Our Promise, September 2021

Celebrating Girl Ambition

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s 2020 and 2021 Highest Awardees were honored this summer with a hybrid Reflections event commemorating their extraordinary achievements.

On June 12, 2021, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri honored hundreds of remarkable young change-makers who earned their Bronze, Silver or Gold Award at the Reflections Ceremony. This hybrid event invited 2020 and 2021 girls who earned their highest awards to attend in-person or virtually.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri awarded 60 girls with the Girl Scout Gold Award, 392 with the Girl Scout Silver Award and 761 with the Girl Scout Bronze Award, representing over 35,000 hours of community service! Girls attending in-person walked across the stage at the Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center while their families watched the live stream.

Two outstanding Gold Award Girl Scouts who were honored at the 2021 Reflections Ceremony were Navya Bhagat and Erin Lambert. These young women and their fellow Gold Award Girl Scouts joined an elite group of leaders affecting positive change in the world. Gold Awardees: Creating a Brighter Future for Us All

Navya Bhagat Navya knew she wanted to take action and do her part to combat the environmental crisis to earn the Gold Award. This young change-maker decided to promote ecological sustainability by building a compost bin and installing her project at Mallinckrodt Elementary. Navya created a presentation and lesson plans to implement the compost tumbler into the curriculum. Navya also started an online second-hand clothing store to raise funds and benefit the environment by reducing waste.

Erin Lambert After personally experiencing the effect Alzheimer’s has on loved ones, Erin knew she wanted to do her part to help those in similar situations to earn her Gold Award. Erin led her team to sew 30 fidget blankets. These blankets provide comfort and occupy patients of Alzheimer’s while giving the caretakers room to perform other tasks. When Erin finished making the blankets, she donated them to Avalon Memory Care. Erin has instructed the CARE Club at her high school on how to sew the fidget blankets, and they have committed to continue Erin’s project in the future.

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