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Girl Scout Gold Award Process
  1. Work on the requirements of the Gold Award.
  2. Make a plan for your project. You can work on the first steps with troop volunteers providing support and direction, or on your own if you are not part of a troop. As the topic and design of your project begin to take shape you can seek a project advisor with expertise in its subject.
  3. When you first start thinking about your project, you will have a lot of ideas.  Before you set your heart on one, you might want to hear what the council's Gold Award Mentors think of it. See Ask Yourself at right, and then submit this:

    Your name:

    What's your project idea?  Look at Ask Yourself first!

    Give us the best way to reach you: email address or phone number:

    If phone is the best way, what's the best time for us to call you?

  4. Complete and submit the Preliminary Project Proposal Form by both email and postal mail to the Jamielee Croteau, GSEM, 111 East Grove Street, Middleboro, MA 02346.
  5. Receive notice from the council that your proposal has arrived.
  6. Within two weeks, a Gold Award Mentor will contact you.  You and your mentor will meet and refine your project proposal.
  7. Submit your Project Proposal Form to the Teen Program Manager. Your project will be sent to and reviewed by the volunteer Gold Award Mentors. Projects submitted by the first of each month are reviewed within 2 weeks; forms received after the first will be considered the following month.
  8. You will receive feedback and suggestions to enhance your project, from your mentor.
  9. Complete your project with the suggestions made by your mentor.  Complete the Final Report Form and have your mentor sign it (this grants you the Gold Award).
  10. Send the Final Report Form by both email and postal mail to the Jamielee Croteau, GSEM, 111 East Grove Street, Middleboro, MA 02346.
  11. You will receive a letter of congratulations from the Girl Scout Council.
  12. Work with your troop to plan for a celebration and awarding of the Gold Award pin.
  13. Later, you will receive an invitation to the Young Women of Distinction Celebration.

Ask Yourself
before you pick a project

What are the needs of your community?

Why is this project important to you?

Will your project be fun for you?

Who in the community will benefit from your project?

What about the project will be a stretch for you?

What about the project makes it personal to you?

GSUSA's Gold Award Info

Gold Award FAQs
Lots of great info from Girl Scouts of the USA to help you on your way.

Project Proposal Form, Preliminary
This is the first form you need to submit to the Teen Program Manager at council via e-mail, fax, or snail mail. Include as much info as you have (this is just a first draft). A mentor in your area will contact you 2-3 weeks after the form was submitted, to help you through the process.

Tip: include everything you've done so far. If you're still working on something, write it in. Keep a copy of the form to update it as you make progress.

Take a look at a sample form

 Project Proposal Form, Final
This is almost the same as the preliminary form, but you will have more info to put into it.  It's an update to the original proposal.

Tip: use your updated preliminary form as a draft to make this easy.

Final Report Form
This is your brag form!  When your project is done, fill out the form and tell us about the great things you accomplished!


 

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