Storybook Trail
For her Silver Award project, Lorenza
wanted to focus on a way to give families an activity to do together
outside. She decided to merge her passion for reading with her
interest in family and community engagement to create a storybook
trail. To turn her idea into reality, Lorenza partnered with a variety
of community organizations including her Town Council, the local
library, and several local businesses.
With assistance
from the librarians, Lorenza selected a book that would be easy for
young children to read and yet interesting enough for people of all
ages. She worked with several skilled volunteers to construct 14
podiums, which she mounted the pages of the book to and then
weatherproofed. In order to get permission to erect the storyboards on
town property, Lorenza had to give a presentation to her Town Council.
For her presentation, she mapped out her proposed trails and how long
they were, wrote a proposal, and made a slide show. The Town Council
unanimously agreed to Lorenza’s project and they also agreed to
maintain the storyboards for the future.
To ensure the
sustainability of her project, Lorenza taught the town’s Recreation
Director how to replace the storybook pages as needed. Even though
Lorenza is finished with her project, she thinks that her leadership
skills will grow in the future because she learned that even when
things get hard, she can pause, take a deep breath, and try something
else to accomplish her goals.
Silver Award Girl Scout, Lorenza Piper
10 Apr 2020
