ALYSSA ALIMURUNG
Sparks, Nevada
Troop 1110
Gold Award Project:
Growing Hope
For Alyssa's Gold Award
Project, she planted vegetable gardens and flowers at two resident
homes for senior citizens with the help of generous donations. The
growing gardens provided the seniors with an everyday activity
adding to their sense of purpose and responsibility. They created a
beautiful, warm, and inviting environment that the seniors could
proudly call home served as a peaceful respite in which to gather.
COURTNEY COX
Olympic Valley,
California
Troop 555
Gold Award Project:
Placer Avalanche Canine Team
Courtney's project was
bringing awareness of the need for an efficient search and rescue
system with the newly formed P.A.C.T. (Placer Avalanche Canine Team)
into her community. She focused on an educational workshop for
elementary school-aged children. Along with two members of P.A.C.T.
and their rescue dogs, several presentations were made focusing on
avalanche safety and what the appropriate first response skills are
during and after an avalanche.
JENNIE DICKENSON
Elko, Nevada
Troop 566
Gold Award Project:
Treasures of Lamoille Canyon Nature Trail
Along with three other
Senior Girl Scouts, Jennie set out to revitalize the Lamoille
Canyon. This was a huge undertaking, so they separated the large
task into four parts, each girl doing their assigned portion. The
project started with trail maintenance; cleaning up the trail so
that it was ready for the public. Each girl chose a section of the
trail to write about and explain the wildlife for the Lamoille
Canyon Trail brochure they published. They made new numbered posts
to mark each stop along the Lamoille Trail. Finally, they produced a
video of continuous trail maintenance for the Forest Service or any
other organization that comes to maintain the trail.
AMANDA GREEN
Elko, Nevada
Troop 566
Gold Award Project:
Treasures of Lamoille Canyon Nature Trail
The Treasures of
Lamoille Canyon Nature Trail was run down and very out-of-date.
Along with other members of troop 566, Amanda helped complete a
number of task including trail maintenance, creation of a new
brochure, brought more interest in the trail to the community, and
made sure that there was a long-term plan to keep the trail
up-to-date.
DANIELA HUGGINS
Reno, Nevada
Troop 113
Gold Award Project:
Adventures with Dogs and the Tahoe Rim Trail
Daniela's Gold Award was
based around dogs and their safety outdoors. She wanted to have the
owners ready with a first-aid kit if anything should happen to their
dogs. She created and assembled firs-aid kits, information cards,
and brochures advising people how to handle their dogs when out on
the Tahoe Rim Trail or outdoors. With donations from Kinko's and
Certified Safety Manufacturing, Inc., she was able to have 200
brochures made and assembled 50 small first-aid kits. The brochures
were distributed to vet offices, pet stores, Tahoe Rim Trail, and
other locations. She donated the first-aid kits to High Sierra
Animal Rescue for them to sell.
CASSIDY IVERSON
Squaw Valley, California
Troop 555
Gold Award Project:
Lake Tahoe - Jewel of the Sierra
Cassidy's Gold Award was
very close to her heart, and her home. She decided to create an all
inclusive brochure presenting a tourist's guide around the "Jewel of
the Sierra" Lake Tahoe. Born and raised in the Tahoe area, Cassidy
has become increasingly aware of the impact tourism has had on Lake
Tahoe. Her brochure not only includes sightseeing destinations
around the perimeter of the lake, but she also included
environmental facts and issues facing the lake today. This includes
water and air toxins, along with the clarity levels and erosion
issues over the past few decades. Studies shown by UC Davis were
included in her pamphlet which was exciting for her to research as
she will be attending UC Davis in the fall of 2007.
AMANDA IZATT
Elko, Nevada
Troop 566
Gold Award Project:
Treasures of Lamoille Canyon Nature Trail
On her annual hike of
the Treasures of Lamoille Canyon Nature Trail, Amanda noticed the
poor condition of the trail. They created a new, more informative,
kid friendly brochure for the trail capturing the spirit of the
nature trail. In addition, the group also built new signposts for
the stations along the trail. The next improvement that needed
to be made was to the condition of the trail itself. The trail was
overgrown with bushes, fallen trees in the path, run-off ditches and
rocks strewn everywhere. In an effort to renew the community
interest in the nature trail, a grand re-opening day was held.
Several articles were published in the local newspaper and a video
was created to present to the local service unit about how the
service unit could keep the trail tidy and prevent it from becoming
overgrown again.
ANNELISE NELSON
Reno, Nevada
Troop 26
Gold Award Project:
Green - The New School Color
Annelise's project was
green-powered. She wanted to encourage high school students to
recycle. With the help of Reno High's Environmental Club, she
distributed recycling collection boxes for paper and bottles/cans in
each class room. She arranged for Recycling America, Waste
Management's recycling division, to deliver large bins that combined
the school's recycling for semi-monthly pick-ups. She also organized
an interclass competition for the class with the most recycled
bottles during Spirit Week, and presented the winner with a trophy
made of recycled bottles at an assembly.
LINDSAY PANKO
Sparks, Nevada
Troop 447
Gold Award Project:
Emergency Preparedness Buckets
For Lindsay's Gold Award
Project, she created emergency preparedness buckets for Lincoln Park
Elementary School. The buckets are to be used in case of an
emergency lockdown situation, also known as a code red. Each bucket
contains items such as water to be rationed, a first-aid kit, a
flashlight, activity books, playing cards, a stuffed animal, and
much more. Each item is mostly centered on keeping the children calm
and safe. She hopes that these buckets will not have to be used, but
is glad that they now have an emergency procedure in place.
ALEXANDRA REID
Spring Creek, Nevada
Troop 566
Gold Award Project:
Treasures of Lamoille Canyon Nature Trail
Along with three other
Senior Girl Scouts, Alexandra set out to revitalize the Lamoille
Canyon. This was a huge undertaking, so they separated the large
task into four parts, each girl doing their assigned portion. The
project started with trail maintenance; cleaning up the trail so
that it was ready for the public. Each girl chose a section of the
trail to write about and explain the wildlife for the Lamoille
Canyon Trail brochure they published. They made new numbered posts
to mark each stop along the Lamoille Trail. Finally, they produced a
video of continuous trail maintenance for the Forest Service or any
other organization that comes to maintain the trail.
CHELSEA STRATMEYER
Fallon, Nevada
Troop 742
Gold Award Project:
Giving Life to Veteran's Memorial
Chelsea's goal was to
beautify a veteran's memorial park in Fallon, Nevada. She cleaned up
the park and added new signs, attractive landscaping, and benches.
The new and improved park provides a relaxing haven for local
veterans, active-duty members, and the community as a whole.
ALEXANDRA VEACH
Reno, Nevada
Troop 405
Gold Award Project:
Wooster School Zone
Alexandra approached the
Reno City Council and the Nevada Department o9f Transportation to
expand the school zones around Wooster High School. With added
school zones, the students that attend Wooster High School will be
safer, not only walking to and from school, but also while driving.
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