Girls from Troop 152 in Dayton Participate In Golden Gate Bridging Ceremony!

Girls Scouts from Troop 152 in Dayton will be joining more than 5,300 girls from six states at the annual west coast Girl Scout tradition, Golden Gate Bridging.

Troop 152 will ceremoniously cross the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, May 8 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.

Participating in bridging, on one of the most famous and beautiful bridges in the world, makes the bridging process even more special for Troop 152. These girls have been planning to attend Golden Gate Bridging for nine months.

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

“I am getting so excited for San Francisco,” said troop member, Alexandra Anthis. “This will be so much fun and then we get to be Cadettes!”

Olivia Smihula, another bridging member of Troop 152, says, “I am nervous to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge but Girl Scouts is all about courage!”

The celebration includes not only crossing the bridge but a full day of fun in the Presidio. More than 50 vendor booths will host activities including music and dancing, crafts, karaoke booths, games, and kite flying. Participating organizations include American Red Cross, American Heart Association, The San Francisco Zoo, United Studios of Self-Defense, NASA Ames Space Cookies, San Francisco Giants, California Academy of Science, the SJ Tech Museum and more.

Congratulations to all of our girls who are bridging this year!