Sunday, May 5, at 1 pm. Younger Girl Scouts who have earned the Silver or Bronze Award and volunteers who have earned council and national level awards will also be honored during the ceremony.?
The 2024 Gold Award Girl Scouts demonstrate the breadth of issues American teens feel are most prevalent in society today.?
For her project, “Young Environmentalists,” Sierra Hoffman, a Kathleen Girl Scout from Troop 60577, brought awareness to her peers about critical topics that threaten our planet. She helped build a network of young environmentalists who will take action and spread awareness, making the world a better place for many years to come. She helped host community cleanups where more than 600 pounds of plastic recycling and 300 pounds of trash were collected. She also worked with Keep Warner Robins Beautiful to give away more than 1530 trees of various sizes and species. Her group’s efforts saved enough energy to power classroom lights for an entire year, and her project has developed more eco-conscious citizens who are continuing to make strides to take care of the environment.?
Sophie Leigh, a Macon Girl Scout from Troop 60043, focused on the lack of native plants and flowers by creating pollinator gardens at one of her local preschools for her. For her project, “Preschool Pollination Planters,” she chose native plants to highlight in her gardens by researching how they survive in the sun, what time of year they bloom, and how often they need watered. She then taught the students how to learn and care for the environment’s pollinators. Her presentation included basic knowledge of plants, pollinators, and the environment.?
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Gold Award Girl Scouts make positive impacts on our local communities by addressing some of our most pressing issues. They become innovative problem-solvers, empathetic leaders, confident public speakers, and focused project managers. They learn resourcefulness, tenacity, and decision-making skills, giving them an edge personally and professionally. As they take action to transform their communities, Gold Award Girl Scouts gain tangible skills and prove they’re the leaders our world needs. The 2024 Gold Award Girl Scout class identified issues in their communities, took action, and found or created solutions to earn their Gold Awards, addressing real-life problems such as environmental sustainability, racial justice, mental and physical well-being, and gender inequality in STEM.?
According to recent research, Gold Award Girl Scouts are more likely to fill leadership roles at work and in their personal lives and are more civically engaged than their non-Girl Scout peers. Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Gold Award Girl Scouts agree that earning their Gold Award gave them skills that help them succeed professionally. Seventy-two percent ( 72%) said earning their Gold Award helped them get a scholarship. Changing the world doesn’t end when a Girl Scout earns her Gold Award. Ninety-nine percent (99%) of Gold Award Girl Scout alums take on leadership roles in their everyday lives.?
To learn more about Girl Scout Highest Awards, visit the?Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia website. ?
ABOUT GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA:?Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is rich in heritage and purpose. The council extends from the North Georgia mountains to the Okefenokee and from the Atlantic coast to the Chattahoochee Valley. Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia serves more than 8,000 girls and 3,000 adults in 122 counties in Georgia, two counties in South Carolina and one county in Alabama.?The council is also the home of our organization’s founder, Juliette Gordon Low, who founded Girl Scouts on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia, where her birthplace and the historic First Headquarters still welcome thousands of Girl Scouts every year. Girl Scouting gives girls a wide range of experiences to define leadership their way. To learn more, join, volunteer, or donate, visit?www.gshg.org.