Zoi Johns 2016 Girl Scout Gold
EDUCATION
AWARNESS
INSPIRATION
THE DREAM
A THIRST FOR CHANGE
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THE DREAM
DONATING THREE RAIN WATER FILTRATION TANK TO THE GLOBAL LEADERS PRIMARY SCHOOL (GLPS)
PROVIDING EACH CLASSROOM WITH A "WATERWISE" POSTER INFORMING THE STUDENTS ABOUT HOW TO USE CLEAN WATER EFFECTIVELY, THE SCARCITY OF WATER, AND HOW TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE
EDUCATE LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (LHS) STUDENTS AND GLPS STUDENTS ON THE NECESSITY AND SCARCITY OF CLEAN WATER
CREATING A 5TH GRADE S.T.E.M. CURRICULUM TO GO INTO THE VILLAGE AND TEST COMMUNITY WELL WATER FOR CLEANLINESS AND CREATE A SOLUTION ON HOW TO MAKE WELL WATER SAFE
THE DREAMER
I'M ZOI JOHNS. I'M THE DREAMER. ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I AM CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IN THE IB PROGRAM. I AM ALSO INVOLVED WITH ROTARY AND I AM THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE LHS ROTARY CLUB. I AM TRAINING TO BECOME A SKI PATROLLER AT SKI GRANBY RANCH. I AM DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH LAKEWOOD'S THEATRE COMPANY. YET, FOR THE REASON YOU'RE HERE. I AM STRIVING FOR MY GOLD AWARD.
I HAVE BEEN A GIRL SCOUT FOR ELEVEN YEARS AND I HAVE HAD MY HEART SET ON THIS ACHIEVEMENT MY WHOLE LIFE. THIS IDEA STARTED IN MY MIND TWO YEARS AGO WHEN LAKEWOOD ALUM JAYME WARD CAME LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FOR HER NON PROFIT, FAR AWAY FRIENDS. THE PLAN WAS TO CREATE A SISTER SCHOOL IN NAMASALE, UGANDA. THIS SCHOOL WOULD PROVIDE OVER 100 STUDENTS WITH THE FIRST ACCESSIBLE SCHOOL IN THEIR VILLAGE. AFTER A WEEK OF FUNDRAISING, LAKEWOOD RAISED OVER $12,000 FOR FAR AWAY FRIENDS.
FROM THIS I BEGAN THINKING, NOT ONLY THAT I WISHED I HAD COME UP WITH THE SISTER SCHOOL IDEA, BUT WHAT MORE COULD WE DO AS A COMMUNITY TO HELP? I CAME TO JAYME WITH A MIND FULL OF IDEAS AND FINALLY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT GLPS NEEDS CLEAN WATER.
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MY GLASS IS HALF FULL. IS YOURS?
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