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October 24, 2016 ·

Going For Silver: Ella’s Bumble Bands

Girl Scouts across Western Ohio are doing amazing things! Check out Ella, a Cadette from Oxford Ohio, who received $500 to make a difference in her community as one of Disney’s Summer of Service Grant winners.

After learning about the importance of bees and the shrinking bee population, Ella decided to take action and make sure bees have what they need to flourish in her community.

Ella’s Project

Ella started Bumble Bands, which makes and plants homemade strips of seeds that grow into bee-friendly flower gardens! For her project, Ella recruited volunteers to make and plant more than 150 Bumble Bands. She also planted a large-scale bee garden at Continue Reading

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