2021 Silver Award Ceremony Program by Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD CEREMONY 2020 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Virtual Celebration

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To Silver Award Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania: Congratulations on achieving the Girl Scout Silver Award, representing the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn! In a year of extreme change and uncertainty, you believed in your own power to persevere and complete your Silver Award project, while using the leadership skills learned through Girl Scouting to Discover, Connect and Take Action to change your community for the better. You now join an elite group of sister Girl Scouts eager to become the next generation of outstanding women leaders charged with inspiring other Girl Scouts to follow your lead. By embracing a culture of empathy, self-discovery, and character building, you hold within you the spark necessary to create the change you want to see in the world. As we applaud your commitment and passion for your projects, we must also thank those that have helped pave the way for you on your journey. We are forever grateful for your parents, guardians, volunteers, and family members who have encouraged you along the way in attaining your Silver Award, especially during this incredibly challenging year. We proudly join all Girl Scouts in honoring you as our ambassadors of courage, confidence and character that have made our world a better place. You have shown us what true leadership is and we look forward to cheering you on as you continue your Girl Scout journey in earning your Gold Award! You’ve got this! Yours in Girl Scouting,

Deborah Hassan Board Chair

Kim E. Fraites-Dow Chief Executive Officer

THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. The award represents a girl’s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others.

Steps to Silver To earn her Silver Award, a girl must: •

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Complete the prerequisites » Complete a Girl Scout Cadette Journey » Review GSUSA Silver Award Guidelines and GSEP Silver Award Handbook Research and develop her Silver Award project » Identify issues she cares about » Build her Silver Award leadership team » Explore her community » Select a Take Action project Execute her project » Take her plan and put it into motion » Complete her 50-hour Take Action project that meets an expressed community need outside of Girl Scouting Celebrate her accomplishment!

Attend a Silver Award Information Session (optional)

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Develop her project Submit a Silver Award Project Proposal, including a detailed budget and timeline, to GSEP for approval

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Reflect on her Silver Award experience Share her story Submit a Silver Award Project Reflection to GSEP for final approval

GUEST SPEAKER

Eve Austin Gold Award Girl Scout Eve joined Girl Scouts as a Daisy and is now an active adult volunteer and a proud lifetime member. During her time in college, Eve worked as a National Volunteer Partner with Girl Scouts of the USA and traveled weekly to National Headquarters to assist the Girl Experience Team with their highest awards initiatives. As a girl, Eve earned her Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. For her Bronze Award, Eve organized a mitten and glove drive at her church to donate to the Keystone Opportunity Center for families in need. To earn her Silver Award and utilize her skills in the performing arts, Eve, along with another member of her troop blocked, filmed, edited, and published a series of videos to help children with developmental delays learn “action” words. For her Gold Award, Eve created a breast cancer and skin cancer curriculum for her high school’s health class. Eve is a 2020 graduate of St. John’s University in Queens, New York where she studied Public Service and Public Administration with a minor in Business. During her time in college, Eve interned with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Defenders of Wildlife – Alaska, and Resilient Sydney. Eve is a fellow of the Watson Foundation’s Jeanette K. Watson Fellowship and a member of St. John’s University Skull and Circle Honor Society. She is presently working for Defenders of Wildlife on imperiled and endangered species conservation. In the fall, Eve will attend The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law to study environmental law.

Emily Adam Montgomery – Troop 7341 Step Painting I helped my school by repainting the steps that have a nice quote on them. I go to a school for learning differences and having inspirational quotes can really help keep students motivated.

Mia Ifé Adams Montgomery – Troop 7353 Mini Free Library My Silver Award project is a mini free library. It contains a variety of books for children to use as our community schools and libraries are closed due to the pandemic.

Kaitlyn Alessi Montgomery – Troop 7210 Bark Box I created a Bark Box, a box outside of a dog park with pet supplies for those who need them.

Lizzy Allen Delaware – Troop 53488 Media Playroom Makeover For my project, I was able to revitalize the Media Borough Community Playroom that was created over 20 years ago and was in need of a makeover. I enlisted the help of four core team members as well as my immediate family members to complete my project.

Jordan L. Allen Lehigh – Troop 6039 Serve Those That Served Us My Silver Award project was making mats and blessing bags for homeless veterans at Valor Clinic. The blessing bags contained masks, wet wipes, chapstick, hand sanitizers, Slim Jims, and mini water bottles.

Rena Armstrong Berks – Troop 1011/1400 Little Library For my Silver Award project, I built a little library for my church and the community so that people have a free space to take and leave books as they wish.

Freida Atkins Montgomery – Troop 575 Marching to the Polls I led multiple voter registrations, helping register over 100 people. Additionally, I created a pamphlet that has been translated into a number of languages about Democracy, registering to vote, and the voting process.

