Welcome to the GSCSA blog! We look forward to sharing how Girl Scouts are taking action in our council — for themselves, their communities, and the world.
If you’d like to share your Girl Scout story or photos with us, we’d love to share them on our social media and/or blog platforms.
Do you love Girl Scout cookies? Do you think that you’re a cookie expert? Well, think again! Get to know our famous cookies in a whole new way. There’s a lot more to Thin Mint, Samoa, Lemon-Up, Toffee-tastic, S’more, Trefoil, Do-si-do, and Tagalong than meets the eye… Name: Thin MintFavorite color: GreenPersonal Motto: “Life’s a canvas. Paint it!”Dream… Read more
Kendal Patty of Knoxville collected over 27,000 donated books to build book trees promoting literacy for her Girl Scout Gold Award. The book trees were on display in Nashville and Knoxville throughout the holidays and will be distributed to children in shelters, hospitals, and schools. In her twelve years as a Girl Scout, Kendal’s favorite thing… Read more
A guest blog from Lynne Lawson Fugate, GSCSA CEO Needing to get your Girl Scout cookie fix? Cookie booth season runs Feb. 28-Mar. 22. Find a booth near you! Entrepreneurs are people who create new businesses, products, services, or processes, or find ways to improve what currently exists. Whether it’s making available a new treatment for… Read more
Dr. Craig Harper (left) with graduate students Lindsey Phillips and Bonner Powell The Girl Scout camp near Andersonville, TN serves as a 461-acre outdoor classroom for UT students and organizations across the nation To most, Camp Tanasi represents a traditional camp experience filled with cabins, tents, archery, canoeing, and s’mores, where girls come to make… Read more
Roberta “Bobbie Lou” Akin Scull joined Girl Scouts in South Knoxville in 4th grade. She says Miss Kent, her troop leader, “exposed us to the Girl Scout Promise and Law and opened the door to another world that developed my awareness of so many things.” The variety of troop volunteers and camp counselors in her life played… Read more
Calling All Girl Scout Ambassadors’ Gayle Hughes (above) and Cindy Haskins will be celebrated at the north area event on January 29, 2020 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Johnson City Girl Scout Service Center. Both women have experienced the impact of Girl Scouting on their lives and are excited for this adult-only event… Read more
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