Four months ago 9-year-old Emily Frasa, set a goal to collect 200 movies for a domestic violence shelter in Detroit. On Friday Nov, 9, Frasa delivered nearly 400 videos and DVD’s to the shelter.
‘I am going to go back sometime in Dec. to place them (the movies) on the shelves and meet with the kids. It will be a lot of fun,? said Frasa. ‘It makes me feel really proud of myself. This is my first big community service project that I have really done on my own. It makes me feel really, really excited that I got to help all those kids, I think they will really enjoy them in the winter.?
Frasa said she lost count of how many times she was thanked by shelter workers.
‘It was just amazing to have that experience, but it was still really sad to see how many women and children have suffered domestic violence.?
Frasa will speak to 30 Clarkston area Girl Scout leaders about the project. She will also receive her Bronze award for Girl Scouts through doing this project.
According to www.girlscouts.org, ‘The Girl Scout Bronze Award, the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can earn, requires her to learn the leadership and planning skills necessary to follow through on a project that makes a positive impact on her community. Working towards this award demonstrates her commitment to helping others, improving her community and the world, and becoming the best she can be.?
Frasa is working with 11 other girls in Girl Scout Troop 1931 in helping them receive their Bronze awards by doing a used toy drive for the Baldwin Center in Pontiac.
‘We made little toy cars and painted them. We learned about the safety hazards of toys, and then we are going to be doing a drive from now until Dec. 17 of used toys. Then we are going to clean them and give them to the Baldwin Center,? said Frasa.