From March 6 -12 the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley and Girl Scouts across the nation will celebrate Girl Scout Week, a commemoration of the organizationís beginning 93 years ago. This week honors the history and future of Girl Scouting and celebrates the lasting impact of Girl Scouts in our community. More than 18,600 girls ñ one in six girls in the St. Paul area ñ are Girl Scouts.

The Girl Scout program inspires girls to reach their full potential and ìmake the world a better place.î Girl Scouts participate in hundreds of community service projects each year ñ ranging from supporting local and national organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and Feed My Starving Children, to developing their own community service projects.

For example, two local Girl Scouts, Aichon and Amay, are partnering with Head Start to organize Head Start Literacy Day in March. The girls will assist in recruiting readers for an annual read-a-thon and will launch a book drive to benefit children and families involved in the Head Start program. ìWe hope that by giving the kids books we are sort of opening a door for them,î said Aichon.
This project is Aichonís and Amayís final step toward earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a girl can achieve in Girl Scouting. To earn this prestigious recognition, girls in grades 10-12 must meet four prerequisites that encompass leadership development, skill development, career exploration, and self-assessment. Girls design, plan, and implement a significant leadership project involving at least 50 hours of community service over the span of four months.

Other Girl Scout Gold Award projects include ìThe True Image of Young Women,î a program designed to educate young women in grades 6 ñ 12 about media, self-defense, heath, fitness, and nutrition; ìPrison Paper Project,î an initiative developed to provide some Minneapolis and St. Paul schools with needed paper for its students; ìADD/ADHD: A Personal Perspective on a Life-Changing Disorder;î and many more.

ìDuring Girl Scout Week, we salute the Girl Scouts who make a difference in our community, and we renew our commitment to making sure every girl in has the opportunity to grow strong, experience the power of girls, and realize her own potential,î says Tisha Bolger, Interim CEO of the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley.

About Girl Scout Week
The annual Girl Scout Week commemorates the first Girl Scout troop meeting on March 12, 1912 and, therefore, Juliette Gordon Lowís founding of Girl Scouts in the United States. Over the last 93 years, Girl Scouts has helped shaped the lives of more than 50 million women. Girl Scouting cultivates values, social conscience, and self-esteem in young girls, while teaching them critical life skills to later succeed as adults.

About the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley
In partnership with more than 7,100 adult volunteers, the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley helps more than 18,600 girls grow strong in 11 counties of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Girl Scouts is the worldís pre-eminent organization for girls, helping them develop values, social conscience, self-esteem, and skills for success in the real world. In the special all-girl environment of Girl Scouting, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together.

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