The Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout can earn.  When a girl works toward the Gold Award, she will design and lead a project that takes at least 65 hours, including “planning and doing” time, to complete.  Not only will she gain a sense of personal accomplishment and benefit her community, but she will also be joining a network of tens of thousands of powerful and accomplished women who have earned this honor.  Every month, the GSGEC Gold Award committee meets to interview Gold Award candidates and approve/evaluate their projects.  Gold Award seekers are required to have an entrance interview before they begin their project and an exit interview once the project is complete.  Gold Award recipients are recognized at the annual Gold Award ceremony in the spring.  Girls who are interested in earning the Gold Award should review the requirements in the Girl Scout Gold Award – Go For It! focus book, available in the GSGEC Gift Shops.