Broomfield teens earn Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts

This spring, teens from Broomfield are receiving the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Lyndsey Babcock and Grace E. Forrey have demonstrated exceptional commitment to taking action to make the world a better place through their community service.

 

“Girl Scouts of Colorado serves 30,000 girls, and it’s quite an accomplishment to be one of only 72 girls in the state this year to earn this distinguished award,” said Stephanie Foote, interim president and CEO of Girl Scouts of Colorado. “These girls are leaders among their peers, showing the world that girls can do anything and make a difference.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lyndsey Babcock

Broomfield High School

 “Making A Difference One Throw At A Time”

 

“I’ve always loved sports, but know it can be very expensive to participate. For my Gold Award, I created a way that anyone can participate, regardless of their financial situation. Through advertising and help from the city, I organized two softball camps for more than 50 younger girls. The participants in the camp were asked to bring new or old sports equipment, which was donated to A Precious Child, a non-profit organization that would provide the equipment to people in need. I was able to help the hundreds of people that rely on this non-profit for sports equipment and clothing.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grace E. Forrey

Broomfield High School

“Self Esteem Workshop”

 

“For years, I watched my sister Sophie and my friends be bullied and struggle with self-esteem. For my Gold Award, I created a self-esteem workshop for girls entering 4th to 6th grade. My workshop took place at Broomfield United Methodist Church. We had discussions of what influences self-esteem and a game to find common ground with others. We also focused on inner beauty, and the girls were able to experiment with makeup in a natural way. We discussed what bullying is and what we can all do to stop it. About 23 girls went through the program.”

 

The Gold Award culminates with a project led by one young woman of high school age who builds a purpose-based team to work with the larger community to meet a need. The focus of a Girl Scouts’ Gold Award project is identifying a community issue that she is passionate about, researching the issue, developing a plan to address the issue in cooperation with her team and community members, establishing a global connection with others and providing sustainability for the project. Of the skills learned through Girl Scouts’ Highest Awards, leadership, organization and critical thinking are the fundamentals of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

 

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Colorado makes it easy, meaningful and fun for girls and volunteers to grow as leaders. We provide a safe place for girls to explore their world – from science, technology and the environment to healthy living, anti-bullying and financial literacy. For 100 years, Girl Scouting has been helping each girl develop her personal leadership skills and make friends that last a lifetime. Girl Scouts is also a great place to enhance job skills and give back to your community as an adult volunteer. In fact, we serve 30,000 girl members and 9,000 adult volunteers across Colorado! New to Girl Scouts are the flexible pathways for participation for both girls and adult volunteers. Come learn more about how you can be part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience during our historic Year of the Girl 100th anniversary in 2012 by visiting girlscoutsofcolorado.org, calling 1-877-404-5708 or emailing inquiry@gscolorado.org.

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Contact: Amanda Kalina, 303-607-4844

amanda.kalina@gscolorado.org

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