- Choose an issue: Use your values and skills to identify a community issue you care about.
- Investigate: Research everything you can about the issue.
- Get help: Invite others to support and take action with you.
- Create a plan: Create a project plan that achieves sustainable and measurable impact.
- Present your plan and get feedback: Sum up your project plan for your Girl Scout council.
- Take action: Take the lead to carry out your plan.
- Educate and inspire: Share what you have experienced with others.
2016 Girl Scout Gold Award Proposal Deadlines and Interview Dates
| Proposal Deadline | Interview Date | Time | Location |
| March 21 | April 2 | 10 a.m. - noon | A Place For Girls, Chesapeake |
| April 25 | May 7 | 10 a.m. - noon | Peninsula Service Center, Newport News |
| May 19 | June 2 | 4 - 7 p.m. | Peninsula Service Center, Newport News |
| June 24 | July 9 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | St. Gregory the Great, Virginia Beach |
| July 21 | August 4 | 4 - 7 p.m. | A Place For Girls, Chesapeake |
| August 18 | September 1 | 4 - 7 p.m. | A Place For Girls, Chesapeake |
To set up an interview, send an email to silverandgold@gsccc.org.
