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.
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A Guest Blog from Lynne Lawson Fugate, GSCSA CEO Snaggle-toothed Jack-o-Lanterns. Unfriendly scarecrows. Hissy black cats. Lingering ghosts. October is full of scary things. But what else does your girl find scary? Making new friends? Taking a math test? Raising her hand and getting the answer wrong? Sleeping in a tent? Speaking up for what… Read more
When troop 20596 decided to tackle a littering problem for their Take Action project, they agreed on a sustainable solution by providing a recycling bin for a local park that did not previously offer such a resource. Abi, AJ, Allie, Ari, Bella, Ellen, Emma, Jessie, Kaylin, Lauren, Olivia, and Rachel are all members of the… Read more
The Hiking Club at the Mead’s Quarry Loop at Ijams Nature Center Have you ever been enjoying the beauty of the great outdoors and find yourself distracted by litter? The Girl Scouts of the Emory Valley Service Unit (EVSU) have and decided to do something about it. The girls and adult volunteers of the EVSU… Read more
Over the course of three Saturdays and across three locations, around 280 volunteers came together for Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians’ annual Volunteer Conferences. New things were learned. Important information communicated. Friends were reunited. Awards were given out. Several super-soft Girl Scout blankets were sold. Here’s what some of the volunteers had to say about… Read more
In the summer of 2018, GSCSA launched the Outreach program with the hopes of providing the life-changing Girl Scout experience for those who may not be able to. Now with 21 sites and serving more than 300 girls, Outreach has done just that. The traditional troop model doesn’t always work due to transportation issues or lack of… Read more
A long-time supporter and volunteer for Girl Scouts celebrated a big birthday at the end of August: the big 1-0-0! Dorothy (Dot) Keller was born in 1919, just seven years after Juliette Gordon Lowe first organized the first Girl Scout troop in 1912. Dot grew up in Columbus, Ohio where she was a Campfire Girl… Read more
