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GRIMSLEY HIGH LIFE Friday, December 3, 1993
News
Troop 227 makes history with Gold House
By Rebecca Green
Housework has taken on a whole new
meaning for twelve GHS students.
It all started two and a half years ago
when the members of Girl Scout Troop 227
volunteered to paint interior walls for Habi
tat for Humanity, a non-profit organization
that builds low cost quality housing for
working families. The girls found the work
both enjoyable and rewarding. At about the
same time, the girls were beginning plans
for their Gold Award Project which is the
final step in the Gold Award, the highest
award in Girl Scouting. Usually the proj ect
is different for each girl and completed in
dividually. The members of Troop 227
wanted to do something more. “We wanted
to do a project that would make a real dif
ference in someone’s life,” said troop mem
ber Stephanie Grayson.
Well, they definitely are. The fifteen
seniors, including twelve Whirlies, in Troop
227 are building the first Scout Habitat
house in the country. It is called the Gold
House. The troop had to get approval from
both the National Girl Scout Council and
Habitat for Humanity. “It was really hard
at the beginning, many people doubted us,”
Grayson recalled.
The next step was to raise the $37,500
required to build a house. “Raising the
money was hard. Because we are affiliated
with the Girl Scouts, we could not directly
solicit funds for Habitat,” Ellen Little said.
“We spread the word to the community
about our project, and the response was
overwhelming.” The troop printed bro
chures, mailed post cards, and was inter
viewed on local radio and television pro
grams. The community responded gener
ously and they reached their goal in only
four months.
It was time to plan construction. Each
girl became a supervisor specializing in one
aspect of building process. They went to
training sessions and spoke with skilled
workers. “Although we each organized our
specific crew, we all went to work on each
others’ crews,” Grayson said.
In mid September, Habitat assigned a
family to the Gold House. Norman and
Candy Smith became the owners. They
have three children, ages seven, six, and
three. The family had to work 100 “sweat
hours” on other Habitat houses before they
qualified for a home of their own. Now they
work on the house that will soon be their
home alongside the Girl Scouts.
Are you impressed? Well, that’s not
all. The North Carolina chapter of the Na
tional Society of Fimdraising Executives has
awarded the Outstanding Youth Volunteer
Award to Troop 227. The award was pre
sented at a banquet celebrating National
Philanthropy Day.
In early December, a dedication cer
emony is planned to celebrate the comple
tion of the Gold House. The troop sent in
vitations to First Lady Hillary Clinton, who
is the honorary chairperson of the National
Girl Scout Council, and former President
Carter, an active volunteer for Habitat for
Humanity. Tliis proj ect may become an ex
ample for service organizations nationwide.
In any event, history is in ttie making at 212
Gant Street.
Gold House Girl Scouts work late into the day.
Thanksgiving made better for
poor by GHS, Urban Ministries
By Susan Barham
Thanksgiving means going to
grandmother’s house, spending time with
family and friends, and most of all, eating.
On Thursday, November 25 most people en
joyed turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce,
candied yams with marshmallows, and
pumpkin pie for dessert. But on the day of
thanks, we tend to forget those less fortu
nate who don’t have much to be thankful
for. Greensboro’s Urban Ministry and
Grimsiey’s Student Council turned things
around for the unfortunate people of
Greensboro this Thanksgiving holiday.
Urban Ministry served dinner Thanksgiv
ing Day from 11:00 am through 4:00 pm.
Everyone was welcomed to their new lo ca
tion at 305 West Lee St. The Restaurant
Association sponsored the program; they
bought and prepared the food.
Grimsiey’s Student Council had a Food
Drive during the month of November.
Boxes were in homerooms to collect canned
food. The food went to their “adopt a fam
ily” program. Student Council purchased
a turkey dinner for this family and deliv
ered it the day before Thanksgiving. All of
the remaining canned food went to Urban
Ministry.
Thanks to the help of Greensboro’s Ur
ban Ministry and Grimsiey’s Student Coun
cil, everyone had food to eat and something
to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day.
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