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Dear Girl Scout Family and Friends,

This year, we celebrate the success of 231 exceptional young women throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area who were motivated to make a difference in their community and earn their Gold Award. These inspirational young women each dedicated more than 60 hours toward the creation and implementation of their individual community service projects, all of which will positively impact the lives of others - locally, nationally, or globally – today and well into the future.

The Gold Award projects varied in scope but each made a significant difference in the lives of others, from impacting underprivileged children in Africa, to here in the poorest areas of greater Los Angeles County.  Disaster/First Aid kits were made for senior citizens in resident facilities and for children in afterschool programs. Our girls improved their local environments and taught others the significance of caring for and protecting their surroundings.

Sick children in hospitals were given activity bags and parents of children in the NICU were given custom-made CDs with lullabies.  Blind and deaf children were shown new ways to learn. Animals were cared for and shelters cleaned. Girls improved their schools and communities. All of this effort and more represents not only thousands of hours of blood, sweat and tears, but a significant body of work that has made our world a better place!

We are so proud of these remarkable young women and are pleased to honor each of them with the Girl Scout Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest honor in Girl Scouting and demonstrates a girl’s dedication to community service and her leadership growth. This year’s group of Gold Award recipients contributed more than 15,000 hours of leadership, advocacy and service through community action projects.

The lives of high school girls today are busy, competitive and fast-paced. These committed young women know personally what it means to do something significant, juggle priorities and achieve what they set out to do. They learn this early in Girl Scouting, and they carry it with them as they grow into women ready to assume their responsibility as leaders of their community and their world.

Congratulations to these distinguished young women and the Girl Scout Leaders, parents, mentors and friends who supported their efforts and accomplishments.

Warmly,

Lise L. Luttgens Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles

Betsey Brewer Chair, Board of Directors Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles