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Community Gold Award Project. Noticing
ent her project and receive feed-
and organizations such as the
only going to put one sign up,
plaque thanks all the many spon- that signs welcoming visitors to
back from the public.
Beautification Committee, the
sors who generously helped her but I received so much support
“Ella handled herself very
the Town of Plymouth were old,
Senior Center, Parks and Rec,
achieve her goal. Major sponsors that I was able to do two,” she
small, and barely visible, Ella felt
and others, as she worked more
well speaking before the select-
explained with a big smile.
included the Town of Plymouth, she could improve on that. She
than 100 hours to meet her goal.
men and at Town Meeting and
Plymouth Rotary, Plymouth The logo was sent to Lincoln
should be very proud of herself,”
began by meeting with the Plym-
“This one (project) has really
Beautification Committee, Sign Company, where it was
outh Beautification Committee
connected her with the commu-
Plymouth’s Town Administrator
then placed on two large green
F.O.W.L. Inc., Gowen Realty, and asking for their thoughts. To-
nity,” her mom said.
Scott Wedon said.
M&M Scoops, and Lucky Dog signs above the words “Welcome
gether, they agreed that the town
Her parents, Brooke and
Ella also learned some graphic
Tavern and Grill.
to Plymouth.”
could use welcome signs large
Jason Duchette, were very proud
art skills when she helped re-
On August 22, Ella finally
Ella said the Beautification enough to be seen as visitors ar-
of her, too. Brooke said Ella’s
develop the format on which
met with a Lincoln Sign crew
Committee also plans to plant rive on Main Street.
Girl Scout experience has been
the Plymouth Town Logo was
to erect them. She even pitched
flowers around each of the signs She then appeared before
an amazing journey filled with
stored, and Wedon said it can
in to help attach them onto the
by next spring, no longer allow- top awards at all different levels
the Board of Selectmen to seek
now be more easily used for
ing shrubs and small trees to tall white posts. For her finishing
of scouting. Through the Gold
their approval for the idea. With
other town projects.
grow up and block them.
touch, she screwed two small en-
their support, she went on to set
Award project, though, she and
With the original plan to only
graved plaques to a signposts on
Wedon said the new welcome her husband were very pleased
up a donation booth during the
have one sign made, she was very
into downtown Plymouth will each, one commemorating the
as Ella showed strong leadership
March elections to raise money
pleased to be able to expand that
have a lasting impact on the signs as her Gold Award project,
for the sign. That was followed
skills and developed her public
plan and install two signs- one on
with the words, “Bringing People
community, and he thanked her speaking skills as well. In addi-
up by an appearance before vot-
each end of Main Street.
for a job well done.
Together While Creating a Wel-
tion to that, she also learned how
ers at the Town Meeting, where
“When this all started, I was
coming New Look.” The other
she had the opportunity to pres-
to network through town officials
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