Girl Scout Silver Award Packet

Girl Scout Silver Award Packet Revised 11/4/15

Girl Scout Silver Award Fact Sheet What: Who: The Girl Scout Silver Award is the second highest earned award in Girl Scouting. It is symbolic of a girl s accomplishments in Girl Scouting and community activities, as a girl becomes her best self and builds the world around her. The Girl Scout Silver Award project should benefit a girl s community, which can include her school, Girl Scout council, city or town, or a more global community, and can be earned as an individual or as part of a group. Registered Girl Scouts Grades 6-8 are eligible to work toward the award. All work on the Girl Scout Silver Award must be completed before September 30 th after the girls 8 th grade year. The Final Report must also be submitted by that date. Adult advisors and consultants provide guidance. Where: How: When: Pin: All girls must complete a Cadette Journey book and take action project prior to beginning work on their Silver Award Project. Journeys can be purchased online or at any of the council service center shops. Information packets detailing the steps can be downloaded from the GSGLA website. Planning ahead is necessary for achievement. An adult advisor helps plan a course of action for effectively completing the requirements. Girl Scout Silver Award project plans are approved by the Girl Scout adult advisor. Commitment to this award should reasonably take more than one year. The Girl Scout Silver Award pin is worn on the left side of the uniform, on the blouse or vest, to the left of the membership pin.

Girl Scouts of Greater LA For further information on the Silver Award: Palmdale Service Center 41307 12th Street West #105 Palmdale, CA 93551 (661) 723-1230 Christine Colvin (626) 677-2369 ccolvin@girlscoutsla.org Arcadia Service Center 101 E. Wheeler Ave. Arcadia, CA 91006 (626) 677-2200 Deanne Moore (626) 677-2207 dmoore@girlscoutsla.org Long Beach Service Center 4040 N. Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90808 (562) 421-8456 Bethany Wylie (626) 677-2256 bwylie@girlscoutsla.org Montclair Service Center 9525 Monte Vista Ave. Montclair, CA 91763 (909) 399-0808 Deanne Moore (626) 677-2207 dmoore@girlscoutsla.org Santa Clarita Service Center 21515 Soledad Canyon Road #118 Santa Clarita, CA 91350 (661) 287-1985 Christine Colvin (626) 677-2369 ccolvin@girlscoutsla.org Marina Del Rey Service Center 4551 Glencoe Ave, Ste 140 Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 Bethany Wylie (626) 677-2256 bwylie@girlscoutsla.org Woodland Hills Service Center 20931 Burbank Blvd. Suite A Woodland, CA 91367 (818) 886-1801 Christine Colvin (626) 677-2369 ccolvin@girlscoutsla.org All GSGLA Service Centers business hours: 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m. Monday-Friday Closed the 2 nd & 4 th Monday of each month 3