Sheyla Baker Northampton – Troop 82137 Spotted Lanternflies: How Can We Stop the Spread? I took action against the infamous spotted lanternfly, stopped a lot of the spread in our area, and also spread awareness and knowledge via an Instagram page and flyers.

Carley Banninger Berks – Troop 1903 Ladies Pouch My Silver Award project was to provide discreet bags with feminine products for girls to easily access from the classrooms instead of going to the school nurse’s office. The pouches help young women address their needs if there is ever an issue.

Kayleigh Black Chester – Troop 2974 Horse Wellness, Care, and Feeding I created an educational program about horses to teach kids about their care, health challenges, and nutritional foods. I created workshops to educate children as well as had an interactive healthy treat making project. I donated the treats from the workshops to a retirement farm. I also created a video of both the educational presentation and the treat making to post on YouTube, making it sustainable.

Tyla Faith Block Lehigh – Troop 675 Food, Fidos, and Friends I worked with the Valor Clinic Foundation and Paul’s House, which is a non-profit organization committed to improving access to quality of health care and shelter of veterans. We beautified a dog kennel at Paul’s House, a shelter for homeless veterans and their dogs as well as led a community hygiene drive by connecting with local businesses, friends and family to donate over 500 hygiene and food items for the local homeless veterans.

April Bondurant Delaware –Troop 562 Choose to Reuse: Say No to Single Use Plastics This service project helped raise awareness for the importance of protecting our oceans and sea life. It also helped the community to learn about the effects of single use plastics on the enviroment.

Riley Bosler Chester – Troop 4205 Making Errorless Teaching Cards For my project, I made sets of Errorless Teaching Cards and supplied The Mastery Charter School in Philadelphia with the cards my partner and I made for their students.

Angelina E. Bottaro Chester – Troop 41223 Playground Beautification My Silver Award project was playground beautification and creating a safe barrier for the zip line.

Hannah Brady Delaware – Troop 5783 Springfield Gives Back I partnered with our local library to set-up two donation bins where the community could donate kid and baby-friendly items that my team and I sorted, cleaned and delivered to Cradles to Crayons. I ran programs with my neighbors, Girl Scout troop and at the library to get kids involved in helping others by making birthday bags, back-to-school cards and newborn care bags. 7

Caroline Brown Northampton – Troop 82127 Supporting Students on Special Diets For my project, I created a presentation on how teachers can make students with food allergies comfortable in school.

Brianna Butler Chester – Troop 7369 A Piece of History Restored My Silver Award project was to revitalize the Revolutionary War Cemetery in my neighborhood and making it noticeable again.

Emily Castillo Montgomery – Troop 7210 Community Althouse Arboretum My Silver Award Project was the beautification of a community pizza oven and food prep area. This was done by weeding and mulching the area, as well as, adding functional furniture, such as benches, a cooling rack, herb garden, and a food prep table.

Melina Cavaliere Montgomery – Troop 7341 Project Last Chance For my project, I worked closely with a local animal rescue in order to better my community. After meeting with the manager of the rescue, we decided what they needed most was for me to build multiple large shelter pens in order to provide a safe home for their more vulnerable animals.

Gabby Cavallo Bucks – Troop 2214 Designing and Constructing a Pergola Garden My Silver Award project was designing and planting a pergola garden for a local nature center.

Amanda Chung Carbon – Troop 53488 Media Community Center Puppet Theater I created a puppet theater for the Media Community Center. We spent a lot of time building, designing, and painting the structure that led to a very fun project that taught me leadership and critical skills that I will continute to build on and use in my life.

Ella Clipston Montgomery – Troop 7233 Hiking + Kids = A Whole Lot of Fun The goal of this project was to get kids outside and in nature through hiking easy, local trails. I am hoping that by inspiring families to get outdoors, kids will develop a love of nature that will help them live happier and healthier lives.

Paige Colson Chester – Troop 4297 Blessing Box For my Silver Award project I built a blessing box that holds non-perishable food items and toiletry/ personal items. It is a small outdoor pantry where people can “give what they can and take what they need,” meaning people can take things directly from the box and others can make donations directly to the box.

Libby Coyle Montgomery – Troop 7286 Rescuing and Adopting Kittens and Cats My Silver Award Project raises awareness and provides resources for others to Take Action by helping foster and adopt kittens/cats in the Philadelphia region where over 400,000 cats are homeless. By bottle feeding kittens and having them adopted, I was able to create a YouTube video and brochure to teach others about how to help.

Aricka Creyer Lehigh – Troop 675 Food, Fidos & Friends My Silver Award consisted of building a raised, moveable herb garden with herb and tomato plants and painting a mural in the dog kennel consisting of an outdoor scene and an American flag. I collected over 200 cans of food for homeless veterans.

