- The Cadette Girl Scout Community Service Bar,
- The Senior Girl Scout Community Service
Bar,
- and The
Community Service Bar for Contributions to Girl Scouting.
The Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Community Service Bars allow girls to work with any
organization, while The Community Service Bar for Contributions to Girl Scouting is offered only to girls who volunteer in
a Girl Scout organization.
Each
pin requires that girls be trained for a minimum of four hours and then that they volunteer for 25 hours. The hours used for
these recognitions may not be applied to any other recognitions.
:: Interest Project Awards
Interest Project Awards help girls
learn about new activities. There are currently over 80 different IPA's, ranging from All About Birds to Your Own Business,
and everything in between.
Through an Interest Project Award, girls will have an opportunity to build skills, learn about technology, perform a service
project and explore careers.
:: Program Aide Patch and Pin
The Program Aide Patch and Pin allow Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts
who have completed 6th grade to work with younger girls with an adult leader. Most girls who complete Program Aide Training go on to work in the summer day camp program, but this is not the only place for Program Aides.
Girls must complete 6 hours of Core Training and 3-4 hours of specialty training. Specialty training can be in almost any area, from arts to yodeling. After completing training girls are awarded the Program
Aide Pin.
Upon completion of a 25-hour internship, girls are awarded the Program Aide Patch. Girls may earn the Program Aide recognitions
once as a Cadette Girl Scout and once as a Senior Girl Scout.
:: Religious Recognitions
Religious recognitions are available
for girls of all ages. For more information, contact the council.
:: Ten Year Pin
The Ten-Year Pin is a recognition for girls
who have been "Girl Members" of Girl Scouting for at least 10 years. This pin may be awarded only once. The years
of membership do not need to be continuous.
:: Leader-in-Training and Senior Girl Scout Troop Assistant
Leader-in-Training
and Senior Girl Scout Troop Assistant are programs available to Senior Girl Scouts to prepare them for leadership positions
on the troop level. Both trainings require girls to attend a training class provided by the Girl Scout Council and perform
an internship. Currently, Girl Scouts - Mt. Wilson Vista Council does not offer either of these programs currently, but is
developing an LIT Training. Visit this site soon for more details.
:: Counselor-in-Training, Counselor-in-Training II
CIT, as
it is commonly referred to, is a program that enables girls to better understand Girl Scout practices and principles related
to camping and outdoor education. This leadership opportunity, available only to Senior Girl Scouts, is an opportunity to
reward girls with the experience and challenges of working with younger girls.
All CIT and CITII programs take place at resident
camp facilities. Because Girl Scouts - Mt. Wilson Vista Council does not operate a resident camp, girls from our council must
complete this program at one of the many other Girl Scout Resident Camps.
For more
information, please call the Older Girl Program Specialist at (626) 445-7771, extension 318 or contact her by e-mail at tmiller@gsmwvc.org.
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