Other Helpful Girl Scout Silver Award Information Rules for Recognitions - No double dipping. Your Journey Book/Journey Take Action Project is the prerequisite requirement. The Journey Take Action Project is separate from your Silver Award Take Action Project. You cannot count the same project for both parts. What you do for your Silver Award Take Action Project will be a different project- approximately 50 hours. - Make a connection between Girl Scouts and the rest of your life (school, church, and other activities). If it applies to Girl Scout requirements, it is a valid link. - Girl Scout honor. Short cuts only short change you. - The troop advisor/leader, using Girl Scouts of Greater LA guidelines, determines if the girl has earned the recognition. - The Silver Award Final Report must be completed and submitted online via www.girlscoutsla.org. Journey Book - The pre-requisite for the Silver Award is to complete 1 (one) Cadette Journey. Girls/Troops may select any of the Cadette Journeys that are available at the time they re working on the process. - Completing a Journey will help build the skills needed to take on the award project and understand how to show leadership through the discover, connect, and take action keys. Take Action Project - A Silver Award Take Action project requires that you draw on your experience, education, and personal values. A Take Action Project identifies the root cause of a community issue, involves community partners, and has long-term benefits and sustainable support. It is recommended that the project go beyond Girl Scouting. It not only will benefit others and your community, but should also be important and meaningful to you. Silver Award Take Action Projects are innovative projects that make an impact and challenge you to achieve greatness. The project should take approximately 50 hours of planning, leadership, and implementation (per girl). Final Report In order to be invited to the GSGLA Regional Spring Silver Award Ceremony, all Silver Award Final Report eforms must be completed and submitted online at www.girlscutsla.org, no later than March 1st. If you have already completed your 8 th grade year, the absolute final deadline for your online final report to be submitted is September 30 th following your 8 th grade graduation. Girl Scouts whose Silver Award projects are completed after March 1 st, or 8 th grade graduates who submit online final reports by September 30 th, will be invited to the Silver Award Ceremony taking place the following spring. Each girl (regardless of individual or group project format) must complete and submit her own online Silver Award Final Report eform. Any Final Report that is received after March 1 st will not be eligible to attend the Council recognition ceremony that year, but could attend the ceremony in the following year. The final report must be received by GSGLA in order to be eligible to attend the regional ceremony and/or to purchase the Silver Award pin. The Final Report includes: - Final Report eform (Use the GSGLA online Silver Award Final Report online form) - Detailed Time Log (totaling at least 50 hours) - Detailed Budget (money spent, donations, etc.) - Signature Page 4

Girl Scout Silver Award Project Steps Step 1: Go on a Cadette Journey. - Complete a Cadette Journey & Journey Take Action Project. (Prerequisite) Step 2: Identify issues you care about. - To solve a problem you must first identify it. - What connections can you make between the issues you care about and the issues in your community? - Jot down issues on the Issues Chart (found in GSUSA Guidelines for Cadettes, pg 3) Step 3: Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team (no more than 4 girls) or decide to go solo. Step 4: Explore your community. - What communities do you belong to? - Draw a community map. - Make a list of things that could be improved or places where your talents or skills could be used. - Create a Community Contact List (found in GSUSA Guidelines for Cadettes, pg 6) - Talk to people in the community & prep ahead of time. Step 5: Pick your Silver Award Take Action Project. - Review Issues Chart, community map, and interview notes. - Choose a project based on what matters most to you and where you think you can make a positive change. - Be clear on what it is that you want to accomplish. Step 6: Develop Your Project. - Make a clear and detailed plan of what you want to do. - Make the project something that will last after you re done. - Find a project advisor. - Make a global connection. - Take a final look at your plan. Will it take approximately 50 hours of time? Step 7: Make a plan and put it into motion. - Build a list of what needs to be done. (Use the Make a Plan chart in GSUSA Guidelines for Cadettes, pg 11) Step 8: Reflect, share your story, and celebrate. - Submit your Final Report eform to GSGLA by the appropriate deadline. - Celebrate your Silver Award at the regional ceremonies hosted by GSGLA. - Share your accomplishment on the Map It! Girls Changing the World website: http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/map-it-girls-changing-the-world/ 5

Take Action Why focus on Take Action? The Take Action key and its corresponding outcomes get girls motivated and excited about making an impact in their community that can be felt in the long term. Take Action encourages girls to think bigger and to address problems in such a way that they do not reoccur. And, perhaps most important, a girl s Take Action project changes the world in a meaningful way. Reasons for Embracing Take Action Builds leadership skills in girls Impacts our brand and funding Helps communities, long term Raises the bar (outcomes, measurable and sustainable) Take Action projects require a girl to draw on her experience, education, and personal values. A Take Action Project identifies the root cause of a community issue, involves community partners, and has long-term benefits and sustainable support. Take Action Outcomes: Girls can identify community needs you indentify community needs and the root cause of the issue. Girls are resourceful problem solvers you develop creative ways to solve problems that may arise while implementing their project Girls advocate for themselves and others, locally and globally as you learn about the issues in your community and work to solve them, you stand up for issues you believe in, influence policy, and identify ways to continue your project goals into the future. Girls educate and inspire others to act you educate others about the issues that are important to the community and inspire others to act. Girls feel empowered to make a difference in the world you develop leadership skills and use the knowledge gained through your experience to improve the community and the world. Take Action projects offer an opportunity for the Girl Scout movement to continue to be relevant in our communities. As the community sees how girls are changing the world through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, they will want to get involved as volunteers and they will want to enroll their daughters in Girl Scouting. Community Service vs. Take Action Community service projects address an immediate need in the community for only a short period of time. A Take Action project picks up from where a short-tem project leaves off. When girls pursue Take Action projects, they take the time to identify and understand the root cause of the issue they are addressing. Girls must also identify community partners to collaborate with them on their project. Lastly, girls must make sure that each project is sustainable and that the impact is measurable. In short, a service project is done for a community, a Take Action project is done with a community. 6

