Category: Girl Scout Alum
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Church Based Community Food Pantry: A Gold Girl Story
Natalie Wood of Knoxville felt inspired to tackle her community’s food insecurity issue. Her project, “Church Based Community Food Pantry,” earned her a prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award in 2023. 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…
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Network of Blessings: A Gold Girl Story
Inspired by a mission trip, Danielle Holbert of Knoxville established a network of food pantries at three local churches to assist those struggling with homelessness and poverty. Her project, “Proverbs 22:9 – A Network of Blessings,” earned her a prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award in 2023. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate…
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Inspiring Music to All: A Gold Girl Story
Aware of dwindling music programs in schools, Lily Andrews of Signal Mountain embarked on a mission to inspire and share her love of music with children in her community. Her project, “Inspiring Music to All,” earned her a prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award in 2023. Gold Award Girl Scouts are high schoolers who address issues they’re passionate about…
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Girl Scout Alumna Feature: Bobbie Scull
Roberta “Bobbie Lou” Akin Scull joined Girl Scouts in South Knoxville in 4th grade. She says Miss Kent, her troop leader, “exposed us to the Girl Scout Promise and Law and opened the door to another world that developed my awareness of so many things.” The variety of troop volunteers and camp counselors in her life played…
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Calling All Girl Scout Alumnae: Johnson City
Calling All Girl Scout Ambassadors’ Gayle Hughes (above) and Cindy Haskins will be celebrated at the north area event on January 29, 2020 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Johnson City Girl Scout Service Center. Both women have experienced the impact of Girl Scouting on their lives and are excited for this adult-only event…
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Calling All Girl Scout Alumnae: Ellen Fowler
Ellen Fowler, a senior estimator for a construction company, will be honored as a Calling All Girl Scout Alumnae ambassador in Knoxville. Since becoming a Girl Scout Brownie in second grade, Ellen says Girl Scouting helped build her self-confidence. With fond memories of camping and earning badges, Ellen says she learned skills like sewing and…
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Girl Scout Alumna Highlight: Kristin Kolesar
Kristin Kolesar was in first grade when she joined troop 315. Now an executive coach and leadership consultant, she says she fondly remembers singing and hiking, earning her rappelling badge, and laughing as she witnessed a troop volunteer chase a skunk out of their campground. A proud Girl Scout alumna, she is serving as an…
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Girl Scout Veteran Series: Kathleen Clontz
Kathleen Clontz has been a Girl Scout for 50 years, in 7 different states and overseas in Japan! During the Vietnam War, she served in the U.S. military and is now a troop volunteer in Athens, TN. We honor you today and every day for your service! Favorite Girl Scout memory? I have so many wonderful…
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Girl Scout Veteran Series: Nancy Johnson
For Veteran’s Day, we spoke with Nancy Johnson, U.S. Army veteran and former GSCSA Board of Directors member. She became a Girl Scout member as an adult when she joined the board in 2007. As previous Vice President of Business Services & Performance Assurance at B&W Y-12 LLC, Nancy also served as First Vice Chair…
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Girl Scout Veteran Series: Joni Morgan
As service unit manager and co-director of the Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place, ‘Army Brat’ Joni Morgan says Girl Scouts was her sanity saver growing up. Now, 60 years of Girl Scouting later, she hasn’t slowed down. Read on to learn about her journey in the military and the international world of Girl Scouts.…
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