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FACTS ABOUT GIRL SCOUTING
WORLD
ASSOCIATION OF GIRL GUIDES AND GIRL SCOUTS (WAGGGS)
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A is a member of WAGGGS. This
worldwide organization has more than 10 million members in
144 countries.
GIRL
SCOUTS OF THE U.S.A.
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This nationwide
organization has 3.7 million members- 2.7 million girl
members and 928,000 adult members working primarily as
volunteers.
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It is the largest
voluntary organization for girls in the world.
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Membership is open to
girls, ages 5 through 17, as well as adults, who
subscribe to its ideals as stated in the Girl Scout
Promise and Law.
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Juliette Gordon Low,
founder, organized the first group of girls on March 12,
1912, in Savannah, Georgia. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
was incorporated in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 1915.
The United States Congress chartered the organization on
March 16, 1950.
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National
Headquarters
420 Fifth Ave.,
New York, NY 10018-2702
1-800-223-0624 |
GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN OHIO
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The current membership
(September 30, 2007) is 57,965 girls and 16,476
adults for a total of 74,441 members.
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This council covers a
13,559 square mile area.
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Girl Scouts of Western
Ohio serves a 32 county area in western Ohio and
southeastern Indiana.
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Girl Scouts of Western
Ohio welcomes girls from every ethnic, race,
religious, and socioeconomic group, as well as those
with mental and physical disabilities to participate
in Girl Scouting.
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The council is made up
of over 120 service units. The primary method of
delivery of the Girl Scout program is the troop;
there are more than 57,000 Girl Scouts in the
council.
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Council Chair:
Council CEO: |
Nancy C. Dawes
Barbara J. Bonifas |
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