Grace Daja Northampton – Troop 8605 Warmth for a Cold Season With my project, Warmth for a Cold Season, I brought joy and warmth to those at New Bethany Ministries, a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding people with financial struggles. This winter season has been and will be incredibly difficult because of COVID -19, so my core team members and I sewed 85 fleece neck warmers to help.

Maya Daly Chalfont – Troop 21100 Code Blue For my Silver Award project, I made scarves for people in need. The scarves are approximately 3-6 feet long. The Larder and the Code Blue organization were the ones to recieve the products, who then gave them to the homeless and those who are in need of care.

Aine Demko Lehigh – Troop 6030 Angling & Safety Badge This project is designed to give young Girl Scouts the opportunity to experience the outdoors, and the glorious art of fishing. This badge will provide a fun, yet knowledgeable experience that gets the young girls involved and excited about this traditionally boys sport.

Sadahlyn Marie Derstine Montgomery – Troop 7369 Learn About your Car! My Silver Award teaches and inspires new and young drivers to learn about their cars. My project also empowers and educates others about how to care for your car.

Amanda Dettmar Northampton – Troop 8723 Intro to Coding with LEGO Boost Robots For my Silver Award I created videos that introduce Saucon Valley Middle School (SVMS) students to coding using LEGO BOOST Robot kits and software. My videos will be put on the SVMS library website, so any student can use them to learn.

Natalie Di Crosta Bucks – Troop 21603 Walter Miller’s Lending Library Rhianna Gutierrez and I built a lending library and installed it at our former elementary school, Walter Miller. We did this to give back and to help kids who can’t afford books.

Shannon Donohue Bucks – Troop 2772 Save the Sky Puppies My Silver Award project was Save the Sky Puppies, which was a project to educate people on the importance of bats in the environment and to provide the bats with safe nesting locations throughout my community.

Grace Douglas Bucks – Troop 2717 Masks for COVID-19 I worked on making masks to be donated to area hospitals and nurses who needed them due to COVID-19. My team and I made 180 masks that we donated.

Andela Dozier Bucks – Troop 21638 Warwick Memorial Park Flagpole Walkway My project was creating a walkway leading up to the Warwick Memorial Park flagpole with an accent of shrubs.

Lillian Eliason Bucks – Troop 21363 Math Mania My project focused on making videos, crafts, and reviews for various elementary math topics and posting them on a Google classroom.

Antoinette Ellis Philadelphia – Troop 9934 Positive.Detox My project was called “Positive.Detox” and the goal was to help girls love themselves more. We accomplished this through monthly meetings, positive affirmations, and learning new ways to love ourselves.

Erin Flatley Bucks – Troop 21363 Rocks of Hope Rocks of Hope Gardens were built in three parks of Lower Makefield Township to inspire those visiting the parks. A few motivational rocks were also scattered around the park trails. Visitors are encouraged to take a rock and make a rock to bring back to the garden.

Anna Fleur Montgomery – Troop 71083 Recycled Sleeping Mats for the Homeless I crocheted sleeping mats for the homeless out of recycled grocery and plastic bags.

Vivien Rose Foley Chester – Troop 4476 Peace Packages My team and I made boxes containing a journal, a pencil, a bible verse/uplifting message, a mini coloring sheet, a few cute drawings and a stress toy. These boxes were painted and decorated with fun stickers.

Grace Folkins Bucks – Troop 21638 Bears in Blankets Morgan Miller and I created teddy bears wrapped in blankets with the help of four core team members each. The bears are in the format of a pillow pet and the blankets are tied (no-sew) quilt blankets.

Megan Fornwalt Lehigh – Troop 6030 Making Pillowcases for Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley (PCFLV) I sewed 33 pillowcases for pediatric cancer patients and donated them to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley (PCFLV) who will distribute the pillowcases at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

Jamie Fox Chester – Troop 1516 Honey Brook Library Improvements I made improvements to the rear entrance of the Honey Brook Community Library by replacing untreated two-by-fours with pressure treated lumber, adding a new light fixture, new caulk, and paint to the ceiling and walls of the entrance way. I also installed a garbage bin enclosure, a new handicap sign, painted the handicapped-access ramp, and removed four overgrown bushes and built a new display wall inside the library.

Mallory Garland Northampton – Troop 81078 Bird Courtyard We cleaned up a courtyard at an elementary school. We made it look nicer and created an educational area about birds.

Katilynn Gershen Berks – Troop 1903 AEC Trail I improved a neglected walking trail located behind a local elementary school. I led a team to repair the bleachers along the trail and cleared/regraveled the trail for safe use.

Anjali Ghanta Montgomery – Troop 7343 Anjali’s Weighted Lap Pads I made 22 weighted lap pads to alleviate sensory, anxiety, attention deficit, and hyperactivity or to comfort an upset child during school. This is important to help special needs children at the Spring-Ford Area School District focus.

