River Valleys Awards

100th Anniversary

River Valleys’ 100th Anniversary patch program actively engage girls in the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting. Learn about the requirements to earn the patch and surrounding rockers.

Centennial Day of Service

Girls who participate in the Centennial Day of Service Take Action Project can earn this special patch. Learn about the patch requirements or visit the Centennial Day of Service page to learn more about the event.

Electricity Party Try-It

Brownie

Learn about electricity and how it relates to the human body through discovery processes used by early inventors and scientists. Download the requirements.

I’m Electric!

Junior

Learn about electricity in the human body through experimentation, career exploration, and modeling how muscles, nerve cells, and neurons work. Download the requirements.

Breast Cancer Awareness

Junior Through Ambassador

Learn about breast cancer, including prevention, risk factors, signs, symptoms, detection, and treatment. Download the requirements.

Bring a Friend

All Grade Levels

Girls earn this patch by bringing a friend to meetings or events. They earn the patch once, and earn extra cherry patches for each additional friend they bring.

Celebrate Diversity

brownie Through Ambassador

Develop your appreciation of the uniqueness and commonalities of yourself and others, your culture, and other cultures. Download the requirements.

Follow Me Girls

All Grade Levels

Follow Me Girls patch offers troops or individual girls an opportunity to learn about the history of Girl Scouting in the USA and in Girl Scouts River Valleys. Download the requirements. See Equipment Check Out to use Follow me Girls kit or other resources.

Getting to Know Us

Brownie Through Ambassador

This patch program helps girls understand, appreciate, and respect people’s similarities and differences. Download the requirements.

Go Green Girl!

Junior Through Ambassador

Learn more about what you can do to reduce, reuse and then recycle to make this world a better place. Download the requirements and toolkit.

Leadership Patch Program

Junior Through Cadette

Explore what leadership is and how you can improve your leadership skills each and every day.  Download the requirements.

OTTERS (Outdoor Tips and Tricks for Environmental Resource Stewardship)

Brownie Through Ambassador

Series of patches and kits with fun nature exploration activities. Check out a kit and complete four to six activities to earn an OTTERS base patch. Try other kits and earn add-on OTTERS fish patches. See Equipment Check Out to use OTTER kits or other resources.

Walk a Mile in Another Girl’s Shoes

Brownie Through Ambassador

Explore the differences and similarities among people by learning about physical, cognitive, and learning disabilities. Download the requirements.

Youth Event Assistant

Cadette Through Ambassador

Youth Event Assistants (YEA’s) help younger girls at River Valleys events. Learn more about the program and upcoming volunteer opportunities.