Gold Award Girl Scout, Ayla
Ayla’s Gold Award Project aimed to address the lack of access to clothing for youth in Biddeford schools due to poverty and other limiting circumstances, which ends up impacting their education and self-confidence. Ayla created a boutique in Biddeford Middle School that is stocked with various types of clothing and shoes, all of which were donations or items that were purchased by request.
“The importance of having the boutique means that students would be able to get clothing when they need it,” said Ayla, “And having a variety of options will help the students be more comfortable.” The goal of her project was to distribute 50 items from the boutique, and by the end, over 150 items of clothing were distributed.
Ayla said that she, “Learned that by doing good for the school made me feel good as well. I learned that I could improve my leadership skills by putting them to use and that leaders do not just give orders, but rather are involved in the work and can lead by doing.”