Juliana Rose Ghosh Montgomery – Troop 7360 Garden Bed and Education Project My project was building a garden bed with my team and teaching preschoolers about gardening and the plant cycle. I planted seeds, and plants in the garden bed for the BTBJ community to use.

Cora Gorman Lehigh – Troop 6030 10% Sign, 100% Kindness I made a website from scratch with videos teaching American Sign Language. This website will be uploaded to my school’s website, in order to help deaf/hard of hearing staff or students in the future.

Annika J Grasso Bucks – Troop 2784 Sport Adaptations for Kids with Special Needs For my Silver Award project, I decided to help kids who have special needs by creating a PowerPoint presentation with all the information needed for a parent to adapt a sport at home. I also added organizations the child could go to, to participate in the selected sport.

Leah Gray Chester – Troop 41377 Save The Cats I made cat treats and toys to give to less social cats for them to have a positive association with humans. Playing and talking with cats helps them get adopted to a loving home.

Stella Greenwald Berks – Troop 1077 Senior Shake Program The Senior Shake program was created to help people communicate, get good exercise, and also help local senior citizens in the community.

Ashley Grier Chester – Troop 41337 Going Batty “Going Batty” was a project to increase the bat population around the Malvern community. By increasing the bat population, it decreases the disease carrying mosquitoes helping numerous community members in the area.

Kathryn Irene Griffith Lehigh – Troop 6030 Food and Fellowship for VALOR Clinic Foundation for Homeless Veterans I led a team of volunteers to plan, organize, coordinate and manage monthly meals for the residents of VALOR Clinic. VALOR Clinic provides a variety of services to assist homeless veterans.

Rhianna Lin Gutierrez Bucks – Troop 21603 Walter Miller’s Lending Library Natalie DiCrosta and I built a lending library for kids who don’t have access to a public library. It was installed at our former elementary school.

Elizabeth Hedrick Chalfont – Troop 21100 Keeping Warm For my Silver Award project, I made 50 hats to donate to CSSH-Code Blue and NB Larder. Some hats were knitted and the fleece ones I made were sewn.

Naomi Henninger Lehigh – Troop 6030 Creating Comfort for Cats Making pillows and PVC piping cat trees for the cats at The Sanctuary at Haafsville. We also held a supplies drive.

Sarah Herczeg Montgomery – Troop 7554 Hats Off to You During my project, my team and I made 50 hats and donated them to the MIP Foundation. These foundations make care packages for patients with cancer. My partner donated hats to Lisa’s Army and has contacted both organizations in the past.

Katie Higgins Montgomery – Troop 71445 Dog Adoption Gifts of Love ( formally called- Paw Walkers) My Silver Award project was teaching the community how to make toys and blankets for animals in need. All products made were donated to a local animal shelter, as well as How-To guides to teach new animal parents how to make the blankets and toys.

Molly Himes Lehigh – Troop Juliette Signs for a Cause I created two signs and 12 posters for Shoemaker Elementary School. The signs and posters were created to help the school communicate easier. My friends Kayla and Giulia helped with making the signs and posters.

Julia Hobson Bucks – Troop 2691 Home Safe Home Ensuring that people are protected from carbon monoxide poisoning in their homes is a priority to me. That is why I chose to install as many carbon monoxide detectors as possible for my Girl Scout Silver Award project.

Lillianna Elizabeth Hornickle Chester – Troop 4045 Share a Smile Buddy Bench I made a Share a Smile Buddy Bench to help students build a stronger community and learn how to be a kind friend.

Ava Hughes Chester – Troop 41223 Pockets of Love For my Silver Award, I created care packages made out of recycled jean pockets to give to cancer patients at duPont Hospital. I was inspired by my mother who is a health care worker and by my stay at the hospital.

Chesney Humphrey Chester – Troop 4297 Fine Motor Skills Wall/Cube I made a fine motor skill busy board for the Head Start program. It includes some pots, pans, tins, and PVC piping.

Hannah Ingham Montgomery – Troop 7210 Children’s Forest Trail Needs I built two benches and an archway for the Children’s Forest Trail at the Althouse Arboretum in my community. This will benefit the adults and children that visit there.

Aarushi Jain Chester – Troop 41950 Enhancing the Entrances of Pickering Valley My troop and I beautified the entrances and surroundings of the Pickering Valley Elementary School by painting paw prints leading up to the entrances, painting hopscotches and four squares on the blacktop. All items were painted in yellow and blue which are the school colors. Our goal was to make the school more vibrant from the outside and uplift students and staff druing this diffiuclt time.

