Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Here is the scenario…You are working on your Girl Scout Gold Award. Council has assigned you a Gold Award Mentor, but at the same time, they are telling saying you need to find a project advisor. You are sitting there wondering to yourself, "what is the difference between the two?" Here is the difference between a Gold Award Project Advisor and A Gold Award Mentor: Project Advisor: You’ve figured out the issue you’re going to address with your project. Now it’s time to find an expert to help along the way and give you advice and suggestions. This is a person from your community who is knowledgeable in the topic area of your issue, so you can ask questions and brainstorm ideas together.   The only people that cannot be your Project Advisor are your GS Leaders or family members. Once you researched and found someone that you think can help you, reach out to them in an e-mail, a letter , or in person. Explain that you are earning the Highest Award in Girl Scouts- t...

You’ve submitted your Gold Award Proposal to the Gold Award Committee for review… What’s next? The Gold Award Interview! One of the best ways to minimize the amount of stress leading up to your Gold Award interview is to prepare for it. Attire Just like at any other interview, you should dress nicely…we recommend your Girl Scout uniform, or a nice outfit with your Girl Scout pins. Materials During an interview for a job or an internship, you might bring your resume, but during your Gold Award interview, you will want to bring your completed Girl Scout Gold Award Guidelines for Senior & Ambassador booklet and any other notes you may have from your Silver Award project and Journey books. At GSNC, your interview is open note; you can think through and write out as many different notes as you would like and bring them with you. Interview Questions During the interview, you will be asked a series of questions. We are going to ask about the Journey(s) you worked ...

1st step in the Gold Award Process… The Project Topic!  Written By: Cassie R., Assistant Troop Leader 2100 Now that the girls in my Girl Scout Troop have finished their Journey, they are beginning to think about the Gold Award. This means coming up with a topic and a project idea; something that the girls are passionate about and that will have a positive, long lasting impact on the community.   When I went through the process of earning my Gold Award… this was the most difficult part.    Upon the initial “Gold Award” discussion with my girls, I had a few girls who knew right away what topic they wanted to focus on… to those girls, I encouraged them to begin researching and thinking about what they could do for a project. I recommend having the girls come up with bigger ideas when initially thinking about project ideas because you can always reel in a project, but it may be difficult to add to a project you are set on doing. Also, I have the girls ask themse...