We Couldn't do it Without You
In honor of National Volunteer Month, we extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to our dedicated and passionate volunteers who inspire girls to become leaders.
Thank you for donating your time and resources to building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Your unique skills and talents add depth to the girls' experiences. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of girls and young women throughout our area.
Volunteers like you, and those from every decade of our first 100 years of Girl Scouting ensure an enriching experience for millions of girls around the world. The work you are doing now, without a doubt, will make the next century even more successful. Thanks to you, the girls of today are building the skills they will need to succeed tomorrow.
Our First Volunteer
After an inspirational meeting with Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Juliette Gordon Low brought Girl Scouting to Savannah, Georgia in 1912. Despite some obstacles, Juliette became a visionary leader who believed in girls' abilities and capacity for leadership. With this vision in mind she launched the Girl Scout movement, and it quickly spread throughout the country.
Juliette was passionate about the arts - painting, sculpting, acting, writing, poetry. She was also very athletic, participating in swimming, rowing and canoeing. Standing on her head was one of her more obscure talents, and Juliette did it every year on her birthday just to prove she still could.
Over the course of her life, while pursuing these passions, Juliette struggled with deafness, back problems and cancer. Despite these obstacles she introduced her hobbies and more to girls of all backgrounds and abilities. She prepared them for traditional roles in homemaking, and for future roles as professional women in the arts, sciences and business. Juliette brought girls out-of-doors and gave them opportunities to develop self-reliance and resourcefulness. When faced with adversity she persevered and continued to provide a safe, exploratory environment for girls.
Today Girl Scout volunteers around the world continue to follow the precedent set by Juliette in 1912. Though she never had children, Juliette Gordon Low continues to inspire and empower girls and women a century later.