2025 Reflections Program

CHLOE VARGO Chloe wanted to give the gift of play to young children enduring struggles in their lives, especially those with long-stays at locations like hospitals or shelters. To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, this change-maker got to work making 70 digital coloring pages and 24 unique word searches for children with a wide variety of themes and topics for distribution by area hospitals and housing facilities. Chloe sketched all the coloring sheet designs herself and used a drawing app to make clean line art for the finished product. To make sure her themes were of interest to children, she shared them with the students at Wabash Elementary School who helped her narrow down the best designs. She then distributed the files to organizations across the nation, including Crisis Nursery and St. Louis Children’s Hospital who will use them in the future. “The most successful portion of my project was the number of files I was able to produce. Drawing can take a lot of time, with much of my personal art taking 4-8 hours to complete a single piece. I worked as quickly and efficiently as I could whilst maintaining a good quality to give the children as many different pages and subjects.”

District 14, Troop 1166 Wentzville Holt High School 13 years in Girl Scouts

Milestones Girl Scout Bronze Award Girl Scout Silver Award 13-year Girl Scout Graduating Girl Scout

By earning the Gold Award, our Girl Scouts have joined an elite group of rock stars, role-models and real-life heroes. They have made a lasting impact in their communities—and beyond. And we can't wait to see what they do next! Because they have earned the highest honor in Girl Scouting, these 25 Gold Award Girl Scouts can look forward to some benefits from Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. CHANGEMAKER SCHOLARSHIP All Girl Scouts who earn their Gold Award at the 2025 Reflections Ceremony will be considered for the 2026 Changemaker Scholarship; a $5,000 higher-education scholarship awarded at Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s annual Dessert First event. The Changemaker Scholarship Committee will begin the selection process in summer 2025. LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP Our 2025 Gold Award Girl Scouts will be gifted a Lifetime Membership from Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri upon graduation. Lifetime members have access to a supportive group of like-minded individuals to help alum continue their involvement and engagement with our organization, in whatever way that inspires them, for years to come. Learn more about the benefits of a Lifetime Membership at girlscouts.org/lifetime . CELEBRATE YOUR GIRL SCOUT Honor your Girl Scout's incredible achievement with a tribute to the Gifts for Girls: Helping Girls Soar Higher campaign. Your gift will help future Girl Scouts make a lasting impact in their communities and will be recognized in our annual Impact Report . Please utilize the remittance envelope provided or visit girlscoutsem.org/donate . Thank you for supporting the next generation of leaders! CONGRATULATIONS