HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-16 PACKET 02.A.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA
MEETING ITEM #
DATE: 5/1612010 '
PREPARED BY Administration Ryan Schroeder
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD
COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
Presentation: Girl Scout Gold Award — Amanda Och.
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�D Girl Scouts®
May l 1, 2010 \) 7 � Minnesota and Wisconsin
River Valleys
Mayor Myron Bailey
City of Cottage Grove
7516 80th Street South
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Dear Mayor Myron Bailey,
400 Robert Street South
Saint Paul, MN 55107
651- 227 -8835 800 - 845 -0787
FAX 651- 227 -7533
www.giT]SCOutsrv.org
This spring, 138 local girls from Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys will receive their Girl
Scout Gold Award, the highest award that a Girl Scout may earn. This includes Amanda Och of Cottage
Grove who will be honored during one of two Girl Scout ceremonies. I write to request that you consider
honoring these young women with a certificate of recognition, an invitation to a council meeting, or a special
congratulatory note, The ceremonies will be held May 23, 2010 and June 13, 2010.
Amanda conducted her Girl Scout Gold Award project called L.1. B. R.A.R.Y (Learn, Impact, Believe, Respect,
Accept, Read, Yearn). Her love of reading inspired Amanda to give the residents of Stillwater Residence a
supportive opportunity to read, learn, and get together for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. After sorting
through more than 2,000 donated books, creating multiple shelving units, and inspiring residents to create a
reading space, she developed a diverse interest library for the residents to enjoy.
Last year, about 5,500 girls in the United States received the Girl Scout Gold Award. That was around 5.4
percent of the eligible registered Girl Scouts. River Valleys consistently sees about 10 percent of the council's
eligible Girl Scouts achieve their Girl Scout Gold Award. This year, 138 River Valleys Girl Scouts from the
Twin Cities metro area, southern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin collectively contributed more than 13,000
hours to make the world a better place working on Gold Award projects.
The Girl Scout Gold Award has been described to girls as being "what you really want to be remembered for"
in Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Gold Award project is developed by each girl to match her area of interest and
address a specific need in her local or global community. To earn the award, eligible Girl Scouts in grades 10-
12 must fulfill requirements related to leadership, career exploration, and community service. Each girl must
spend at least 65 hours planning and implementing her project, which assess a need in the community and
develops innovative ways to address it, and she must work with to put her plan into action.
For many girls, the leadership skills, organizational skills, and sense of community pride and commitment that
come from "going for the Gold" set the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship. The Girl Scout Gold
Award recipients of today are the women leaders of tomorrow. If you would like to send a certificate of
recognition for the Girl Scouts in your area, send it care of:
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys
Arm.: Ruth Lutmer
5601 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to e -mail Ms. Lutmer
at ruth.lutmer(LQirlscoutsrv.ore or call 1- 800 - 845 -0787.
Sincerely,
Sarah Kuenle
Girl Program Specialist
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys
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