...to TN. I got up (too) early on Thursday morning, and left the house about 5:00, had to stop for gas before I could even get started on my trip. Drove to Chattanooga. With a bucket full of flowers to do some more corsages for the final of the three GSUSA awards events.
This one, on Sunday afternoon, will honor more girls who have completed their Scouting goals for the year. Some of the younger ones will receive Bronze Award, given on a troop level, completed by the group. The older ones will have achieved their goal of completed self-sustaining community service projects to receive their Silver Awards. And the juniors and seniors in high school will be receiving Gold Awards, the pinnacle of achievement in Girl Scouting.
I'm done with my part. Made the thirty five carnation corsages this morning, before we ran around town. Went to the bakery to pick up cakes for the celebration on Sunday, and took the cakes and corsages to the scout office for overnight. Got the yellow rose corsages finished this afternoon, and put together a couple of cut arrangements to use for table decorations when they meet on Sunday. Colors are yellow, white and blue, so naturally most of the flowers are yellow and white. Really pretty sweetheart-sized yellow roses, white daisies and yellow carnations. in a big pretty clear glass vase. Plus another vase in a cobalt blue color, with more pixie carnations, white daisies and a few yellow roses.
I will leave to head back to Columbus before the event starts, so won't get to see the celebrating, but I know all those girls and proud parents will enjoy the party. Sadly, I will also miss the cake sampling. But have accomplished my goal of successfully completing a small part in making the Awards event a great success. I predict, that for a lot of these girls, it will be the first time for wearing a pin-on flower made especially for them. Hopefully they will enjoy the wearing of flowers as much as the receiving of recognition for all the planning, organizing, and effort they have put into accomplishing their goals.
The staff members of the Scout council do a lot to pull this event off, much effort made behind-the-scenes to provide a really memorable experience for the young people who are being recognized for their endeavors. Numerous letters of congratulations, to be presented to the girls who finish their Gold Awards, and a really nice gift to take as a memento of this special day. An opportunity to talk about their accomplishments and how their efforts will have a lasting impact on their community.
Pretty impressive day, with lots of relatives, friends and family invited to bear witness, pop a few buttons with pride, and share in the culmination of all the effort the young women have put into completing their projects. It truly takes a village to continually motivate and inspire, guide and goad this teenagers into accomplishing their goals. So I know parents, grands, extended families will all be in attendance to applaud these young women, who are incrementally becoming adults, as they continue todown the path towards success and beoming leaders in their communities.
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