Among a host of other accomplishments, to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, the girls must spend 65 hours planning and executing a service project that has a lasting effect on a community. 
 
In an effort to get people in her community outdoors and moving around, Fallon created health walks of various lengths, at various locations for her Gold Award project. These walks were mostly wheelchair, stroller, and pet friendly, so that all ages, and all abilities could participate.  Fallon heads to SUNY Oneonta to study computer art and hopes to entertain audiences by working in the movie industry.
 
Purtell, a senior at Owego Free Academy,  worked  with the Countryside Community Center in Owego to design and build three-feet tall flower boxes. These boxes are tall enough to allow the elderly residents to enjoy their love of gardening without having to bend over to the ground. Since the boxes are located outside, it gives residents an opportunity to enjoy the nice weather and take care of flowers. She will attend Broome Community College in the fall and hopes to teach math or science and perhaps open her own bakery.