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Three Windward Girl Scout Troop Members Build Benches To Help Community
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dettes (grades 6-8), the girls are empowered to break into small groups of two or three to achieve their Sil- ver Award, while each girl can receive the Gold Award individually.
applying primer and paint prior to assembling them with screws. The project proved satisfying, the girls say, and they “really enjoyed making these benches the past year while COVID-19 slowed life down a bit.”
ages. Troops can also plan their own activities as the girls work on earning vari- ous patches signifying spe- cific achievements and mile- stones.
The Girl Scout Troop 784 is part of the local organiza- tion’s Windward Unit, and every troop is asked to plan an event once a year so the unit has an opportunity to connect monthly.
“To achieve these awards, one needs to work on a proj- ect that will continue over time,” Dunn says. “Our daughters thought long and hard about what to do for this Silver Award and de- cided that they wanted to do something for kids. A few years ago, He‘eia Elementa- ry School put in a new bas- ketball court and the girls wanted to add two benches to it for children to rest on.”
“The Girl Scouts has been a wonderful organization for our daughters to be a part of for so many reasons,” Dunn says. “The group is well or- ganized, offers a strong sup- port system, builds family friendships, fosters educa- tional events and commu- nity service, and encourage our girls to be independent. The Girl Scouts help us raise strong women who reach out to their communities. Work- ing toward these awards and achievements makes the girls wonder what more they can do in the world.”
“This makes for won- derful holiday celebrations, beach days, hikes, ice skat- ing parties, tea times and more with girls of all ages,” Dunn says.
Windward Girl Scout Troop 784 members (from left) Brooke Van Woerkom, Jamie Tabata and Leila Dunn have given back to the community by building a set of benches for He‘eia Elementary School campus. PHOTO COURTESY PAMELA DUNN
materials and got started. for the first bench to save the second bench. The girls “A big mahalo goes to troop funds for the girls,” met multiple times to con- Vince Tabata, Jamie’s dad, Dunn says. struct each bench, as they cut who paid for the materials Troop funds paid for and sanded the wood before
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Dunn explains that when the girls were Brown- ies (grades 2-3), the troop achieved its Bronze Award, one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting. As ca-
The girls started by re- searching types and styles of benches, picked the plan they wanted to follow, esti- mated the cost, bought the
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