Gold Award Girl Scouts receive council scholarships
Gold Award Girl Scouts receive council scholarships
December 20, 2024
BEDFORD, NH – Four Gold Award Girl Scouts have been chosen to receive scholarships for their outstanding work that helps to make the world a better place.
Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, the council serving Girl Scouts across New Hampshire and Vermont has awarded scholarships to the following members:
- Morgan Summerton of Sunapee, NH - $1,000 scholarship
- Katherine Thorner of Manchester, NH - $650 scholarship
- Ella Duchette of Plymouth, NH - $650 scholarship
- Johanna Stone of West Rutland, VT - $650 scholarship
Summerton’s project was called Education for First Responders About Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Drivers. She worked on legislation to warn first responders of such drivers and held classes to educate them on how to communicate with anyone who has trouble hearing.
Thorner addressed mental health with her project, Central Crochet Club. Giving high school students a way to connect socially while providing needed blankets, hats, and other items to her high school’s coat closet helped them reduce stress.
Duchette’s project, Bringing People Together While Creating a New Welcoming Look, was her effort to combat loneliness and encourage community engagement. She replaced Plymouth’s two welcome signs, promoted town activities, and helped with ideas to get people out of their homes and participating in the town’s programs.
Stone, an accomplished horsewoman, gave children a way to experience horse care and enjoyment even without an actual horse through her project, Hobby Horse and Stalls. She built stalls for stick horses and their tack, helping them with the sport of hobby horses.
The council has been awarding these scholarships since 2022 with funds provided by the council with the support of donations. The scholarships are presented in appreciation of the volunteers who mentor Girl Scouts and to recognize the impact Gold Award Girl Scouts have on our communities.
To learn more about Girl Scouts and its leadership programs, see www.girlscoutsgwm.org.
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Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Through programs from coast to coast, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them. To join us, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit girlscouts.org.
Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains serves girls throughout New Hampshire and Vermont through volunteer-run troops, events, and virtual programs. Visit www.girlscoutsgwm.org to learn more.
