Township Honors Local Resident for Prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award

The Lower Moreland Board of Commissioners recently honored a local resident for earning the Gold Star in Girl Scouts.

The Gold Star is the highest honor that a Girl Scout can receive and commissioners commended Melissa Sirkin with a certificate to show their appreciation.

"Melissa Sirkin recently completed the rigorous requirements to obtain the Girl Scouts Gold Award, the highest honor in the Girl Scouts, earned by fewer than six percent of all Girl Scouts nationally," Lower Moreland Vice President Jill Blumhardt said.

Sirkin is very active in the community and the high school. Part of the Gold Star award included a "Take Action" project, in which Sirkin volunteered countless hours of time to the community.

She's an active member in the Spanish Club, Art Club, soccer, swimming and lifeguarding. She is a CIT at Indian Valley Day Camp and a teaching assistant at Temple Beth Am on Old York Road. She also dedicated her time to help renovate the courtyard at Lower Moreland.

Commissioner Blumhardt presented Sirkin with the award as part of Women's History Month.