Not Your Grandmother’s Girl Scouts: 212 Girls Honored in Pasadena Today for Tackling Tough Issues in Their Communities

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA) will recognize 212 local Girl Scouts for earning the highest award in Girl Scouting at the annual Gold Award Celebration on Sunday, June 4 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

GSGLA celebrates the largest Gold Award class in the nation for the 12th year in a row, with 212 Girl Scouts contributing over 20,000 hours to implement sustainable change in their communities.

To earn the Gold Award, Girl Scouts in 10th – 12th grades spend 80+ hours identifying an issue, work with local leaders to make a plan that creatively addresses the problem, develop time management and goal-setting skills, and take action that leads to measurable change. This year’s Gold Award projects included:

• • Erasing Your Carbon Footprint
  • Fentanyl Awareness for Teens
  • Bullying and Mental Health
  • Female Representation in Children’s Literature

Gold Award Girl Scouts distinguish themselves through perseverance and grit while building resumes that set them up for college scholarships and career opportunities. According to recent research, Gold Award Girl Scouts:

• • Are more likely to fill leadership roles and are more civically engaged than non-Girl Scout peers.
  • Seventy-two percent said earning their Gold Award helped them get a scholarship.
  • Enter the U.S. military immediately rising one rank.

“Gold Award Girl Scouts are rock stars, role models, and real life heroes,” the Awards program said. “We’re in awe!”