Grounded in the Girl Scout Promise and Law, Girl Scouting is a nonformal, experiential, and cooperative education program that promotes girls' personal growth and leadership development. Partnering with caring adults, girls design fun and challenging activities that empower them and raise their voices within a local, national, and global sisterhood. Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines serves 11,000 members throughout 39 counties in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. From founding libraries in America’s heartland to establishing free medical clinics in India, each year 2.6 million Girl Scouts take the lead in bettering their communities and the world. Girl leaders have been at the heart of Girl Scouts since its founding in 1912, when Juliette Gordon Low recognized that developing girls’ leadership abilities was critical for ensuring they would be the change-makers of the future. Since Low’s time, the world has changed dramatically. Social, cultural, and economic shifts that once took shape over a generation or more are now rapid and have a global impact. This ever more complex and uncertain world clearly requires a new kind of leader – one who values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration and is committed to improving neighborhoods, communities, and the world. Laurie Hoenig Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines was formed on January 1, 2008, when Girl Scouts of the USA changed jurisdictional lines for the more than 300 councils across the nation. The end result was 109 Girl Scout councils with increased capacity to carry out the mission. In its first full year of operations, Lakes and Pines experienced a growth in membership and camp participation, despite global economic downturn. The corporate change has proven successful and the organization is moving toward financial health. We appreciate your consideration of our request. Waite Park 2010-01-06T15:49:27Z 2010-01-05T22:50:24Z Leigh Ann Davis 3,291,924 320 253-9403 The Top 5 Ways a Web Rebuild for Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines will make the organization work "greener" AND encourage sustainability in the world around us: 5. From career exploration to community service to global travel: Girl Scouts are busy. Make it easier for girls and volunteers to find out what's available. 4. Electronic files = less papers to distribute to volunteers. Less papers = more trees. More trees = more oxygen. 3. Girls who earn the Girl Scout Gold Award serve their communities in amazing ways. Earning the award takes more than 150 hours. Let's match their effort. 2.Slow the spread of germs. Let's say someone is home sick. They get tired of watching TV, so they grab Girl Scout paperwork to sign up for a program. Their germs are now transferred to the paper. Therefore, papers carry germs; germs make people sick; sick people can't come to work (and not coming to work is not sustainable). 1. Girl Scouts have been "green" for 98 years. Help the movement flourish in northern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin as it reaches a century of inspiring girls to make the world a better place. 36 54,264 In Girl Scouting, adults partner with girls to guide and inspire growth and achievement. Volunteers are essential to the strength and capacity of our Movement. A new web site will provide support for volunteers to ensure success. /system/logos/36/normal/GS_Horizontal_no_tagline.JPG?1262792029 image/jpeg GS_Horizontal_no_tagline.JPG 20750 2010-01-06T15:33:49Z Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines 320 252-2952 x221 2,984,987 false true MN 400 Second Avenue South 41-0877820 2010-01-11T21:06:27Z http://www.gslakesandpines.org 56387