Kira Jobmann Lehigh – Troop 6459 Building a Turkey Enclosure I helped The Gress Mountain Ranch by building a two-room turkey enclosure. I chose to do this because the one turkey had a very run down house that they had to change the tarp roof on every spring, and the other turkey was free floating.

Heera Kalidindi Bucks – Troop 21638 Sisters for STEM We fundraised through selling our own design of school apparel. We used the money to create a mural in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County office, as well as give them 20 bags full of toys, games and board games for special needs children in our community.

Sindhuja Kanamarlapudi Chester – Troop 41377 LaMancha Animal Rescue Grape Arbor Setup and Vegetable Gardens Restoration I constructed a grape arbor and restored two vegetable gardens for LaMancha Animal Rescue. The produce from these structures will be used as food for the animals living at the rescue.

Sarah Kelly Bucks – Troop 21131 The Power of Literacy The Power of Literacy brought awareness of the importance to read and created a new reading center for the Neshaminy Kids Club.

Bryony Kelsey Bucks – Troop 2784 Caring Cupcake Caravan The project is called the Caring Cupcake Caravan. We baked cupcakes while chatting with seniors in an attempt to reconnect Generation Z with the senior generation.

Nandita Kolli Chester – Troop 41950 Enhancing the Entrances of Pickering Valley We beautified the entrances of Pickering Valley Elementary School by painting paw prints, hopscotches and foursquares! The students that attend the school benefited from our project.

Lauren Kunkle Northampton – Troop 8805 St. Luke’s Pediatric Unit Comfort Corner For my Silver Award I chose to build a corner for families and siblings of patients staying in the Pediatric Unit of St. Luke’s in Bethlehem. It is a place for small children to enjoy themselves, and take the stress of having to entertain the siblings off the parents.

Juliet Labrecque Bucks – Troop 21327 Mask Making I made and sewed masks to donate to nursing homes and friends and family in need. I made 200 masks and put in over 70 hours of work.

Kelly Larr Bucks – Troop 21363 Cuddles for Kids The project Cuddles for Kids was a collection of educational games and electronics (Leapfrogs) for the children at the Bucks County Emergency Homeless Shelter. Along with this collection, there were also 17 no-sew blankets made for the children.

Stefanie Le Berks – Troop 1903 Amity’s Outdoor Classroom Enhancement My Silver Award project is enhancing an outdoor classroom by creating a storage box with school supplies and custom made lesson worksheets. It will give students the opportunity to learn in the outdoors while safely social distancing at the Daniel Boone Amity Intermediate Center.

Rachael Leahy Chalfont – Troop 21100 Clothes for the Homeless I made head warmers. Homeless people/people in need benefitted from them.

Emily Lessard Montgomery – Troop 7215 Nanny’s Bags Through inspiration of a bag I made for my Great Grandmother, my project consisted of creating walker and wheelchair bags to be donated to the local nursing home where she used to live.

Alyssa Marie Levito Montgomery – Troop 7481 Empty the Shelters by Ending Puppy Mills My Silver Award project was to inform and educate others about the horrific conditions at “puppy mills” and obtain signatures to be presented to local political officials to help enact a law that bans puppy mills in the state of Pennsylvania. Once puppy mills cease to exist, the population of dogs, cats, and other pets will decrease and shelters won’t be overcrowded with unwanted healthy, loving animals.

Sabrina Lin Chester – Troop 41377 West Grove Community Garden Restoration I restored the West Grove United Methodist Church Community Garden and made several potted herb gardens to benefit the Chester County Food Bank and local residents. The garden has produced over 175 servings of fresh vegetables.

Josie Liu-Brown Montgomery – Troop 7048 Teenage Sleep and Habits I taught people about the science of teenage sleep and good habits. I also encouraged kids in my community to speak up about what they wanted to happen with the decision of school start times.

Madeline Livezey Bucks – Troop 2784 Artman Assisted Living Community Bird Watching Project My project included building birdfeeders and providing bird related activites to elderly residents at Artman Assisted Living Community in Ambler, PA. This project gave the residents more activities to do during a time when visitors were not permitted due to COVID-19.

Ashley Lomax-Fede Philadelphia – Troop 9629 Ashley’s Initiative to Help the Homeless My project is to help provide resources for the homeless as they face the challenges of COVID-19. My core team and I sewed masks and made hand sanitizer to go into the care bags.

Maura Loshnowsky Montgomery – Troop 7369 Benches for Archers I built benches for a competitive archery range that has a very rugged and rocky terrain that makes it very diffucult to walk on.

Grace Marine Berks – Troop 7369 Happy Pet = Happy Owner My project was to create a pet care and information website along with YouTube page to share information and help people to have happy pets. This also went with 40 pet adoption bags given to a local rescue to give to new pet owners to have some items to some items to start caring for their pet with.

Willa Marrow Bucks – Troop 2812 Reading in a Time of Need My project was reading books online for children. I recorded and posted videos online that children could read along with. I also included a craft based off the book in the video as well.

