Hi, Whiskey Creek! My name is Jennifer Allen, and I am a Girl Scout Cadette living in this community. I am currently working on my Silver Award. The Silver Award is a community service project where Girl Scouts identify and work to fix a problem in their community. My project idea is to improve students’ safety while they wait for their bus by building benches at bus stops.
I have heard news stories of students getting injured or hurt as they waited for their bus – because they were sitting down on the curb. Then as I waited for my own bus this year I saw a student sitting on the road, and this concerned me very much! Many bus stops don’t have adequate places for students to sit down and wait for their bus – unless it’s on the road, where there is a huge risk of injury! My proposal is to gain support and build benches at some of the school bus stops in Whiskey Creek.
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Whiskey Creek Civic Association’s board meeting, where I was able to present my project idea. Fortunately, my plan gained quite a bit of support from the residents in attendance and general support from the board, as everyone agreed bus stop safety is a huge concern in our community! But I’m going to need more support. It’s now time for Phase Two: The support of the community! We (myself and the Board) want to see if it’s possible to build benches around multiple bus stops in our neighborhood. Doing so will certainly decrease the risk of accidents happening, and it helps to ensure student safety while they wait for their school bus sometimes for long periods of time.
If you’re interested in supporting this mission for community safety please contact the Board at [email protected]. They are currently in the process of reaching out to the school district to better understand the financial impact, procedures and protocols and identifying the potential possibilities within our neighborhood. I will be working on fundraising and community education this summer in preparation for the 2025/26 school year. Thank you for allowing me to have this opportunity and I look forward to working with the community on this project soon!
With much appreciation,
Jennifer Allen
