Local girl earns Girl Scouts' top honor
Lake in the Hills resident Connor Savage was among 27 Girl Scouts in northern Illinois who earned the Girl Scout Gold Award in 2011. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn.
Savage worked with her troop to organize a food drive and a blood drive during a community health awareness fair. The girls hosted a food drive for five weeks prior to the fair and also collected items at the fair. More than 700 nonperishable food items were donated, along $110 to be given to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry. At the fair, the girls were able to recruit donors who generously gave 40 units of life-saving blood!
“I chose this project to help people in need in my community and to make people more aware of local issues,” says Savage.
Savage was honored for her accomplishment at Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois' recent Young Women of Distinction event.
About the Girl Scout Gold Award
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouts, and focuses on a 14- to 18-year-old Girl Scout's interests and personal journey through learning leadership skills, career exploration, self-improvement and service. For many girls, these skills, organizational proficiency, and sense of community and commitment that come from "going for the Gold" set the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship.
About Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois serves over 20,000 girls and nearly 6,000 adult volunteers in parts or all of Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties.
Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls in grades K through 12 are engaged in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. Girls develop leadership potential by participating in age-appropriate activities that enable them to discover their values, skills, and the world around them. Activities in science and technology, business and economic literacy, and outdoor and environmental awareness provide girls with opportunities for fun and friendship while fostering the development of leadership skills and self-esteem.
To find out how you can become part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, call 800-242-5591, or visit our website at www.girlscoutsni.org.
About Girl Scouts of the USA
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.4 million girl and adult members nationwide. Through membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Girl Scouts is part of a worldwide family of 10 million girls and adults in 45 countries. Girl Scouting is the leading authority on girls' healthy development and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate to Girl Scouts, call 800-GSUSA-4-U (800-478-7248) or visit www.girlscouts.org.