Heaven Coble Earns Girl Scouts’ Highest Honor

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Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont is pleased to announce that Heaven Coble, Julian, has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.

Coble, a member of Girl Scout Troop 40003 and daughter of Malissia Manning, built learning gardens for Nathanael Greene Elementary School and a gaga ball pit for Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church of Kimesville. The garden helps teach kids about growing vegetables and fruits and can be used as a way to provide a source of fruits and vegetables to underprivileged families in the area. The gaga ball bit teaches kids sportsmanship, how to win and lose with grace and how to follow the rules and play fair, as well as gives them an outlet for exercising.

The Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, recognizing girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through sustainable and measurable Take Action projects. Each girl must dedicate a minimum of 80 hours to planning and carrying out her project, which must benefit the community and have long lasting impact.

“Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award designation is truly a remarkable achievement. It is the culmination of so many things- from a girl’s self-discipline and leadership abilities to time management and the creativity, initiative and mastery of skills it takes to complete these kind of projects,” said Gayle Rose, chief operating officer for Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. “Every girl who earns this prestigious award is making a difference not only in her community, but her own life as well. The skills gained through the Gold Award process are ones that will be used often in her future endeavors.”

Started in 1916 as the Golden Eaglet, thousands of Girl Scouts earn the Girl Scout Gold Award each year. Earning the Gold Award opens doors to scholarships, preferred admission tracks for college and amazing career opportunities—as well as skills that set girls up for success, like strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, problem solving and time management.

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Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P), is one of the 111 councils from across the nation that delivers the Girl Scout program, serves nearly 12,000 girls in central and western North Carolina. With the support and guidance of nearly 6,000 volunteers, girls in grades K-12 are given opportunities for fun and friendship, while fostering the development of leadership skills and self-esteem. It is a safe environment for girls to engage in activities while they discover more about themselves and the community around them, connect with others and take action to the make the world a better place.

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