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Happy Birthday (March 12th)
March 9-15, 2008 is Girl Scout
Week
March 12 is the birthday of Girl Scouting. This is the day the
first Girl Scout meeting was held in the United States in 1912. The
first troop consisted of Juliette Low, two other adults and 18
girls.
Juliette's niece, Daisy Gordon, was the first girl registered in
America. The week containing Girl Scout birthday is known as Girl
Scout Week. The Saturday and Sunday of the week that includes March
12 are designated as Girl Scout Sabbath and Girl Scout Sunday
respectively. During this week, troops should make a special effort
to celebrate Girl Scouting.
Here are some "firsts":
- March 12, 1912, the first Girl Guide company in the US was
organized.
- The first camp was held in the summer of 1912.
- In 1913, the name was changed to Girl Scouts.
- The first uniform was blue.
- The first Girl Scout Handbook was called "How Girls Can Help
Their Country."
Here are some ideas to help you celebrate Girl Scout Week:
- Get together with other troops in your Service Unit to sing
songs, do skits, or play games that celebrate Girl Scouting.
- Bury a time capsule with items your girls feel represent
Girl Scouting today and their expectations for Girl Scouting in
the future.
- Schedule an act of service in your community.
- Make posters depicting Girl Scouts to display in schools and
libraries.
- Invite a Destinations participant to your meeting to explain
about her trip.
- Invite an older Girl Scout troop to your meeting to tell
what they do in Girl Scouting.
- Learn about
WAGGGS. Pick a country and learn their Promise, Law and
Motto in their language.
- Start the
Everyone Belongs patch and find out about Girl Scouting in
each of the countries you pick.
- Learn to make
Friendship Bracelets and pins and share with another troop.
- Learn more about the games and activities from 1912.
Participate in a service at a place of worship on Girl Scout
Sunday or Sabbath. Download a
Girl Scout Sunday Responsive Reading.
- Learn about Girl Scout history by visiting
GSUSA's Girl Scout Museum.
- Find more ideas at
Happy Birthday Girl Scouts! (on the
Scouting for All Seasons website).
 Also
check
GSUSA's archived site for some suggestions made by troops. Be
warned, because this is an archive of the site, it is slow-loading
and there are some broken links! More resources:
Girl Scouting Traditions
Girl Scout Week Activity Sheets
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