Lincoln Girl Scouts at the Bridging Ceremony in Bemis Hall (click enlarge).
More than 30 Lincoln Girl Scouts stepped up to the next level of the organization at the Girl Scouts’ annual Bridging Ceremony at Bemis Hall on May 16.
Four different troops hit these bridging milestones. The girls from grades 3, 5, 10 and 12 spoke about their year of service, adventure, and camaraderie including helping local food pantries, running donation drives, delivering sand buckets, rock climbing, camping, and coding.
Two Lincoln-Sudbury High School seniors explained what they did to earn their Gold Awards, the organization’s highest honor. Courtney Mitchell created and implemented hands-on curriculum about wetlands to add to the second-grade science program in the Lincoln Public Schools, while Lucy Dwyer created and implemented an age-appropriate awareness and education program surrounding menstruation and de-stigmatization of periods for fourth-grade students in the Lincoln and Hanscom Schools.
Lucy Dwyer and Courtney Mitchell receiving their Gold Awards.
Gold Award projects are individual service projects that require a minimum of 80 hours including research, coordination, and implementation on a topic that will make a positive and lasting impact on the girl scout’s community. Courtney and Lucy were recognized along with other Gold Award Recipients at the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts headquarters on May 19. Two months earlier, Lucy also received the GESM’s Leading Women Award at the Boston Copley Marriott on March 20.
Anyone interested in starting a Girl Scout troop should reach out to Laura Taylor at lauranastos@yahoo.com or Diana Jong at diana.jong@gmail.com.