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A Room of Creativity: A Gold Award Story
Girl Scout Lily from Troop 8367 in Glenbeulah decided to get creative to earn her Gold Award! Lily noticed that young children oftentimes struggle with getting dropped off at school or daycare. Lily knew that school does not have to be a scary place. It should be a place where kids are excited to go and learn. Lily saw that some daycares in her community could use a makeover, so she took action to make change in her community!
Lily sought to create a better environment and appreciation for art in local childcare centers by repainting rooms and adding more posters that are brightly colored to the childcare centers.
Lily gained confidence with public speaking when she reached out to local daycares to get permission to work with them on her project.
Now that her project was ready to go, it was time to begin planning! She used cookie sale proceeds to fund her project, putting all the years of hard-work and financial skills to use. Once she had the funds in place, she created a budget to purchase supplies such as paint, brushes, primer, and more. Once she had the supplies she needed, it was time to get painting!
Lily drew her own designs that she wanted to create for the classrooms. She projected her drawings on the wall and traced them with the paint. She was able to paint multiple designs across the walls of the daycare. Check out some of these awesome photos of the process of her painting!
Lily’s project taught her how to persevere when times got tough, and she did a great job! Lily dedicated over 130 hours total to complete this project! Way to go Lily! Her hard work to earn the Gold Award was worth it! Check out the final product!
