Girl Awards
Believe in Bronze
This is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. To earn this award, together with your troop you'll pick a project that you care about and change the world. You'll choose a project that will help you develop confidence and skills to accomplish bigger challenges.
Shoot for Silver
The first step is to complete a Cadette Journey. This will help you along the way to developing your plan. Identify the issues you care about and explore your community to build your Silver Award Team or go solo. You'll discover ways to develop leadership and your accomplishment will let everyone know what your are capable of doing.
Go for Gold
Since 1916, Girl Scouts highest award has stood for excellence and leadership for girls everywhere. The opportunity of excellence is wide open for you. You'll learn to identify issues, investigate it thoroughly, creating a plan, presenting it to a committee, taking action, and inspiring others. Start by completing a Journey, attending a GSCCC Gold Award Workshop and selecting an advisor to assist you. NEW! Heritage Community has local mentors that can ease the process of putting together a take action plan, interview, and offer advice.
Please email heritage Community awards committee for mentoring and counseling 1st and 3rd Tuesday monthly at Peninsula office for silver and gold at [email protected]
Buck Harris Award
This award was established upon the retirement of Buck Harris, a former executive director of the Virginia Tidewater Girl Scout Council. Buck dedicated her life to providing the finest in camping and outdoor camping education programs. The award is presented at the Annual Council Meeting each year and a distinct set of criteria must be set before a nominee is chosen. To qualify for the award, a girl must be nominated by the girls in her troop, group or service unit. Please mail applications (www.gsccc.org) to GSCCC 912 Cedar Road, Chesapeake VA 23322 addressed to Dale McClure.
This award was established upon the retirement of Buck Harris, a former executive director of the Virginia Tidewater Girl Scout Council. Buck dedicated her life to providing the finest in camping and outdoor camping education programs. The award is presented at the Annual Council Meeting each year and a distinct set of criteria must be set before a nominee is chosen. To qualify for the award, a girl must be nominated by the girls in her troop, group or service unit. Please mail applications (www.gsccc.org) to GSCCC 912 Cedar Road, Chesapeake VA 23322 addressed to Dale McClure.