| Amanda Trammell and Chelsea Been, both Henryetta HS 2014 graduates, were awarded their Girl Scout Gold Award on Saturday, April 25 at the Hyatt Regency in Tulsa. The GS Gold Award is the highest award given to a Girl Scout. To obtain a Gold Award, the candidate must complete two Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador Journeys or complete one Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador Journey and have earned the Silver Award. |  |
| She must also plan and implement an individual "Take Action" project that reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides a sustainable, lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. Once these steps have been met, girls use their vision for change to complete a service project that reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. It requires a minimum of 80 hours of work in planning and actually completing the project. All of these hours must be completed by the candidate, and though it is encouraged that the girl use troop members and other from the community to help her, their time spent does not count towards her 80 hour requirement. Plans must be developed with the aid of an advisor, then a project proposal must be submitted and approved by the girl's local council before starting the project, and a final report after the project's completion. Trammell's project was called Knight Light. Trammell discovered that many students wanted to help through community service but just didn't know how to get involved. A lack of connection between volunteers and local service needs was the focus of this project. Trammell created a link on social media where organizations can publicize opportunities for community service and volunteers can receive updates on what is available. Local administrators of the site will continue to monitor posting of events and other volunteer needs. Been's project addressed a declining literacy issue due to the lack of resources for reading materials during the summer months. Been developed a free “Give and Take" Library in Henryetta. Her library made it possible for children in a low-income area to get a book 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Board of Directors of the Little House, where the library is housed, along with local Girl Scout troops and other community members will maintain the library and keep it supplied with books for years to come. Presenting their awards to them where their mothers Genie Trammell and Billie Been. | |
