MARCH 12TH - GIRL SCOUT DAY

Girl Scout Day recognizes and celebrates the Girl Scouts of America. This date celebrates the creation of the first Girl Scout group on March 12, 1912. Lady Olave Baden-Powell, the wife of Lord Baden-Powell(who created the Boy Scouts), founded Girl Guides. On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low started the first Girl Scout group in Savannah, Georgia with 18 girls. The Girl Scouts became a national organizatin, as was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950. Today, there are millions of girls involved with Girl Scouts.

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