Benefits of Earning the Girl Scout Silver Award 1. The Girl Scout Silver Award is recognized as the second highest award in Girl Scouting. It is a national award with national standards, awarded by your council on behalf of Girl Scouts of the USA. 2. You are recognized as a future community leader if you have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award as an individual or as part of a group. 3. Although you don t have to do the Girl Scout Silver Award before going for the Girl Scout Gold Award, completing the Girl Scout Silver Award will help develop your skills and abilities that will allow you to successfully earn the Girl Scout Gold Award. 4. You ll find yourself supported by the community in many ways while on your quest for leadership. Being a Girl Scout will open many doors. 5. Having your family members pitch in to help with your project can be fun! It can be a positive time spent working together. 6. Believe it or not, younger girls will look up to you when you earn this award. Are you prepared to help mentor someone? 7. Learning to work closely with a group to accomplish your goal for the community can be a lesson in cooperation, leadership, and compromise. Teamwork is a skill that goes beyond the sports field. 8. Working on a Girl Scout Silver Award is a safe way to build your leadership skills while acting on a community issue you really care about. 9. You will build skills and expand your knowledge. Who knows what you can accomplish before you set the goal and go for it! 10. You will create change in the world around you. 11. Working on the project with friends can be a lot of fun! 7

Some Frequently Asked Questions on Money Silver Award Project As a Cadette Girl Scout seeking support for your Silver Award project, the ability to pursue donations (either monetary or in-kind) is an important consideration. Please work with your adult advisor to determine specifically what is required to meet the needs of your project. Once established identify family, friends, and local donors in your community and develop a plan to approach them, making the case for your project and its support. Although this is technically not money earning for your troop, please follow the GSGLA money earning policy. What You Can Do Since adults can solicit, work with an adult partner (parent, leader, advisor) if you need a donation of money, materials or services. As the Girl Scout, you describe your project to others, write letters, create a presentation, etc., but the adult has to do the actual asking. As a Girl Scout, you can t raise money for another organization. This means you can t have a bake sale, performance, or other activity and give the proceeds to another organization. (This is not a Silver Award Project.) You can t ask for pledges to benefit another cause or hold a benefit to raise money. What You Can Do This is where it gets a bit tricky. Your troop can have a bake sale or charge a fee to an approved event to earn money for your troop s activities. (Remember, your troop must follow GSGLA guidelines and have council permission for all money-earning activities.) Your troop may then decide to use those funds towards the completion of a Silver Award project, such as the purchase of materials. It MUST be a troop decision (girls, not leaders) on whether to allocate the funds toward your Silver Award Take Action Project. Don t forget you can ask family, friends, and local business for items/supplies as well, instead of money. For the current GSGLA Money Earning and donation (cash and in-kind) information please refer to the GSGLA policies which can be found at www.girlscoutsla.org. Money Earning Ideas All Girl Scout activities need to meet Safety-Wise requirements, GSGLA guidelines, and be preapproved. Sell Girl Scout cookies! Think big! Sell cases of cookies to local businesses for them to give to staff or clients. Provide childcare at school events, during the holiday season, or at community events. (Don t forget to have an adult trained in first aid present.) Recycle aluminum cans and plastic water/sports drink bottles. Involve families, school groups, and small businesses. Offer clown activities and face painting at events (school, church, community) or during the holiday shopping season. 8

