Manatee Girl Scouts to Earn Top Honor

The Giving Coast

Seven Girl Scouts from Manatee County will earn the highest and most prestigious honor available to Girl Scouts—the Gold Award—May 16. The Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable—earned by a high school Girl Scout who works to address an issue she’s passionate about in a way that produces meaningful and lasting change. Local Gold Award Girl Scouts from Manatee County and their projects include: Jessica Burdette, Manatee High School: Inspired to Read, Julia Craig, Saint Stephen's Episcopal School: Save the Turtles: Plastic is Not Fantastic, Sadie Johnson, Manatee High School: It is your Business!, Hana Kaffka, Manatee High School: Express Yourself Art Gallery, Cameron Murphy, Manatee High School: Sensory Treasure Box, Sydney Shepard, Braden River High School: The Silver Flower, Olivia Townsend, Braden River High School: Guide to Adulting.

 

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