- Last Updated on Friday, 31 May 2013 22:31
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania recently honored local Girls Scouts Gabrielle Fronzaglio, Rachael Funtal, Sarah Grandinette, Caitlin Painter and Hannah Williams with the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest recognition for achievement in Girl Scouting at the Cadette level (girls 11-14). The girls are from local scout troop 54087 from the Ringgold area.
.jpg) Girl Scouts visit nursing center
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The Troop's 60 hour Silver Award project began in September, 2012 and was completed on May 9, 2013. Through a leadership project, the girls wanted to address the issue of stereotypes and the elderly. When they discovered that there was a need for visitations and social activities at a local nursing center, the girls used resources wisely by choosing a craft project each month and creating enough crafts to personally deliver one to each resident of the nursing home and spend some time getting to know the residents to enact a direct sustainable change in their community. The girls also put together a book of craft and activity ideas for the center to use to encourage other scouting groups to come and visit and share their time and talents.
New Silver Star Awardees from Girl Scout Troop 54087
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As Girl Scout members for the last 8 years, the girls were supported in their Silver Award efforts by troop leaders Flora Funtal and Tracy Grandinette, and were advised by Havencrest Nursing Center Activities Assistant Jeannette Sollars.
