Celebrating Our Gold Award Girl Scouts
This annual event is a special time to recognize our Gold Award Girl Scouts, for girls to reflect on their projects and for their families to acknowledge the hard work and dedication it takes to earn one of Girl Scouting’s highest and most prestigious awards.
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR “CLASS OF 2021” IN-PERSON EVENT!
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Drumlins Country Club, 800
Nottingham Rd., Syracuse, NY 13224
GSNYPENN 2020 Gold Award Girl Scout Scholarship Recipients
Thanks to generous donors, our council presented three of our “Class of 2020” Gold Award Girl Scouts with a total of $12,000 in scholarship money at our recent virtual celebration (which was moved to February 2021 due to the pandemic). Scholarships were presented in memory of three special Girl Scout sisters we lost in 2019 who helped build girls of courage, confidence and character and each made the world a better place.
The Marie Hepworth Scholarship ($5,000) was presented to Adeline Whitmore of Barton, NY (Tioga County) for her project Nichols Veterans Memorial Park. Ms. Hepworth dedicated her life to supporting girl development through her 20-plus years serving as executive director of GSNYPENN legacy council Indian Hills and various volunteer activities in her community of Johnson City.
The Kelly Perkins Scholarship ($4,000) was presented to Elizabeth Serafin of Oneonta, NY (Otsego County) for her project Together We Grow, Fox Community Garden. Ms. Perkins, a lifelong Girl Scout and GSNYPENN summer camp staff member, impacted the lives of campers and younger Girl Scouts in her community of Newark Valley.
The Kerrie Black Scholarship ($3,000) was presented to Dorothy (Dora) Donacik of Vestal, NY (Broome County) for her project Promoting Creative Thinking at Vestal. Ms. Black, a lifelong Girl Scout, was a GSNYPENN Regional Support Manager for Broome and Delaware counties who served her volunteers with excellence and was always willing to lend a hand to her colleagues.
Read about the 29 GSNYPENN 2020 Gold Award Girl Scouts here
Cassondra Blewett
Binghamton, NY (Broome County)
Take Action Project: Memory
Stimulation Wall
Hang Up
Keileen Brown
Elmira, NY (Chemung County)
Take Action Project:
Broadway Elementary School Courtyard Renovation
Trissety Denton
Broadalbin, NY, formerly of
Dolgeville, NY (Herkimer County)
Take Action Project: Giving
Mental Health a Face
Catherine Deskur
Vestal, NY (Broome County)
Take
Action Project: Robotics: Road to STEM
Dorothy (Dora) Donacik
Vestal, NY (Broome
County)
Take Action Project: Promoting Creative Thinking at
Vestal
Genevieve Egan
Horseheads, NY (Chemung County)
Take Action Project: Tanglewood Nature Center Informational Sign and
Virtual Community Celebration
LeahBeth Guerard
Brasher Falls, NY (St. Lawrence County)
Take Action
Project: Tutoring for Teens and Tweens
Devon Guzy
Cooperstown, NY (Otsego County)
Take Action Project:
Fire Hydrant Clean Up
Austin Gleason-Hendrickson
Elmira, NY (Chemung
County)
Take Action Project: Project D.B.
Jennifer Jacoby
Owego, NY (Tioga County)
Take
Action Project: Saving the Black Tern
Jaclyn Jorolemon
Farmington, NY (Ontario County)
Take Action Project: Raised Garden Beds for Healthy Snacking for
Senior Citizens
Makenzie Kellogg
Burdett, NY (Schuyler County)
Take Action Project: Girls Power Up
Laura Krebs
Freeville, NY (Tompkins County)
Take
Action Project: Second Chance Closet
Tyler Lindner
Norwich, NY (Chenango County)
Take
Action Project: God is on the Move
Megan Litzenberger
Romulus, NY (Seneca County)
Take Action Project: Drama Prop Room
Rebecca Mantione
Baldwinsville, NY (Onondaga
County)
Take Action Project: Water Bottle Holders
Hannah McCloskey
Liverpool, NY (Onondaga County)
Take Action Project: Red Cross Club
Rachel Pflueger
Auburn, NY (Cayuga County)
Take
Action Project: Lean-To Restoration at Y-Owasco and Mental
Wellness
Kendra Potenziano
Binghamton, NY (Broome County)
Take Action Project: Empower Club
Sydney Prescott
Farmington, NY (Ontario County)
Take Action Project: Environmental Expo
Giavanna Reed
Campbell, NY (Steuben County)
Take
Action Project: Recycling in My School
Elizabeth Rice
Binghamton, NY (Broome County)
Take Action Project: Catherine’s Cupboard Co-op Garden
Enhancement
Samantha Scott
Binghamton, NY (Broome County)
Take Action Project: Girls Lacrosse Clinic
Elizabeth Serafin
Oneonta, NY (Otsego County)
Take Action Project: Together We Grow, Fox Community Garden
Hannah Stack
Dolgeville, NY (Herkimer County)
Take Action Project: Exit Road Enhancement
Sabrina Westmiller
Auburn, NY (Cayuga County)
Take Action Project: Identify and Record Cemetery Headstones and
Monuments
Adeline Whitmore
Barton, NY (Tioga County)
Take
Action Project: The Nichols Veterans Memorial Park
Allyson Wieser
Williamson, NY (Wayne County)
Take Action Project: Designing and Installing a Sensory Integration
Pathway for Williamson Elementary School
Sydney Woods
Baldwinsville, NY (Onondaga County)
Take Action Project: A Salute to Fallen Veterans
