Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

During this season, we take time to reflect upon the good things we have, like our Girl Scouts , volunteers , families, and community partners. We hope your holidays will be filled with joy and laughter through the New Year. Happy Holidays from your friends at Girl Scouts of Nassau County!  We’re the Girl Scouts of Nassau County: We’re 23, 000 strong – more than 16,900 girls and 5,100 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™  from Nassau County to change the world. Our extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very first Girl Scout Troop, and every year since we’ve honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls.  And with pro...

Who are Girl Scouts? Girl Scouts are go-getters, innovators, risk-takers and leaders. They’re G.I.R.L.S who design robots, learn life skills, improve our neighborhoods and go on amazing adventures. They’re making a difference. Girl Scouts is a lifelong adventure full of friendship, connection, service, and fun! Every Girl Scout Alum has a unique story to tell about their experiences and adventures, and we’re sharing those stories. Girl Scout Alum Bonnie was a Girl Scout for 8 years and continues to volunteer with Girl Scouts of Nassau County in a variety of ways. As a Gold Award Mentor, she guides Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors as they work toward the highest award a Girl Scout can earn, the Girl Scout Gold Award. Name: Bonnie Parente Council: Girl Scouts of Nassau County Tell us about your time as a Girl Scout. Looking back, what were some highlights, important moments, life lessons, and/or favorite memories: If I had to pick a memory that sta...

Girl Scouting is full of unique, incredible, and life changing opportunities for all girls involved, but earning the Girl Scout Gold Award is a life changing experience in itself. Going for the Gold is so much more than earning a prestigious award ; it gives girls the opportunity to find themselves while also making a difference/impact in their community. While the journey in earning the Gold Award is unique for every Girl Scout because of the many different take action projects, the skills, connections and feelings that come out of earning the Gold are very similar. As a lifetime Girl Scout who earned her Gold Award as an Ambassador, I know from experience that earning the highest award in Girl Scouting is an enriching and unforgettable journey. It all started with an idea and identifying how I wanted to help my community. Over the course of a year and half I watched what started out as an idea, blossom into a project that helped make my community a better place, and that is wh...

We have an exciting year ahead! Throughout 2016, we will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting’s top award, the Girl Scout Gold Award. Across our Movement and over the years, millions of alumnae have earned the Golden Eagle of Merit, the Golden Eaglet, the Curved Bar, First Class and the Gold Award. Over one hundred of our girl members are currently working to attain the Girl Scout Gold Award. During this centennial year, we will focus on the many benefits of earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. According to the GSRI study Girl Scouting Works: The Alumnae Impact Study (2012), Girl Scout Gold Award recipients reap greater benefit from their time and experiences in Girl Scouting than non-alumnae. Comparatively, these individuals display more positive life outcomes pertaining to sense of self, life satisfaction, leadership, life success, community service, and civic engagement. Girl Scout Gold Award recipients represent our most successful and engaged—and happiest—Gir...

Girl Scouts of Nassau County (GSNC) is happy to announce that Julie Kapuvari was selected for one of Girl Scout’s highest honors, and was named by Girl Scouts of the USA as one of the “2015 National Young Women of Distinction ,” for her Gold Award project , “Pollination Project: Don’t Bee Afraid, Bee-lieve.” for addressing the issue of Colony Collapse Disorder which affects the honeybee population.  This special honor and designation by Girl Scouts of the USA showcases Julie Kapuvari’s extraordinary leadership over a project that had measureable and sustainable impact and addressed a global issue. Julie is a 2015 graduate of Massapequa High School and was one of only 10 young women nationwide to receive the award. Kapuvari discovered that since 2006, beekeepers have been experiencing major colony losses of 30% to 90% of their apiaries that were later attributed to Colony Collapse Disorder. This has been directly harming commercial beekeeping and pollination operations....

For almost 100 years, Girl Scouts has supported the power of a girl to make a difference in her community through the Gold Award project. The Girl Scout Gold Award is a prestigious honor and highest achievement in Girl Scouting . Girls are given the opportunity to engage with members of their communities to address an issue that they are passionate about. Tonight, Girl Scouts of Nassau County will honor 80 girls with the Gold Award and place them among an elite group of women who continue to make a difference in the world beyond the Girl Scout experience.  Throughout the 2014-2015 Girl Scout year these girls dedicated their time to complete their projects while developing strong community leadership skills and spreading their voice to incite change locally and globally. These extraordinary girls are deserving of the Gold Award honor and we are proud of all their accomplishments throughout this journey. We hope this experience has inspired all our girls to continue...

2016 is the year that marks the 100th Anniversary of the Highest Award in Girl Scouting. Be it called the Golden Eaglet of Merit (1916-1918), Golden Eaglet (1918-1938), First Class (1938-1940), Curved Bar (1940-1963), First Class-again (1963-1980), or the Girl Scout Gold Award (1980-present) it represents the pinnacle of the Girl Scout experience-developing leaders. One thing that has not changed is this award has always been part of a long tradition of recognizing the outstanding achievement of extraordinary girls. Over the course of girls’ projects, the Gold Award has inspired them to share their ideas and passions with their communities to make the world a better place. The biggest transformation for each girl is that her increased confidence in her leadership abilities helps her “Take Flight.” Gold Awardees are seen on High School and college campuses as leaders, who are not afraid to commit to new projects. Earning the Gold Award as a teenager is just the beginning...