Woodinville Girls Scouts to Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge

, sixth grade girls from will ceremoniously cross the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, May 7 in a day-long event in San Francisco’s Presidio. Bridging is a traditional Girl Scout celebration of accomplishments where girls make the transition from the younger girl to the older girl program.  

 More than 5,400 Girl Scouts from 13 states will walk across one of the country’s most famous bridges to commemorate their advancement through Girl Scouting at the 30th annual Golden Gate Bridging – and Girl Scouts from Woodinville will be a part of this West Coast tradition this year!

Participating in Golden Gate Bridging, on one of the most beautiful bridges in the world, makes the bridging process even more special for Troop 40443.  These girls have been planning to attend Golden Gate Bridging for two years which included research, planning and training to be ready for a three night trip, as well as fundraising and saving proceeds from Girl Scout Cookie sales.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our troop,” said Karen O’Bryon, co-troop leader with Kristin Jensen. “Our girls have worked so hard, and our journey across the bridge will be so meaningful as we take in the natural beauty of the ocean, the mountains, and the bay with thousands of other girls.”

The girls are looking forward to the trip, some seeing San Francisco for the first time.

 “I’m looking forward to Golden Gate Bridging because it’s going to be a lot of fun and we’ll get to meet lots of Girl Scouts from all over the country,” said Isabelle Jensen, troop member.

A record-setting number of states will be represented by Girl Scout troops this year at Golden Gate Bridging: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington.

The celebration includes not only crossing the bridge but a full day of fun in the Presidio. Girls will also participate in hands-on opportunities at vendor booths including: Techbridge, American Heart Association, San Francisco Zoo, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Walt Disney Family Museum, Red and White Fleet, Tandy Leather Factory, United Studios of Self Defense, My New Red Shoes, Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, American Red Cross Bay Area, Climate Change Education, California Academy of Sciences, Stanford University Center for Probing the Nanoscale, San Jose Earthquakes, Guard a Kid, GSNorCal Astronomy Club, Project Open Hand, Community Gatepath, the Oakland Zoo, Ride the Ducks, Fabulous to Be Female, Raging Waters, EF Tours for Girl Scouts, San Francisco State University, Basic Animation, Dragonfly Designs, Waterworld California, Oakland Raiders, Space Cookies Robotics Team, NASA Ames Research Center, San Francisco Giants, and GSNorCal Camp Rocks!