Girl Scouts of Camden County
Gloucester II Service Unit

 WELCOME TO GIRL SCOUTS OF GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP!

 "GIRL SCOUTS! WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT."

 "IT'S ABOUT GIRLS AGES 4-17 (GRADES PRE-K TO 12).  IT'S THE LARGEST VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD FOR GIRLS.   STUDIES SHOW THAT GIRLS WHO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND PLAY IN A SUPPORTIVE ALL GIRL ATOMSPHERE TEND TO DEVELOP MORE SELF ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE."

              "OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE GIRLS WITH THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF CHARACTER, CONDUCT, PATRIOTISM AND SERVICE SO THEY MAY BECOME HAPPY RESOURCEFUL CITIZENS."   THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE GIRL SCOUTING IS A VALUES BASED ORGANIZATION WITH A PROMISE AND LAW, WHICH GUIDES OUR MEMBERS, GIRLS AND ADULTS.   IF THESE IDEALS ARE WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR DAUGHTERS, CONSIDER JOINING THE GIRL SCOUTS.

THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM HAS FOUR GOALS
FOR WHICH THE GIRLS WILL GROW AND DEVELOP.

 1ST - DEVELOP TO HER FULL INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL.
2ND - TO RELATE TO OTHERS WITH INCREASING UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT.
3RD - DEVELOP VALUES TO GUIDE HER ACTIONS
AND TO PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR SOUND DECISION MAKING.
4TH - TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIETY THROUGH THE USE OF HER ABILITIES
AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH OTHERS.

 “THE SOURCE OF THE ACTIVITIES, TO HELP GUIDE GIRLS INTO GROWING INTO RESPONSIBLE MATURITY, IS FOUND IN THE GIRL’S HANDBOOKS AND LEADER GUIDES.   THERE ARE FIVE AGE LEVELS IN GIRL SCOUTING.   EACH ONE IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED FOR A SPECIAL STAGE IN A GIRL’S DEVELOPMENT.”

 LEVELS ARE:
     DAISY GIRL SCOUTS – PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN
BROWNIE GIRL SCOUTS – GRADES 1, 2, OR 3
JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS – GRADES 4, 5, AND 6
CADETTE GIRL SCOUTS – GRADES 7, 8, AND 9
SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS – GRADES 10, 11, AND 12

 GIRL SCOUTS IS AN INEXPENSIVE PROGRAM.  NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE $10.00, INCLUDING ACCIDENT INSURANCE FOR THE YEAR.  TROOP DUES VARY FROM .25 TO $1.00 A WEEK.  HANDBOOKS COST FROM $6.00 - $8.OO, UNIFORMS ARE OPTIONAL AND TROOPS CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF OPTIONS.   FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN NEED. 

MEMBERSHIP IN TROOPS IS DEPENDENT UPON ADULT VOLUNTEERS.  YOU HAVE ALL TAKEN THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING YOUR DAUGHTER INVOLVED IN GIRL SCOUTING.  THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR DAUGHTER GET INVOLVED BY VOLUNTEERING SOME OF YOUR TIME AND/OR TALENTS.