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Girl Scouts earn Gold Awards
The award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, career planning, and personal development, and is the highest award girls can earn. Nine girls in the Girl Scouts Seven Lakes Council earned the award this year.
Girls receiving the award are eligible for a variety of scholarships to continue their education and for advanced military rankings. 'I didn't complete my Gold Award so I could be recognized,' Gillette, a Girl Scout for 13 years said. 'I did it so others could benefit from my project.' She organized Girl Science Investigation (GSI) for girls in grades 5 to 8 to explore science, engineering and math through demonstrations, presentations, hands-on activities, and contacts with professionals in these technical fields. Gillette was the Salutatorian for the 2008 Class of Clyde-Savannah High School. She is an accomplished writer and artist, winning awards and honors. She will study packaging science/engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. Wigle just completed her freshman year at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, where she is active in the biology and drama clubs. A 2007 graduate of Sodus High School, she's on her way to becoming a doctor of pharmacy. Her Gold Award project was renewing the kitchen at the Pines of Peace comfort care home in Ontario. Her work included removing the cabinets, stripping, sanding, conditioning and staining. She also painted the entire kitchen. 'I met a lot of great people through doing my project that I will keep in touch with for a lifetime,' Wigle said. Girl Scouts earning the Girl Scout Silver Award, the second highest honor, will also be honored at the Young Women of Distinction dinner. Forty-two girls have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award this year in the Girl Scouts-Seven Lakes Council. Locally, that includes Allison Saiff, Mandi Torres, and Nicole Wahl of Sodus, Diana Gugion of Ontario and Laura Stevens of North Rose. Girl Scouting is a leadership development program building girls of confidence, character and courage who make the world a better place. See www.girlscoutssevenlakes.org or call 315.539.5085.
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Two local girls have earned the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award. Jennifer Gillette of Savannah and Amanda Wigle of Williamson are to be honored at the Young Women of Distinction Dinner held at the Downtown Holiday Inn in Ithaca on July 17. 
Earning the Gold Award means girls have successfully completed several prerequisites in areas of leadership, career exploration and challenge, followed by the Girl Scout Gold Award project. The project requires girls to spend a minimum of 65 hours designing and implementing a project that has a positive impact on the community.