More than 80 Girl Scouts will be honored for their dedication to community service at the annual Gold Award Ceremony, hosted by the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles on Sunday. The prestigious Gold Award recognizes Scouts who have completed at least 80 hours of work on sustainable impact projects.
The ceremony, set to take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, highlights the organization’s commitment to fostering leadership and social responsibility among young women.
The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles organize this event each year to celebrate the achievements of its highest award recipients, showcasing the hard work and innovation behind their community-driven projects.
“Girl Scout Gold Awardees show grit like go-getters, problem-solve like innovators, embrace new challenges like risk-takers, and display empathy and integrity as leaders,” said Lise L. Luttgens, former Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles CEO. “Their projects have left a permanent effect on their communities, and the process has made an impression on each of them.”
The Gold Award, established in 1916 just four years after Girl Scouts began in the United States, represents exceptional dedication to community service. Nationally, only six percent of eligible Girl Scouts achieve this distinction, which provides recipients with significant benefits including higher military entry rank and qualification for college scholarships.
The ceremony is open to all levels of Girl Scouts including Juniors, Daisies, Seniors, Volunteers, Cadettes, Ambassadors, Brownies, and Pre-K participants. Girls who earn the Gold Award automatically enter the military one rank higher and qualify for college scholarships, additional national service awards, and more.
In recent ceremonies, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles has consistently produced impressive results. The council honored 256 Gold Award recipients in 2017 and 291 in 2018, representing the largest Gold Award classes in the nation both years. The 2022 ceremony recognized 239 recipients who collectively dedicated more than 19,100 hours to community service projects.
In Greater LA, Gold Award projects have tackled issues such as illiteracy, homelessness, sexual assault, discrimination, pollution, and more. The 2024 Girl Scout Gold Award Class nationwide volunteered an impressive 287,000 hours while raising and investing more than $1.6 million to create lasting community changes.
“I am incredibly proud of the 2024 Girl Scout Gold Award class. These Girl Scouts are true trailblazers and have dedicated a tremendous amount of time, care and creativity toward addressing a wide range of issues they are passionate about. In the process, they’ve created lasting change in their communities and beyond,” said Bonnie Barczykowski, Girl Scouts of the United States of America CEO, about last year’s recipients.
Guests should arrive 30 minutes before the ceremony when doors open for general seating. All attendees must have tickets and bring payment confirmation as proof of purchase. A reception will follow the ceremony to celebrate the Gold Award recipients.
“We are in good hands. Our world needs empathetic, resilient, and purpose-driven influencers just like you. It makes me very proud to be here with you to honor what you’ve worked so hard to accomplish. More importantly, I hope it makes each of you proud. Achieving a Girl Scout Gold Award is a lifelong recognition of your work, commitment and passion,” said Theresa Edy Kiene, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles CEO, at the 2022 ceremony.
For more information about the ceremony, contact the Highest Awards Team at goldawardceremony@
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