Wrap gift packages during the holidays. Check with malls and larger stores. Hold a penny drive. Appeal to your friends and family members to save their loose change for you. Provide classroom or birthday party games and cupcakes on order. Busy moms will appreciate not spending the time cooking or going to the store. Take advantage of local Restaurant Nights where a percentage of proceeds from a specific night is contributed to a specific cause or charity. Do NOT engage in the following activities 1. Money-earning projects where you are potentially doing an activity that someone else normally is hired to do. You cannot take a job away from people, including store workers, maintenance staff, gardeners, cleaners, or other service providers. 2. Cheap labor disguised as a money-earning project. You are being taken advantage of and potentially taking away the job of someone who should be paid more money. That s why there are child labor and minimum wage laws. 3. Projects where GSUSA might be perceived as endorsing a product, political viewpoint, or cause. This includes product sales (such as Creative Memories), being paid to pass out flyers for a candidate or freebies at a business. Exception: Restaurant Nights. 4. Projects where the money goes to an individual rather than to the troop. You can not be employed as a Girl Scout to earn money. 5. Selling anything on the Internet. This includes use of crowdfunding sites, such as Kickstarter and GoFundMe. Some Questions about Money Can you use your own money on your Silver Award project? Yes, within reason. You may also receive help from your family and friends. However, part of the Silver Award process is working with others to earn money. Working on this project is not meant to be a hardship on a family or individual, nor is it meant to provide those who have access to personal financial resources with an edge. When designing your project, it is important to think creatively about how you can make a difference with little or no money. Some ideas for activities to earn money include: pet walking, pet care, babysitting, lawn mowing, plant/house sitting, recycling, homework helping/tutoring, respite care for family caregivers, making jewelry, creating cards, calligraphy, and helping at parties. The possibilities are as endless as your imagination. What if my project costs more than the money I can potentially earn? It s better to succeed with a smaller project that is within your budget. Be realistic about what you can and can t do. Work with your advisor to develop a reasonable budget. If your resources are not sufficient, then you need to rethink your project. Planning is the key. 9

Can I charge for a Girl Scout event to earn money? If you are conducting an event as a Girl Scout (badge workshop, etc.) and plan to charge a fee above the cost of materials to help pay for your project, you must first have this approved by your GSGLA program staff liaison. Provision should also be made for those who cannot afford the fees to your event. In addition, you must be clear in your advertisements and materials that this is a moneyearning event for your troop. You however, may NOT charge for an event, class, or activity as a direct aspect of your Silver Award project. I know you can t raise money for other organizations, but can I do it on my own? As an individual, you can volunteer for other organizations and raise money on their behalf; however any funds raised cannot be put towards your Silver Award project nor can the hours count toward your Silver Award service hours. Additionally, you may not present yourself as a Girl Scout to the public in this process since you are volunteering for another organization. For example, if your local Red Cross chapter is raising money to purchase training mannequins, you may participate under their supervision as an individual volunteer, but you cannot count that service as part of your time toward ANY Girl Scout award or service hours. However, you CAN plan a Silver Award project using the equipment that was purchased as part of your efforts as a volunteer for that organization. 10

