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The Girl Scouts of the USA is an organization for American girls in the United States and those living overseas. It is 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. They can also earn badges for demonstrating their skills in practical exercises.
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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
- Membership is organized by age group
- Members can earn awards appropriate for their age levels
- Girl Scouts of America do not ban or require prayer
- The oldest living girl scout is 102-year-old Marianne CrowderABC: Bay Area home to oldest living Girl Scout
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Girl Scout 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 Scout facilities and programs. -
Girl Scouts Modernize
The Girl Scouts of America are making a concerted effort to become more trendy. In a bid to boost falling enrollment, the organization is planning a complete make-over. Badges and text-book style lessons are to be replaced with blogs written by girls and video conferences with Girl Scout groups in other countries.Washington Post: Blogs In, Badges Out as Girl Scouts Modernize (March 2, 2009) -
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View All Girl Scouts of the USA Questions (1011) | Ask a Questionyour question... What distinguishes the Scout Program of Adventure Scouts USA from Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA (1 Answer)Their acceptance of everyone without regard to religion or sexual orientation. From; http://www.adventurescouts.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171&Itemid=117 "The United States of America was founded upon the principles of democracy, equality and freedom. The Scout ... read moreWho is this girl???? (1 Answer)Looks to me like she is one of the models at adultfriendfinder. read moreWhat is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? (47 Answers)There are two answers based on two different preparation techniques: 1. Room temperature - Optimal cookie? The Thin Mint. 2. Frozen - Optimal cookie? The Samoa. Dammit! When will the ... read moreCool websites for girls OR how can girls turn into happy, healthy and well-grounded individuals? (10 Answers)Some of them can be commercial to an extent, but they are all cool websites: Girl Ambition http://www.girlambition.com Girl Ambition provides an inspirational online show, games, contests and other activities ... read more
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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
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- Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana: A Girl Scout Time Line, 1908 - 2000 (28.0 kbs)



