86 Connecticut Girl Scouts Receive Gold Award, Including 2 From Danbury

Two Danbury residents recently took home gold for their community focused projects that helped them earn their Gold Award.

Madeleine Cox’s Gold Award Project, “Trail Map Kiosks at Richter Park,” helps the community navigate hiking trails at Richter Park. She created a structure that holds two maps in a stand at the main office welcoming guests to the park.

Jordan Roth also wished to enhance and revitalize Richter Park by improving the hiking trails. She created signs and displays that are placed throughout the trail and also created a brochure detailing the history and layout of all the trails in the park.

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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