Ways Parent /Guardians Can Support Girls Working on Girl Scout Silver Awards The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting that girls 11-14 can earn. It represents a girl s commitment to herself and to her community, as she focuses on leadership, career exploration, personal challenges and completing a project that will benefit her community. It takes many hours of preparation, planning and work to accomplish the goals a girl has set for herself. Parents/guardians play a significant role in supporting a girl s path to the Girl Scout Silver Award. As a parent you may be called upon to be coach, mentor, cheerleader, sounding board and chauffeur. As a parent, you are not expected to be a taskmaster this is the girl s project. However, you can assist a girl by: Reading through the materials provided to girls regarding these awards so that you feel comfortable offering support. Encouraging and supporting her, but not pressuring her. Going for the Silver is something that a girl has to want to do herself. Helping her choose a topic that will become the basis for her project if she asks for ideas. Remember, however, that the topic is based on her passions, not yours. Aiding her in accessing a network of adults who can lend insight, provide contacts, and point to resources. You may work with someone who has just the skill set your daughter needs in an advisor, or someone who belongs to a service club that your daughter and her advisor can approach for financial assistance. Supporting a girl in following any Girl Scout safety or money earning guidelines during her path to the Girl Scout Silver Award. This is important to assure the safety of your daughter and the integrity of the Girl Scout program. Allowing your daughter to stumble and learn the lessons that come with the Girl Scout Silver Award project. She will have a Girl Scout Silver Award project advisor, an adult who has been trained to assist her in partnership. Realizing that your daughter is capable, competent and worthy of respect as she assumes more responsibilities within her community. Provide her with positive and constructive support on this journey. Attending the event if it is appropriate, and joining in the celebration as your daughter is honored for her accomplishments. 11

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Silver Award FAQ s Q: What grade must a girl be in before beginning to work on her Silver Award project? A: The girl must be in the 6 th grade to begin working on the prerequisites / Journey requirements. She has until September 30 th after her 8 th grade year to complete the process. Work cannot continue past that point ( in September) into their 9 th grade year. Q: Do I have to get Council approval for my Silver Award Project? A: NO! - You only need the approval from your troop leader/advisor for your project to start. Q: Who does the FINAL approval? A: Your troop leader/advisor!!! Q: My troop is bridging from Junior Girl Scouts in the spring, can we begin work on Silver Award activities? A: You may begin work on your Silver Award requirements beginning on October 1 st of your 6 th grade year. Q: How do girls know when a Journey is completed? A: A journey is completed when a girl has earned the Journey awards, which includes creating and carrying out a Take Action Project. Q: What makes the award s guidelines for a Take Action Project different from the Journeys? A: In contrast to Journey Take Action Projects, which give girls themes on which to base their Journey, Girl Scout Silver Award Take Action projects have no pre-designed theme. Girls select their own theme, design, and execute their Take Action Project. Q: Can a group of girls work on their Silver Award together? A: YES! It is important, however, that each girl has an individual leadership role and each girl logs her own hours. No more than 4 girls per group. Q: If I have done similar activities in pursuit of other Girl Scout awards, can these activities count toward the Girl Scout Silver Award? A: Activities done prior to working on the Silver Award or as activities counting towards other leadership awards DO NOT count toward the number of hours for the Silver Award. Note: Hours earned toward the Girl Scout Silver Award can count toward the President s Volunteer Service Awards. (see www.presidentialserviceawards.gov) Q: Do I need to follow any specific safety rules? A: YES!! You should be aware of the safety guidelines that are in Safety-Wise or the Safety Checkpoints (found on GSGLA s website), as well as any state or federal codes. Reference: Safety-Wise 2000/2008 - Girl Scouts of the USA Q: I am finished with my Silver Award project and have completed the GSGLA online Silver Award final report, what do I do with it? A: Print two copies of your completed online Silver Award Final Report for you and your troop leader/advisor as a record of your completion. If you have already completed the 8 th grade when submitting your Silver Award Final Report, your report is due by September 30 th. Q: What is the final deadline for completing the Silver Award Project? A: You must have completed your project and have submitted your online Silver Award Final Report by September 30 th following your 8th grade year, or before bridging to Senior Girl Scouts, whichever comes first. 12

