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Celebrating Our Gold Award Girl Scouts

Our annual event is a special time to recognize our Gold Award Girl Scouts, for girls to reflect on their projects, and for families to acknowledge the hard work and dedication it takes to earn one of Girl Scouting’s highest and most prestigious awards for Seniors and Ambassadors.

Introducing our newest GSNYPENN honor –
the Change Maker Award!
 Change Makers are girls who’ve accomplished the incredible feat of earning all of Girl Scouting’s highest awards: Bronze, Silver & Gold!  

We honored our inaugural group of Change Makers at our Gold Award Girl Scout Celebration on November 19, 2022.


 

Class of 2022: Earned During 2021-22 Member Year

Scholarship Recipients

Class of 2021 Girl Scout Kynzee Sethi of Binghamton, N.Y., was named a recipient of a Girl Scouts of the USA National Gold Award Scholarship for her project The Pandemic Records. A member of the Class of 2021, Kynzee’s project completion date fell within the deadline of when GSUSA’s 111 councils were provided the opportunity to nominate one outstanding Gold Award Girl Scout. The Pandemic Records gave youth ages 12-22 a voice during these unprecedented times by providing an outlet for personal expression through storytelling focused on mental health. The online photo blog chronicled 50 stories from 11 U.S. states, nine countries and four continents. GSUSA scholarship recipients represent $225,000 invested ($2,000 per girl) made possible by Insight Global, The Coca-Cola Foundation and Kappa Delta Foundation.  

Eight Class of 2022 Girl Scouts were selected for Council Scholarships because their projects demonstrated the highest level of the award’s core standards. A total of $13,000 was awarded in memory of special GSNYPENN Girl Scout sisters lost in 2019 in addition to several more scholarships than usual thanks to funds raised from the council’s annual Women of Distinction breakfast held in September. (Read about each Girl Scout’s project in the full bios below.) 

  • Marie Hepworth Scholarship in the amount of $4,000 to Ana Dobrot of Farmington, N.Y., for her project Passing the Torch at Seneca Falls Convention Days 
    Ms. Hepworth dedicated her life to supporting girl development through her 20-plus years serving as executive director of GSNYPENN legacy council Indian Hills and various volunteer activities in her community of Johnson City.

  • Kelly Perkins Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 to Kathleen Glass of Camillus, N.Y., for her project Preserving Camillus History 
    Ms. Perkins, a lifelong Girl Scout and GSNYPENN summer camp staff member, impacted the lives of campers and younger Girl Scouts in her community of Newark Valley.

  • Kerrie Black Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to Anabella Dentler of Manlius, NY., for her project Crafts and Care 
    Ms. Black, a lifelong Girl Scout, was a GSNYPENN Regional Support Manager for Broome and Delaware counties who served her volunteers with excellence and was always willing to lend a hand to her colleagues.

  • Additional scholarships
    • $1,000 to Ella Chilson of Sayre, Pa., for her project Hammock Hideaway 
    • $1,000 to Hannah Cooley of Carthage, N.Y., for her project Pollinator Garden and Awareness Events
    • $1,000 to Natalie Thompson of Oneonta, N.Y., for her project What’s in Your Mind 
    • $500 to Hannah Holt of Richford, N.Y., for her project Outdoor Classroom
    • $500 to Emmalee White of Redwood, N.Y., for her project The Mental Health Project 

Click here to read about the 34 GSNYPENN Class of 2022 Gold Award Girl Scouts


Kathryn Artz
Syracuse, NY
Take Action Project: The New Driver Project

Abigail Black
Victor, NY
Take Action Project: Musical Memories: Connecting Seniors to Teens

Elizabeth Casalmir
Lyons, NY
Take Action Project: Veteran Book of Lyons Rural Cemetery

Ella Chilson
Sayre, PA 
Take Action Project: Hammock Hideaway

Katie Cieplinski 
Ontario, NY 
Take Action Project: 911 Math

Mackenzie Coleman
Victor, NY
Take Action Project: Courage pillows for the Camp Onseyawa

Hannah Cooley
Carthage, NY
Take Action Project: Pollinator Garden and Awareness Events

Madelynn Cummings  
Greene, NY  
Take Action Project: Greene Youth Theatre Workshop

Anabella Dentler 
Manlius, NY 
Take Action Project: Crafts and Care

Ana Dobrot 
Farmington, NY 
Take Action Project: Passing the Torch at Seneca Falls Convention Days 

Sasha Dudek 
Oneonta, NY 
Take Action Project: Recycling Film Plastics

Anita Edgar
Camillus, NY
Take Action Project: Baltimore Woods Nature Book Walk

Megan Evans
Owego, NY
Take Action Project: Emergency Preparedness for Seniors

Abigail Fahey
Owego, NY
Take Action Project: O WE GO Green

Madison Feely  
Trumansburg, NY 
Take Action Project: Children's Farmers Market and School Snack Program

Kathleen Glass  
Camillus, NY  
Take Action Project: Preserving Camillus History

Emily Goodstal
Binghamton, NY
Take Action Project: Color Coding Fire Hydrants

Lilly Hampp 
Apalachin, NY  
Take Action Project: A Taste of Dance

Lily Herman  
Trumansburg, NY 
Take Action Project: Cooking for Kids!

Elizabeth Hotalen
Vestal, NY
Take Action Project: Audition Masterclass

Hannah Holt  
Richford, NY  
Take Action Project: Outdoor Classroom 

Cassidy Holz 
Baldwinsville, NY
Take Action Project: Cpl. Kyle Schneider Memorial Garden

Katelyn Johnson
Cato, NY
Take Action Project: Explore the Area to Defeat Childhood Obesity

Elizabeth Komara 
Farmington, NY 
Take Action Project: Project G.L.I.D.E.

Lauren McCay  
Victor, NY   
Take Action Project: Veterans to Always Be Honored

Hannah Mazzoni
Syracuse, NY
Take Action Project: Farm Friends Mission

Lily Ocque 
Ontario, NY 
Take Action Project: School Composting System

Grace Payne
Clifton Springs, NY
Take Action Project: The Outhouse Project

Mariah Salter 
Owego, NY 
Take Action Project: The Staff Project

Delaney Schoenfeldt
Vestal, NY
Take Action Project: Ross Park Zoo Garden Trail

Adrianna Schwartz 
Auburn, NY 
Take Action Project: Cayuga’s Recreation Trail Renovation

Natalie Thompson
Oneonta, NY
Take Action Project: What’s in Your Mind

Emmalee White   
Redwood, NY 
Take Action Project: The Mental Health Project

Molly Wright
Ogdensburg, NY
Take Action Project: Creating Mental Health Awareness in School Age Children