Sophia Marthaler Bucks – Troop 2105 Toys for Shelter Dogs I made dog toys for the Women’s Animal Center. I also made T-shirt bags with dog toys in them and a how-to Make a Dog Toy paper.

Amanda Masciantonio Berks – Troop 122 St. Francis Home Meditation Garden I built a meditation garden for the residents, family members, staff, and volunteers to enjoy at the St. Francis Home.

Liana Ruth Matez Montgomery – Troop 7360 Masks to Protect Against COVID-19 My Silver Award project was a creation of masks protecting against the spread of COVID-19. I created approximately 300 masks and delivered them to local hospitals and facilities, in order to help protect the nurses and doctors working, and also their patients.

Maddie McCleskey Bucks – Troop 2964 Toddler Room at the Morrisville Presbyterian Church My project was to revenovate the toddler room at the Morrisville Presbyterian Church to update it and make it more organized. I recieved donations for items needed in the room to use for my project.

Susan McKeever Bucks – Troop 2717 Help The Animals I collected blankets and sewed them together to make comfortable mats for cat and dogs to lay on at the Women’s Animal Center. I also made a brochure for the Center to put on their front desk to help people understand the importance of rescuing animals is. Then I collected cat and dog food and treats from my neighborhood and donated them to the local food banks.

Christine Merrigan Montgomery – Troop 7360 Eagle Rock Hayloft I renovated a 600-square foot hay loft at Eagle Equestrian Center. THis hay loft was a fire hazard for the adopted horses.

Jada Michael Montgomery – Troop 7753 FosterLove Pampering Boxes I created pampering boxes for an organization called Foster Angels on Earth. I created boxes with items for girls ages 11-15.

Alexis Michalski Chester – Troop 4746 Tooth Fairy Pillows My team and I made 25 tooth fairy pillows with cross-stitch designs and a pocket on the back for children who lose their teeth during their hospital stay.

Morgan Miller Bucks – Troop 21638 Bears in Blankets Together with my friend Grace, we created 50 teddy bears and no-sew blankets! We donated them to Christ’s Home where they were given to orphans so they could feel at home even during challenging times.

Gabrielle Miller Montgomery – Troop 71616 Readers’ Theater I created two complete centers where Kindergarten students can read and act out a story. I wrote two books and made interchangable puppets. The puppets go with my stories and other popular stories. I also built a wooden theater for each of the centers.

Nicole Kathleen Mindler Northampton – Troop 8107 For the Love of Cats I made 60 no-sew fleece beds for the cat room at the Upper Bucks SPCA. I also made four types of toys for the cats to enjoy.

Kimberly Moser Northampton – Troop 18055 A More Effective Closet For my project, I built cabinets for Fountain Hill Elementary School’s food and clothes closet. I built and installed closests for them that are more sturdy, and have more room than what they previously had.

Isha Mukherjee Bucks – Troop 21733 Blankets for Sick Children For my project, I made 26 no-sew blankets and cards for the children in Abington Hospital.

Julianna Mulhern Chester – Troop 41223 Doghouses My project was to build two medium sized dog houses for the Brandywine Valley SPCA.

Maryann Nazareth Chester – Troop 41950 Enhancing the Entrance of Pickering Valley For my project, I beautified our elementary school, Pickering Valley Elementary, by painting paw prints onto the entrance sidewalk, spray painting the hopscotches in front of the school, and lastly, paintng the numbers of the four squares on the black-top. 19

Srsti Niceorgaw Chester Springs – Troop 41950 Garden Beautification For my project, I beautified the outside of my local elementary school. I planted flowers in the front flowerbed and in the middle of the parent-dropoff cul-de-sac. We also did the school vegetable garden. All vegetables grown are donated to the Chester County Food Bank.

Alyssa Nichter Chester – Troop 4362 Perfect Pets My project teammate and I created 112 goodie bags for the animals who will be adopted at the SPCA. Each bag contained three homemade dog or cat toys, a homemade card, coupons to a local pet store, and homemade dog biscuits.

Katelyn O’Connor Montgomery – Troop 1221 Pond Place My project provided a natural habitat for local wildlife near an existing pond and an educational resource/recreational area for members of the Althouse Arboretum community.

Jenna O’Hara Delaware – Troop 5783 Helping Paws My project was helping the clients of the Upper Darby Food Bank care for their pets. I collected pet food, made treats, and shared educational material on low-cost spaying, neutering and other veterinary services.

Sophia O’Reilly Montgomery – Troop 71113 St. Titus Little Library For my project, I created a Little Library for St. Titus Church parishIoners and visitors. I refinished a bookcase and filled it with donated and purchased books that could be borrowed, returned or replaced.

