United States girl scouts News

Online school helps troops overseas enjoy a taste of home: Ashworth College recently teamed up with local Atlanta Girl School Troop #29328 and Duluth, GA-based Hugs for Soldiers to provide Girl Scout Cookies to overseas military troops.

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts will mark the 100th year of girl scouting with an inspirational evening, the Forever Green Gala Celebration, with featured guest Chelsea Clinton.

A “gingerbread Wartburg”, created by Girl Scout Troop #1745 has received top honors from the website, Thisoldhouse.com.

Dawn Enterprises provides self-watering plastic planters for Girl Scouts.

PORTLAND, CT – Bash It the entire month! Bash the Monster weekend was so popular last year, Brownstone is extending it for the whole month with fan favorites like Bash-the-Monster Pumpkin Launch, Day & Night Zip Lining and Night Rock Climbing.

Poricy Park Conservancy located in Middletown, NJ, announces its 4th Annual Fun Scouting Skills Day at Poricy Park on Saturday, September 10, 2011

Online school helps troops overseas enjoy a taste of home: Ashworth College recently teamed up with local Atlanta Girl School Troop #29328 and Duluth, GA-based Hugs for Soldiers to provide Girl Scout Cookies to overseas military troops.

Senior Campus Hosts Gold and Silver Award Candidates and Local Troops

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts will mark the 100th year of girl scouting with an inspirational evening, the Forever Green Gala Celebration, with featured guest Chelsea Clinton.

A “gingerbread Wartburg”, created by Girl Scout Troop #1745 has received top honors from the website, Thisoldhouse.com.

Dawn Enterprises provides self-watering plastic planters for Girl Scouts.

Presented by the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, Girltopia is where thousands of girls will gather to have fun, find adventure, speak their minds and be inspired.

Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stages 3rd Annual Turkey & Trimming Drive on November 16 to Benefit Island Harvest - Long Island’s Largest Hunger Relief Organization.

Rebecca Ackermann, a Girl Scout looking to give back to her community, partnered with My Wonderful Walls to paint a mural in a local library. My Wonderful Walls donated the stencil kit and paint for her to paint the mural and receive her Gold Award.

PORTLAND, CT – Bash It the entire month! Bash the Monster weekend was so popular last year, Brownstone is extending it for the whole month with fan favorites like Bash-the-Monster Pumpkin Launch, Day & Night Zip Lining and Night Rock Climbing.

Poricy Park Conservancy located in Middletown, NJ, announces its 4th Annual Fun Scouting Skills Day at Poricy Park on Saturday, September 10, 2011

Watch The Balancing Act July 18th at 7:00am (ET/PT) on Lifetime Television, as they team up with The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and the Girl Scouts in the "Fight Against Obesity."

The Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ) has just been redesigned its website to provide more utility for the Council’s members and the community. With the new site (GSHNJ) also launches its online shop.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts' CEO Ruth N. Bramson and Board President, Peggy Stevens announce this year's Leading Women. The 20th annual Leading Women Awards Celebration event will take place on Thursday, October 20th at the Seaport Hotel.

The Long Island Game Farm will host the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County at Girl Scout Day. Visitors can learn more about the Girl Scouts, and sponsporship opportunities for Operation:Cookie, which sends Girl Scout cookies to trroups serving overseas.

Geek Squad Summer Academy is an exclusive program offered by Best Buy’s Geek Squad Agents and presented by Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey and registration is open on first come first served basis.

Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council has joined ‘nPLAY Foundation in their mission to help reverse the rate of childhood obesity by the end of 2013.

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts will partner with Franklin Park Zoo to celebrate Earth Day by throwing a party for the planet on Saturday, April 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Camp DeWitt friends and families, we have space available for additional campers in Camp DeWitt’s summer camp program. The Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey camp staff has been working hard all year to make sure summer is more fun filled than ever!

Hundreds of thousands of Girl Scout Cookies will be distributed by the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians. A logistics professor from the University of Tennessee stopped by the warehouse to observe the process.

Girl Scouts Launch Free Mobile App in Local Area

The cookie sale is January 19-February 25. Girl Scouts of Central Texas sells eight types of cookies: Thin Mints, Shortbread, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Lemonades, Thanks-A-Lots and new this year, Shout-Outs!

