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Special Girl Scout Days
World Thinking Day- February 22
World Thinking Day, February 22, celebrates the birthdays of the founder of the worldwide Guiding and Scouting movement, Lord Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) and World Chief Guide, Lady Olave Baden-Powell (1889-1977), who served for many years as the World Chief Guide.
Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference held at Girl Scouts of the USA's Camp Edith Macy (now called Edith Macy Conference Center). Conference attendees decided that there should be a special day for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from around the world to celebrate diversity and international understanding; to "think" of each other and give thanks and appreciation to their "sister" Girl Scouts.
Thinking Day celebrations often include activities about the food, culture, native dress, and songs or games from countries outside your own. Countries celebrated are traditionally countries that are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
In the United States, Girl Scouting grew out of the friendship between Juliette Gordon Low and Lord Baden-Powell and his sister, Agnes, who began Girl Guiding. World Thinking Day celebrates that friendship and the sisterhood of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the globe. The day is also a time to donate funds to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund.
In 1932, at the seventh World Conference, held in Poland, a Belgian delegate suggested that since birthdays usually involve presents, girls could show their appreciation and friendship on Thinking Day not only by extending warm wishes but by offering a voluntary contribution to the World Association. This is how the World Association's Thinking Day Fund began. The fund helps offer Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting to more girls and young women worldwide. Girl Scouts of the USA, through its Juliette Low World Friendship Fund contributes to the World Thinking Day Fund.
To emphasize the global aspect of Thinking Day, members at the 30th World Conference, held in Ireland in 1999, changed the name from Thinking Day to World Thinking Day.
How do we celebrate Thinking Day?
Thinking Day is the perfect time to give Daisy Girl Scouts (or any new Girl Scout) the World Trefoil Pin.
Brownies and Juniors should learn what each part of the pin represents. They might want to play games from around the world, make special origami Thinking Day peace doves, WAGGGS friendship knots, do an international craft, plan a special ceremony, or attend a Girl Scout Community event that includes these activities. Girls may want to have a “pounding” by donating a coin for every pound they weigh or a Silver Tea by donating nickels, dimes or quarters to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund.
Girls ages 11 to 17 may want to embrace Thinking Day on a deeper level by planning a special service project that would benefit children living in another country.
To learn about this year's World Thinking Day focus, visit the World Association website.
Girl Scout Week
Girl Scout Birthday, March 12, commemorates the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization's first 18 girl members in Savannah, Georgia.
Girl Scout Week is celebrated each March, starting with Girl Scout Sunday and ending with Girl Scout Sabbath on a Saturday, and it always includes the Girl Scout Birthday, March 12. Girl Scout Week begins on Sunday and concludes the following Saturday. This arrangement allows for our membership of diverse faiths to celebrate on their chosen day of worship.
· 2008-Sunday, March 9 to Saturday, March 15
· 2009-Sunday, March 8 to Saturday, March 14
· 2010-Sunday, March 7 to Saturday, March 13
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Girl Scout Sunday and Girl Scout Sabbath give girls an opportunity to attend their place of worship and be recognized as a Girl Scout. If a place of worship is the group sponsor, girls may perform a service, such as greeting, ushering, or doing a flag ceremony. These days can also be a time when girls explore other faiths.
Girl Scout Leader's Day is April 22
Girl Scout Leader's Day, April 22, honors all the volunteers who work as leaders and mentors in partnership with girls. Girls, their families, and communities should find a special way to thank their adult Girl Scout volunteers.
Do you know that, on average, a Girl Scout troop leader spends 150-200 hours on event and meeting preparation? The leader of your daughter's troop gives selflessly her/his time to make Girl Scouting a meaningful and fun learning experience for your girl.
Most leaders volunteer simply because they love to work with girls and young women, but wouldn't it be nice for them to receive a small token of appreciation from you and/or your girl?
Juliette Gordon Low Birthday
Juliette Gordon Low Birthday or Founder's Day, October 31, marks the 1860 birth of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia. Juliette started the organization in 1912.
Girls Scouts celebrate Juliette Gordon Low's birthday in various ways—with parties, service projects, events to thank donors, even special cakes.
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