A Mercer County girl scout was bestowed a rare honor Monday night following her heroic actions in the Summer of 2023. Troop 2037 Girl Scout, Abigail Kunkler of St. Henry, was awarded the Medal of Honor after she saved the life of a young boy. In August of 2023, Abigail was at a pond for a swim party when she noticed a little boy struggling to stay afloat and submerged under the water. Without a life jacket, Abigail leaped off the dock into the water and saved the boy from drowning. After receiving her medal, we talked with Abigail about what she remembers from that day and the overall meaning of this rare honor.
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A Wapakoneta Girl Scout just made a tremendous purchase for the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office that will benefit the entire county! Emma Hunley with Troop 2063 raised $50,000 and purchased a brand new pickup truck for the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office DARE program. She pursued this project to complete her Girl Scout Gold Award which is the highest award in Girl Scouts and equivalent to the Eagle Scout. When Emma heard the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office budget would be reduced due to decreases of tax revenue from the pandemic, she knew she had to help, and with her dream becoming a reality, Emma hopes she inspires other girls that they can do anything.
It's officially Girl Scout cookie time! The iconic cookie sale began as a grassroots effort in 1917 with scouts baking their own cookies. The first commercially baked product came in 1934. The scouts have come a long way in selling cookies and today even sell on online. The sales raise money for the troops' activities and most of all teach the girls skills they will use throughout their lives by starting with small tasks.
People in the Wapakoneta School District are making sure that everyone has the chance to have Merry Christmas this year. After the Christmas Cheer program ended a couple of years ago, a group of people got together to continue their mission and created the Christmas Jubilee. Businesses and individuals stepped up with money and donations to help fill the requests of over forty needy families in the school district. Each of the Wapakoneta Schools also held a food drive to collect items to give to the families. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from Wapakoneta were on hand to help load the many boxes each family got and take a little pride that they helped give someone a better Christmas.
Girl Scouts are coming up with new and inventive ways to meet their goals. A major goal each year is their cookie sales that provide funding for the girls to participate in programming. The cookie sales are run as a business that teaches scouts valuable life skills that will help them in the future.
Area girl scouts are keeping busy even during their spring break, learning leadership skills and developing friendships.