Q: What is the difference between a troop/group leader/advisor and a Girl Scout Silver Award project advisor in the Girl Scout Silver Award process? Do we need both? A: A troop/group leader/advisor is the adult who is working with an ongoing troop or group. They work with you in the first step of the Girl Scout Silver Award. Some resource consultants may be brought in while you are working on specific Interest Project Awards, but your leader/advisor will help keep track and lay out an overall timeline. Once you develop your vision statement, your leader/advisor should help you identify a person in the community who might be a great project advisor. You are encouraged to go beyond the troop/group when seeking specific knowledge for a project. The Girl Scout Silver Award project advisor is an adult who has specific experience related to the project. For example, if you are doing a project to benefit a homeless shelter, your project advisor might be the person who runs the shelter, or if you are doing a literacy project, the project advisor might be the librarian. If you are doing any day camps for girls, your advisor might be the person who might be the director of a local day camp. Q: How do I get a Girl Scout Silver Award Advisor if I am not in a troop or group? Can I do the first steps on my own? A: As an individually registered Girl Scout you can complete all of the activities on your own with the supervision and guidance of a parent/guardian. Q: Do I need to complete the Girl Scout Silver Award before I work on the Girl Scout Gold Award? A: You do not need to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award to begin the Girl Scout Gold Award. But if you are working on the Girl Scout Silver Award, all work on it must be completed before moving on to the Girl Scout Gold Award (you must be in your spring semester of 9 th grade to interview to work on the Gold Award). Q: The project must be sustainable. What does that mean? A: A sustainable project is one that lasts after the girl s involvement ends. A focus on education and raising awareness is one way to make sure a project is carried on. Workshops and hands-on learning sessions can inspire others to keep the project going. Another way to create a sustainable project is by collaborating with community groups, civic associations, non-profit agencies, local government, and/or religious organizations to ensure the project lasts beyond the girl s involvement. Q: How does a girl measure project impact? A: Girls identify their project goals for their community, target audience, and themselves by developing success indicators using a matrix provided in the guidelines. Q: How can we make sure that the Silver Award is a quality project? A: The best way to make sure that is girl is doing the best of her ability is to ensure that both she and her project advisor understand the difference between a one time community service project and a Girl Scout Silver Award Take Action project. 13

From Good to Great: Successful Girl Scout Silver Award Projects One of the roles of the troop/group advisor and Girl Scout Silver Award project advisor is to help a girl or groups of girls move a project that may be a good idea to a great idea. It is important to differentiate between a community service project and a Girl Scout Silver Award project. The latter should involve planning and individual opportunities for leadership and decision making. When working on a group project, each girl needs to play an individual role. Here are several activities that start as good service projects, but with some careful coaching, have moved into the caliber of Girl Scout Silver Award project. Good Service Project? Great Girl Scout Silver Award Take Action Projects Volunteering many hours at a Park Service site picking up litter. Working with the park to establish an ongoing Junior Ranger Program for neighborhood children during the summer and weekends. Working at the local library doing children s story hours. Creating an after school reading program for a homeless shelter after meeting with the children and establishing needs building bookshelves and selecting books from donations. Sewing pillows for very ill children in a hospital. Assessing needs for the children s hospital with administration and children. Teaching younger girls to sew keeper pillows and special head covers for ill children in several hospitals. Planting flowers with a group in a park during a community service day. Organizing a community clean-up, beautification day and BBQ that becomes an annual event involving businesses and families. Planting window boxes, painting porches and cleaning up vacant lots are some of the completed tasks. 14

Girl Scout Silver Award Sample Projects Need inspiration? Here are some ideas to get you thinking. ~ Clean up a nature trail/area. ~ Create a science nook at a school or camp site. ~ Make puppet boxes to accompany stories for local preschool children. ~ Plan and coordinate a math day for girls at the local community center. ~ Put on a bicycle safety fair in your community. ~ Create a summer reading program at a library. ~ Make blankets or hats for cancer patients. ~ Organize a career fair for a middle school. ~ Landscape a local community building or camp site. ~ Collect refurbished sports equipment and hold a sports day for children at a local shelter. Project Idea Worksheet **Use this tool to brainstorm ideas for your Silver Award project.** Community, social, or global issues I am interested in: It would be great if I could make a difference in: My community would benefit from: MY PROJECT IDEA: Now that you have an idea, expand it by asking yourself: How can I help more people? How is leadership included in my project? How can I learn more about the project topic? Who else in the community can I involve? How much will this project cost? Who will benefit from the project? What resources will I need to carry out my project? 15

