3 June 2009
Melanie Says 1,000 Days Until 100 Years
Posted by admin under: centennial .
A great source for Girl Scout info for me has been the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania blog. A new entry restates some of the reasons for the new Journeys program development which I do not really agree with, but then goes on to make some points that I do agree with and ends with a bang.
The Girl Scouts has always been, and remains, an organization with a deep commitment to the spiritual. It also has a deep and very longstanding commitment to inclusiveness. We welcome and embrace girls of every race, ethnicity, level of ability and religion.
The Constitution of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America is very specific on this point:
•The motivating force in Girl Scouting is spiritual. The ways in which members identify and fulfill their spiritual beliefs are personal and private.
•The Girl Scout Movement is open to all girls and adults who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law and meet membership requirements.
Girls have and will continue to have the greatest influence all over the Girl Scout Movement. Because of that, our mission remains clear and focused. Girls continue to be the determining factor to new program materials, events and opportunities in Girl Scouts.
•Our new Journey book, “It’s Your Planet —Love It” was developed based upon girls’ recommendations.
•GSWPA’s long-range property committee continues to seek girl input on programmatic changes necessary for our camps.
•S’MORE Magazine includes girls as contributors and editorial board members so that their ideas can be incorporated into council publications.
•Program evaluations from girls allow us to make improvements and provide girls with greater benefits.
•Girls – 14 years and older are provided with the opportunity to serve as council delegates, attend fall Town Hall Meetings and our spring Annual Meeting in order to influence council policy.
June 17, 2009 marks 1,000 days until our 100th Anniversary. We are right on course to building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Let me know what you’d like to see for girls in the next hundred years.
So, if you’d like to tell a CEO in Pennsylvania your thoughts on the Girl Scouts for the next century click on over and let her offer you a penny. Meanwhile, make a 100 by 100 calendar page so you can count down to the centennial.
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