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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Carolyne McCord of Knoxville created a website with online resources aimed at destigmatizing dyslexia. Her efforts resulted in her earning a 2022 Girl Scout Gold Award. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about by planning and implementing a project that produces lasting change in the community and beyond. It is Read more
Laughton “Lottie” Miller of Signal Mountain partnered with Mountain Arts Community Center to create a garden full of plants native to Tennessee after learning that pollinator populations are in decline. Her efforts for this project earned her a 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about by Read more
Rachel “Maryn” Pope of Maryville partnered with Blount County Animal Welfare Society (BCAWS) to educate her community about the importance of providing doghouses to outdoor dogs. Her efforts resulted in her earning a Girl Scout Gold Award in 2022. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about by planning and implementing Read more
Celestina Pint of Knoxville describes herself as creative, independent, and curious – traits that helped her as she developed and executed a project to revitalize West Knox FISH Pantry by updating its facilities and online presence. As a result of her efforts, she was named a 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers Read more
Randi Kroner of Knoxville used her experience with celiac disease to write, illustrate, publish, and distribute a children’s book to inform the public about the autoimmune disease and how it affects people. Her efforts resulted in her being named a 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate Read more
Elyssa Looney of Maryville partnered with Springbrook Park in Alcoa to create a program to educate visitors about native trees and biodiversity. Her efforts resulted in being named a 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about by planning and implementing a project that produces lasting change in Read more
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