In 2012, we will mark 100 years of Girl Scouting by setting out to raise $1 billion to achieve, in five years, a generational leap in opportunities for girls. This initiative will ensure that every girl in this generation will have the opportunity and the tools and the access she needs to reach her fullest [...]
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100th Anniversary activities – Historical GS Documents for Download
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts by exploring some of these historical documents with your girls: The Girl Scouts: A Training School for Womanhood – 1921 Girl Scouts: Their Works, Ways, and Plays (early pamphlet explaining the… Read More
Great Girl Scout Hike – 100th Anniversary on the Appalachian Trail (AT)
Great Girl Scout Hike – Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Scouting The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is your starting point for all things related to the AT. They have detailed maps of each section of the trail that can be purchased. They also have guide books.They have a guide to day hikes and a guide to [...]
The Box Project
Community Service idea for girls – Tons of ideas at www.boxproject.org – create Birthday boxes, Kids Dress-up boxes, or Hygiene boxes to provde for those in need. You can find suggestions for a box project at ttp://www.boxproject.org/boxsuggestions.pdf Read More
Would you like a 4-night stay in Las Vegas?
Sign up with Do Good Get Rewards and earn 1,000 points for every hour you record as volunteering with Girl Scouts! First, go to the Do Good Get Rewards website and register. Here’s the link: http://www.dogoodgetrewards.com/join_member.php Make sure you pick Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta as the group you volunteer with. You’ll earn 50 points [...]
Girl Scouts start planning the 100th birthday celebrations
Many plans are in the works for the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Girl Scouts by Juliette Low on March 12, 1912. The kick off will be a “Bridge to the Second Century” event on November 13, 2011 at the Girl Scout National Convention in Houston and sites around the country.Renée Hoss-Johnson and her [...]
From GS Lesson to a Career
I found this interesting article on the Yahoo Group “GreenBloodNews” This business owner has been a long time Girl Scout, starting as a young girl. She has a quilting business and I just read her new home page. She credits learning how to sew to being a Girl Scout. I love it when I read [...]
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