This March, we’re focusing on dental health! Girl Scouts who participate will increase their knowledge of dental health and take action to provide dental hygiene supplies to other children in their communities. Girls of all levels are invited to participate in the Dental Health Collection and Patch Program […]
In February 1926, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from around the world gathered at Camp Edith Macy – now known as Edith Macy Conference Center – and created a special day for members worldwide. The delegates designated February 22 as World Thinking Day. Now promoted by both Girl […]
[The story originally appeared on GirlScouts.org] Prior Highest Awards Join Gold Award Family Girl Scouts who earned their First Class, Curved Bar, Golden Eaglet, or Golden Eagle of Merit, are a part of the Gold Award Girl Scout family. To make it official, we’re debuting a digital credential for you to display on LinkedIn (and other […]
We’re in the middle of our second annual Snow Much Fun to be a Girl Scout Recruitment contest and we have exciting news – the deadline to participate has now been extended to March 31! This means you have more time to plan your events and build your […]
Although Girl Scouts is a secular organization, we believe in encouraging girls to pursue their own spiritual journeys through their faith. Our Girl Scout Promise and Law features many principles and values found among religions, which makes it a natural connection. Aside from the My Promise, My Faith […]
Calling all Daisy and Brownie Troops! Help our older girls earn their Torch award by participating in a fun and interactive fire safety training! Trained Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts will teach Daisy and Brownie troops how to play safe and be safe, earning hours for their […]
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the most prestigious award in the world for girls. Reserved for Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts, it is the highest and most difficult of all our awards. The leadership skills, organizational skills, and sense of community and commitment that come from “going […]
Girl Scout cookie season is FINALLY here, meaning for a few short months the world can enjoy our delicious cookies. For the girls, it’s about participating in the largest girl-led business in the world and learning about entrepreneurship and financial literacy. If your girl hasn’t renewed yet, it’s […]
Leader – Mentor – Friend With heavy hearts we say farewell to our fearless leader, Judy Cranston. She joined us in 2009 as our COO and helped navigate our merger from several councils around our nine counties to the organization we are today, Girl Scouts of Western New […]
Welcome to the second year of this exciting recruitment campaign! We’re so excited to do it again, especially with our fun new changes for 2019. There are two pieces to this contest: a Service Unit challenge and prize and a challenge to start 10 new troops. Criteria for […]
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