{"id":69003,"date":"2016-05-25T08:34:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69003"},"modified":"2016-05-24T23:37:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T03:37:54","slug":"two-girls-recognized-with-girl-scout-gold-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69003","title":{"rendered":"Two girls recognized with Girl Scout Gold Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=68179\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68179\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-68179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/girl-scouts-of-america-300x97.png?resize=300%2C97\" alt=\"girl-scouts-of-america\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/girl-scouts-of-america.png?resize=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/girl-scouts-of-america.png?resize=150%2C48&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/girl-scouts-of-america.png?resize=400%2C129&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/girl-scouts-of-america.png?w=715&amp;ssl=1 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Two local Girl Scouts were recognized at a Young Women of Distinction luncheon on Saturday, May 21 with the highest award in Girl Scouts, the Girl Scout Gold Award.<\/p>\n<p>To earn the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award girls are challenged to chance the world. They complete a multi-step take action project that solves a community problem for years into the <!--more-->future. Earning the award also makes girls eligible for college scholarships. The Girl Scout Gold Award recipients are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gwen Bowan<\/strong> of Little Falls and <strong>Taylor Ketcham<\/strong> of Cazenovia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bowan<\/strong> is a graduate of Little Falls High School and is currently a student at SUNY Albany. Her take action project was titled \u201cLittle Falls Lending Libraries\u201d and addressed the issue of literacy in the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ketcham<\/strong> is a junior at Cazenovia High School. Her take action project to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award benefited the Always Love Project. She organized a series of events to raise awareness of the program which provides support for families that have lost a child in infancy.<\/p>\n<p>Join the adventure, fun and friendship of Girl Scouting. Contact the Girl Scouts\u2019 New Hartford Service Center at <a href=\"tel:800-943-4414\">800-943-4414<\/a>, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsnypenn.org\/\">www.gsnypenn.org<\/a>, become a fan at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GSNYPENN\">facebook.com\/GSNYPENN<\/a>, follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/GSNYPENN\">twitter.com\/GSNYPENN<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/GSNYPENN\">instagram.com\/GSNYPENN<\/a>, and<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/gsnypenn\">pinterest.com\/gsnypenn<\/a>, or read the blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsnypenn.wordpress.com\/\">www.gsnypenn.wordpress.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two local Girl Scouts were recognized at a Young Women of Distinction luncheon on Saturday, May 21 with the highest award in Girl Scouts, the Girl Scout Gold Award. To earn the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award girls are challenged to chance the world. 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