“Succeeding Through
Reading”
Gold Award Service Project
Karina Bumpers
Senior Ambassador Girl Scout, Karina Bumpers of
Troop #1896, recently held the Grand Opening to
her Gold Award “Literature Forest” reading room
service project at the Gould’s Community Center.
“I chose to focus on literacy because it is a global is-
sue and initiative of Girl Scouts of America. I heard a
radio news report on March 1, 2018 that stated that
the United States of America has 32 million illiterate
citizens. I wanted to make a difference in my com-
munity by building a reading room to help kinder-
garten through fifth grade students with literacy and
reading comprehension,” says Karina.
The “Literature Forest” reading room was built to
encourage students to grab a book and let the pages
come alive through their imagination. It has a silent
reading area and a space for the Reading Coach to
work with children one on one. Karina also donated
over 1,600 books she received from friends, family,
classmates, fellow Girl Scouts and her own bookshelf.
The majority of the books are Accelerated Reading
books which tests the student’s reading comprehen-
sion when finished. This assists the Reading Coach
and student in providing reading materials within
their reading level to gradually improve their liter-
acy and reading comprehension skills. The “Litera-
ture Forest” reading room will positively impact our
youth for generations.
Karina graduates from Coral Reef High in June 2019.
She is also a Silver Knight nominee in English and
Literature. She will continue her studies as a Biomed-
ical Sciences major and aspires to become a pediatric
surgeon or physician. “My career goal is to continue
to give back to my community by ensuring they stay
healthy and live good, productive lives.” Thank you
Karina for your service and making a difference in
our community!