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  Girl Scouts of the USA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States,as well as girls of parents serving in military service abroad, based on the Scouting principles developed by Robert Baden-Powell.
It became Girl Scouts of the United States of America in 1947, and was chartered by the United States Congress on March 16, 1950.
Unlike the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA has consistently upheld the belief that issues of sexuality belong between a girl and her parents, and therefore does not take any official position on the issue of homosexuality; Girl Scouting is open to all girls and adults who accept the Promise and Law.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Girl_Scouts_of_the_USA   (1091 words)

  
 Girl Scouts of the USA: Who We Are
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls—all girls—where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world.
Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950.
Girl Scouts of the USA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
www.girlscouts.org /who_we_are   (367 words)

  
 NCWIT : Who we are : Hubs : Girl Scouts of the USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Girl Scouts of the USA* is the world's pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to girls, where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world.
Girl Scouts believes that girls do have an interest in math, science and technology; however, their interest is not reflected in their academic and career choices.
Girl Scouts is working to change the image of technology through projects like GirlFacts and Fair Play; and, under their Girls Go Tech initiative, to cultivate technical, abstract reasoning and analytical problem solving skills in K-12 girls across the nation.
www.ncwit.org /who.hubs.girl.html   (259 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA was founded in 1912 by Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Low after her experiences in England with the Girl Guides.
Cadette Girl Scouts are aged 12 to 14, or are in sixth to ninth grade.
Senior Girl Scouts are aged 15 to 17, or are in ninth to twelth grade.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A480728   (1082 words)

  
 Girl Guides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is the international governing body of the Girl Guiding/Scouting movement, which comprises the largest international youth organization for girls and young women.
"Girl Scouts" redirects here; this is the name of the organization's United States branch.
Girl Guides was founded as the female version of Sir Robert Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts, in 1910 with the assistance of his sister Agnes Baden-Powell.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Girl_Scouts   (328 words)

  
 Naples Girl Scouts Home
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls.
Girl Scouting is a voluntary organization open to all girls ages 5 through 17 who can make the Girl Scout Promise and accept the Girl Scout Law.
Girl Scouting helps girls to contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skill and cooperation with others.
www.nsa.naples.navy.mil /girlscouts   (280 words)

  
 Article: The Badge of Leadership: Tracking the Evolution of Girl Scouts of the USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Two years ago, Evans established the Girl Scouts Research Institute, a cutting-edge research center that provides the CEO and her board with data needed to reach the organization's long-term goal to bring Girl Scouts to an additional one million members in the next four years.
Girl Scouts Beyond Bars is an effort to help the estimated 1.5 million children with a parent in prison break this cycle and maintain strong family ties.
Girl Scouts between the ages of five and 17 are assisted in visiting their mothers in prisons, correctional facilities, detention centers, or group homes on a biweekly basis.
www.centeronline.org /knowledge/article.cfm?ID=1883   (1926 words)

  
 Girl Power! Celebrates Girl Scouts 90th Birthday
She was a Girl Scout from second through ninth grade, earning the rank of Curved Bar, the highest honor in Girl Scouts at that time.
The Girl Scouts of the USA teaches independence, that it is okay to be different and unique, and to stand up for what you believe in.
As a Girl Scout, you are able to interact in important and fun activities with girls your age.
www.girlpower.gov /girlarea/endorsers/GS2002.htm   (464 words)

  
 Girl Scouts - Home Page
Girl Scouts of South Cook County, Inc. is proud of our history of providing Girl Scout program in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago since 1948.
Our membership includes girls from 5 to 17 years old, and adult volunteers who serve as leaders and advisors, troop organizers, trainers and in many other support roles, on the board of directors and nominating committee, and on a variety of other committees and task groups.
With our emphasis on making Girl Scouting available to every girl, everywhere within our jurisdiction, we serve one in five girls from 5 to 14 years old in our area, and have a growing STUDIO 2B program that is based on the interests of girls from 11 to 17 years old.
www.girlscouts-scc.org   (273 words)

  
 DenverPost.com - FRONT PAGE
Girl Scouts across the state averaged 100 boxes in sales last year, but elite sellers reached 1,000 boxes within the sale's first two weeks, from mid- to late-January, then hit 2,000-plus before the sale's end in early March.
Girl Scout brand has huge equity," said John Burnett, a professor at the University of Denver, who is writing a book on nonprofit marketing.
Girl Scouts of the USA "has something going for them that others don't have, and that's cute little girls" to do the selling, said Margaret Campbell, a marketing professor at the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business.
www.denverpost.com /frontpage/ci_3448791   (1036 words)

