Members of the Gold Award Class of 2024 were honored at ceremony June 9 at Bucknell University. More than 50 of the 70 Gold Award Girl Scouts and over 200 of their guests attended the event, which featured remarks from Girl Scout President and CEO Janet Donovan, Chief Operating Officer Miriam DeFehr, and Girl Scout in the Heart of PA board chair Jayne Huston.

Videos highlighted details about several projects, including trail improvements at Charcoal Flats in Rothrock State Forest in Center County, an outdoor mural at a VFW hall in Lancaster County, and a food pantry at Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School in Dauphin County. Several Gold Award Girl Scouts displayed information about their projects.

Girls received certificates from Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, proclamations from state legislators, and other awards. Dignitaries attending the ceremony included York County President Commissioner Julie D. Wheeler and Betsy Reichenbach for Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, who represents Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, and Snyder counties.

The Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. It requires a minimum of 80 hours to plan and execute a project that will have a lasting impacting on the world around us. The 2024 Gold Award Girl Scout class featured 70 girls from 21 counties in the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania council footprint.

Please view the entire 2024 Gold Award Yearbook on Issuu for complete information on this year’s honorees.

Written by Cathy Molitoris, Marketing Coordinator for Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania.