Ep 154 Honoring Amanda Blake's Legacy Through the Gold Award

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Cee-Cee Deslaurier-Tate about her incredible Girl Scout Gold Award project, which honors the legacy of Amanda Blake, best known as Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke. Cee-Cee dedicated over 1,000 hours to creating a documentary highlighting Amanda's conservation work, including her efforts to save endangered cheetahs and launch the first no-kill animal shelter in Arizona.

Through extensive research, interviews, and a fundraising initiative, Cee-Cee has helped preserve Amanda's impact on wildlife conservation. She shares how her passion for the Old West and storytelling led her to this project, the challenges she faced along the way, and how Amanda's legacy continues to inspire her.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:
✨ How Cee-Cee discovered her passion for the Old West and Amanda Blake
✨ The process of making a documentary as part of a Gold Award project
✨ The importance of preserving history and conservation efforts
✨ Insights into the Girl Scout Gold Award journey

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I am currently a Freshman in college, studying theater and entrepreneurship. As a 12-year Girl Scout, I was honored to receive my Gold Award last year after dedicating over 1,000 hours to creating a Created a 2.5 hour documentary as well as designing several physical memorials in honor of actress and animal advocate Amanda Blake ("Miss Kitty Russell on the TV Western "Gunsmoke"). As a "Miss Kitty" Tribute Artist/Impersonator, during the Summer I make appearances at New Jersey's Wild West City theme park, appearing in theatrical skits. From time to time I can also be found at Goldfield Ghost Town in Apache Junction, AZ. In the future, I plan to continue work as a tribute artist, expanding my work of preserving the legacy of past generations. Eventually I plan on opening my own Old West-themed dinner theater.