April 13, 2010
Area Girl Scouts Honored for Homelessness Project
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
The Girl Scout Silver Award was presented on March 11, 2010 to Lexi Browning and Tiffani Webb, who are both freshman attending Cabell Midland High School. They recently earned the gold level of the Presidential Community Service Award, with each earning over 200 volunteer hours in 2009.
The Silver Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. They are previous recipients of the Girl Scout Bronze Award. Lexi and Tiffani completed their project on homelessness in our area.
The information the girls submitted to win their awards
What started as only going one time to help a friend who was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association grew into something that touched our hearts. Every Saturday morning the CMA bikers feed the homeless at Harris Riverfront Park a hot breakfast, pack a snack bag for later, distribute hygiene packs, and witness to them God’s love. On our first visit there we saw men, women, and children wait in line for those items; it was much different than what we envisioned it would be. The children especially made an impact on us. We wanted to help the street ministry provide even more to our new river friends. After the visit we chose to address homelessness in our local area for our Silver Award.
The project we chose to address was homelessness in our area We collected truck loads of clothing, snacks, hygiene projects, blankets, tents, and many more items. We have informed and made aware our local churches, schools, scout groups, friends and family of the issues of homeless and the street ministry. We made a potential impact with showing compassion to those less fortunate. The street ministry has grown so much in the year and a half we have participated. The involvement of new groups has expanded the resources now available. Clothing donations that are not claimed that week are then taken to the City Mission and Goodwill, which benefit even more people. The project has not only benefited the homeless but us as well. We have a new outlook on the issue and the things that come along with it.
We started the project by sending group Emails to our friends and family to advise them of our project to collect coats, hats, and gloves to distribute the following month. We received such a huge response we expanded to our local churches and schools for the following month. We designed informational fliers and delivered to the different resources to collect those items as well as snack cakes and crackers. We then invited other girls scout troops and service units to become involved. Blankets, tents, sleeping bags, and long johns were added to our needs listing over the winter months. Once clothing donations were received we were able to match individual requests and needs. We used a local business as a drop off point for donations. Our cars were too small to transport on some months so a grandparent of one of the scouts loaned his Toyota Tundra to help deliver to the river.
We have received feedback from the homeless and the CMA bikers that our efforts have been much appreciated. The project has brought awareness and interest throughout the community. There are new groups continuing to express interest and attending. Some Saturdays there are more volunteers than the homeless. Individual needs have been focused on and provided to make life a little better. Clothing and snack items now just appear on girl scout troop member’s porches or are Emailed for pick-up.
Tiffani and Lexi also earned:
America has a long and proud tradition of volunteer service. Now more than ever, volunteers are renewing their commitment to helping others and making new connections that bring us closer together as families, as neighbors, as communities, and as a Nation.
The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our communities and encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.
The award consists of:
* An official President’s Volunteer Service Award lapel pin
* A personalized certificate of achievement
* A congratulatory letter from the President of the United States, Barack Obama
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Area Girl Scouts Honored for Homelessness Project
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Special to Huntingtonnews.net
The Girl Scout Silver Award was presented on March 11, 2010 to Lexi Browning and Tiffani Webb, who are both freshman attending Cabell Midland High School. They recently earned the gold level of the Presidential Community Service Award, with each earning over 200 volunteer hours in 2009.
The Silver Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. They are previous recipients of the Girl Scout Bronze Award. Lexi and Tiffani completed their project on homelessness in our area.
The information the girls submitted to win their awards
What started as only going one time to help a friend who was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association grew into something that touched our hearts. Every Saturday morning the CMA bikers feed the homeless at Harris Riverfront Park a hot breakfast, pack a snack bag for later, distribute hygiene packs, and witness to them God’s love. On our first visit there we saw men, women, and children wait in line for those items; it was much different than what we envisioned it would be. The children especially made an impact on us. We wanted to help the street ministry provide even more to our new river friends. After the visit we chose to address homelessness in our local area for our Silver Award.
The project we chose to address was homelessness in our area We collected truck loads of clothing, snacks, hygiene projects, blankets, tents, and many more items. We have informed and made aware our local churches, schools, scout groups, friends and family of the issues of homeless and the street ministry. We made a potential impact with showing compassion to those less fortunate. The street ministry has grown so much in the year and a half we have participated. The involvement of new groups has expanded the resources now available. Clothing donations that are not claimed that week are then taken to the City Mission and Goodwill, which benefit even more people. The project has not only benefited the homeless but us as well. We have a new outlook on the issue and the things that come along with it.
We started the project by sending group Emails to our friends and family to advise them of our project to collect coats, hats, and gloves to distribute the following month. We received such a huge response we expanded to our local churches and schools for the following month. We designed informational fliers and delivered to the different resources to collect those items as well as snack cakes and crackers. We then invited other girls scout troops and service units to become involved. Blankets, tents, sleeping bags, and long johns were added to our needs listing over the winter months. Once clothing donations were received we were able to match individual requests and needs. We used a local business as a drop off point for donations. Our cars were too small to transport on some months so a grandparent of one of the scouts loaned his Toyota Tundra to help deliver to the river.
We have received feedback from the homeless and the CMA bikers that our efforts have been much appreciated. The project has brought awareness and interest throughout the community. There are new groups continuing to express interest and attending. Some Saturdays there are more volunteers than the homeless. Individual needs have been focused on and provided to make life a little better. Clothing and snack items now just appear on girl scout troop member’s porches or are Emailed for pick-up.
Tiffani and Lexi also earned:
America has a long and proud tradition of volunteer service. Now more than ever, volunteers are renewing their commitment to helping others and making new connections that bring us closer together as families, as neighbors, as communities, and as a Nation.
The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our communities and encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.
The award consists of:
* An official President’s Volunteer Service Award lapel pin
* A personalized certificate of achievement
* A congratulatory letter from the President of the United States, Barack Obama
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