Felicity Petruzzi of Woodbury Earns Highest National Girl Scout Honor

Felicity Petruzzi of Woodbury, CT received her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a girl can earn in Girl Scouting.

In order to earn the Gold Award, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts between grades nine through 12 spend at least 80 hours researching issues, assessing community needs and resources, building a team, and making a sustainable impact in the community. A Gold Award recipient’s accomplishments reflect leadership and citizenship skills that set her apart as a community leader.

Felicity’s project helped younger students avoid the summer slide. Felicity volunteered at her local Children’s Community School and started a reading group during the school day, and led an afterschool writing workshop. Felicity left a binder filled with lesson plans for students wishing to start their own book club or writing club. Felicity plans to pursue a career in education.

“On a national level, only four to six percent of Girl Scouts earn this prestigious honor, and I am beyond proud of our girls,” said Mary Barneby, CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut. “By earning the Gold Award, Girl Scouts set themselves apart as top achievers, and are incredible women of confidence, courage, and character, who make the world a better place. Next year, we are excited to celebrate our 100th year of encouraging girls to Go Gold!”

For more information about the Gold Award or how to become a Gold Award volunteer or mentor, visit http://www.gsofct.org/pages/GoldAward.php.