The Girl Scout Gold Award is a national award, a personal challenge and the highest award that a Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador may choose to pursue.
This year, 22 Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) received their Gold Awards at the annual Reflections ceremony, which took place at Maritz® in Fenton on June 2.
Earning The Girl Scout Gold Award requires a suggested 80 hours of planning and implementing a challenging, large-scale project that is innovative, engages others and has a lasting impact on its targeted community with an emphasis on sustainability.
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Since 1916, the Girl Scout Gold Award has represented excellence and leadership for girls everywhere. Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award puts winners among an exceptional group of women who have used their knowledge and leadership skills to make a difference in the world (less than one percent of all Girl Scouts earn the Girl Scout Gold Award).
Below is an excerpt from a local Girl Scout about her Gold Award project:
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Allison Pratt
Allison noted there were 10 young basketball teams in her community but no nearby basketball court.
After finding an appropriate location in New Melle, she sold engraved bricks to fund the court, which became her Gold Award project. A local construction company replaced the cracked concrete with a smooth surface while she installed fencing, the hoops and painted lines on the court.
Allison stated in her final report, “I acquired a lot of confidence in myself by completing such an ambitious project, which will inspire me to attempt any challenge my future holds.”