GSA Turns 100!

Whether camping under the stars or volunteering at a soup kitchen on a cold winter’s day, the Girl Scouts of the USA are stronger than ever. What began with barely 20 participants 100 years ago, has grown to more than 3 million members across the country today, providing girls with the skills and values that will stay with them into adulthood.  That’s worth celebrating.

The Girl Scouts have declared 2012 “The Year of the Girl,” and there are plenty of celebrations to commemorate the centennial year, including the creation of Savannah Smiles, a special addition to their famous fundraiser cookie sale. Named after Girl Scout founder Juliette Low’s Georgia birthplace, it’s a lemon wedge cookie dusted with powdered sugar.  For more information about what else the Girl Scouts of America has planned for its 100 year birthday, click here!

Happy Birthday, Juliette Low!

Girl Scout founder, Juliette Low, was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia. A year after meeting the founder of the Boy Scouts of America (Sir Robert Baden Powell), Juliette made her historic telephone call to a friend (a distant cousin), saying, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" On March 12, 1912, Juliette Low gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of American Girl Guides. A year later, the name of the organization was changed to The Girl Scouts.

From the original 18 girls, Girl Scouting has grown to 3.7 million members. Girl Scouts is the largest educational organization for girls in the world and has influenced the more than 50 million girls, women and men who have belonged to it. Troop #3027 is proud to be a part of this inspiring organization! For more information about Juliette "Daisy" Gordon-Low, click here.