skating, tennis, and volleyball. Service stars award girls for serving in their community. Tenderhearts earn blue stars for every five hours of service, Explorers earn red service stars for every ten hours of service, Pioneers earn silver service stars for every 15 hours of service, and Patriots earn gold service stars for every 20 hours of service. AHG awards patches for troop activities, such as mother/daughter event, clean up day, pen pal, summer fun, fundraising top seller, respect life, food drive, father/daughter events, and camping patches. As a Patriot, they are given the chance to work toward earning the Stars and Stripes Award, the highest honor achievable in the program. It requires earning a minimum of 16 badges, earning the Abigail Adams Level Award (formerly Dolly Madison), performing a service project with a minimum of 100 hours of service that demonstrates leadership, leadership development, writing a life ambition/spiritual walk essay, earning a religious recognition, completing a mini-resume, and asking for and receiving reference letters. Girls must have earned the Abigail Adams Award, which you can earn at 15, and be more than 6 months away from 18 before completing the requirements and completing a board of review. See also Religious emblems programs Trail Life USA References External links Official Patti Garibay Website Godly Girl Group, by Candi Cushman, January 2006, Focus on the Family. FIRST-PERSON: Not Your Mom's Girl Scouts, by Penna Dexter, Baptist Press, April 26, 2007. Christian organizations based in the United States Christian non-aligned Scouting organizations Christian organizations established in 1995 Women's organizations based in the United States Non-aligned Scouting organizations in the United States