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Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. [2] It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, a year after she had met Robert Baden-Powell , the founder of Scouting [ 3 ] (formally Boy Scouts).
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from other countries were invited to attend as well. International Senior Roundups were held every three years from 1956 until 1965; [ 1 ] in 1966 the planned 1968 Senior Roundup was canceled and the intent became to have many regional events that more girls could attend. [ 2 ]
Patrice Munsel – TV spokeswoman for the Camp Fire Girls in the 1950s and 1960s [47 ... Camp Fire Girls, Girl Scouts, and Americanization". Communication and ...
1930s. Girl Scout cookies were a hit across the country—and by the 1930s the Girl Scouts of the USA began taking things to a more streamlined level.
The Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys announced in July 2012 that they would be selling Girl Scout cookies for $4 per box, the Star Tribune reported. Linda B. Keene, CEO of the ...
The Scouts in Backnang, Germany were founded in 1911 by the former city vicar "Schütz" and they are thus among the oldest Protestant scout groups in Germany. The Group belongs to the German VCP, short for Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (Association of Christian Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts).
During the 1950s the Girl Scouts camped and held meetings and ceremonies on this land. On August 15, 1962 the Caloosa Council of Girl Scouts, formerly the Lee County Council of Girl Scouts, deeded over the land to the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, a non-profit Florida corporation. In 1963 the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida sold the land ...
Pax Ting, 1939. Pax Ting was the first World Camp held after the formation of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1930. The camp was held in Gödöllő, Hungary from 25 July to 7 August 1939, and attended by some 5,800 Girl Guides from around the world.