Our very own Erin not only earned her Gold Award, but was also recognized at the GSUSA National Convention as one of the top 10 Gold Award recipients in the nation. Here she is talking about her project and the personal challenges she faced. We are so proud to recognize Erin as a Gold Award recipient and a member of Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama.
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Our own Erin has been selected as one of GSUSA's National Young Women of Distinction. Erin earned her Gold Award in 2009 with her project "Life's Landing Pad" and is one of only 10 girls nationwide selected for this award.
Read more about Erin's project on the GSUSA website http://www.girlscouts.org/convention/whats_happening/ywod.asp. Erin is a 2009 graduate of Citronelle High School, and is currently a junior at Judson College. She will speak at the National Convention in Houston this November, where she will receive her award and a scholarship.
Congratulations, Erin! We're so proud of you!
Join older girls from Southern Alabama and Florida Panhandle for Silver and Gold training under the new Journeys standards. Girls must bring leader or advisor and adults are limited to the suggested girl/adult ratio. Girls will do training for awards, leadership development, team building and fun activities.
Where: Camp Kugelman in Lillian
Check in: 9 a.m. Saturday, August 28
Check Out: 10 a.m. Sunday, August 29
Cost: $25 girls and adults (includes meals, snacks, lodging, materials)
Optional Night: Friday- Sunday, $30 check in 8 p.m. Friday (includes snack Friday night and Breakfast Sat.)
Grade Levels: Open to 6th-12th grade girls interested in earning the Silver or Gold award
Minimum: 18; maximum 50
Registrations due: Mobile Service Center by August 13
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz, ext. 1202 or mbrutkiewicz@girlscoutssa.org
Note: This is a collaboration between Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama and Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle. Future Take Action weekends will take place at other camps in our jurisdiction.
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama offers two college scholarships and a lifetime membership scholarship to deserving girls
The deadline for all scholarships is March 1.
Named in honor of a past Girl Scouts of the Deep South board president, the Loucretia Hollingsworth Scholarship of $1,000 is awarded each year to a graduating senior Girl Scout who will be enrolled full time at an accredited college or university.
The aim of this scholarship is to reach the girl who may or may not have outstanding academic achievements, but has the ability to develop in college and who has demonstrated a commitment to helping other people.
Selections will be based first and foremost on the applicant's contribution to society through service and her desire to continue this contribution through a career of helping others.
The Ellen Autrey Anderson Girl Scout Award is named in honor of a past Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of South Central Alabama, and donated by her family. This one-time scholarship of $500 is awarded annually to a graduating Senior Girl Scout who best meets the scholarship criteria. Applicants must be enrolled full time in an accredited college or university, have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award through Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, and have a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
The Blanchard Hinton Lifetime Membership Scholarship is awarded yearly to a deserving Girl Scout who plans to continue to be active as an adult volunteer. An essay is required.
The Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of Corinne Schillings, a 26- year-old woman who lost her life in the Baltimore Water Taxi accident on March 6, 2004. Corinne was a Silver Award Girl Scout and a 1999 graduate of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Corinne received her undergraduate degree in foreign languages, majoring in Italian; she also studied Spanish, French, and Portuguese. She spent two semesters studying in Italy, first in Florence and then Milan. During her study abroad in Florence, Corinne met her future fiancé, Andrew Roccella, who also died in the accident. Corinne believed strongly in higher education for women and in learning about various cultures through language. The foundation will award scholarships and grants to deserving young women who reflect Corinne's aspirations, values, and enthusiasm for life.
Scholarship: The foundation will award scholarships to deserving young women who have earned the Girl Scout Gold or Silver Award and who plan to or are currently pursuing a college major or minor in foreign language. This scholarship is renewable.
Grant: The foundation will provide airfare for a Silver or Gold Award Girl Scout who plans to study abroad, regardless of her major/minor. It is not necessary to be a scholarship recipient to apply for this one-time grant; nor are scholarship recipients excluded from applying. This grant is not renewable.
Application Deadline: May 15
For further information about Corinne, the foundation, or to obtain the downloadable scholarship and grant applications, visit the foundation's Web site at: http://www.cjsfoundation.org or contact by email at: dschillings@cjsfoundation.org or by phone at: 708-957-3684 or 630-886-0507.
My name is Haley E. and my Gold Award Project is called "SilverBells" . This is an adoption of Elderly residents in the local nursing homes in Baldwin County for Christmas gifts! I have 150 'Silver Bells" that need adopting, and I am hoping that my sister Girl Scout troops can help.
I have placed my "Silver Bells" at Fairhope Phsycial Therapy Center and at The Blue Marlin. I will also bring some of my Silver Bells to the Council office after Thanksgiving.
If any one would like to adopt a 'Silver Bell" they can email me at SilverBells08@bellsouth.net. I can email them a Silver Bell of their choice to them.
Thanks for your help!
Haley
Girl Scout Troop 8311
