Pictured in the back row: Jessica Brandt, Christine Yu, Cori Picazo and Savannah Reed, middle row: Beth Sullivan, Brittney Gordon, Tejasvi Koka, and Amanda Beaver, front row: Nicole Kohn, Kathleen McGoldrick, Madison Fuqua, Katherine Rickert and Deanna Wightman.
Eleven 9th graders from Troop 147, Rainbow Stars Service Unit – New Territory, were recently awarded their Girl Scout Silver Awards at a ceremony held at Parkway United Methodist Church. Jessica Brandt, Christine Yu, Cori Picazo, Savannah Reed, Beth Sullivan, Brittney Gordon, Tejasvi Koka, Amanda Beaver, Nicole Kohn, Kathleen McGoldrick, Madison Fuqua, Katherine Rickert and Deanna Wightman received the award.
Designed as the highest Girl Scout honor for girls in the 11-14 year-old age group, the Girl Scout Silver Award is a national recognition. To complete the Silver Award, Girl Scouts must find a need in the community outside of Girl Scouting and plan and execute a 40 hour project. The following people/organizations benefited by the girl’s efforts: St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd graders at Walker Station Elementary, Citizens Animal Protection, Texas Children’s Hospital, The Ft. Bend Women’s Shelter, the Gabriel Project, Meal-On-Wheels and the Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition.
“The Silver Award is the best measure of a young woman’s achievements as a Girl Scout and as a future leader.” said Jane Sullivan, leader of Rainbow Stars Service Unit Troop 147. “Through the goals laid out by the award, our Girls Scouts were able to put together a project and see the happiness it brought to the recipients.”
Scouts of San Jacinto and the Rainbow Stars Service Unit serve nearly 700 registered girls and adults in New Territory- Sugar Land. Girl Scouts is a United Way Agency. Those interested in joining Girl Scouting in New Territory should contact Lisa Rickert at lisa@rickert.com.
This is a great group! Keep up the good work all.
Wonderful!! But I’d like to know the details–for example, what did these girls do at Texas Wildlife Rehab? What were the projects, how much time did they give, what did they accomplish, and how do they feel about the groups they worked with?
This is one of the best non-profit organizations in our area bar none!
The girl scouts are an excellent organization that builds our nations future leaders!
The Rickerts have given their time and talent to the community in many seen and unseen ways. Lisa’s girl scouts will all be strong women who know how to do far more than “shop” when they see and feel the pain of injustice. We need more citizens like the Rickerts.