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Highlands Ranch Girl Scout Awarded Medal of Honor from Girl Scouts of the USA

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Jun 17, 2021
2 min

Highlands Ranch Girl Scout Awarded Medal of Honor from Girl Scouts of the USA

Girl Scout Tessa Baker, a 15-year-old from Highlands Ranch, has been awarded Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA)’s prestigious Medal of Honor for helping save a fellow student’s life in February 2021. Tessa didn’t hesitate and jumped into action when a classmate appeared to be having a seizure during an algebra lesson. As the teacher pressed the emergency call button, the student began to fall out of her desk. Tessa ran to help. “Everyone else was in shock. She (Tessa) knew we nee

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Everything You Need to Know to Unlock the Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Patch

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Jun 8, 2021
2 min

Everything You Need to Know to Unlock the Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Patch

From Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Embarking on outdoor adventures has always been a part of Girl Scouts’ DNA. Many of the badges the first Girl Scouts earned were tied to learning and refining outdoor skills and becoming environmental stewards (Foot Traveler badge, Animal Kingdom badge), and that hasn’t changed in our more than 100-year history. As Girl Scouts we’ve found new ways to connect with the great outdoors and one another. We’ve spent time in our backyards, earned

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May 5, 2021
2 min

Girl Scouts of the USA and DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed Join Forces to Launch Girl Activiti

From Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed are collaborating to celebrate the power of girls. The two brands will uplift a shared mission to promote self-expression, community, inclusion, integrity, and discovery around the new feature film, in theaters June 4, 2021. For more than a century, Girl Scouts has built girls of courage, confidence, and character, who discover their passions and use their voices to pa

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Financial Literacy During Uncertain Times

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Apr 9, 2021
6 min

Financial Literacy During Uncertain Times

From Girl Scouts of the USA From our sense of security and wellbeing to canceled troop activities, graduations, and birthdays, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our lives. For so many of us, the ongoing uncertainty means having to navigate difficult situations. So this April—for Financial Literacy Month—we’ve partnered with Morgan Stanley’s Financial Advisors to answer a few of the questions you submitted on Facebook and Instagram. Check them out! Jeri Salmond

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Your voice counts! Complete the 2021 Girl Scout Voices Count Survey

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Apr 6, 2021
1 min

Your voice counts! Complete the 2021 Girl Scout Voices Count Survey

At Girl Scouts, we care about your experience—good or bad—and we want to hear from you! In April 2021, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) be conducting a national survey with girls, parents or caregivers, and troop leaders called Girl Scout Voices Count. (Service unit volunteers will be surveyed in May.) We will use your feedback to find out what’s working and what’s not to improve our services and programs. The surveys opened April 5, so be sure to check your email for the invit

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Serving Girls Where They Serve: Girl Scouts Celebrates the Military Child

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Apr 6, 2021
3 min

Serving Girls Where They Serve: Girl Scouts Celebrates the Military Child

In Partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) From Massachusetts to California and Brazil to Beijing, Girl Scouts is proud to serve military families across our country and the world. Each day, we’re inspired by the sisterhood of military-connected girls and volunteers who live and breathe our Girl Scout Promise to serve our country and continue to make a difference (and have fun!) while doing it. That’s why this April, we’re proud to celebrate our military-based Girl Sc

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Celebrate Earth Day with Your Girl Scouts

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Mar 29, 2021
2 min

Celebrate Earth Day with Your Girl Scouts

Earth Day is just around the corner, April 22. Check out just a few of the ways your Girl Scouts can celebrate both in-person and virtually! Join one of GSCO’s Naturalist Clubs at one of their biweekly meetings! Girls will complete an activity celebrating or preserving the natural world created specifically for them under the guidance and encouragement of Girl Scout staff. They will also receive ideas to continue to spark their creativity and learning in between sessions. Gir

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Girl Scouts Celebrate Faith During Girl Scout Week

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Feb 24, 2021
1 min

Girl Scouts Celebrate Faith During Girl Scout Week

Are you curious about other faiths? Do you want to learn more about your own faith and how it connects to your Girl Scout leadership journey? Join your sister Girl Scouts and faith leaders to celebrate your own faith, learn about other faiths, and take steps to earn your My Promise, My Faith pin. The My Promise, My Faith pin invites Girl Scouts in grades 4-12 to experience a faith journey through exploration of the Girl Scout Law and teachings from their faith. You can earn t

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World Thinking Day: Let’s make a more welcoming world

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Feb 22, 2021
1 min

World Thinking Day: Let’s make a more welcoming world

From Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Let’s get inspired by peace activists and celebrate World Thinking Day! Our theme for 2021 is “Peacebuilding.” Let’s take the opportunity to: Celebrate our global sisterhood and continue the legacy of peacebuilding for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts worldwide. Use your peacebuilding skills to inspire change for our planet by completing the 2021 Global Action Award. Support international opportunities for girls and young women by contributing t

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Honoring Josephine Holloway during Black History Month

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Feb 16, 2021
1 min

Honoring Josephine Holloway during Black History Month

Josephine Holloway, a champion of diversity, was one of the first Black Girl Scout troop leaders. Josephine dreamed of bringing the Girl Scout programming to girls at a local women’s shelter in Nashville, Tennessee, and in 1924, she fought for the opportunity to do just that. By the end of the year, more than 300 girls there were engaged in Girl Scout-inspired activities. Nearly 10 years later in 1933 when Blacks and other minorities in our country still faced staunch racism,

