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Girl Scouts of the USA

The Girl Scouts of the USA is an organization for American girls in the United States and those living overseas based on the scouting principles developed by the founder of the Boy Scouts of America. Like boy scouts, girl scouts are taught values such as courage, honesty, fairness, compassion, character, confidence, and citizenship and earn badges for demonstrating their skills in practical exercises.

Fast Facts

Founded: March 12, 1912
Founder: Juliette Gordon Low
Membership 2.7 million girls and 928,000 adults (2005)
Current CEO: Kathy Cloninger
Member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Headquarters are located in New York City

Girl Guide Cookies

For over 90 years, girl scouts worldwide have participated in an annual fund raising drive during which they sell boxes of cookies to community members. The exercise is designed to develop skills such as goal setting, money and time management, teamwork and entrepreneurship among the girls. The funds remain in the community in which they were raised and go towards improving and maintaining Girl Guide facilities and programs.

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Official Site: Girl Scouts of the USA
Official Site: World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the USA: Girl Scout Cookies | ABC Smart Cookie
Go Shop: Official Shop of the Girl Scouts of the USA
Girls Only: For Girls ages 5-11
Studio 2B: The Place for Teens
Wikipedia: Girl Scouts of the USA

Girl Scouts of the USA Recent News

Google News Search: Girl Scouts of the USA
Kalamazoo Gazette: Girl Scouts Work on Reorganization (2007)
Palm Beach Post: "These Aren't Cookie-Cutter Girl Scouts" (2007)
CBS 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney: "Deconstructing The Girl Scout Cookie" (2006)

Girl Scouts of the USA Background and Information

Girl Scouts of the USA: Girl Scout Central
Girl Scouts of the USA: Find a Troop Near You
Girl Scouts of the USA: Brief History

Girl Scouts of the USA Overseas

Opportunities for Girl Scouts

Association for Women Geoscientists: Girl Scouts Information
Girls Go Tech: Set Your Sites on Math, Science, Technology
Society for Women Engineers: SWE & the Girl Scouts of the USA: A National Partnership

Resources for Girl Scouts

Scouts on Stamps Society International: Merit Badge Information
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry: Religious Recognition Programs and Awards
Hostelling International USA: Girl Scouts Go Hostelling
Open Space World: Opening Strategic Conversations
MySummerCamps.com: Girl Scouts Summer Camps for Kids & Teens

Girl Scouts of the USA Videos and Media

Google Video Search: Girl Scout Videos
Girl Scouts of the USA: Rachael Ray = Girl Scout!
Ocean Explorer: Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts Patriot Trail Council: Summer Camp Video

Girl Scouts of the USA Blogs and Message Boards

Girl Scouts of the USA: Blog
MySpace: Girl Scouts | Girl Scout Cookie Sale
Google Blog Search: Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of the USA Timeline

1908: Lord Robert Baden-Powell founds Boy Scouting in England
1915: Organization incorporated as Girl Scouts, Inc.
1919: First celebration of Girl Scout Week
1920: Nearly 70,000 Girl Scouts nationwide
1927: Juliette Low dies and is buried in her Girl Scout uniform
1930: Girl Scout program divided into three groups—Brownie, Intermediate, and Senior
1936: First cookie sale
1950: Re-incorporated under Congressional Charter
1960: Handbooks translated into Spanish and Japanese.
1970: Elected the first African American National Girl Scout President, Gloria D. Scott
1980: Contemporary Issues series was developed
1990: Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, the first and only mother-daughter prison visitation program, formed

Girl Scouts of the USA: Who We Are
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana: A Girl Scout Time Line, 1908 - 2000 (28.0 kbs)

Girl Scouts of the USA Criticism

BSA Discrimination: Girl Scouts and Discrimination
Life in the USA: Girl Scouts of The USA
Wikipedia: GIrl Scouts of the USA Controversies

Related Pages on Mahalo

Juliette Low | Boy Scouts Of America | Girl Guides | Troop Groovy Girls

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