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11 Girl Scouts from across Colorado have earned the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Kathleen Otto from Fort Collins, Fossil Ridge High School, worked to increase awareness for dyslexia By earning their Gold Award now, these Girl Scouts will also be part of this spring’s celebration of The Girl Scout Gold Award culminates with a project led by one young woman between 9th and 12th grades The focus of a Gold Award project is identifying and researching a community issue she is passionate

Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient and Girl Scouts of the USA National Young Woman of Distinction, Sarah Greichen shared her journey to earn her Gold Award. Girl Scout Silver Award Recipient Anela Cronk shared the story of her Silver Award project.

Girl Scouts of Colorado is implementing a May 1st deadline for graduating seniors to submit their Gold Award means that any girl who is graduating from high school has until May 1st (annually) to submit her Gold Award After May 1st, girls who are graduating from high school will no longer be eligible to earn their Gold Award

Connie is one of our Gold Award Mentors who is strongly committed to successfully guiding girls through the Gold Award in our Denver Metro region. Why did you become a Gold Award Mentor? What words of advice do you have for girls about the Gold Award? Persevere! I look forward in my new Girl Scout volunteer chapter as a Gold Award mentor.

What did you do for your Gold Award project? How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? How will earning your Gold Award impact you in the future? Why do you feel the Gold Award was an important part of your Girl Scout experience? For more information on earning your Gold Award, please email highestawards@gscolorado.org #GoldAward

Submitted by Sarah Greichen Metro Denver Centennial On Friday, November 11, 2016,  join Girl Scout Gold Award

What did you do for your Gold Award project? How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? How will earning your Gold Award impact you in the future? Why do you feel the Gold Award was an important part of your Girl Scout experience? think out of the box and make something a reality; I feel that doing the Gold Award helped me bring awareness

What did you do for your Gold Award project? How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? How will earning your Gold Award impact you in the future? Earning the Gold Award has shown me I can do anything if I persevere. It is the highest award and is a great way to end my career as a Girl Scout.

What did you do for your Gold Award project? How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? How will earning your Gold Award impact you in the future? Why do you feel the Gold Award was an important part of your Girl Scout experience? The Gold Award is a good culmination of the whole Girl Scout experience.

Linda is one of our Gold Award Mentors who is strongly committed to successfully guiding girls through the Gold Award in our Northern Colorado region. Mentor Why did you become a Gold Award Mentor? I also am a member of the Northern Colorado Gold Award Committee. I truly enjoy working with the amazing young women who are working on their Gold Awards.