Girl Scout Gabriela Earns Gold Award
Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons congratulates Gabriela Morales of Sioux Falls, SD for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award to be achieved in Girl Scouts.
Gabriela earned her Gold Award with her Supporting the Rainbow Project: Creating Brave Spaces. For this project, Gabriela aimed to address the need for safe spaces for LBGTQ+ youth, teens, and young adults in the Sioux Falls area. She worked to implement safe space events, like peer-led support groups, Friday Fun Nights, campouts, and more.
Her accomplishments reflect leadership, citizenship, and foundational skills built through Girl Scouts. “Girl Scouts taught me many things and provided me with experiences I would never have. Girl Scouts taught me to step out of my comfort zone and speak publicly. For someone who is shy, this is a great achievement,” Gabriela said.
Gabriela is a freshman at Augustana University, majoring in Fine Arts. She will receive her award at the council’s Honoring Excellence recognition event to be held on June 9, 2024.
About the Girl Scout Gold Award
Since 1916, Girl Scouts have been making meaningful, sustainable change in their communities and around the world. The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn, acknowledges the power behind each Gold Award Girl Scout’s dedication to not only empowering and bettering herself but also to making the world a better place for others. These young women are courageous leaders and visionary change-makers. They are our future, and it looks bright!