  
 Women's Funding Network: Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to girls — all girls — where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world.
The qualities girls develop in Girl Scouting are leadership, values, social conscience, and conviction about their own self-worth — serve them all their lives.
Girls learn the importance of personal responsibility, the value of goal-setting, the spirit of teamwork, and the thrill of accomplishment.
www.wfnet.org /ourmembers/profile.php?id=157   (124 words)

  
 Girl Scouts of the USA
As the largest voluntary organization for girls in the world, the Girl Scouts are committed to peaking the interest and listening to the voices of millions of girls, as well as the women and men who serve them.
The purpose of Girl Scouting is to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character and conduct, so that they may become capable and inspired citizens.
Girl Scouting seeks to accomplish this goal through innovative programs that provide girls with opportunities to explore the world's possibilities while having fun with their peers in supportive, all-girl settings.
www.ncrw.org /digest/girlscouts.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Girl Scouts of the USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Part of the site is for girls only and has a lot of really good information that help girls with a lot of things.
Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the United States Congress on March 16, 1950.
Through membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, GSUSA is part of a worldwide family of ten million girls and adults in 140 countries.
free.hostdepartment.com /C/ConcordCutie14/usa.html   (188 words)

  
 Welcome to Girl Scouts of Sycamore Council | Home
If you are a girl between the ages of 5 and 17 or an adult age 18 or over, you can join the Girl Scouts.
Girl Scouts of the USA requires annual dues of $10 per year to register all girls and adults as members.
The GIRL SCOUTS name, mark and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including the Trefoil Design, are owned by GSUSA.
www.sycamorecouncil.org   (204 words)

  
 Girl Scouts of the USA Gives Voice to Latina Youth at the Fourth National Latina Conference
Girl Scouts of the USA has had a long term commitment to meeting the needs of all girls and providing a safe, supportive environment in communities across the country.
This conference is part of Girl Scouts' ongoing commitment to help support girls of all cultures and backgrounds as they grow in to adulthood.
Girl Scouts of the USA is the leading organization for girls, and has more than 3.8 million girl and adult members.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-08-2004/0002207066&EDATE=   (382 words)

  
 Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) was founded on March 12, 1912, by Juliette Gordon Low.
She registered 18 girls with the purpose of helping those girls develop a sense of responsibility, commit themselves to the highest ideals to live by, and foster teamwork so that they could learn to support and assist one another.
If you were ever a Girl Scout at any age level, including Brownie, Intermediate, Junior, Cadette, and Senior Girl Scout, please send us your name, address, city, state, zip, home and work telephone numbers, when and where you were a Girl Scout, call us at (225) 927-8946, fax at (225) 927-8402 or email to info@girlscoutsaudubon.org.
www.girlscoutsaudubon.org   (296 words)

  
 Girl Scouts of DuPage County Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA, the council actively participates in the Greater Chicago Area Girl Scout Alliance.
Membership in Girl Scouting is open to girls and adults who accept the Girl Scout Promise and live by the Girl Scout Law.
Whether in a Girl Scout troop, or as an individual member, each girl can look forward to making new friends, discovering more about herself and the world around her, learning new skills, and tackling contemporary issues under the guidance of dedicated and caring adult volunteers.
www.girlscoutsofdupage.org   (274 words)

  
 Return Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
From Bahrain to Brazil, the Philippines to Poland, and points in between, USA Girl Scouts Overseas serves thousands of girls who want to enjoy the same excitement, fun, and adventures in Girl Scouting as their stateside Girl Scout sisters.
If you are relocating to another country with your family or know a girl who is relocating to a different culture in a new land, you'll find that this branch of Girl Scouts of the USA can help ease the transition.
The purpose of Girl Scouting is to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.
www.norags.com   (258 words)

  
 Girl Scouts of the USA Announce Partnership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Although boys and girls show equal amounts of interest in these subjects when they're young, many girls start to lose interest in math and science in middle school years.
Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent organization for and leading authority on girls, with nearly 3 million girl and adult members.
Now in its 93rd year, Girl Scouting cultivates character, confidence, and social conscience in girls while teaching them the critical life skills to succeed as adults.
www.osa.org /news/release/08.2005/girl_scouts_partnership.asp   (766 words)

