HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.a. Girl Scout Gold Award PresentationAGENDA ITEM:
GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARDS
AGENDA SECTION: DEPT.
HEADS REPORTS
PREPARED BY:
WILLIAM DROSTE, MAYOR
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ATTACHMENTS:
Fact Sheet, Certificate
APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Present Certificates of Appreciation
ACTION:
ISSUE
Honor youth in our area for outstanding accomplishments. Also, the Girl Scout adult leaders
are to be commended for their support and leadership.
BACKGROUND
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It was established in 1980.
About 3,000 Girl Scouts in the U.S. earn the Girl Scout Gold Award annually. In the Girl Scout
Council of St. Croix Valley has 108 young women that have earned the award in 2004.
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The Girl Scout chooses a project that has a' positive and lasting impact on the community
SUMMARY
The following Gold Award recipients are honored. Due to college commitments and travel
plans some are unable to attend.
Tonya App and Molly Jabas: Produced books for English as a 2 nd language for Robert
Lewis House and local elementary schools
Julie Schlichte, Briana Robertson, Bree Malone, Katie Diekes, Teresa Sped: conducted
workshops with local teens to understand relational aggression
Megan Campbell and Chrystal Ruiz: assembled layettes for young moms
Jennifer Mike and Virginia Westlie: rallied community members and businesses to contribute
items for care packages to the National Guard deployed overseas
Rebekah Kelly and Cami Little: produced a reading program at the Family Resource Center
that included craft activities and games to help the children's comprehension level.
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FACTSHEET
ABOUT THE GIRLS SCOUT GOLD AWARD .
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It has existed in its current
form since 1980. Previously, the highest award in Girl Scouting has gone by other names
including the Curved bar, First Class, and Golden Eaglet.
To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a girl must complete five requirements, all of which
Promote community service, personal and spiritual growth, positive values, and leadership
skills. The requirements are to:
1) Earn four interest project patches, each of which requires seven activities that center on skill
building, technology, service projects, and career exploration.
2) Earn the Career Exploration pin, which involves researching careers, resume writing, and
planning a Career fair or trip.
3) Earn the Senior Girl Scout leadership Award, which requires a minimum of 30 hours of work
involving use of leadership skills.
4) Design a self - development plan that requires an assessment of ability to interact with others
and prioritize values; participation for a miniT7murn of 15 hours in a Community service
project, and development of a plan to promote Girl Scouting.
5) Spend a minimum of 50 hours planning and implementing a Girl Scout Gold Award project
that has a positive and lasting impact on the community.
About 3,000 Girl Scouts in the U.S. earn the Girl Scout Gold Award annually. In the Girl Scout
Council of St. Croix Valley, 108 young women earned the award in 2004.
Giri Scout Gold Award achievements are acknowledged by many governmental, national, and
local organizations. A growing number of colleges and universities are awarding scholarships
and grants to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients. Award recipients in our council are also
eligible for the St. Croix Valley Gold Award Scholarship.
From organizing day camps that help new immigrant children learn about America to
building "quiet places" at Girl Scout camps, the service projects designed and implemented
by Girl Scout Gold Award recipients are as varied as the girls themselves. in the Girl Scout
Council of St. Croix Valley, projects have included organizing volunteers and supplies for a
volleyball clinic at the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in Whitehorse, SD, and collecting'
donations of supplies to assemble 300 comfort kits for victims of fires and other disasters.
For more information about the Girl Scout Gold Award, contact:
Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley
400 Robert Street South
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107
651- 227 -8835 or 800 - 845 -0787 Voice /TTY
651 -227 =7533 Fax
www. g i rl s Gouts cv.org