86 Connecticut Girl Scouts Receive Gold Award, Including One From Bethel

Western Connecticut State University student and Bethel High School graduate Lori Robertson recently took home gold for her project, “Spread the Wo(o)rd.”

Robertson earned the Girl Scouts Gold Award by helping underprivileged families in the community stay warm throughout the winter by receiving free firewood through her church's wood ministry. Robertson attends the Bethel United Methodist Church and hosted a series of fundraisers in order to purchase supplies to repair the wood shed.

She also organized a group of volunteers to clean up the area, created a website and distributed articles to local newspapers. By researching how low-income residents can receive oil assistance, she was able to help her community for years to come.

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest, most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors can earn. In order to earn the Gold Award, The Girl Scouts of America states that a Scout must do the following:

1. Choose an issue: Use your values and skills to identify a community issue you care about.
2. Investigate: Research everything you can about the issue.
3. Get help: Invite others to support and take action with you.
4. Create a plan: Create a project plant that achieves sustainable and measurable impact*
5. Present your plan and get feedback: Sum up your project plan for your Girl Scout Council
6. Take action: Take the lead to carry out your plan.
7. Educate and inspire: Share what you have experienced with others.

Click here to see the full list of Gold Award recipients.

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