Eastern Missouri Girl Scouts Organize Prom Night for Senior Center
December is recognized as the month of giving, a time for anyone to make a difference in their community by helping others. Marceline, MO Girl Scouts decided to spread some cheer by organizing a prom night for residents at a local senior center to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award.
Zoey Burch, Alaura Coe, Maggie Ervie, Kenedi Newman, Ella Sportsman, Abigayle Thurston, Annelyse Thurston, and Nora Vandeloecht partnered with Pioneer Senior Center to address the lasting feelings of isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic. To help combat loneliness in residents, these young changemakers decided to organize a prom at the Senior Center. After discussing their plan with the center’s Activities Director and gathering materials, the Girl Scouts transformed the lunchroom with decorations, food, a DJ and a photo station. The Girl Scouts created corsages and boutonnieres and gathered outfits for their guests. The night ended with awarding the Pioneer Senior Center prom king and queen.
“Earning the Girl Scout Silver Award is very rewarding,” said Sportsman. “It’s a chance to give back to the community you grew up in, and seeing the smiles on the faces of the residents was priceless!”
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Cadette, girls in 6th-8th grade can achieve. It requires girls to identify a need in their community and dedicate on average more than 50 hours towards addressing and solving the issue. When Girl Scout Cadettes focus on an issue, they care about, learn the facts, take action to make a difference, and they gain the confidence and skills that catapult them to lifelong success.
