- Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2015 18:31
The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can earn. This award recognizes the girls’ leadership and planning skills that are required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in their community; it is each girl’s chance to make a lasting difference in the world.
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| Members of Girl Scout Troop 54219 |
The members of Girl Scout Troop 54219 of West Jefferson Hills became “Hunger Heroes” to earn this prestigious award. The girls decided to make our world a better place by making a difference in the life of our neighbors who have a need to use the Cloverleaf Food Pantry.
Members of this troop include Piper Roth; Elizabeth Snyder; Casey Sullivan; Emily Sullivan; Veronica Vergallito; and Harmony Ziccardi.
Before the girls decided on a project plan, they participated in two activities that their leader, Darcy Vergallito, created, called Hunger 101.
The first task was the “Food for a Week” challenge. The girls read about a fictitious family’s personal and financial situation. Then they had to figure out how much money their families had per month to spend on food and then for one week. Finally they had to figure out a menu and shopping list for that week. When they realized they did not have enough money in their budget, they were “shown” that they could go to the food pantry and select items there to help make ends meet and give them enough food for that week.
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| Members of Girl Scout Troop 54219 |
Did you know that you can make a full meal using only canned goods? That was the second part of Hunger 101 - our Food Pantry Banquet. The girls brought canned goods to the meeting not knowing that they would be cooking their own dinner. The girls created a full meal using only foods that would be available at a typical food pantry. Their menu included chicken pot pie, scalloped corn, and for dessert, a cinnamon crunch cake!
Next, the girls took a tour of the Cloverleaf Food Pantry to see how it is run. On their tour they learned that there are several items that the food pantry always needs. That sparked the girls to host their ‘Most Wanted Items’ Food Drive. With the generous help & support of South Hills IGA on 649 Old Clairton Road, the girls hosted their week-long food drive at the IGA in May.
The girls not only personally brought in their donations; they also volunteered their time and worked alongside the regular volunteers over the summer.
The final step for the girls to earn their Bronze Award is to make this project sustainable. The girls want to be sure that the Cloverleaf Food Pantry will continue to receive support and help from local Girl Scouts. Girl Scout Troop 54219 is challenging all Junior Girl Scout Troops of West Jefferson Hills to also become “Hunger Heroes” - they would like the troops to agree to do something to help the Cloverleaf Food Pantry!
This experience and successful completion of their Bronze Award is something that the girls of Girl Scout Troop 50428 will never forget.
If you are interested in finding out how you can help the Cloverleaf Food Pantry, please contact their Director, Karen Pearson, at 412-207-1657.
