Welcome to the GSCSA blog! We look forward to sharing how Girl Scouts are taking action in our council — for themselves, their communities, and the world.
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As part of their Bronze Award, Girl Scouts led multiple clean-up sites as part of the Ijams River Rescue event in Knoxville on April 7. Their troop adopted Walker Springs Park several years ago, and often cleans up park trash to prevent garbage from entering Ten Mile Creek and the Knoxville waterways. Thank you for… Read more
“Our goal was to help the school,” said Olivia, “but we helped the community, too.” Olivia, a Silver Award Girl Scout, created a recycling initiative at her school. She worked with the principal and a sponsor to make sure all the teachers had the proper recycling bins. Olivia also helped educate her school on the… Read more
Gold Award Girl Scout Lindsey created a butterfly garden to help sustain and grow a decreasing butterfly population in her area. Today is not only Pi Day it’s also National Learn About Butterflies Day! One phenomenal Gold Award Girl Scout created a project centered around butterflies. Lindsey created a butterfly garden to help sustain and… Read more
Katie and Cydney earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award by addressing the needs of students who are food insecure in Hamilton County. Entering the gymnasium at East Brainerd Church of Christ, volunteers are greeted by rows of tables filled with pre-packaged food items in huge boxes ready to be sorted. Within one hour, all these… Read more
Kestrel was recently honored on the national Girl Scouts blog and in Blount County’s The Daily Times. GSCSA Gold Award Girl Scout Kestrel was recently honored on the national Girl Scouts blog and in Blount County’s The Daily Times for her Gold Award Project. Kestrel grew up with a love of nature, having visited 49 states and many of… Read more
Through her Gold Award project, Hannah says that the impact on the community was also an impact on herself. Hannah’s inspiration for her Girl Scout Gold Award project “Interviewing the Elderly” came from a source close to home: her neighbor Barbara. “Just a few short years ago, she moved into my neighborhood and soon enough… Read more
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