Girl Scouts

Mission

To inspire girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.

Girl Scout membership is available to all girls and adults regardless of race, religion, national origin, or socioeconomic factors, who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

Age Levels of Girl Scouts:

Training

To achieve the Girl Scout mission it is critical that adult volunteers have opportunities to learn a number of different skills and techniques for leading and mentoring the girls. Through a variety of training sessions, volunteers are taught how to deliver the highest quality program activities to the troops.

Leadership Achievement

Every Girl Scout is developing leadership skills while working on Try-its, Badges, and Interest Patch proficiency recognitions; while relating to others and achieving personal goals. As a Senior Girl Scout, her progression can reach the ultimate, the Gold Award, the highest award earned in Girl Scouting.

All Girls Can Be A Girl Scout

At every age level of Girl Scouting there are relationships to build, interesting trips to take, challenges to meet, worlds to discover, and places to grow together and have fun.

Girl Scouting focuses on a world of options. Girls can use the program to develop new interests, to discover new skills, and to take part in learning activities which range from camping and canoeing to cameras and computers.

What does it take to be a Girl Scout? It takes a belief in the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and a desire for adventure, learning and just plain fun.

All Adults Can Be Girl Scout Volunteers

Adult Girl Scouts are women and men who are age eighteen and above. They believe in Girl Scouting and its program opportunities for today's girls. Adult volunteers are the backbone of Girl Scouting.

Girl Scout volunteers ...

... serve as troop leaders who share their skills and time with girls, support leaders and assist at troop meetings, serve on the council board of directors or council wide task groups, donate short-term or one time assistance for special events or projects, use their skills to train girls and other volunteers.

For more information on Girl Scouts link to www.girlscouts.org.