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March 8-14, Girl Scouts are celebrating their groundbreaking accomplishments throughout the organization’s history. In 1912, Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low, created an organization for girls to find their leadership potential before women could even vote. Since, millions of girls have developed into leaders of businesses, government, organizations, and most importantly, their own lives.
Today’s Girl Scouts travel the world, go on extreme outdoor adventures, sell millions of cookies online, learn about advanced technologies from STEM professionals, and improve their communities with innovative projects. Some examples of those activities experienced by local Girl Scout Troops are pictured in the surrounding photos submitted by local Troop leaders.
According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, Girl Scouts are more likely to:
• Achieve academically and feel more engaged in school.
• Become strong job applicants.
• Become successful, well-adjusted adults.
• Be happier, healthier and less likely to engage in problem behaviors or be victimized.
Most importantly, Girl Scouts are making these strides in society with the guidance of the Girl Scout mission to have courage, confidence and character. Girl Scouts learn the skills and abilities to make it through any moment in life, making them the perfect fit to take the lead for the next generation.
Through the Girl Scout Program, girls learn to face challenges head-on, embrace failure as a learning opportunity, create lasting relationships and find dynamic solutions to social issues - all while building the skills and courage they need to take the lead every day and empower themselves for life. To join or volunteer, visit www.GirlScoutsToday.org.