The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts may earn. Earning the Gold Award requires many hours of planning and implementing a challenging, large-scale project that is innovative, engages others, and has a lasting impact on its targeted community with an emphasis on sustainability. By earning the Girl Scout Gold Award you will be joining the ranks of generations of young women who have made a difference both locally and globally.
Margaret B.addressed childhood drowning by teaching children ages 5-11 how to be safe around water. She ran a water safety event where the children learned how to be safe, and help someone else in trouble.
Kari K. addressed the issue of homelessness. Homeless were able to receive blankets made for them out of recycled t-shirts, and volunteers were educated on the issue.
Elisabeth N. addressed the issue of wastefulness. The goal of her project as to inspire people to think of new ways to use recycled items.
Macye P. addressed the lack of awareness about Hepatitis B virus in the communities of the Fresno area. She encourages individuals to get tested for this disease.
Erica R. addressed bike safety while riding and teaching children to be safe. Her goal was to educate individuals on injuries, specifically brain injuries, and how they can be prevented.
Cassidee S. addressed the discomfort cancer patients face when seat belts go right over the port. She made pillows to ease this discomfort for these patients.
Megan T. recognized that individuals who live in different care facilities often don’t have very many visitors, leading to the patient’s condition worsening. With her dog Hope, Megan visited many trauma and health centers and assisted living facilities to bring residents “hope”.
Chelsea W. addressed suicide and held a walk. She used visual signs and beautiful artwork to assist in the healing process and make people aware.
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The Golden Eaglet insignia, the highest award in Girl Scouting from 1916-1939, marked the beginning of a long tradition of using prestigious awards to recognize girls who make a difference in their communities and in their own lives.
From 1940 to 1963, the Curved Bar Award was the highest honor in Girl Scouting. From 1963 to 1980, First Class was the highest award. To achieve First Class meant that a girl was an “all-around” person with some skills in many fields and a proficiency in one. Here is a picture of Juliette Gordon Low pinning a young woman who earned her Golden Eaglet.
Did you know? A Girl Scout who has earned her Gold Award automatically rises one rank in any of the U.S. military branches.
