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<br />FACTSHEET' <br /> <br />ABOUT THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD <br /> <br />The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It has existed in its <br />current form since 1980. Previously, the highest award in Girl Scouting has gone by <br />other names including the Curved Bar, First Class, and Golden Eaglet. <br /> <br />To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a girl must complete five requirements, all of <br />which promote community service, personal and spiritual growth, positive values, <br />and leadership skills. The requirements are to: <br /> <br />1) Earn four interest project patches, each of which requires seven activities that cen- <br />ter on skill building, technology, service projects, and career exploration. <br /> <br />2) Earn the Career Exploration pill, which involves researching careers, resume writ- <br />ing, and planning a career fair or trip. <br /> <br />3) Earn the Senior Girl Scout Leadership Award, which requires a minimum of 30 <br />hours of work involving use of leadership skills. <br /> <br />4) Design a self-development plan that requires an assessment of ability to interact <br />with others and prioritize values, participation for a minimum of 15 hours in a <br />community service project, and development of a plan to promote Girl5couting. <br /> <br />5) Spend a minimum of 50 hours planning and implementing a Girl Scout Gold <br />Award project that has a positive and lasting impact on the community. <br /> <br />About 3.000 Girl Scouts in the Us. earn the Girl Scout Gold Award annually. In the Girl <br />Scout Councii of St. Croix Vailey, 42 young women earned the award in 2000. <br /> <br />Girl Scout Gold Award achievements are acknowledged by many governmental. <br />national, and local organizations. A growing number of colleges and universities are <br />awarding scholarships and grants to Girl Scout Goid Award recipients. Award recipi- <br />ents in our council are also eligible for the St. Croix Valley Girl Scout Gold Award <br />Scholarship <br /> <br />From organizing day camps that help new immigrant children learn about America <br />to building "quiet places" at Girl Scout camps, the service projects designed and <br />implemented by Girl Scout Gold Award recipients are as varied as the girls them- <br />selves In the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley, projects have included organizing <br />volunteers and supplies for a volleyball clinic at the Cheyenne River Indian <br />Reservation in Whitehorse, SD, and collecting donations of supplies to assemble 300 <br />comfort kits for victims of fires and other disasters. <br /> <br />For more information about the Girl Scout Gold Award, contact: <br /> <br />Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley <br />400 South Robert Street <br />St. Paul. Minnesota 55107 <br />651-227-8835 or 800-845-0787 Voice/TTY <br />651-227 -7S 33 Fax <br />www.girlscoutscv.org <br /> <br />~ Girl Scouts. <br />Where Girls Grow StTong.. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />