Category: Volunteers
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“Part of something much bigger than me”
As she enters retirement, Anna Dirl reflects on her decades of involvement with Girl Scouts From Girl Scout to volunteer to staff member of 22 years, few have left quite the mark in the Girl Scouting community like Anna Dirl. For decades now, she has seen the impact of Girl Scouting on a day-to-day basis,…
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Ray Clabough: Baking Up Kindness
Those who have spent time at Camp Tanasi in the past decade have likely had the privilege of knowing a Ray Clabough. He joined the Tanasi staff for the summer of 2010, serving up baked goods, everything from pizza crusts to his infamous cinnamon rolls. Ray worked 35 years as a baker in Knoxville, including…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Laura Lucas
Congratulations to our Volunteer of the Month, Laura Lucas of Blount County! Learn more about Laura, her Girl Scout journey, and the difference she has seen Girl Scouting make. What is your occupation? Like most mothers, I have more than one occupation, one that I receive a paycheck for and the others I do just because…
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Volunteer Conference: Learning to Lead
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…
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A Legacy of Service: One Hundred Years in the Making
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…
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Why I Want My Granddaughter to be a Girl Scout
As a young girl growing up in Atlanta, I began my leadership journey in Girl Scouts. It was here in the company of friends and in an inviting, all-girl, girl-led space that I first learned a simple truth: I was capable of accomplishing pretty much anything I set my mind to achieve. In the protective…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Contreras
Congratulations to our April Volunteer of the Month, Jennifer Contreras of Knox County! Learn more about Jennifer, her Girl Scout journey, and the difference she has seen Girl Scouting make. What is your occupation? Stay-at-home mom Hobbies? Camping, swimming, organizing, quilting, four wheeling How long have you been a Girl Scout volunteer? Two years with Girls Scouts of…
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More than Crafts and Cookies
by Guest Parent Blogger Delea Patterson Girl Scouts just do crafts and sell cookies!!! Really??? I have heard this statement many times and it always strikes a chord in me. I realize that for some this is their experience with Girl Scouts, but I want them to know this is not the norm. Our troop…