Neat Facts About the Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Neat Facts About the Girl Scouts of the United States of America

The Girl Scouts prepare young girls to become outstanding, educated, confident ladies. They promote leadership, compassion, and entrepreneurship through activities like camping and community service. These future leaders learn first aid and earn badges after acquiring a certain skill. This year the organization celebrates its 105th anniversary. MSN came up with a few facts about the Girl Scouts that deserve our respect for what these ladies do.

Just So You Know

The first Girl Scouts of the USA meeting happened in Savannah, Georgia, March 12, 1912,   when about 18 girls gathered together; now there are 3 million members. Then it was known as the Girl Guides.
Founder, Juliette Gordon Low, had to sell a piece of jewelry to finance the organization.
Its first national meeting was held in London with the Girl Guides in 1936.
In 1950, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. was chartered by U.S. Congress.
Scout leaders felt that girls who do not believe in a monotheistic God, shouldn't be forced to promise to serve God while pledging. They can replace "God" with any word they feel is appropriate.
Marine survival skills and flying lessons were provided through programs like Mariner Scouts, which began in 1934, and Wing Scouts, which was introduced in 1941. Girls were even taught air raid survival skills during World War II. Neither groups are around today with Sea Scouting taking over from Mariner Scouts. The Wing Scouts program was discontinued in the 1970s.
The Girl Scouts is one of the organizations to accept disabled girls into their programs.
Girl Scouts sell around 200 million boxes of cookies - worth nearly 800 million dollars. This is every cookie season.
In 1933, around 44 Girl Scout cookies could be purchased for just 23 cents in the U.S.
Beginning in 1998, badges such as the “Smart Cookie,” “The Cookie Connection” and “Cookies & Dough” were awarded to those who made a high number of cookie sales during the season.

Deserved Patches

These talented young ladies work hard with passion. And it’s safe to say that those colorful patches displayed on their chest are well deserved. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized with various special awards, including the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting, it started out as the Golden Eaglet of Merit in 1916. You can expect quality work in our custom embroidery patches at Southwest Emblem. Contact us today or visit our website at www.southwestemblem.com to place your custom order.

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