Busy Boards for Special Education Learners: Madelyn Hovis’ Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Madelyn Hovis of Girl Scout Troop 2305 in Lincoln County has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for a community leadership and service project that addresses the need for special education resources. Madelyn identified that local special education teachers have had difficulty managing their classrooms due to limited access of individualized resources their students need. … Continue reading Busy Boards for Special Education Learners: Madelyn Hovis’ Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Salty Surf Revolution: Ava Anzalone’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Ava Anzalone of Girl Scout Troop 1893 in Lincoln County has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for a community leadership and service project that educates elementary students on ocean ecosystems and pollution. To raise awareness of how people’s actions affect ocean ecosystems and why it is important to keep the ocean clean and healthy, … Continue reading Salty Surf Revolution: Ava Anzalone’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Finding Joy in Art: Gabrielle McIntire’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Gabrielle McIntyre of Girl Scout Troop 2483 earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, for addressing the lack of mental health support for the elderly through a community leadership and service project. For Gabrielle’s project, Finding Joy in Art, she partnered with Journey Adult Day Center in Greensboro to design … Continue reading Finding Joy in Art: Gabrielle McIntire’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Today’s Tips 3.10.25

Let’s Party- A Message from our CEO Happy Girl Scout Week, One P2P family! I hope you were able to kick off this week of celebration and excitement yesterday for Spirit Sunday by doing something kind in the spirit of Girl Scouts. Today is Affirmation Monday where we share a positive message with a friend … Continue reading Today’s Tips 3.10.25

The Global Fairy Garden: Ava Cabbell’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Ava Cabbell of Girl Scout Troop 40850 earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for a community service project that aimed to increase children’s outdoor imaginative play. Cabbell partnered with the Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum in downtown Greensboro to create The Global Fairy Garden, a safe space for children to have unstructured outdoor play, stimulate … Continue reading The Global Fairy Garden: Ava Cabbell’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Outdoor Music Wall: Karen Francoeur’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Karen Francoeur of Haywood County earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for creating an outdoor music wall for kids for her community service project that teaches leadership and creates sustainable change.  This project addressed access to early music education and the lack of understanding of how it affects development. Karen partnered with Canton Central United … Continue reading Outdoor Music Wall: Karen Francoeur’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Free Community Library: Ava Geisler’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Ava Geisler was awarded the highest honor of Girl Scouts for her leadership and Gold Award community service project that creates lasting change in the Triad by increasing access to literature in underserved areas.  Geisler, Girl Scout of 10 years and member of Troop 151, addressed access to literature in underserved communities by adding a … Continue reading Free Community Library: Ava Geisler’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Building Programs for Service Unit Engagement: Hannah Rochester’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Hannah Rochester of Summerfield earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for completing her leadership and community service project to increase involvement of younger troops which connects girls to resources and develops initiatives to give back to those areas.  The issue she addressed was the lack of involvement by younger troops at the service unit level, … Continue reading Building Programs for Service Unit Engagement: Hannah Rochester’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Going for Gold at Barkdale Park: Norah Parrish’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Norah Parrish of Thomasville earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for accomplishing a community service project to increase awareness of a community resource and create sustainable change in her area.  This project addressed the lack of community awareness of Barkdale Park while increasing socialization and exercise for dogs and their owners. Norah completed this project … Continue reading Going for Gold at Barkdale Park: Norah Parrish’s Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Today’s Tips 5.27.24

A Message From the CEO When I look back over the past three years, it can be difficult to process all that’s changed in our world. Pandemic restrictions changed the way we lived in many unexpected ways: people fell in love with the outdoors again, rallied to support their communities and found creative ways to connect … Continue reading Today’s Tips 5.27.24