Gabriella Pearson Bucks – Troop 2592 Mask Masking For my project, my team and I sewed 150 masks. They were donated to migrant workers in Salinas Valley, California.

Morgan Pearson Chester – Troop 2717 Mobile Craft Cart For my project, I built a moblie craft cart to assist Sacred Heart Church Religious Education. This cart will ensure the church has art and craft supplies to make learning easier and more fun.

Rishita Penmetsa Chester Springs – Troop 41950 Garden Beautification My project beautified the Pickering Valley School’s garden, and its front entrance, by weeding and planting flowers that were the school’s colors to make the entrance look more appealing.

Olivia Phelan Bucks – Troop 21131 Scouts and Geocaching My project involved setting up a scout-themed geocache designed to benefit both geocachers and local Girl Scouts at Russle Elliot Park.

Amelia Price Montgomery – Troop 7554 Hats Off to You My project made 50 hats and we donated them to The MIP Foundation and Lisa’s Army for their packages for patients with cancer.

Colette Pugliese Bucks – Troop 2105 Coronavirus Masks My project created 160 cotton masks which were donated to the Doylestown Health Hospital in an effort to help with COVID-19.

Taylar Pulliam Chester – Troop 41368 Heroes For The Homeless My project collected more than 500 essential physical items and 28 reusable totes. I also created and shared a presentation using PowerPoint, a skit, and testimonial to raise public awareness of the physical and emotional needs of people in homeless situations.

Abigail Rathman Berks – Troop 1077 Mats for the Homeless My project created mats for the homeless in the Reading, PA area, using recycled plastic grocery bags, and love from the community.

Lilah Gene Rich Bucks – Troop Juliette Virtual Friend My project was a Virtual Friend as an online babysitting service for kids in kindergarden through sixth grade. The younger children and the Virtual Friend would meet via Zoom and enjoy activities together.

Charlotte Rismiller Berks – Troop 1077 Toddler Time My project created structured Christian programming for preschoolers at West Lawn United Methodist Church. I created online puppet shows, an interactive drive-thru experience, weekly Zoom gatherings and monthly mailings for the preschoolers.

Aliana Rivera Bucks – Troop 2717 Little Free Pantries I built three Little Free Pantries in my community, as well as promoted donations to the pantries. These were built to help people who suffer from food insecurity.

Madison Roeger Montgomery – Troop 7165 Making Miracles With Masks My project helped supply medical face masks to those in need in my community during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. I produced 127 face masks and delivered them to discharged patients of the Montgomery County Emergency Services Unit.

Olivia Russ Bucks – Troop 21714 Removal of Invasive Plants My project focused on the beautification of the Churchville Nature Center and the removal of invasive plants.

Madeline Emily Russ Lehigh – Troop 21714 Churchville Nature Center Pond Improvement Project My project consisted of the removal of invasive plants at the Churchville Nature Center to help restore the beauty of the area. My project also included the installation of a custom-made mosaic/art bench.

Libby Sanders Berks – Troop 169 Dream Pillow My project focused on creating awareness about the needs of children in foster care, and also collecting new pillows and pillowcases to be distributed to children who come into foster care through Berks County.

Morgan Savage Bucks – Troop 230 Batty for Bats I built bat houses for a local wildlife preserve. The bat houses will provide shelter for the bats and help the local population recover.

Kiersten Schilk Langhorne – Troop 21131 Mental Illness Awareness and Coping Strategies for Depression and Anxiety My project was to promote mental health awareness and end the stigma around mental illness and suicide. My presentations will continute to be shared with middle school students and to help people who are struggling with mental illnesses.

Grace Skeete Chester – Troop 41223 Saving The Monarch Butterflies My project is to save the lives of monarch butterflies by planting milkweed in the Butterfly Garden at the Delaware Museum. I removed the invasive species, and planted 150 milkweed plants.

Julianna Smith Bucks – Troop 21638 Warwick Memorial Park Flagpole Walkway My project was building a walkway at my local park and helping improve the trail by adding landscape elements in the park.

Makayla Smith Montgomery – Troop 7210 Music and Sensory Wall My project built a sensory wall and remodeled a music wall at the Althouse Arboretum for children to use along the Children’s Forest.

Elizabeth Stafford Chester – Troop Juliette Chemotherapy Bags My project created bags filled with items to comfort chemotherapy patients during their treatments. The bags included reusable utensils, a word search book, colored pencils, adult coloring books, hand sanitizer, a stress ball, homemade artwork, and much more. Each bag also has a glass water bottle with a fabric sleeve that included a vinyl inspirational word adhered across it.

Emily Steuer Bucks – Troop 21733 Supporting Students I helped rejuvenate the children’s program at my church. I decorated classrooms, purchased new school supplies, helped run Vacation Bible School, and encouraged more children to learn about God through helping out at the annual Easter egg hunt and other fun activities.

