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LEADER Magazine: Stay informed about major changes in Girl Scouting with this interim LEADER mini-magazine. FEATURES: 10 Healthy Me! 16 Challenge and Change 25 Go Global 26 Engineering the Future COLUMNS Download Leader Magazine, Spring/Summer 2007 PDF format, 6.2MB, 32Pages. from the chair of the national board As we celebrate 95 years of Girl Scouts building girls of courage, confi dence and character, who make the world a better place, I’m reminded of the expression, “Pay it forward.” One small action by one individual paying a favor forward instead of back has an exponential eff ect and can literally change the world. Of course, we Girl Scouts experience this exponential reaction fi rsthand. The propulsion power of 95 years and 50 million alumnae is awesome. By paying Juliette’s founding favor forward, we continue to advance the cause of girls from every corner of this country. Our organization helps all girls become leaders, whether it’s a new Daisy Girl Scout just meeting the girls who will become her lifelong friends, a Junior Girl Scout resisting the pressures of her peers and staying with our program, or a Senior Girl Scout experiencing the exhilaration of earning her Gold Award. Th ey, in turn, will help the next generations. As we teach our girls, individual leadership (with a lowercase “l”) begins with one small action and builds from there. In today’s society, the Leadership (capitalization intended) of Girl Scouts of the USA as the world’s expert on and voice for girls is essential. Taken together, we have a Movement that on all fronts continues to make a real diff erence in the world. America’s future depends on the wealth of women leaders in this country. As evidenced by the last 95 years, girls involved in Girl Scouting become extraordinary women. Leaders pay favors forward knowing investment in the future pays dividends. Leaders use the snowball effect of individual actions to create an avalanche of good. Leadership, and leadership, is what Girl Scouts has been about for 95 years, and I know it is what is needed for another 950 years! On behalf of girls, I deeply thank you, From the Chief Executive Offifficer On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low—Daisy to her friends and family—assembled the original 18 Girl Scouts for the very fi rst troop meeting in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia. While we recognize that first meeting as a momentous occasion today, the girls of 95 years ago probably found it momentous for another reason—it was quite likely the fi rst time that a social activity had been created just for them. Daisy’s vision of an organization just for girls was very forward-looking; some even said it was radical. In 1912, girls didn’t do much on their own. They didn’t oft en socialize outside of their homes and without their families. And they certainly didn’t hike through the woods, wear bloomers instead of dresses or play that roughneck new sport called basketball. Th e mothers and fathers of Savannah allowed their daughters to join Girl Scouts only because Daisy Low was an important person in town, and she said it was a good thing. (And those of you who read Girl Scout history know that Daisy usually got what she wanted!) On that spring day long ago, Daisy’s vision for girls took root, and then spread rapidly across America. Pretty soon there were troops everywhere, from small towns in California and Texas to big cities like New York and Chicago. And just as Girl Scouts was forward-looking at the beginning, it continues to look ahead today, almost 50 million girls later. Now we have groups as well as troops, and U.S. Girl Scouts meet all around the world. I’m proud to belong to a Movement that constantly strives to remain relevant to the lives of girls. Th at’s why it’s so important that we build on our heritage to create a leadership development model that teaches girls to excel in all they do, and to make the world a better place. Th at’s why our transformation is vital, so we can leverage all of our resources and talent to provide the best possible Girl Scout experience for each and every one of our members, and for all of those girls that we have yet to reach. I salute you for the high-quality work you do every day on behalf of girls. I hope that during this anniversary year you will each take a moment to think of those original 18 Girl Scouts and the amazing diff erence Daisy’s vision made in their lives, and what “the girls of Savannah, and all the world” have, in turn, made in ours. Thank you, Visit Leader Magazine Official Website About Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls—all girls—where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. Founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scouts' membership has grown from 18 members in Savannah, Georgia, to 3.7 million members throughout the United States, including U.S. territories, and in more than 90 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas. Bookmark
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