Fifty-nine young women, members of Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council, were honored as recipients of the Girl Scout Gold Award on Sunday, May 15, at a reception held at Queens University of Charlotte.
The highest honor in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, career planning and personal development. These skills are demonstrated in a special project developed and executed by each girl, an extension and a compilation of all that she has learned in Girl Scouting. Only 5.4 percent of the 2.3 million Girl Scouts nationwide earn this highest honor.
Of the 59 women honored May 15, five are from Rowan County: Jill Foster, Salisbury, daughter of Sheri and Russell Foster; Anna-Leigh and Katelyn Shuping, Salisbury, daughters of Kim and Jody Shuping; Claire Steele, Cleveland, daughter of Traci and Jody Steele; and Charli Taylor, Rockwell, daughter of Kathy Dowell.
Girl Scouts, Hornets Nest Council serves more than 15,000 girls with the help of 5,000 adult volunteers throughout Anson, Cabarrus, and Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Stanly, Union and York (S.C.) counties.