Califon Girl Scout Earns Silver Award to Help HMC

Pictured left to right: Jonathan Benefield, RN, Terry Gubitosi, MD, Pediatric Hospitalist, Tru McKenna, RN, and Clare Cutri-French of Califon.  Clare made the cart and filled it with donations of magazine subscriptions, DVDs, and games for young adults on the Pediatric Unit at Hunterdon Medical Center.

Published July 1, 2009

Eighth grader Clare Cutri-French of the Califon Girl Scout Troop 1018 recently earned her Silver Award by donating a home-made cart full of games, magazines, and DVDs for teens at the Hunterdon Medical Center.  She also spent time creating a booklet of every DVD on the Pediatric Unit so patients have a list to refer to.  Clare had her appendix removed at HMC a year ago and noticed that there was not a lot for teens to do in the hospital.  As a result, Clare collected donations from her family, neighborhood, school, Girl Scout Troop, and Wal-Mart in order to accomplish her goal.  The Girl Scouts of the USA Silver Award is the highest award for girls ages 11-14 and allows girls to build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to self-improvement.