Girls do more than sell those cookies

One girl organized a vacation Bible school at her church.
Four local girls have received the Girl Scout Gold Award, Girl Scouting's highest honor.
Less than 4 percent of all girls in Girl Scouting complete the requirements for the Gold Award, which is roughly the equivalent of the Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scouting.
The three girls of Troop 630 -- Regina Bresson, Sarah Dahman and Ashley Gaier -- volunteered at Omni Manor Assisted Living in Youngstown. They organized bingo games and participated and assisted in a play at the nursing home. They also facilitated craft events and organized a Valentine's Day Party/Dance.
The recipients
Sarah Dahman is a daughter of Jim and Donna Dahman of Canfield Road, Canfield. She will be a junior at Canfield High School. Her mother is Troop 630 leader.
Sarah has been a member of Girl Scouting for 11 years. Her other Girl Scout awards and honors include the Girl Scout Silver Award and the 10-year pin.
She also is active in her church youth group, band, Model United Nations, flagline and Interact Club.
Regina Bresson, a daughter of Jane and Charles Bresson, of Blueberry Hill, Canfield, will be a junior at Canfield High School. She has been a member of Girl Scouting for seven years. Her other Girl Scout awards and honors include the Girl Scout Silver Award.
She also is active in cross country, swimming, track, piano and choir.
Ashley Gaier, daughter of Doug and Donna Gaier, of Orlando Drive, Canfield, will be a junior at Canfield High School.
Ashley has been a member of Girl Scouting for seven years.
Her other Girl Scout awards and honors include the Girl Scout Silver Award. Ashley also is active on the speech team, drama club, youth club, Camp Christian, flagline, band and is a hospital volunteer.
Jocelyn Bumgardner, daughter of Jim and Cindy Bumgardner of Herbert Road, Canfield, is a recent graduate of Western Reserve High School.
She was a member of Troop 438, which is led by her mother and Joellen Hallos. She has been a member of Girl Scouting for 12 years.
For her Gold Award project, Bumgardner organized and executed a vacation Bible school for St. James Church. The theme was "God's Circus" and she was the ringmaster. She planned the lessons, games, crafts and meals.
Her other Girl Scout awards and honors include the Girl Scout Silver Award. She represented Girl Scouts in the Outstanding Youth Program and Junior Fair Board at the Canfield Fair. She also was active in National Honor Society, serving as vice president. She was secretary of her 4-H group and teaches first-grade Sunday school.