 Sara
A.
informed people about Jamaica and the children who live in orphanages
there. After learning about Jamaica from a mentor, Austin talked
to Girl Scout troops about the country. She also encouraged
people to donate items that she sent to the orphanage. |
 Hannah
B. held a theatre workshop at her church. She directed kids
ages 4-13 in a play. Barnes held rehearsals and a Saturday workshop
where they built the sets, props, and costumes and learned about
theatre makeup. |
 Kay
B.held a breakfast with Santa for 50 children at Kingwood Church
of Christ. They made crafts, played games, decorated cookies,
and took pictures with Santa. Each child brought three canned
food items for their “entry fee” that Kay then donated
to her church’s pantry. |
Shruti B. organized a book drive and collected
273 children books to donate to a nursery school in Nigeria.
She also asked students at her boarding school in England to
write their own short stories and plays and made then into a
book. Bhat also visited the school for a week to assist the
teachers. |
 Catherine
C.
organized a donations drive and made holiday stockings for the
Houston Area Women’s Center. Several Junior and Cadette
troops helped her make the stockings. |
 Mary
F. taught homeshooled students how to do container gardening.
She also taught them the dangers of gardening with pesticides
and how to be environmentally friendly. The group planted a
garden for a local library. |
 Laura
F. took charge of the swimming portion of a camp for 130 inner-city
Conroe girls, many of whom did not know how to swim or were
not comfortable in deep water. She showed the group basic skills,
the four basic strokes, and CPR. |
 Sarah
F. led a group that demolished a pool and bathhouse at Lake
Houston State Park. After the 23 people spent 219 man hours,
the park can now propose other uses for the area and it is not
a safety hazard anymore. |
 Elizabeth
J. planned and carried out a two-day poetry workshop for third
and fourth graders. She taught them how to write sensory poems,
haiku, free verse, riddles, limericks, and “If I”
poems. |
 Katie
M.
organized others to make 50 fleece blankets for cancer patients
at M.D. Anderson Hospital. Once the blankets were completed,
she attached a homemade card with a picture of the person that
made the blanket. |
 Marie
M. organized files of scholarships into a list by due date.
She gathered other scholarship information and gave a
presentation at her school and also created a Web site with
the information. |
 Christine
O. organized music students from her high school to perform
at a retirement home. After the performance the residents were
invited to do a craft with the students. |
 Lauren
Q.
planned a pet parade and pet awareness day. Everyone who entered
the contest recieved homemade dog treats. Contestants were asked
to make a food or pet supply donation that she then delivered
to the Houston SPCA. |
 Katie
S.
led a group in making 121 fleece baby blankets and collected
maternity clothes for Birthright International. She also educated
others about the Birthright organization. |
 Jaclyn
Y.
planned an event for The Kids Unlimited Foundation, a group
that works with children who have cancer. She organized four
areas of interest consisting of camping and backpacking, diversity,
social skills, and car care along with two craft projects. |
For information
on how to achieve the
Girl Scout Gold Award please
see the Program section. |