Shelbey Hershman earns Girl Scouts Gold Award
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HURON — The only Girl Scouts award that had eluded Shelbey Hershman was confirmed earlier this week, when the 16-year-old was notitifed that she has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award to be achieved in Girl Scouts.
Hershman, who has been a Girl Scout for 11 years, earned her Gold Award with her Huron Regional Medical Center Legacy Garden project.
In her submission for consideration, Hershman said it was her wish “to provide a peaceful and meditative area for patients, family members, staff and the community to go and reflect and relax. It also improved the park and made it more accessible for people in wheelchairs.”
Hershman’s vision for this southwest corner of HRMC’s property was to create a winding, landscaped pathway, where one could sit and withdraw from the daily stresses. A place of reflection, not just on the past, but on the beauty nature provides, a beauty that refreshes and renews the spirit, lending hope for the future.
Upon contacting HRMC, she was introduced to her future mentor, Paul Rahn, a member of the HRMC Foundation, along with Tom Glanzer of NorthWestern Energy. HRMC and NorthWestern Energy became major contributors in both time, labor and funding.