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Awesome Girls: Diversity, Inclusion, and You: Girls Making a Difference

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Feb 11, 2021
2 min

Awesome Girls: Diversity, Inclusion, and You: Girls Making a Difference

How can you take action for equality? Girls in grades 6–12 are invited to join Girl Scouts of the USA, Little Brownie Bakers, and The David and Lura Lovell Foundation for an engaging chat with inspiring women, including corporate leaders and National Gold Award Girl Scouts on Saturday, February 20, 2021 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MST. Hosted by Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors (grades 9–12), this virtual event—Diversity, Inclusion, and You: Girls Making a Difference—will lif

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Black History Month: A Celebration of #BlackGirlMagic

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Feb 4, 2021
4 min

Black History Month: A Celebration of #BlackGirlMagic

From Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) To honor Black History Month this year, we’re celebrating the next generation of world-changers who are out there making history right now, embodying Black Girl Magic across the country! While it’s important to recognize all year long the incredible talent, power, beauty, and resilience of Black women and girls everywhere—Black Girl Magic—February offers a special time to lift up the many important moments in history that have Black leaders

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National Service Project: Fighting Hunger

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Dec 9, 2020
2 min

National Service Project: Fighting Hunger

From Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) More than 50 million adults, children, and families in the United States are experiencing food insecurity, a number that has only increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and may include members of our own communities, friends and family, or members of our troops, making this a sensitive and important take action issue for Girl Scouts. As they think about how to give back this holiday season, girls can make a big difference in the

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Nov 18, 2020
1 min

GSCO System Upgrade: Update for November 18, 2020

We’re getting an upgrade! In early December 2020, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) will release a refreshed member account management system. The upgraded system will provide increased visibility to your Girl Scout member account, make it simpler to manage and maintain household (and for troop leaders, troop memberships too!), and find more fun for your girl! To prepare for the system upgrade, the myGS tab on the GSCO website will be inaccessible from November 18 – December 3.

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Awesome Girls: Marketing Me!

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Nov 18, 2020
2 min

Awesome Girls: Marketing Me!

This program is hosted by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors are invited to Awesome Girls: Marketing Me! on December 1, 2020 from 4-5 p.m. Register now: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7941283615771306251 You’re great. So, how do you share your accomplishments and talents with others without under selling your skills or seeming too conceited? It can be hard to talk about yourself, so we are here to help! Join us as we hear from three

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Nov 4, 2020
2 min

Awesome Girls: Future Me – Entrepreneurship and Career Exploration Virtual Event sponsored by

Do you ever wonder about future you? Understanding yourself and your values is a great first step to getting started. On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 4 p.m. MST, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors can hear from three inspiring women about their path to their current careers as they share tips and ideas for how to tap into your own passions, interests, talents, and values to imagine your future. You’ll be introduced to journaling as a way to track your goals and interests,

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Listen Now: Meet an Expert – GSUSA State Advocacy Manager

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Oct 27, 2020
2 min

Listen Now: Meet an Expert – GSUSA State Advocacy Manager

Girl Scouts of Colorado thanks Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) State Advocacy Manger, Corinne Pickus, for co-hosting our “Meet an Expert” webinar. More than 15 Girl Scouts from across Colorado participated in this webinar on October 20, 2020. Missed it? Listen to the recording HERE. Corinne works in the Girl Scout Advocacy Center based in Washington, D.C. The Girl Scout State Advocacy Center provides a tool for you to become a voice for girls and make a difference in your comm

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Tips for Troop Leaders LIVE: Bringing the World to Your Girls… From Home!

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Oct 21, 2020
1 min

Tips for Troop Leaders LIVE: Bringing the World to Your Girls… From Home!

There’s a big, amazing world out there, and you can still experience it with your girls! In a webcast with Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 6 p.m. mountain time, Girl Scout volunteers will discover what global Girl Scouting is all about, what global programming looks like right now, and how troop leaders can help their girls connect with the world throughout the year—yes, even if you’re meeting virtually! Register now: https://goto.webcasts.com

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Awesome Girls: On My Own

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Oct 20, 2020
2 min

Awesome Girls: On My Own

Ready to start owning your future? Being financially savvy is the first step to getting started. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) invites you to the “Awesome Girls: Owning My Future” webinar on October 21, 2020. You’ll hear from financial management experts as you learn to build and practice smart budgeting habits, prepare for financial emergencies, navigate loans, and build good credit. You’ll jumpstart your budgeting habits with an interactive budget activity plus tips on wha

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Meet an Expert: GSUSA State Advocacy Manager

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Oct 14, 2020
1 min

Meet an Expert: GSUSA State Advocacy Manager

Girl Scouts of all ages are invited to learn about how Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) advocates on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 4 – 5 p.m. A representative from the GSUSA Public Policy and Advocacy Office will talk with girls about how GSUSA works across party lines with Congress and the Executive Branch to raise awareness about issues important to girls and young women. Through their efforts, they demonstrate to policymakers that Girl Scouts are a resource – and an authori

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