Syosset Resident Acheives Highest Honor in Girl Scouting

of Syosset has joined the record number of 119 Girl Scouts in Nassau County that have fit a minimum of at least 65 hours of community service into their busy schedules.

Sorbo and other young women developed their "Gold Award community action projects", promoting acts of kindness and goodwill. Their efforts earned these girls the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor that a young woman can achieve in Girl Scouting.  

Del Sorbo designed her Gold Award project, “Rocking Through the Ages,” to have Girl Scouts from her Association share stories, songs and games with senior citizens at the Amber Court Assisted Living Facility. She was able to provide her sister Girl Scouts with the opportunity to interact with the older generation, who became honorary “Super Senior” Girl Scouts.

Del Sorbo also created Girl Scout vests for all of the women. Del Sorbo will be a junior at , where she was a member of Student Government, Awareness Club and Future Leaders of America.

"We are proud of all the young women who earned their Girl Scout Gold Award this year,” said Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “Only five percent of eligible Girl Scouts choose to take this rigorous path towards earning their Gold Award. We couldn’t be happier for those that achieved this award and really changed the lives of others and improved their communities in significant ways.”

On June 12, the Girl Scouts of Nassau County honored Girl Scouts Seniors and Ambassadors between the ages of 15 and 18 at a special ceremony held at The Inn At New Hyde Park. In addition to the Girl Scout ceremony, on June 8, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano presented the girls, along with their Eagle Scout counterparts from Boy Scouts, with certificates for their achievements at the Theodore Roosevelt Legislative Chamber in Mineola. 

"Girl Scouts who achieve the Gold Award demonstrate perseverance and determination as well as time management and organizational skills," Ceravolo said. "They have joined an elite group of American women who are part of the Girl Scouts of the USA's Gold Award Alliance."

The Gold Award project helps high school-aged Girl Scouts develop leadership skills and explore various career paths. Overall, the Gold Awards require up to a three-year commitment from each young woman. It affords the teen the opportunity to learn about arts and humanities, cultural and global relations, personal well-being, technology and science, environmental concerns and many of the innumerable issues facing young women and the world today.  
 

With more than 22,000 girl and 7,000 adult members, Girl Scouts of Nassau County has become the preeminent organization and leading authority for girls. 

For more information on the Girl Scouts of Nassau County call Donna Rivera Downey 516 741-2550 at ext. 260, or visit www.gsnc.org.