The Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians have announced the 2021 Gold Award recipients in upper East Tennessee. Seven of the 29 recipients are from the Tri-Cities.
Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across the country have earned the Girl Scoutsâ highest honor, now called the Girl Scout Gold Award, for demonstrating extraordinary leadership and making sustainable change in their communities. Nationally, only 6 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts achieve the Gold Award.
âOur communities have been positively impacted by the vision, leadership and dedication of each of our Gold Award girls,â said Lynne Fugate, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. âThis high honor required hours of hard work and the leadership skills that they have been developing during their years as a Girl Scout.â