Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) is pleased to
announce that Bailee Warsing from Granite City has received the Girl Scout Gold
Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive.
For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, called
Raptor
Residence, Bailee built a large residential cage for birds at Tree
House Wildlife Center. In addition to
working with volunteers and donors to raise $3,000 to build the cage, Bailee
also tackled the issue of dangers of human expansion on birds and particularly
an osprey who had been hit by a car in Granite City. As part of her project, she spoke to various
groups about Tree House Wildlife Center and its efforts to rehabilitate injured
birds. She spoke to students at Ganite
City High, younger Girl Scouts and community members.
“I
learned that I really like leading events and coordinating of volunteers,” Bailee said. I really liked spreading knowledge about
topics I feel strongly about like wildlife conservation. I also learned many
leadership skills including how to manage a team and to not procrastinate.”
Bailee is currently a senior at Granite
City High School.
The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest
award a Girl Scout can earn, recognizes a Girl Scout's commitment to excellence
as she develops skills and values to meet present and future challenges in her
life. To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a Girl Scout Senior or Girl
Scout Ambassador must design and carry out a project that fulfills a need
within a girl’s community, creates change, and is sustainable. The
project must be completed with a suggested minimum of 80 hours of work.
Only about 6 percent of eligible girls earn the prestigious Gold Award.
