Girl Scouts earn Girl Scout Silver Award

The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore honored 35 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties, including three from Brick, with the Girl Scout Silver Award on Thursday, November 29, at the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore’s Program Activity Center, Farmingdale.

To earn their Silver Award, Brick teens Julianna Petrosino, Pamela Soriano and Rachel Strollo worked together to spread awareness about shelter animals and the importance of properly caring for pets. They hosted an event for local shelters to share their missions with the community and to educate attendees about the importance of adopting pets from a shelter.

“By earning the Girl Scout Silver Award, these young women have proven that they are committed to changing society for the better,” said Eileen M. Higgins, CEO, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore. “They have made a difference in their community and improved the lives of others by taking action on an issue that’s important to them.”

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the second highest award girls can earn in Girl Scouting, and the highest award attainable at the middle school level. To earn the Girl Scout Silver Award, recipients must complete a leadership project that exceeds 50 hours with a lasting and sustainable impact on her community. The Silver Award helps girls build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, while making a commitment to self-improvement.

Girl Scouts prepares girls to make a difference in the world at every age through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience—a collection of engaging, challenging, girl-led activities like earning badges, travelling, exploring science, experiencing the outdoors and completing community service projects. While girls may be exposed to these subjects at school, in other youth programs, or even on their own, Girl Scouts allows her to experience them in a unique way that puts her on a path to a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.

About Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore

Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore serves more than 10,000 girls ages 5-18 in Monmouth and Ocean counties, providing a time-tested leadership experience that inspires and motivates them to take action for themselves and their communities. For over 100 years, Girl Scouts has helped girls become women of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. For information on how to join, volunteer, partner or donate, visit jerseyshoregirlscouts.org or call (800) 785-2090.