Girl Scouts has a long history of being inclusive and serving as a platform for all girls’ voices, regardless of their background. So, it’s not surprising that the first African American Girl Scout troop was founded in 1917—just five years after our inception. This February, in honor of Black History Month, join us as we celebrate all girls as well as historical G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ hard-hitters who inspired true leadership and courage.
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Girl Scouts can take you places! For more than two years, nine Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts of Troop 66530 planned for their ultimate adventure in scouting—a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico! Their five-day adventure was filled with exciting excursions, and they even got to spend time with a Girl Scout troop from Puerto Rico!
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Skills earned through the Girl Scout Cookie Program last a lifetime! GSUSA interim CEO Sylvia Acevedo shares a lesson of perseverance—one she learned when she sold Girl Scout Cookies.
Girl Scout Troop 10121 has been hard at work earning First Aid badges. The girls completed babysitter training and learned how to treat shock, proper wound dressing techniques, and more! Plus, the girls have been hard at work earning Girl Scout Silver Awards by teaching their peers the importance of recycling plastic bottles and bags. Keep up the great work!
"Girl Scouting is not something you do as a child, it’s something that becomes a part of your entire life."
Six Girl Scout alumnae share their incredible stories and advice to Girl Scouts today.
Over the years, the grave markers at her local cemetery started to weather, so Rebecca made it her mission to restore them. She worked with volunteers and various Coroners offices throughout the city to help identify and revive the unmarked grave sites to honor and remember her community members.
These awesome team players voted to use a portion of their cookie earnings to help their fellow troop member achieve her Gold Award by building a great, kid-friendly space in her local rehabilitation center—so cool! http://bit.ly/2kC2Z0q
Inspired by her brother, Sarah created Score A Friend, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports unified clubs for kids, building inclusion in schools and communities.
18 year old Sarah Hansen suffers from a neurodegenerative disease that makes walking and balancing very difficult, but she refused to let it get in her way. Thanks to hard work and determination, her dream of dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the "Nutcracker" just came true.
Amy Poehler's Smart Girls went behind the scenes at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to take a look at the JPL Mars Yard and meet MAGGIE, the earth-based copy of the Curiosity rover of the Mars 2020 mission. So cool!
LIVE from The Mars Yard at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory!! 
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It's the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts selling cookies and we’re taking #BlingYourBooth to a whole new level! http://bit.ly/2i76j6S
