HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Commendation of Girl Scout Gold Award winnersAGENDA ITEM: Commendation of Girl Scout Gold Award
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PREPARED BY: William H. Droste, Mayor
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Presentation of commendations
4 ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: August 1, 2011
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Rosemount City Council seeks to recognize accomplishments of the City's young people. At the
forefront of this group are the members of the Girl and Boy Scouts who reach their organizations' highest
level of achievement.
For Girl Scouts, the highest level is the Gold Award. The Award entails a project that requires a minimum
of 80 hours of community service over several months. The recognition, however, is intended to be more
than a service project. It encompasses organizational, leadership, and networking skills, while fulfilling a
need within the recipient's community. For many Scouts, the sense of community and commitment that
comes from "going for the Gold" sets the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship.
Last year nationwide, approximately 5,500 girls received the Girl Scout Gold Award. That was around 5
percent of the eligible registered Girl Scouts in grades 10 -12. In the River Valleys Girl Scouts unit that
covers the Twin Cities metro area, southern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin, Scouts have collectively
contributed more than 10,000 hours in the past year to make the world a better place working on Gold
Award projects.
Two recipients from Rosemount formally received the Gold Award in ceremonies this year.
Celia Peloquin organized a project to educate teenagers about hunger in our community. She
asked groups of teens to bring in as many pounds of food as they could to the event. The project
also included a presentation to about 120 Dakota County teens and adults about the Eagan
Resource Center (ERC). After the presentation kids could play games against each other in order
to gain bonus pounds to add to their total. The bonus pounds were purchased by the Peloquin
family, and the grand prize for the biggest donation was provided by Celia and given out at the end
of the event. Celia graduated from Rosemount High School and will head to Concordia College in
Moorhead this fall to study nursing.
Meghan Sable devised a project whose goal was to create an eco- friendly method of mosquito
control in local parks. One of her approaches was the construction of six large bat houses that
were placed in two parks. She also organized a workshop to educate the public about the benefits
bats provide and an opportunity for workshop participants to build their own bat houses. Meghan
is a graduate of Rosemount High School. She plans to attend the University of Minnesota
Rochester this fall for a health sciences degree.