She organized and taught a group of young girls to crochet and make some of the lap blankets that were donated. The Gold Award is the highest honor that a young woman can achieve in Girl Scouting.
Theresa is a junior at East Rockaway Sr. High School where she participates in the National Honor Society, softball and soccer, Rock Rivalry, All County Band and Diabetic, Cystic Fibrosis and Breast Cancer walks. When she is not busy with all her school activities, she volunteers at South Nassau Community Hospital.
"We are so truly proud of all our Girl Scouts Gold Award recipients," said Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director of GSNC. Only five percent of the eligible Girl Scouts take the rigorous path towards earning the Gold Award and in doing so, they have changed the lives of others and their own in amazing and significant ways."
On June 3, the Girl Scouts of Nassau County honored Senior Girl Scouts between the ages of 16 and 18 at a special ceremony held at SUNY Old Westbury. On June 18, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi presented the girls, along with their Eagle Scout Award counterparts from Boy Scouts, with certificates for their achievements at the Cradle of Aviation.
The Gold Award project helps Senior Girl Scouts develop leadership skills and explore career paths. Overall, the Gold Awards require a commitment of three years on the part of each young woman. It affords the teen the opportunity to learn about arts and humanities, cultural and global relations, personal well-being, technology and science, and any one of the innumerable issues facing young women today.
In addition to the "Lap Blankets for Hospital, Fireman's Home, and VA Hospital" project, other notable projects of Theresa's include: "Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: AIDS Awareness," "Operation: Mobile Home," "Music Heals," "Different Like Me: An Exploration of Diversity," and "The Holocaust: A Survivors Story/ Paper Clip Project."