Specially Designed Seasonal Arts and Crafts Class Provides History and Discussion Forum

Girl Scouts began taking orders for Girl Scout Cookies® on October 1 and will continue through November 29. They will also be conducting cookie booth sales throughout the region at local businesses through December 19.

Girl Scout Troop presents gift to first baby girl born at Hudson Valley Hospital Center on Halloween in honor of Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low, who was born on Oct. 31, 1860.

Help girls in grades K-12 discover what they can do, learn to connect with others, and take action to improve the world around them

Grab your boots and cowboy hats and mosey on down for a night of boot stompin’ entertainment straight from the Wild, Wild West

VGXI announced today that it is sponsoring a local Girl Scout chapter in its effort to compete in the First® LEGO® League, an international robotics competition for students that focuses on real-world scientific related topics.

Allstate agency owner JoAnne Garrison was recently named an Agent Hero by Allstate Insurance Company’s New York Region, and awarded a $500 grant for a local youth program. Garrison donated the grant to Troop 40816 of the Hudson Valley Girl Scouts.

A Way Through, LLC, developed the “Bully-Proof” workshops in collaboration with Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa as part of the When Girls Hurt Girls® program to help girls learn how to respond to emotional bullying and develop healthy friendships.

Alyssa Hotze of Hazelwood, MO is working to earn her bronze medal. She chose to work with the Be the Match Foundation, a national bone marrow registry. Alyssa is raising awareness and teaching the importance of giving completely of one's self.

Jersey Shore Spooktacular, Monmouth and Ocean counties' only Fall Festival planned by teenage Girl Scouts for all members of the community, is the perfect opportunity for families looking to enjoy the fall weather and have some seasonal fun.

Day-long event honors National Disability History and Awareness month & National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

ScholarCHIPS, a Washington DC non profit that helps children of incarcerated parents afford college, announces their kick off event for Saturday, October 23. There will be food, speakers, and more from 1-4pm at St. George’s Episcopal Church.

Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties will be selling nuts and magazines from October 1 through November 15. Girls will take orders and hold booth sales during this time period. All products will be delivered in time for Thanksgiving.

Three-year ongoing partnership supports LEAD ON!, program designed to give girls in underserved communities the tools they need to succeed and lead

Allstate agency owner David Tuohy, Jr. was recently named an Agent Hero by Allstate Insurance Company’s New York Region, and awarded a $500 grant to the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County, based in Commack.

Girl Scout Council of Tropical to launch Juliette's Closet fundraiser. High quality, gently used clothing and other items needed.

Girl Scout Day will be held at Long Island Game Farm, celebrating the theme "It's Your Planet -- Love It!"

At the Car Care/Car Sense Workshops, the scouts learned about becoming safe informed drivers through activities that included skill builders such as checking fluids, changing oil/filters, checking tire pressure and assembling a roadside emergency kit

Karate World of New Providence NJ is now offering free personal protection training to Boy Scout & Girl Scout troops in Summit NJ, Berkeley Heights NJ, Chatham NJ & New Providence NJ.

Celebrating The Theme: “It’s Your Planet — Love It!”

NJ Girl Scout councils align with bipartisan group of women serving in NJ State Legislature

Girl Scout Heart of New Jersey Summer Camp Registration is Open

Chester-based company offers its 43 convenience stores to central Virginia Girl Scouts for cookie sales

Girl Scout Troop 5515 earns Senior Visionary Award by helping other Scouts “make one, give one away” at cookie decorating booth and delivers cookies to homeless women's shelter as part of GS Annual World Thinking Day event.

MALIBU DIVERS’ Try Scuba Diving Program has been attended by over 100 girl scouts, representing troops from all of Los Angeles. 1st Girl Scout “Spring Break” Open Water Certification Program will be March 28-April 3, 2010 on Catalina Island, CA

Hannah Imberman, a 15-year-old South Florida Girl Scout, is working on her Girl Scouts Gold Award project and restoring history along the way. Imberman may quite possibly be the most passionate teenager of Miami Modern architecture.

Girls Incorporated of Southwestern Connecticut provides two crucial workshops to the Girl Scouts of Americas Parkway School troop. Workshop topics include: health and hygiene, and self esteem, body image and real beauty.

Workshop Held at Blythedale Children's Hospital is Part of a Program for Girl Scouts to Earn ‘Challenges to Opportunities’ Badge

The new web-based Kids’ Book Network introduces a free national campaign to give children free books and help non-profit community service organizations raise funds to support child assistance and development services.