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Andrea Bonomo receives coveted Girl Scout Award

Brighton Girl Scout receives highest award possible from Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan.

BRIGHTON - Andrea Bonomo, a member of Troop 40728, received her Gold Award on May 5 at the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Kalamazoo Regional office for a project she developed called "Teaching Kids to Respect Planet Earth.

The Gold Award is the highest achievement possible for Girl Scouts with GSHOM and its parent organization Girl Scouts of the USA. Girls earn this most coveted award for developing projects which will positively impact their communities and continue after they are no longer involved.

“We are so proud of you girls for taking the chance to open your hearts and to learn to serve,” said Jan Barker, chief executive officer of GSHOM, during the awards ceremony.  “What each of you have done will touch the lives of many people and make a lasting impact.”

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Andrea’s project focused on educating local children in grades 4-6 about the importance of sustaining the environment.  She partnered with the Brighton District Library where she held four one-hour sessions with a different nature and
environmental theme.

The children planted an herb garden during the first session; participated in organic tie dying during the second session; constructed bird feeders made out of empty water bottles during the third session; and made picture frames out of twigs and leaves as well as taking a nature walk during the fourth and final
session.  To wrap up her project Andrea made a paper bag for each child containing seeds with instructions on how to grow them into plants as a way to help them continue the project.

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