October was the first month of our new membership year and it flew by (because of all the amazing activities!). Now, we’re in one of our favorite months, New Leader November! Okay, so maybe we add the ‘new leader’ part, but we love celebrating our new troop volunteers […]
Saturday, November 2, marked our first GIRL Experience Convention. More than 300 Girl Scouts from around Western New York gathered at Daemen College for a morning of empowering speakers and afternoon of amazing vendors and activities! The morning kicked off with your Girl Advisory Board, the planning team […]
We love seeing our Girl Scouts out and about, whether they’re doing a service project, attending a council program, having a party, going on a field trip, and everything in between! Here’s some of the submissions we received this week: Troops 10291, 10053 and 10221 were volunteering in […]
For Girl Scouts, Halloween is much more than costumes and candy – it’s also our founder’s birthday! In 1860, Juliette Gordon Low was born in Savannah and began a life that would ultimately lead to the creation of our beloved organization! To celebrate, many of our troops celebrate […]
Our Girl Scouting year is PACKED with amazing programs all around council. Whether your girl(s) are interested in getting outside, learning more about STEM, environmental health, art, and so much more, we have options for girls of all levels. Check out the list below of some upcoming opportunities […]
[This post originally appeared on girlscouts.org] While respect should be second nature to us (Aretha made darn sure we knew how to spell it and practice it), there seems to be a major deficit of it in our world today. From mean tweets to cliquish behavior on the […]
On Friday, October 4, Girl Scouts of Western New York held its first annual Girl Scout Spirit Day! Members of our council were invited to wear their Girl Scout gear and show off their pride. More than straight spirit, we also held a contest to give away prizes […]
Our annual, girl-led, women’s event of the year is happening in three short weeks on Thursday, September 26. We can’t wait to celebrate our nine amazing honorees and their contributions to the community! More than just honoring the women, this event is all about mentorship. Each of the […]
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