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GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK, INC.

BRONZE AWARD PACKET
FOLLOW THESE 7 STEPS TO SUCCESS

STEPS

1. Learn about the Bronze Award
Read pages 202 - 203 of the Junior Girl Scout Handbook.
Decide on your Bronze Award service project.

2. Discover your Interests
Earn 2 badges related to your project.

3. Explore Girl Scout Program Goals
See pages 189-197 of the Junior Handbook
Complete the requirements for one of the Girl Scout Signs.

4. Learn about Leadership
Earn the Junior Aide Patch
Or
The Junior Girl Scout Leadership Award
Or
Two of these badges: Girl Scouting in the USA, Girl Scouting Around the World,
Girl Scouting in My Future, and Lead On

5. Plan and Implement your Bronze Award project
Complete a project that shows you live by the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
Planning and action steps must take a minimum of 15 hours.

6. Submit Bronze Award Report Form
Evaluate project with advisor
Submit Bronze Award final paperwork

Bronze Award Packet Page 1
BRONZE AWARD
The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. It shows she has made a promise
to help others, improve her community and world, and become the best she can be.

This award is LEADER approved, there is no council or service team approval needed, however, in order for the
Girl Scout of Western New York, to recognize the achievement of each girl, the Bronze Award Information
Sheet must be submitted to the council by March 31st. Information received by this date will be included in the
Celebration of Achievement publication.

BRONZE AWARD PROJECT TIPS

A Bronze Award project must:

- Take 15 hours per girl to complete, including planning time.
- Provide community service to any organization including Girl Scouts
- Follow all listed STEPS (see attached)
- This should be a new service project that you or your troop/group have not done before
- Follow all Safety-Wise and GSWNY council policies and procedures.

Once the project is complete, the leader will fill out one Bronze Award Information Sheet for all troop members
who have completed the Bronze Award requirements and return it completed to the council shop. (The
Information Sheet is located in the Bronze Award Packet.) Send another copy to your local Service Center,
Attention: Bronze Award. The leader needs only to send in a copy of the Information Sheet to the council shop
and to the Service Center. The remainder of the packet is returned to the Bronze Award recipient.

Bronze Award pins and patches are available for purchase in the local Girl Scout Shop. We advise you call ahead
to order the number of pins and patches needed for our girls. Turn around time may be several weeks, so keep in
mind when ordering or planning ceremonies.

Girl Scout Shops
Batavia 585-344-7050 / 800-398-3855
Buffalo 716-837-6400 X 235 / 888-837-6410 X235
Jamestown 716-665-2225 / 800-373-3295
Lockport 716-434-6212 / 866-694-7969
Rochester 585-239-7901 / 800-333-0692

Bronze Award Packet Page 2
BRONZE AWARD FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who can earn the Bronze Award?
The Bronze Award is open to all registered girls in Grades 4 and 5.

Can accomplishments earned prior to starting my Bronze Award be counted?
No! Accomplishments earned prior to Grade 4 cannot be used towards the Bronze Award.

Can we do a project as a troop?
Yes! Each girl needs to make sure that she contributes her part, and puts in a minimum of 15 hours on the project.
Example: 2 girls = 30 hours.

Can I fundraise for another organization?
Absolutely not!! NO! NO! NO! Under no circumstance can a girl (or her leader) raise funds for another
organization. (Safety Wise pg. 69, Standard 33)

Who pays for the Bronze awards pins and patches?
The Girl Scout Leader is responsible for purchasing the pins and patches.

Is there financial assistance available for leaders to purchase pins/patches?
There is limited assistance available for special circumstances. The leader will need complete the Troop
Application Requesting Financial assistance, or Form # 4100.

Why do we need to turn in the Bronze award Sheet if this is approved at the leader level?
At the end of each membership year information goes out to the community to recognize all award recipients.
Having the information at hand makes it easy to recognize all girls achieving an award.

Where can I find additional information about the Bronze Award?
- Junior Handbook, pages 202-203
- Junior Badgebook
- GSUSA website: www.gsusa.org
- Girl Scouts of Western New York – Service Center offices

Bronze Award Packet Page 3
GIRL SCOUT BRONZE AWARD REQUIREMENT WORKSHEET
Girl Scouts of Western New York, Inc.
Girl’s Name: Troop ______________

REQUIREMENT ONE
Earn two badges relating to your Girl Scout Bronze Award Project.

Badge #1:
Badge Title

How does this badge relate to your project?

Date Completed Leader’s Signature:

Badge #2:
Badge Title

How does this badge relate to your project?

Date Completed Leader’s Signature:

REQUIREMENT TWO
Complete one of the four Girl Scout Signs. (Requirements found in the Junior Girl Scout Handbook)
Sign Completed (check one):
Sign of the Rainbow [ ] Sign of the Sun [ ] Sign of the Star [ ] Sign of the World [ ]

Date Completed Leader’s Signature:

REQUIREMENT THREE
Earn the Junior Aide Patch OR
Earn the Junior Girl Scout Leadership Award OR
Earn two of the following badges:
a. Girl Scouting in the USA b. Girl Scouting Around the World
c. Girl Scouting in My Future d. Lead On

I have earned: or
Title

I have earned: Badge #1 Badge #2

Date Completed Leader’s Signature:

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REQUIREMENT FOUR
Do a Girl Scout Bronze Award Project. This project shows the leadership skills you have learned as a Junior Girl
Scout and your commitment to your community and to yourself. To earn this award, you will do a project that
shows that you understand and live by the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

The project should:

1. Take approximately 15 hours to complete (this includes planning time). Doing the project itself should
take at least seven to eight hours.
2. Provide community service, in or outside of Girl Scouting.
3. Follow the Action Plan in the “Adventures in Girl Scouting” chapter of the Junior Girl Scout Handbook (pp.
38-39). This should be a new service project that you or you and your troop or group have decided to do
to earn this award. It should not be something you have already done.
4. Follow safety rules. Check with your leader or advisor about which safety rules apply to your project.

CONCLUSION

What was your project?

What did you learn from this project?

How did your project help someone else?

How did your project help you with your leadership skills?

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GIRL SCOUT BRONZE AWARD SERVICE HOURS LOG
Girl Scouts of Western New York, Inc.

Name: Troop#: Start Date:

This form is to be turned in with Girl Scout Bronze Award Requirement Worksheet!!

Girls Leader’s Business
Service Date # Hours
Initials Initials Owner’s Initials

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BRONZE AWARD INFORMATION SHEET
Please turn into the Girl Scout shop when purchasing Bronze Award pins.
Information submitted by March 31st. will be included in any Celebration of Achievement publications.

Leader Name Leader Address Phone # Email Address Service Unit Troop #

Girl Name Girl Address Phone # Grade School Project Title

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Girl Name Girl Address Phone # Grade School Project Title

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