Milwaukee - Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) has awarded Hartland resident and Girl Scout Helene Altmann the highest award in Girl Scouting–the Girl Scout Gold Award. Girl Scouts who receive this award are challenged to complete a variety of requirements and carry out a project that meets an expressed need in the community and beyond.
By earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, Altmann has become a community leader. Her accomplishments reflect leadership and citizenship skills that set her apart.
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Altmann’s project focused on making the entrance of the Monches segment of the Ice Age Trail in Merton more visible. With the help of the Ice Age Trail Alliance and Retzer Nature Center, Altmann created a sustainable, natural-looking, educational garden at the entrance filled with labeled plants native to southeast Wisconsin. Additionally, she developed a program, “Battle of the Plants,” which she presented at the Hartland Public library. The program included education about the Ice Age Trail, invasive species, and an opportunity for participants to plant their own native plant in a newspaper pot.
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“I truly believe my leadership skills will continue to improve, and I will eventually become a strong, successful leader, because I completed the Gold Award,” said Altmann. “It has given me the foundation to trust myself and my abilities and to seek the help of others.”
A Girl Scout who has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award immediately rises one rank in any of the U.S. military branches.
This year, nine girls in the GSWISE Council earned their Girl Scout Gold Award.
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Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.2 million girl and adult members worldwide. Ranked #4 out of 112 councils nationally in girl market share, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) impacts the lives of more than 29,300 girls in grades K-12 and 7,400 adults in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, and Washington counties; southern Ozaukee County; and East Troy in Walworth County. Girl Scouting is the leading authority on girls’ healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. For more information, visit www.gswise.org, or call 1-800-565-4475.