  
 USAGSO - Girl Scouts in Paris - www.parisgirlscouts.org
The Paris Girl Scouts are a part of the USA Girl Scouts Overseas which serves American girls living overseas and girls of all nationalities attending an American or International school from ages 5-17 years old.
Girl Scouts provides an anchor for girls who may feel adrift because of that relocation and a slice of American life for others.
We are proud to announce that USAGSO-PARIS (through Girl Scouts of the USA) has received a grant from INTEL to launch the Design and Discovery Engineering Initiative for girls ages 11-15.
www.parisgirlscouts.org   (249 words)

  
 SWE
In June, 2001, the Society of Women Engineers and the Girl Scouts of the USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize our relationship at the national level of each organization.
To view the Girl Scout Program Levels and Awards page, you must sign in as a member and go to Member Resources.
Girl Scout Workshop Module to help you put together workshops, as well as some detailed on specific Girl Scout Awards.
www.swe.org /stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=swe_000374&ssSourceNodeId=89   (468 words)

  
 Girl Scouts of the USA :: Dakota Fanning - Movie Star and Girl Scout
To celebrate the occasion, Dakota is inviting her sister Girl Scouts from the San Fernando Valley to a special screening of her latest film project, DreamWorks Pictures' "DREAMER: Inspired by a True Story," being released nationwide on October 21st.
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to girls, with a membership of more that 3.7 million girls and adults.
Girl Scouting builds character, social conscience, and self-esteem in girls, while teaching critical life skills to enable than to succeed as adults.
sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20050915/LATH12416092005-1.html   (587 words)

  
 USA Girl Scouts - Kuwait
The USA Girl Scouts Overseas program is available to American girls and to their classmates who attend American or International schools where the curriculum is in English.
USA Girl Scouts - Kuwait is organized and run by volunteers and functions with the permission of the Kuwait Girl Guides Association.
USA Girl Scout program activities are based on the values stated in the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
usagskuwait.tripod.com   (217 words)

  
 The Ad Council : Girl Scouts of the USA (Org)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent organization for girls, and has more than 3.8 million girl and adult members.
Now in its 90th year, Girl Scouting cultivates values, social conscience, and self-esteem in young girls, while teaching them critical life skills to later succeed as adults.
Girl Scouts of the USA helps girls around the country learn more about math, science and technology with opportunities including science camps, science kits and hands-on activities from flight simulation to archaeological digs.
www.adcouncil.org /orgs/girl_scouts   (142 words)

  
 History of Girl Scouts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts in the United States, was a remarkable achiever.
She was a bright and talented girl known to her friends and family as Daisy.
The first troop meeting of Girl Scouts in the United States was held in Savannah on March 12, 1912.Juliette Low's girls were able to contribute to the war effort in their community.
www.main.org /gsusa/histry.htm   (674 words)

  
 Home
Through membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, GSUSA is part of a worldwide family of 10 million girls and adults in 140 countries.
Girl Scout Leaders are the heart and soul of Girl Scouting.
Girl Scouts of Magic Empire Council is a member of the Tulsa Area United Way, making our community stronger for more than 75 years.
www.mecgs.org   (667 words)

  
 Brockport Girl Scouts
The Girl Scout year begins in September, with registration, and continues through May or June, depending on the troop.
The Brockport Service Team works to insure that the policies and procedures of Girl Scouts of the USA are adhered to, as well as to organize educational and fun trips and events for one or more age-levels.
Girls and adult members are sure to benefit from the work of this Service Unit.
members.tripod.com /brockportgirlscouts   (286 words)

  
 Welcome to the Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Girls discussed and reported on these questions in groups of three to four.
At the October 2005 National Convention of Girl Scouts of the USA, the new Girl Scout Mission Statement was launched!
The Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach is in search of girls that exemplify courage, confidence and character.
www.gscglb.org   (296 words)

  
 About Girl Scouts - Commit To A Girl Homepage
Nearly two-thirds of today's women leaders in the United States were Girl Scouts and 82% of high-achieving alumnae credit Girl Scouting with playing a positive role in their development.
The success of Girl Scouts is the result of an impressive commitment of 980,000 adult Girl Scout members and community leaders, corporations, foundations, non-profits, government agencies, donors and alumni all working together for 2.8 million girls.
                              Girl Scouts of the USA is in contact with the Girl Scout councils who endured Hurricane Katrina and those who neighbor the affected areas.  Click here for more information on how sisters are helping sisters.
www.committoagirl.org /site/pp.asp?c=coIGLJMyC&b=79593   (272 words)

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