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Silver Award Final Report eform Prep Questions Name: Troop #: I have completed the following: Attended Council Silver Award Workshop (optional) Date: 1 Cadette Journey Decided to do a Solo or Team (4 or less girls) Project Minimum of 50 hours on Silver Award Project Time Log Budget (1 per project) Made a copy of this packet for my records Made a copy of this packet for my leader s records Completed work and submitted paperwork before September 30 th after my 8 th grade year Date Submitted: Date Received by Council:

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Girl Scout Silver Award Take Action Project Final Report eform Prep Questions Silver Award Final Report eform must be submitted at www.girlscoutsla.org Online form must be submitted by March 1 st to participate in the May ceremony **Once you begin the eform you cannot stop or you will lose any progress. Please prepare your answers using these forms to make the online form easier to complete.** Work must be completed and submitted by September 30 th after you complete 8 th grade. Name: Phone: ( ) Address: City & Zip: E-mail: Age: Name of School: _ Grade: Troop/Group Number: Service Unit: Number of Years in Girl Scouts: Troop/Group Advisor: Email: Phone: Title of GS Silver Award Take Action Project: Type of Project (circle one): Solo Team (of 4 girls or less) Take Action Project Completion Date: Total Hours Spent: (Please include a detailed time log and budget Each girl needs their own time log. Budget can be 1 per project.) 17

Silver Award Summary of Completed Prerequisites Please type or print in black ink. All signatures and dates must be original and handwritten. Prerequisites: One Cadette Journey. List the Journey that you completed along with your troop leaders/mentor s signature. Cadette Journey Book Date Completed 1. Briefly describe your Journey Take Action Project. 18

1. Your Silver Take Action Team (List the names of individuals and organizations that worked with you on your Take Action Project): Team Members/ Affiliation /Role 2. Describe the issue your project addressed, what impact you had hoped to make and who benefitted. 3. How will your project be sustained beyond your involvement? 4. Describe any obstacles you encountered and how you overcame them. 5. Describe what you learned from this project, including leadership skills you developed. 19

6. What was the most successful aspect of your project? 7. What aspects would you change or do differently if you were to start over? 8. How will you share what you have accomplished? SUBMIT APPLICATION ONLINE AT WWW.GIRLSCOUTSLA.ORG By March 1 st, in order to participate in this year s May ceremony. (If submitted after March 1 st you will be eligible to participate in the next year s ceremony) 8 th Grade girls must complete and submit their reports no later than September 30 th of the year they graduate from 8 th grade. 20

SILVER AWARD FINAL REPORT ATTACHMENTS You must attach the following completed documents to your Final Report eform. 21

Silver Award Final Report Signatures Page This signatures page is to be printed, completed by hand, scanned, and uploaded to the Silver Award Final Report eform. If you have any questions please contact your local Program Specialist. I hereby certify that I have completed my Journey prerequisite, put in at least 50 hours of my own time in designing and facilitating my Silver Award project, and have abided by the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Girl Signature I hereby certify that I supervised (Girl Name) on the completion of her Silver Award pre-requisite, as described in her Final Report, and that I approve her Silver Award project. Troop Leader Signature 22

TITLE OF PROJECT NAME SILVER AWARD TAKE ACTION PROJECT TIME LOG Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles The Silver Award Project should take a time commitment of 50 hours, at the minimum. Log all the time spent on your project. This log must be attached to your Final Report eform one log per girl (you cannot turn in a combined time log for your whole group). You may make additional copies of this form if you need additional space for hours. START END TOTAL # DATE ACTIVITY TIME TIME OF HRS. TOTAL OF HOURS ON PAGE: 23

