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 Girl Scouts visit the "Girlhood: It's Complicated" exhibit at the National History Museum in Washington DC

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Browse through our featured stories from 2022. (If you’re looking for media coverage or press releases, visit our Newsroom.)

January

  • Gold Award Spotlight: Isle of Wight County Litter Prevention Community Education Program
  • Silver Award Spotlight: Soccer Equipment Collection for Charity
  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Williamsburg Food Drive
  • Gold Award Spotlight: Food Pantry Cookbook
  • Alum Spotlight: Camille Birdsong
  • Gold Award Spotlight: Opening Up the Opera

February

  • Community Troop Spotlight: St. Helena Elementary
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Byrd
  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Recycle Your PLASTIC Before You TRASH It!

March

  • Girl Scouts Bridges Fun and Learning for Homeschooled Girls in Grades K-12
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Amy Gary
  • Gold Award Spotlight: The Discovery Garden Outdoor Classroom
  • Gold Award Spotlight: H Squared (Hugelkultur)
  • Storytelling and Art Event at Zeiders American Dream Theater
  • Gold Award Spotlight: The Next Step

April

  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Bags of Hope

May

  • Silver Award Spotlight: Bee the Change, Save the Bees
  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Senior Living Butterfly and Pollinator Garden
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Navy Sailors help at Skimino

June

  • Gold Award Spotlight: In the Eyes of a Minority
  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Little Free Library for St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
  • Gold Award Spotlight: Veterans Awareness Day

July

  • Camp Fury Norfolk: 2022 Recap
  • Girl Scouts Beach Camp Under the Stars During False Cape Fun
  • Silver Award Spotlight: Bat Box Building
  • Girl Scouts Take on Appalachian Adventures During Shenandoah Trekking Camp Session
  • Alum Spotlight: Susan Smigielski Acker

August

  • Girl Scouts Visit Norfolk Botanical Garden
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Kevin Wilkinson
  • Troop 1018 Makes Improvements to Camp Burke’s Mill Pond

September

  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Kits for Kids
  • Gold Award Spotlight: Steps Towards a Healthy Heart and a Healthy Lifestyle
  • Troop 396 of Norfolk Travels to Washington DC
  • Alum Spotlight: Kimberly Frazier
  • Girl Scouts Explore the Outdoors During Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend at Jockey’s Ridge and Machicomoco State Parks
  • Gold Award Spotlight: Cait’s Lacrosse Clinic

October

  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Helping Evelyn’s Wildlife Refuge
  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Saving Native Wildlife
  • Meet Dawn Brotherton: Author, Publisher, and GSCCC Board Member
  • A Year in the Life of Juliette Patch Program for October: Girl Scouts Go Pink
  • Bronze Award Spotlight: Recycle Garden
  • Gold Award Spotlight: Mustang’s ‘FUN’damental Library
  • Gold Award Spotlight: Girls in the Outdoors

November

  • Gold Award Spotlight: The Ability Garden
  • Silver Award Spotlight: Emergency Period Supply Bags
  • Guide to Girl Scout Birthday Fundraisers
  • Donor Spotlight: Catherine McGill
  • Donor Spotlight: Marisa Beck
  • Donor Spotlight: Lila Davis

December

  • Gold Award Spotlight: Period Power
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Eileen Livick
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Jill Lewis
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