For displaying extraordinary leadership, America’s top ten Girl Scout Gold Award recipients were honored as National Young Women of Distinction at the 2008 convention.

Hailing from all over the nation, these teen girls created, managed, and directed inspiring and potentially life-changing community action projects.

Among the honorees were a Delaware girl who taught younger girls to believe in themselves through hands-on experience in robotics, a Wisconsin Girl Scout who raised over $12,000 for needy students in Mexico, and a young woman from Colorado who honored a friend and shed light on the tragic issue of suicide.

"The 2008 National Young Women of Distinction are outstanding examples of the kind of leadership Girl Scouts are capable of," said Kathy Cloninger, CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA. "By the courage, confidence, and character they display, these young women make it abundantly clear that Girl Scouts truly can lead anywhere."

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