For many girls, involvement in scouting opportunities is an important part of childhood. But for children who are homeless, a Girl Scouts membership is harder to achieve. Costs can be a barrier to girls wanting to access scouting opportunities. Homelessness and...
Daisies. Brownies. Cookies. Badges. Friends. If these words bring back warm and fuzzy memories of Girl Scouts, you have Juliette Gordon Low to thank. This Halloween marks 156 years since the founder of Girl Scouts was born in Savannah, Georgia. Juliette was an...
Since 1977, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has coordinated an International Museums Day, to celebrate everything we love about our museums and to raise awareness of issues museums face in their need for improvement. Museums are loved and valued because of...
Chicago is known as the Windy City, a popular shopping destination, and a fun place to take a weekend trip. It is only a 6 hour train ride from where I grew up in Michigan, so I have been there many times over the years. My favorite memories of Chicago are from...
I started volunteering when I was a young girl, and to this day, I love it. Volunteering your time and skills can bring so much joy to others and, in doing so, joy to you. My first volunteer job was with my Girl Scout troop: visiting senior citizens, caroling for...
