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Cella's Gold Award Project, “The Geography and Culture Game Show,” centered on encouraging global awareness in her community.
She researched and created games and activities for campers at the ESF Summer Camp to educate kids on geography and different cultures around the world.
At the end of each week, Cella hosted a game show where campers worked on teams to answer questions on what they learned. Her curriculum, activity and games were put on CDs to be carried on by ESF staff for future years.
She plans to pursue a career in cybersecurity.
Celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, the Gold Award requires a high school age Girl Scout to spend at least 80 hours researching issues, assessing community needs and resources, building a team and making a sustainable impact in the community.
A Gold Award recipient’s accomplishments reflect leadership and citizenship skills that set her apart as a community leader. Nationally, only 6 percent of Girl Scouts earn the Gold Award.
The Girl Scouts all began more than 100 years ago with one woman, Juliette Gordon Low, who believed in the power of one girl. Girl Scouts of Connecticut are now more than 52,000 members strong. They are part of a sisterhood of 2.7 million around the globe.
“Since 1916, approximately 1 million Girl Scouts have made a sustainable impact in their communities,” said Mary Barneby, CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut. “We are so thrilled to honor a record number of girls this year and we are excited to see how many more incredible young women will continue to change the world in the next 100 years.”
For more information about the Gold Award or how to become a Gold Award volunteer or mentor, click here.
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