Hearts Of Gold - Reflections from Gold Award Girl Scouts

Kelsey Chico talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - United for Haiti. My project was constructing a playground in a community space and delivering donations in Haiti. After the events of Hurricane Matthew in 2016, many countries in the western hemisphere were the most impacted, Haiti being one of them. Supplies and rations were needed due to the destruction taken place mostly in the South of the country. I decided to take action and gather donations from many businesses and organizations that included toys, clothing items, hygiene products, shoes, etc. Episode available as a video at https://youtu.be/T17SXtF7V4M More about Kelsey: My name is Kelsey Chico and I am now an Ambassador Girl Scout. I am 16 years old, 15 when the project was complete, and I live in Florida. I joined Girl Scouts at the Brownie level and have enjoyed it ever since. My hobbies include video gaming, reading, painting, music mixing, singing and dance. This year will be my tenth year playing the violin and ninth year dancing. I like creating videos inspired by YouTubers and hope to one day start my own on topics such as gaming, singing, and general topics. Music is a big part of me and I like a variety of genres from video game soundtracks to movie soundtracks to modern artists. I enjoy playing FPS games on Xbox such as the Halo franchise but also creative thinking on Minecraft. I would like to be in the engineering field of STEM, perhaps audio design or video production because of my passion for video, editing and music, things that can create a message through the world of media. I would like to visit the company in charge of the Halo video game franchise, 343 Industries, because of my passion to learn about game design, soundtrack development and CGI. In addition, talk to movie directors and composers such as Andrew Stanton, Francis Lawrence, Joseph Kosinski, Steven Speilberg, Neil Davidge, Martin O'Donnell Kazuma Jinnouchi and voice actress Jen Taylor, to experience being in the shoes of directors and acting. I plan to continue dance and playing the violin but also Girl Scouts because of its life-changing goal. Join our Facebook Community at Hearts of Gold Podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeartsOfGoldPodcast/ Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube or on your favorite podcast app. Support future Hearts of Gold episodes at https://www.patreon.com/heartsofgold Video editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/ Walter's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ More details about Kelsey's project: My project was constructing a playground in a community space and delivering donations in Haiti. After the events of Hurricane Matthew in 2016, many countries in the western hemisphere were the most impacted, Haiti being one of them. Supplies and rations were needed due to the destruction taken place mostly in the South of the country. I decided to take action and gather donations from many businesses and organizations that included toys, clothing items, hygiene products, shoes, etc. I had the help from the Haitian Consulate of Orlando to determine the destination for the donations. The Drive lasted over a 6 week period. After sorting by category for each item the weekend it finished, a confirmed weight of 2 ½ tons of donations were donated, 97 boxes total. I needed a way to deliver these donations overseas because, as you can imagine, many laws such as borer laws, water laws and international laws require many permissions and clearances. I contacted multiple cruise lines for the transport. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines offered to ship the donations at no extra cost. I drove with my parents down to Port Canaveral where the company's warehouse is located. I met with the transportation team and they unloaded the 97 boxes onto 4 pallets and proceeded to load them in the warehouse. They would be left there for inspection by K-9 dogs and other scanning procedures to verify the clearance of transportation. The donations would be loaded onto the cruise ship going to its next port of call: Labadee, Haiti. I met the Haitian Consulate of Orlando at the border of Labadee, Haiti and the rest of the country. We loaded the boxes into 3 separate pickup trucks and drove down to the district of Nippes, one the most affected areas of the country. It was about a 5 ½ hour drive. I stepped onto the back of the pickup truck and opened the boxes, handing them out to women, children and families. To see them happy and grateful for these donations made this art of the project successful. Children in the country of Haiti did not get the physical education needed for early childhood or an experience on a swing. I took the initiative to construct the playground in the same district. This would benefit their physical education and have a memorable childhood experience. I had purchased a playground set consisting of two swings, a monkey bar, rock-climbing wall, a dome and a slide and was funded from the Charity Ball hosted duri

Allison Weiss talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - Equitable Access to Healthy Food. Sharing her story of changing her project three times during the process and the survey / research paper she wrote to share with others to encourage bilingual support of summer meal programs.. Episode available as a video at https://youtu.be/b-qkPIb7Oww More about Allison: My name is Allison Weiss and I am a recent graduate of Madison Country Day School in Waunakee, WI. I have been a Girl Scout since kindergarten Daisies and have had the opportunity to camp at two different Girl Scout properties, sell over 600 boxes of cookies, earn two major awards (in addition to badges ranging from healthy cooking to the science of cosmetology), and participate in countless community service opportunities over the course of my Girl Scout career. In addition to being a Girl Scout, I enjoy track and cross country running, baking, and creative writing. I plan to study government and Spanish this coming fall at Smith College and am thankful for the opportunities Girl Scouts has given me to grow as a leader. Survey report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NuNPtLgPUgXzLvedW_LVBsdNX_2VScS3Qp26KWYaytA/edit Join our Facebook Community at Hearts of Gold Podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeartsOfGoldPodcast/ Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube or on your favorite podcast app. Video editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/ Walter's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ

Isla Horscroft talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - Goals For Girls. Sharing her story of getting a grant for your project, the planning on organizing an event in another country, and the logistics of working on an international project. Episode available as a video at https://youtu.be/8SblfB7GF_I Supporters referenced: Ann Bancroft Foundation The Sanneh Foundation Greg and Kathy Deal Charitable Foundation Cub Foods Barnes and Noble Kwik Trip Delta Airlines Project Minnesota-Leon Project Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/projectgoalsforgirls/ Articles on Isla: https://www.girlscoutsrv.org/en/about-girl-scouts/news/2018/isla_horscroft.html https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_current/community/edenprairie/tonka-united-players-to-share-love-of-soccer-with-nicaraguans/article_a0230d64-eb4b-11e7-91bf-f3ac854a169f.html https://volunteers.girlscoutsrv.org/2018/05/10/changing-the-world-through-soccer-and-a-gold-award-project/ Join our Facebook Community at Hearts of Gold Podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeartsOfGoldPodcast/ Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube or on your favorite podcast app. Video editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/ Walter's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ

Christina Wiles talks about her Girl Scout Gold project - Arms Open. A mentoring program which matches High School students with middle school students. We also talk about Christina's advanced rank in the National Guard thanks to her Gold Award. Episode available as a video at https://youtu.be/TmW7dVuwacU Christina's website for her project is https://mightymentors.weebly.com/ Article on Christina: http://mountaintimes.info/high-school-senior-national-guardsman-earns-girl-scout-gold-award/ Join our Facebook Community at Hearts of Gold Podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeartsOfGoldPodcast/ Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube or on your favorite podcast app. Video editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/ Walter's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