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Girl Scout Shark By Beverly Perkins
ecently, Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida held their Silver Award Showcase honoring the 2020 class of Silver Award Girl Scouts. Among the 82 Girl Scouts from throughout South Florida who earned their Silver Award this year, several of them were from Weston including Sophia Diaz from Troop 10811 with her project Sharkz4lyfe.
For a Girl Scout Cadette to achieve the prestigious title, which happens to be the second-highest award of Girl Scouts of the USA, they must make a change for the better. The opportunity to do so allows scouts to show their leadership skills and make a difference in the world. Enamored by sharks since 6-years-old, Sofia wanted to protect and educate others about the ocean’s most magical creatures. The passionate fish lover created a YouTube channel that features several bilingual videos (Spanish and English) educating kids about marine life, specifically about sharks. She created the videos not only to be informative but to teach young people about the importance of conservation and protecting our ocean and marine life. “I hope that with these videos, I can reach a larger audience and help inspire kids like me,” explained the ambitious scout. “I learned that not only Spanish-
Lisa Johnson, CEO of Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida, Silver Award Girl Scout Sophia Diaz and Tami Donnally, Board Chair of Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida at the Silver Award Showcase
speaking kids, but also adults want to learn about the ocean. My most viewed video is ‘Introduction to Sharks’ and the Spanish version has over 300 views.” Besides making videos and going on shark tagging expeditions, the brave middle school student also helped Shark Allies in their #NoFinFL campaign, by writing to all her local, state, and U.S. Congress elected officials to request their support to protect sharks. As a result of her efforts, Mr. Richard Stark, then FL 104 District Representative, co-sponsored a House Resolution that led ban Shark Fin Trade in Florida last year. “Girl Scouts has helped me expand and explore my passion and taught me that I can do anything I set my mind to,” added Sophia.
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