All three of us made it in time and earned our medallions before the program was phased out for the new Children and Youth program. It took a lot of time and dedication on the girls' parts.
One of the things that required some of that "time and dedication" was 10 hours of service that Ana wanted to perform. She helped with a few ward things, then went with Rebekah to the Salvation Army to sort food. She needed a few more hours of service, so we looked on justserve.org for another opportunity. She saw that the Shelley Fire Department asked for blankets to be donated and thought that would be a good way to round out her 10 hours.
We looked through my fabric, found a few pieces, and I helped Ana measure the pieces before she cut and sewed them together. Then we drove to Shelley and tried to find someone to give the blanket to. We couldn't find anyone, but we found an unlocked door, so we left the blanket with a note.
Ana and her blanket. The elephant fabric on the back was left over from the crib bedding my mom made before Bekah was born. Both Bekah and Ana used it.
Ana writing her note.
Ana set the blanket down and posed just long enough for a picture. She was worried about getting into trouble being in this big room with lots of expensive vehicles and equipment without supervision.