submitted by Joyce Brewer – Community Chair for Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts
Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Anna Brewer earned the Girl Scout Silver Award. This award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. Anna’s project, titled “Can You Hear Me?” focused on hearing issues. [private]Anna researched and found that most companies producing headphones and earplugs are not informing the public that decibels over 85 can ruin your hearing but are advertising how high the decibels in their products can go. Anna wrote letters to officials asking them to pass laws making
manufacturers list warnings on their products. Anna also informed the public by running informational programs that encouraged them to pay attention to how loud is too loud when using any form of loud sound products. She published a bookmark for younger children in schools and youth programs to teach them how to protect their hearing for their lifetime. If you would like to get a copy of this bookmark or have Anna talk to your group of kids, please feel free to contact her at www.girlscoutshoosick@gmail.com.
Anna, a freshman at Hoosick Falls Central School is very active in her school and her community. At HFCS she is on the honor roll, plays soccer, does cheerleading, is in Jazz, Pep and Symphonic band, chorus and drama. Anna is also active in the community being very involved with the Hoosick Area Church Association and the First United Church.
Anna has been a Girl Scout in Troop 1144 since kindergarten and is very proud to be a role model to the younger Girl Scouts. Anna lives the Girl Scout way by being a girl of courage, confidence and character.
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