Gold Award
The Girl Scout Gold Award
is the highest award that a Girl Scout
may earn. It can set the foundation for active citizenship throughout a
woman's life. It is the culmination of all the work a girl puts into
"Going For the Gold."It is something that a girl can be passionate
about-in thought, deed and action. The project is something that
fulfills a need within a girl's community (whether local or global),
creates change and hopefully is something that becomes ongoing.
Important Dates
- Gold Project Proposals Due End of November/First of December
- Projects turned in after this date will be eligible for the Gold Award the following year
- Final Interviews with the Committee and Awards Pictures March 12, 2013
- Scholarship Applications Due March 12, 2013 at the final interviews
- Girl Award Ceremony May 4, 2013 DOWNLOAD PROGRAM AD SPACE INFO
Project Ideas
National Center for Safe Routes to School Mini-Grant Program
The National Center for Safe Routes to School assists communities throughout the U.S. in enabling and encouraging children to safely walk and bike to school. The Center's Mini-Grant Program will provide 25 grants of $1,000 to community nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, and local government agencies for projects that focus on increasing safe walking and/or bicycling to school. Funded activities include improving safety, increasing the number of students walking and bicycling to school, emphasizing links between health and physical activity, exploring environmental concerns, etc. Applications must be submitted by October 19, 2011. Visit the Center’s website to review the Mini-Grant Call for Applications.
Gold Award Project Ideas in Advocacy
For girls looking for a project in advocacy and/or legislative efforts - in 2012, a few pieces of legislation died in committee needing rewriting or additional support. These bills have direct impact on girls and the community, and could make excellent Gold Award projects. They are:
HB 2699 (as of 2012) To make healthy snacks and beverages available in schools. Bill needs to be rewritten to gain support in the legislature.
HB 2698 (by Rep. Fourkiller and Sen. Lerblance) This bill did not make it out of committee in 2012. It would have created a task force to study increasing physical fitness for students and the link between fitness and academic performance.
HB 2585 (by Rep. McDaniel and Sen. C. Johnson) This bill did not make it out of committee in 2012. It would have provided additional services for children of incarcerated parents, including data, education toolkits and research.
Texting While Driving Bill (as of 2012) Only one bill submitted for the 2012 session that addressed this issue, but it did not make it out of committee. Would have made it illegale for youth 18 and under to text while driving, but discussion about expanding to all Oklahoma drivers was underway.