Girl Scout
Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont is pleased to announce that Dorothy “Katie” Kennedy, High
Point, has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl
Scouting.
Kennedy,
daughter of John and Kelley Kennedy and a member of Troop 20448, focused on the
homeless teen population in Guilford County for her project. She did a backpack
fundraiser, collecting monetary funds from the community to fill backpacks with
items such as first aid kits, ponchos, notebooks, socks, towels and shirts. She
gave the filled backpacks to Family Services of the Piedmont to distribute to
teens in need.
By earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, Kennedy has
become a community leader. Her accomplishments reflect leadership and
citizenship skills that set her apart.
“Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award
designation is truly a remarkable achievement, and this young woman exemplifies
leadership in all its forms,” said Marcia Cole, chief executive officer of Girl
Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. “She saw a need in her community and took
action. Her extraordinary dedication, perseverance and leadership, is making
the world a better place."
The Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl
Scouting; it recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate
extraordinary leadership through sustainable and measurable Take Action
projects. After the
minimum requirements are completed, the Gold Award project is the culmination
of a girl's demonstration of self-discipline, leadership ability, time
management, creativity, initiative and a significant mastery of skills. Each
girl must dedicate a minimum of 80 hours to planning and implementing her
project, which must benefit the community and have long lasting impact. Since 1916, girls have successfully answered the call to go gold, an act that indelibly marks
them as accomplished members of their communities and the world.
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