Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Isabel De La Rosa as a 2024 Gold Award Girl Scout. Project: Poison Prevention-Resources for Spanish Speaking Families My Gold Award addressed disparity issues regarding the access of poison prevention information and resources for Spanish speaking children and […]
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Julia Tills as a 2024 Gold Award Girl Scout. Project: Seed: Sensory Education Enhancement Development The Orchard Park Community Center needs outdoor decorations and activities for kids summer camps and adult programs to explore. I believe educating and […]
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Lidia Neff as a 2024 Gold Award Girl Scout. Project: Encouraging Girls to be Curious About STEM For my Gold Award I went to 13 different troops in Hamburg, Orchard Park, Eden, Boston, and West Seneca, NY and […]
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Emily Ferguson as a 2024 Gold Award Girl Scout. Project: Mental Health Awareness Through my project, Mental Health Awareness, I created a program to help remove the stigma surrounding mental health issues in my community. I created an […]
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Hello GSWNY Members and Volunteers, Are you ready? It’s almost unbelievable to think that we are in a new membership year and quickly approaching the kick-off of our upcoming cookie program season.This year will be filled with adventure and another great opportunity for our Girl Scouts to grow […]
What was your journey to being your authentic self? I feel that I am always and will always be on this journey. When I was younger, I often compared myself to others, and wanted to be accepted. As I got older and had more experiences – both successes […]
What was your journey to being your authentic self? When I was younger, I was bullied for being short, so I’d often conform to the crowd just to be accepted. Since then, I have learned to honor myself, my values and my goals even when it seems unpopular. […]
My journey to being my authentic self My journey to being my authentic self has come by just living, going through life’s experiences, and dealing with them the best way I know how. However, I believe the key to being your authentic self is to surround yourself by […]
My journey to being authentic is something that I work on continuously. Being authentic means that I will act in ways that will show people my true self and how I feel rather than showing them only a particular side of myself. This is not always easy as […]
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