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Gold Award Final Reports due by April 15, 2015 to be recognized during the 2015 Gold Award Recognition Luncheon.

Go Gold

The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting; it recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through remarkable take action projects that have sustainable impact in their communities and beyond. Since 1916, girls have successfully answered the call to Go Gold, an act that indelibly marks them as accomplished members of their communities and the world.

Pre-requisites

Girls are required to be registered members of Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania. They must be in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade (or equivalent) and a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador AND Complete two Journeys (Senior or Ambassador)* OR Earn the Silver Award and complete one Senior or Ambassador Journey

*Girl Scout Seniors complete Senior journeys and Girl Scout Ambassadors complete Ambassador Journeys.


How Do I Get Started?

  • Click here to read how to get started.
  • Highest Award FAQs | PDF

 

Meet Rebecca

Tune in from week to week and receive insight from a 2013 GSHPA Gold Award Recipient. Find out how she made an impact in her community.


 

Important Dates

Submit Girl Scout Gold Award Project Proposal forms to mygoldaward@gshpa.org by the 15th of every month for consideration by the Review Panel.


 

Gold Award Web Application

  • Complete, save and submit the new web-based application, click here.

 

Gold Award Forms

  • Gold Award Project Proposal
  • Gold Award Final Report
  • Gold Award Reviewer Volunteer Position | Description | Application

NOTE: Beginning Jan. 1, 2013 all Gold Award Forms must be typed. No handwritten forms will be accepted.

Gold Award Resources

  • Please visit GSUSA for additional brainstorming tools.


Go Gold Webinars
 
The Go Gold Webinar is a web-based, audio-visual information session for Senior and Ambassador Girls Scouts who are interested in earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. We will briefly discuss the application process and the Gold Award Standards of Excellence. Please bring your project ideas and be prepared to ask questions. Webinars last about one hour, 7-8 p.m. A password is required for access; please pre-register!


 

Questions?

Email mygoldaward@gshpa.org


 

Did You Know?

A Girl Scout who has earned her Gold Award immediately rises one rank in any of the U.S. military branches.



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