Farmington Girl Scout Earns Gold Award

Elisa Mucci of Farmington has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a girl can earn in Girl Scouting.

In order to earn the Gold Award, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts between the grades of 9-12 spend at least 80 hours researching issues, assessing community needs and resources, building a team, and making a sustainable impact in the community. A Gold Award recipient’s accomplishments reflect leadership and citizenship skills that set her apart as a community leader.

Elisa brought the joy and comforts of animals to the families at the Marshall House homeless shelter. She recruited students from Farmington to paint a mural with the help of the resident children at the shelter. In addition, she organized “joy of animals” activities over Columbus Day weekend, including animal-based crafts. A local youth ministry will continue this outreach at Marshall House. Elisa plans to continue her pet therapy volunteer work.

The Gold Award is the highest achievement a girl can earn in Girl Scouting, meeting national standards set by Girl Scouts of the USA.  Since 1916, girls have successfully answered the call to Go Gold, an act that indelibly marks them as accomplished members of their communities and the world.

For more information about the Gold Award or how to become a Gold Award volunteer or mentor, visit http://www.gsofct.org/pages/GoldAward.php.