South Carolina Girl Scout honored for life-saving actions

Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands was finally able to recognize one of our Girl Scouts that showed tremendous bravery by saving a life.  This weekend Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands celebrated our incredible volunteers during a virtual ceremony. Maggie Majors, Pendleton, and her family joined for special recognition.

On Saturday, September 7, 2019, Maggie Majors, Girl Scout Troop 591, was attending a Pendleton High School cross-country meet.  Maggie and her friends were cheering on some of her teammates participating in the boys’ varsity race.  While standing on a remote part of the course, a competitor from Liberty High School suddenly dropped to his knees and then fell to the ground.  Maggie and her friends encouraged him to get up and keep going, but then noticed he stayed on the ground.  Maggie and her friends ran to him.  He did not respond to their voices. He was unconscious.  Maggie and others poured water on him to cool him off and flipped him on his back.  He woke up and the girls helped move him off the course and into the shade.  At that point Maggie made the decision to run for help.  She ran out of the remote area of the course and reached a coach, who helped contact the Liberty High School Cross Country Coach and trainer.  Maggie led them to the collapsed runner.  Maggie acknowledges that her Girl Scout First Aid Trainings helped her serve another person, when he needed her most, while staying calm.

The Girl Scout Medal of Honor is given to a girl who has shown presence of mind and true Girl Scout spirit in saving a life or attempting to save a life under circumstances that indicate heroism.

While we would have been thrilled to present the award in person, Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands is practicing social distancing and offering incredible Girl Scout programming virtually through Girl Scouts Connected and Girl Scouts at Home. 

About Girl Scouts of South Carolina

For more than 100 years, Girl Scouting has helped girls develop positive values and become active, responsible leaders in their communities. With emphasis on personal growth and leadership development through service to others, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands serves 10,000 girls and adults in 22 counties of central and western South Carolina, including Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union.