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<br />, FACTSHEET <br /> <br />. ABOUT THE GIRLS SCOUT GOLD AWARD <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It has existed in its current <br />form since 1980. Previously, the highest award in Girl Scouting has gone by other names <br />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 which <br />promote community service, personal and spiritual growth, positive values, and leadership <br />skills. The requirements are to: <br /> <br />1) Earn four interest project patches, each of which requires seven activities that center on skill <br />building, technology, service projects, and career exploration. <br />2) Earn the Career Exploration pin, which involves researching careers, resume writing, and <br />planning a career fair or trip. <br />3) Earn the Senior Girl Scout leadership Award, which requires a minimum of 30 hours of work <br />involving use of leadership skills. <br />4) Design a self-development plan that requires an assessment of ability to interact with others <br />and prioritize values, participation for a minimum of 15 hours in a community service <br />project, and development of a plan to promote Girl Scouting. <br />5) Spend a minimum of SO hours planning and implementing a Girl Scout Gold Award project <br />that has a positive and lasting impact on the community. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />About 3,000 Girl Scouts in the US earn the Girl Scout Gold Award annually. In the Girl Scout <br />Council of St. Croix Valley, 108 young women earned the award in 2004. <br /> <br />Girl Scout Gold Award achievements are acknowledged by many governmental, national, and <br />local organizations. A growing number of colleges and universities are awarding scholarships <br />and grants to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients. Award recipients in our council are also <br />eligible for the St Croix Valley Gold Award Scholarship. <br /> <br />From organizing day camps that help new immigrant children learn about America to <br />building "quiet places" at Girl Scout camps, the service projects designed and implemented <br />by Girl Scout Gold Award recipients are as varied as the girls themselves. In the Girl Scout <br />Council ofSt. Croix Valley, projects have included organizing volunteers and supplies for a <br />volleyball clinic at the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in Whitehorse, SO, and collecting <br />donations of supplies to assem ble 300 comfort kits for victims of fires and other disasters. <br /> <br />For more information about the Girl5cout Gold Award, contact: <br /> <br />Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley <br />400 Robert Street South <br />5t. Paul, Minnesota 5S107 <br />651-227-8835 or 800-845-0787 Voice/TTY <br />651-227-7S33 Fax <br />www.girlscoutscy.org <br /> <br />. ~ <5irIScouts. . <br /> <br />c'\lVhe re'-Gids" Grow, St ron g.... <br /> <br />8 <br />