Barbara Smith of Arden, NC was awarded the GSCP2P Juliette Gordon Low Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her decades of service to the Girl Scout movement. Her embodiment of living the Girl Scout Promise and Law are a truly remarkable testament of who she is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_8g132DyUE Barbara became a Girl Scout Brownie in 1938, … Continue reading Barbara Smith Awarded Juliette Gordon Low Lifetime Achievement Award
Thanks to a generous donation from our friends at Walmart and everyone who rounded up purchases during March 2021, our council is able to provide free adult memberships for all new troop leaders for the 2021-2022 troop year. How do you redeem this free adult membership? For new members: Go to http://www.BeAGirlScout.org, click Join Today, … Continue reading Free Membership Promotion
Every spring, Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P) celebrates it accomplishments and conducts council business during its Annual Meeting. This year, due to the current COVID19 pandemic, GSCP2P held a Virtual Town Hall Meeting in lieu of the in-person event. The event was held on Saturday, April 25 via Zoom. Registered voting participants of … Continue reading Virtual Town Hall Meeting Recap
Girl Scout Troop 2345 recently celebrated Karen Bartlett's contribution to the Girl Scouts in Swain County. Karen is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the USA, starting out in her mother's Brownie troop. Under Karen's leadership, local Girl Scouts accomplished a tremendous amount of learning, adventures and community service. Not only badges, journeys, awards … Continue reading Swain County Girl Scouts Honor Karen Bartlett
At their 50th high school class reunion in 2016, Troops 203 and 204 from Greensboro, North Carolina met and shared the stories of their lives since their Girl Scouting days. There were plenty of success stories, as well as ones of hardship and suffering. They reflected that their resilience came largely from what they learned … Continue reading #TroopTuesday: Troop Reunion Leads to Donation of Ozobots for P2P Girls
In 2002, Susie Kernodle (a lifetime Girl Scout) and Lori Herrick volunteered to assist with a church project to repair a roof for someone who couldn’t afford a professional. They ended up being the only two who showed up to work that day. Fully expecting to be sent home since there weren't enough people there … Continue reading Women’s Roofing Group Volunteers at Camp Ginger Cascades
Kendra Davis began in Girl Scouting as a Girl Scout Daisy when she was in kindergarten and has only kept moving up from there. As soon as she was old enough, she started attending summer camp at Camp Seven Springs. She fell in love with it and became a regular. After 11 years, she decided to … Continue reading From Girl Member to Camp Staff to Troop Leader
When it comes to being a Girl Scout volunteer, there are so many ways you can do it! From troop leader and cookie mom to snack provider and program facilitator, working with our girls and learning from them is so inspiring, no matter how many hours (or minutes) you can give. Lori Stroud of Oak … Continue reading Local Engineer Gives Back to Girl Scouts with Her Time and Talents
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