Area Junior Girl Scouts receive Bronze awards

OLD TOWN – Jennifer Eugley and Hallie Winn, Junior Girl Scouts from Old Town Troop 152, and Kapricemari Tompkins, Junior Girl Scout from Woodville Troop 476, received the Junior Girl Scout Bronze Award at a Court of Awards ceremony held May 16 at the United Methodist Church in Old Town.

The Bronze Award is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn, officials explained. It shows a promise to help others, to improve the community and the world and to become the best you can be. The requirements help build skills in preparation for the Bronze Award Project.

Jennifer is a sixth-grader at J.A. Leonard Middle School. Her parents are Anne and Paul Eugley from Old Town. Jennifer’s Bronze Project was to help younger Girl Scouts to prepare, plan and meet their requirements to bridge to the next level of scouting.

Troop leader Jacinta Torsch saids, “Jennifer has been in our troop for four years. I have seen her grow into a fine young lady. She is sweet and pleasant to be with. Her project was so appropriate for her because she loves working with younger children and Girl Scouting. So it was a perfect fit for her to help Brownies with their requirements to bridge to Juniors so she could fill her requirements for the Bronze Award.” Jennifer will be bridging to a Cadette, which is the next level in Girl Scouting.

Hallie Winn is a fifth-grader at the Old Town Elementary School. Her parents are Sheilagh and David LeVasseur and Chet and Angela Winn of Old Town and Milford. Hallie’s Bronze Project was to volunteer at Dirigo Pines Retirement Community in Orono and work with the residents there. She enjoyed the project very much and they enjoyed her company as well.

Troop leader Jacinta Torsch said, “Hallie is new to our troop this year. It is her first year in Girl Scouts. She is an over-achiever. The fact that she earned this prestigious award in one year proves that she is hard working and dedicated to Girl Scouting.” Hallie will be a second-year Junior next year, then proceeding on to Cadettes after that.

Kapricemari Tompkins is a fifth-grader at Medway Middle School. Her mother, Mary Tompkins, and her nana, Shirley Pelkey, are also her troop leaders, both from Woodville.

Kapricemari’s Bronze Project consisted of volunteering at Sweet Seniors in East Millinocket and working with the seniors there. She loved her volunteering time and they loved having her there.

Jacinta Torsch said, “Kapricemari is Girl Scouts! She goes to every Girl Scout event, trip, camp and meeting that is offered by Abnaki Girl Scout Council. If you ask Kapricemari what is her favorite thing, the answer will be ‘Girl Scouts,’ and if you ask her what she likes to do, the answer is ‘Girl Scouting’. She is a model Girl Scout who is kind and friendly and always willing to help. I hope she never changes.” Kapricemari has been in Girl Scouts for six years and will be a third-year Junior next year, then proceeding on to the Cadette level after that.