SAMPLE TIME LOG Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles The Silver Award Project should take a time commitment of 50 hours, at the minimum. Log all the time spent on your project. This log must be attached to your Final Report eform. START END TOTAL # DATE ACTIVITY TIME TIME OF HRS. Nov 23 Research/Bag Design 3:00pm 6:30pm 3 ½ Researched possible places online to purchase the bags, information about plastic bags the environment, designed a possible bag choice. Nov 25 Presentation of Research to Group 4:30pm 6:30pm 2 Presented and discussed research gathered by all girls, looked at bag designs. Dec 9 Deciding on the bag, presenting information 4:00pm 5:00pm 1 Voted on bag designs, shared more information on plastic bags and their impact. Jan 13 Making YouTube video, Facebook 10:00am 6:00pm 8 Created informational YouTube video about plastic bags and their negative impact on the environment and advertised the event. Created a database of 75 Palisades merchants, Created a Facebook group and event to help promote the event. Jan 13 Discussed and agreed on bag cost 6:00pm 8:00pm 2 Discussed logistics of bags (number of bags to order, color, size, design, cost, and website). Jan 21 Preparation of speeches 4:00pm 6:00pm 2 Shared YouTube videos, folded brochures, practiced speeches for merchants. Jan 23 Spoke at Chamber of Commerce mixer 7:30pm 8:30pm 1 Spoke at the Spectrum Club about the event to 50 different merchants at a monthly mixer. Jan 24 Palisades Greening Committee Meeting 7:00pm 8:00pm 1 Spoke in front of representatives from 8 different Palisadian schools about event. Jan 25 Created newspaper article, spoke to Editor 1:00pm 4:00pm 3 Created newspaper article to be placed in the Palisadian Post, spoke to Features Editor, Sue Pasco about event and getting the article placed. Jan 27 Meeting 4:00pm 6:00pm 2 Assigned places of worship to speak at, worked on speeches, shared information Feb 2 Preparing how to train Jr. Scouts 10:00am 12:00pm 2 Created program to train Junior Girl Scouts and make helpful fact sheet for day of event. Feb 2 Folded brochures & trained girls 1:00pm 3:30pm 2 ½ Through the skits and games, explained to younger Scouts how to react to a variety of situations such as a busy customer, a confused one, a rude one. Folded brochures. Feb 3 Spoke to Palisades Presbyterian Church 9:00am 11:00am 2 Spoke at 9am service and 10:30am service about project and how to help. Feb 4 Spoke to Palisades Elementary 9:00am 10:30am 1½ Spoke at Palisades Elementary morning assembly about plastic bags and the event. Feb 4 Talked to merchants about the event 4:00pm 6:00pm 2 Spoke to Green Tea, Boca, Rumours, Ivy Greene, Chefmakers, and Andana about plastic bags, the event, and hanging a sign in their window. Feb 9 Education and Bag Day 1 9:00am 5:00pm 8 Handed out bags in front of Ralphs and CVS. Educated customers about the harmful effects of plastic bags. Feb 10 Education and Bag Day 2 10:00am 5:00pm 7 Handed out bags in front of the Farmers Market, CVS and the Village Greene. Educated customers about the harmful effects of plastic bags and the damage that they cause to the environment. TOTAL HOURS ON PAGE: 50.5 HRS. **Parts of this are an actual time log submitted by a girl. It is a good example of what a time log should look like.** 24

Silver Award Budget and Expense Report Form Name: Troop #: Use this to prepare a budget for your Silver Award project. Keep track of your expenses so that you can see how you are doing compared to what you expected to do. If you have more entries to make than this form allows, you may attach additional sheets. Only 1 form is required per project. You must attach this form to your Final Report eform. Income/In Kind Donations Report Source of Income/Donation Anticipated Amount/Donation Actual Amount/Donation Total Income: Expense Report Item Anticipated Expense Date Purchased Where Purchased Actual Expense Total Expenses 25