{"id":353829,"date":"2026-06-09T23:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353829\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:48:15","slug":"lucy-allen-receives-girl-scout-gold-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353829\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Allen receives Girl Scout Gold Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Piedmont High School rising senior Lucy Allen has completed Girl Scout\u2019s highest honor: the Gold Award. Her project, \u201cConnect and Read,\u201d supports the East Bay Children\u2019s Book Project by getting donated books into the hands of children who need them most.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy has partnered with the Alameda County Community Food Bank, UCSF Benioff Children\u2019s Hospital Oakland, and Elizabeth House \u2014 a transitional housing program for women and children \u2014 to coordinate seasonal book box deliveries. Recognizing that it can sometimes be difficult for organizations to travel to the Book Project\u2019s Oakland location, Lucy developed procedures that make it easy for EBCBP volunteers to proactively reach out to partner organizations and offer deliveries three to four times a year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Book-Display-at-ACCFB.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1599052\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Gold Award is designed to address a root cause of a community problem \u2014 in this case, low childhood literacy rates \u2014 through a project that remains sustainable beyond the Girl Scout\u2019s direct involvement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to earning the Gold Award, Lucy received two Girl Scout Community Service Bar awards for organizing book drives that collected over 3,000 books for the East Bay Children\u2019s Book Project.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EBCBP-Door.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1599051\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EBCBP-Door.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/piedmontexedra.com\/?attachment_id=1599051\" class=\"wp-image-1599051\"  \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Books-at-Elizabeth-House.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1599050\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Books-at-Elizabeth-House.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/piedmontexedra.com\/?attachment_id=1599050\" class=\"wp-image-1599050\"  \/>Books at Elizabeth House<\/p>\n<p>Lucy is very grateful for the support of Ellen Reed, Project Advisor and EBCBP\u00a0volunteer; Anca Mosoiu, EBCBP volunteer; all the volunteers and donors at EBCBP; Sue Greenwald, UCSF Benioff Children\u2019s Hospital Oakland; Shari Douglas, Alameda County Community Food Bank; Annie McShane, Alameda County Community Food Bank; Valarie Taylor, Elizabeth House; Cindy McCann, Girl Scout Gold Award Coordinator;\u00a0Sally Baack and Cortney Allen, Girl Scout Troop 30713 Leaders and her friends and family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"771\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Additional-Book-Delivery-w_Volunteers-771x581.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1599061\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Piedmont High School rising senior Lucy Allen has completed Girl Scout\u2019s highest honor: the Gold Award. 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