Keeley Ryesen Strong Chester – Troop 4102 Free Library and Kindness Rock Garden I built a Free Library and Kindness Rock Garden for the children of Beach Haven, NJ. Children will be able to take a book, leave a book and/or take or leave a kindness rock.

Samantha Thomas Bucks – Troop 21638 Littles Together I worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters to create a logo-oriented mural for the members and employees working there. My mural brought an uplifting atmosphere to the office, helping increase spirits.

Katelyn Thomas Bucks – Troop 2648 Bucks County SPCA Outdoor Cat Shelters My project addressed the needs of feral cats. I created eight outdoor winter shelters for warm coverage that included no-sew fleece blankets and snuffle mats. This provided the cats with shelter where they can sleep, relax, warm up, and stay safe.

Amelie Turmel Delaware – Troop 53488 Media Playroom Makeover I refurbished the reading area of the Media Community Center by building two new bookshelves and children’s chairs. I also collected over 250 children’s books for the reading area.

Sara Tyler Bucks – Troop 2626 Sara’s Sports Camp My project facilitated kids participating in physical education during online schooling through a six-week sports camp program.

Ashley Vadner Chester – Troop 4205 Making Errorless Teaching Cards My project foused on making Errorless Teaching cards, notecards with pictures and words, that helped students with learning differences better understand the teaching lessons.

Jaime VanDuser Chester – Troop 41377 Dinners for Families For my project, I helped the homeless families of Family Promise by making dinners and providing homemade resusable face masks. I made four different community dinners through COVID restrictions, and was able to provide resuable masks.

Elisabeth Grace Viscusi Bucks – Troop 2009 Sunshine Sacks My project was to sew drawstring “Sunshine Sacks” and fill them with donated toiletries and personal care items to give to kids and families in need. 54 bags and over 500 toiletry items were donated to the Family Promise of Lower Bucks Shelter and the Family Service Association.

Marah Walton Chester – Troop 4205 Warming the Homeless I collected unused, clean operating room instrument wrappings from the Phoenixville Hospital and used them to sew water resistant sleeping pads and bags to be used by the homeless. I also collected hospital socks and washed them to donate with the mats and bags.

Hazel Weakley Chester – Troop 4308 Dog Kits for Dog Foster Families I created 30 starter kits for people who are fostering dogs. The kits contained comfort items and treats for the dogs. The kits also helped by providing items the foster families did not have to purchase themselves.

Rylie Wentz Bucks – Troop 2945 Protecting Our Front-Line Healthcare Workers and First Responders My project focused on making masks for healthcare workers and first responders to help keep them safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sophie Werkheiser Northampton – Troop 81107 Garden of Hope My project helps provide fresh vegetables to a homeless shelter and food bank. This helps fight hunger and a way to provide fresh ingredients for healthier meals.

Ella Paige West Lehigh – Troop 880 Enlargement of Peacock Enclosure My team and I enlarged the peacock enclosure at Hillside Farm in Shavertown, PA by 50%. This improved the life of the peacocks and gave visitors a better viewing area.

Brynn Wisniewski Philadelphia – Troop 789 Surrounded by Peace I made my school’s peach garden a much brighter and happier place for all the students at Saint Hilary of Poiteirs School. I made a new fence, outdoor decorations and painted kindness rocks. It has made my school feel more welcoming and brighter, and is already being used and loved by the students.

Setareh Yahaghi Bucks – Troop 21714 Little Free Library I created a free library that added to the community in a great way. I believe reading is very important and to have a small library in the community helps remind people to read. The library is great for anyone at the park, as well, so they can read a book instead of going on their electronic devices.

GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA SILVER AWARD COMMITTEE Members of the GSEP Silver Award Committee review, evaluate, and approve submitted project Proposals and Reflections. The committee ensures that the Girl Scout has met the Silver Award requirements as set forth by GSUSA and GSEP. Thank you to all who serve on the GSEP Silver Award Committee!

2020-2021 Silver Award Committee Members Diane Bartlett, Bucks County Sandy Faust, Berks County Sonia Foderaro, Bucks County Chris Reber, Northampton County MaryAnn Rodda, Chester County Cindy Sattizahn, Salem County

STAFF ADVISORS: Hana Haseman and Susan Groff

GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020-2021 Officers Deborah Hassan, Chair

Loraine Ballard Morrill, Vice Chair Deb Walters, Secretary

Maria Kraus, First Vice Chair

Rick Perkins, Treasurer

Kim E. Fraites-Dow, CEO*

Anne Baum

Joann Gonzalez-Generals

Susan Mucciarone

Marlene Beers

Stephanie L. Kosta

Kathryn Nordick

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Rita Lee

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Alison Snyder

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