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Local Girl Scouts earn Gold Awards through hard work BY JORDAN KING Community contributor
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ess than six percent of eligible Girl Scouts earn their Gold Award. Those that earn their Gold Award recognize the commitment and hard work it takes, making the Gold Award the highest achievement in Girl Scouts. On April 12, at the Tulare Agri-Center, Girl Scouts of Central California South honored 18 girls who successfully completed their Gold Award Projects. Of these 18 girls, seven of them represent Kern County; two of them are from Bakersfield. The seven Gold Award projects completed in Kern County include: • Kassandra Camorlinga, from Bakersfield Troop 2486, wanted to address bullying and created a presentation seen by more than 200 elementary school students. The PowerPoint raised awareness about bullying and the effects on victims. In addition to the 200 students who already saw the presentation, a local elementary school intends to use it for each elementary school class to show the students that “Only You Can Make a Difference.” • Emily Loyd, from Bakersfield Troop 2486, recognized that not many children receive art lessons, so they never learn how to express themselves in a creative way. Being an artist, Emily knows the importance of expressing oneself and wanted to create a camp where she could teach kids basic art skills and they could have fun while learning. She created and hosted a week long art camp for
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On Saturday, April 12, Girl Scouts of Central California South honored 18 girls who successfully completed their Gold Award Projects, the highest achievement in Girl Scouts. Seven of the girls represent Kern County — two of those are from Bakersfield. Pictured are: Abbie McCormick, Rachel Fortney, Mallory McDaniel, Brittany McCullough, Kassandra Camorlinga, Emily Loyd, and Grace Haddock.
children at the Society for Disabled Children in Bakersfield. The Society has agreed to continue Emily’s Art Camp, and she has uploaded information online so others can duplicate her project elsewhere. • Rachel Fortney, from Ridgecrest Troop 74, created a basketball camp for girls in
fifth and sixth grade to encourage girls to focus less on selfimage. • Grace Haddock, from Ridgecrest Troop 74, created four “Read 2 Me Kits” which included a canvas bag, a CD player, 15 books, two copies of a CD of books read aloud, and a battery charger for the CD
player for children who do not have a parent able to read to them. • Abby McCormick, from Ridgecrest Troop 74, wanted to encourage girls in seventh and eighth grade to be active and eat healthy by creating a volleyball camp. • Brittany McCullough, from
Ridgecrest Troop 74, created a week-long camp for nine autistic children and raised about $670 to purchase equipment and materials. • Mallory McDaniel, from Ridgecrest Troop 74, educated her community about fostering animals by holding workshops and making brochures.
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Local girls participated in the Community Action Partnership of Kern’s (CAPK) Friendship House Community Center and Shafter Youth Center in a preemployment program for adolescent girls (ages 14 to 18) to help them gain career and interpersonal skills as they prepare to join the workforce. PHOTO PROVIDED
CAPK reaching out to empower girls COURTESY OF CAPK he Community Action Partnership of Kern’s (CAPK) Friendship House Community Center and Shafter Youth Center introduced pre-employment programs for adolescent girls (ages 14 to 18) in 2013 to help them gain career and interpersonal skills as they prepare for the workforce. The program was piloted at the Friendship House in collaboration with the Kern High School District Career Resource Department and with funding from the Women's and Girls' Fund from the Kern Community Foundation. The program provided 50 girls with a two-week pre-employment workshop followed by three months of job shadowing at CAPK’s Migrant Childcare Alternative Payment Program, 2-1-1 Kern County,
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and the Friendship House Community Center. Teenaged participants received training in pre-employment and job skills such as résumé preparation, how to conduct job searches and fill out applications, interviewing techniques, computer skills, and skills for interacting professionally with people on the phone and in person. The program culminated in a College & Career Day at the Friendship House, with attendance from CSUB, DeVry University, Bakersfield Adult School, Kaplan College, Stop the Violence, Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, and the State of California Employment Development Department. The Pre-Employment Resource Program for Girls was replicated at the Shafter Youth Center, where 16 participants
were provided with pre- employment workshops, followed by one month of job shadowing at the Shafter Youth Center and at the Shafter Recreation and Park District. After the job shadowing experience, the California College of Vocational Careers hosted a College & Career Day for the PreEmployment Resource Program in Shafter. The participants received a campus tour, an introduction to vocational careers in health care, and information about the standardized California Basic Educational Skills Test — administered throughout the state for individuals interested in teaching at public schools. We are seeking additional funding to help grow these efforts to prepare young women to become successful working professionals. For more information go to www.capk.org.
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