Gold Award Girls 2017

The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting; it recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through remarkable take action projects that have sustainable impact in their communities and beyond. Since 1916, girls have successfully answered the call to Go Gold, an act that indelibly marks them as accomplished members of their communities and the world. Check out GSSGC’s … Continue reading Gold Award Girls 2017

Girl Scouts Gold Award Winner: ‘I don’t want to be an Eagle Scout’

We learned in Girl Scouts to camp and sail and canoe and tie knots. We learned budgeting through cookie sales and leadership through volunteering. Six of my fellow troop members earned Gold Awards as well. Today, they are pediatricians, journalists and veterinarians. Read More Continue reading Girl Scouts Gold Award Winner: ‘I don’t want to be an Eagle Scout’

Going For Gold? Want To Stand Out From The Crowd?

There’s Gold. And then there’s National Gold. Every year, GSUSA honors 10 girls for their outstanding Gold Award projects that activate change in their communities and the world. They’re called the National Young Women of Distinction. If you consider yourself college bound, it’s not a bad idea to aim for Gold and beyond. The Kappa Delta Foundation affirms its commitment to girls by providing $50,000 in … Continue reading Going For Gold? Want To Stand Out From The Crowd?

GIRL REPORT | United, We Learn

By Isabel P, Senior Girl Reporter Fifty stars of white and thirteen stripes of red. We know this iconic image as Old Glory, The Stars and Stripes, The Star-Spangled Banner or simply as “our flag.” But there is much more to learn about the Red, White and Blue than one might imagine. Sure, most people know that there are fifty stars for fifty states, but … Continue reading GIRL REPORT | United, We Learn

GSSGC Celebrates 46 Recipients at 100th Anniversary of the Gold Award

On Saturday, April 9, 2016 it was the pleasure of the San Gorgonio Council to present forty-six young women with their Gold Awards. The ceremony took place in the ballroom of the historic Fox Theater in Redlands, Ca. It was there – beneath crystal and wrought iron chandeliers, draped tapestries of red and gold velvet, and art deco mirrors – that these amazing “Gold Girls” were honored… READ MORE Continue reading GSSGC Celebrates 46 Recipients at 100th Anniversary of the Gold Award

GIRL REPORT | Girls Shine At Gold & Silver Gala

One of our first-ever Girl Reporters just finished this story on the Gold and Silver Awards Gala last month. Read what Kassidy has to say!
Eighteen wonderful women earned their Gold Award at the Gold and Silver Awards Gala in Riverside, Ca. on April 19, 2015. The Gold Award is the highest award any Girl Scout can earn and only 6 percent of all Girl Scouts earn their Gold. Each girl was strongly passionate about something that could help the community…. Continue reading GIRL REPORT | Girls Shine At Gold & Silver Gala

GIRL SPEAK: A proud mama shares how her daughter’s Gold Award continues to shine!

By Mary Smithers, Girl Scout Mom My daughter, Chrissy, (who many of you know) did her Gold Award at her high school about four years ago. Her take action project was on teenage drunk driving awareness.   She brought together the local police, fire department, ambulance, and county coroner, along with students from the local beauty college to do the gory makeup on pre-selected popular students at … Continue reading GIRL SPEAK: A proud mama shares how her daughter’s Gold Award continues to shine!

May 22, 2014 is officially Abigail Sanford Day in the city of Palm Desert!

Here’s a quick update about our 2014 Gold Award Girl Abigail! Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient Abigail Sanford received an official proclamation by the Palm Desert City Council on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the Civic Center Council Chamber in Palm Desert, Ca. She was officially recognized for completing her Gold Award project, Skills On Wheels, which taught public safety on the road. “Safety has always been … Continue reading May 22, 2014 is officially Abigail Sanford Day in the city of Palm Desert!