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Scouting in Texas has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society.
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas hosted the Girl Scouts national exhibition at the 2012 State Fair of Texas in the historic Hall of State. At the State Fair of Texas, visitors were able to indulge on a Fried Samoa, be part of a virtual campfire, walk through a life – sized cookie box and see a replica of Juliette Gordon Low's house. [142]
The program of the Girl Scouts of the USA is administered through local councils. Each council covers a geographic area of the United States , that may vary in size from a single U.S. county to multiple U.S. states .
Singing Girl Guides at the German Evangelical Church Congress 2007 in Cologne, Germany. A Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. Robert Baden-Powell chose to name his organization for girls "the Girl Guides".
Gloria Randle Scott (born Gloria Dean on April 14, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is an American educator and the first African-American to be elected as president of the Girl Scouts of the USA. [ 1 ] Born and raised in Texas , in 1959 Scott became the first African-American to receive a degree in zoology from Indiana University .
Troop 1500: Girl Scouts Beyond Bars. The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Public Affairs. 2005-3-14. Retrieved 2007-6-22. Grant, Darlene. (2006). Resilience of girls with incarcerated mothers: The impact of Girl Scouts. The Prevention Researcher, 13(2), 11-14. Guiding Kids Through Troop 1500. Official Website of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
The Golden Spread Council owns and operates two camp properties, Camp Don Harrington in Canyon, Texas; and Camp M.K. Brown by Wheeler, Texas. These facilities offer a wide range of camping, hiking and outdoor opportunities, including: miles of hiking trails, ponds and lakes, open fields, rustic camp sites, sheltered camp sites, tent camping sites, and a dining hall with restroom facilities.
Sylvia Acevedo (born 1956–1957) is an American engineer and businesswoman. She was the chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 2016 to 2020. A systems engineer by education, she began her career at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she was on the Voyager 2 team.