GSofSI Alum Makenzie Keiser was honored by the Edwardsville City Council for her service to the community while earning the Girl Scout Gold Award - the highest award in Girl Scouting. Several Marines came to show their support - as Makenzie is entering the United States Marine Corps to continue her commitment to service.
Makenzie, who graduated as a junior from Edwardsville High School in 2018, earned the Girl Scout Gold Award by teaching area children how to grow vegetable gardens. She collaborated with the YMCA Early Childhood Development Center to design and develop three raised gardens, then taught children how to care for them.
“If you give children a vegetable for a day, you feed them for a day,” she said. “If you teach children how to grow vegetables, they will always have food. Also, children who grow vegetables are more likely to eat them.”
Makenzie was honored with the Governor's Hometown Award (GHTA) for her service to the community as well. The GHTA program gives forman recognition to those who contributed to projects that improved their community’s quality of life.
