Farmington Girl Scouts Receive Gold Awards

FARMINGTON, CT - Two Girl Scouts from Farmington recently took home gold for their community-focused projects that helped them earn their Gold Awards.

• Krystyna Kathryn Germano's Gold Award project, “Share a Spare, Get a Pair – Eyewear for Everyone” helped those in all socioeconomic states obtain proper eye care. Krystyna collected 519 pairs of eyeglasses and held an event where the community gathered for a free screening and was matched with a pair of eyeglasses. Krystyna also created posters detailing the importance of sight and how it impacts different stages of our life and overall health and wellbeing. Many optometrists and doctors from her surrounding communities plan to continue Krystyna’s project at their local hospitals and facilities. Krystyna plans to become an optometrist.
• Maria Anne Germano created a digital reverse cookbook for the Farmington Food Pantry that provided recipes for nutritious, delicious meals. With Maria’s cookbook, individuals could input food items and find several options of what they could cook with that food item. Maria created a physical cookbook as well as a website linked to the Farmington Pantry Facebook page. Clients of the pantry were using Maria’s cookbook and website, and will be continued to be used each year by the food pantry. Maria also shared her project with her local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops to encourage them to share the reverse cookbook with those at the food pantry. Maria plans to study elementary education.

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.

Photo courtesy of Girl Scouts of Connecticut