At A Glance Fact Sheet

Membership
The Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital is a nonprofit membership organization in the Greater Washington Region, serving 90,000 girl and a dult members: 63,300 girls ages 5-18, and 26,700 adult members, volunteers and lifetime members. Ninety percent of girls participate in Girl Scouting through 4,900 Girl Scout troops.

Camping
Over 41,000 girls discovered and explored the out of doors at Girl Scout camps. 4,052 girls attended sleep-away summer camps, 11,538 attended day and evening summer camps and 25,510 attended training, troop camping and programs. The Council operates eight camp properties, in Maryland: Camp Aquasco, Camp Brighton Woods and Camp Winona; Virginia: Camp Coles Trip, Camp Crowell, Camp May Flather and Camp Potomac Woods; and West Virginia: Camp White Rock.

Programs
The Council developed and implemented sponsored events such as: Girl Scout Days at the Newseum and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Environmental Leadership Institute, and patch programs such as: Sun Safety and DASHBoard Road Safety. In addition, the Council maintains a resource center with kits containing activity guides and materials available for check-out by troops. In total, we tracked 67,994 registrants for Council program opportunities.

Gold Award
The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest earned achievement in Girl Scouting for girls who demonstrate a higher commitment to community service and leadership, was earned by 217 girls. The Council also awarded 17 Gold Award Scholarships to selected high school seniors attending college.

Fund Development
Foundations, corporations and government agencies provided $1,272,596 to support Girl Scouts in the Greater Washington Region. In addition, the combined money raised through SHARE: our annual giving campaign, Major Gifts and United Way/CFC workplace giving equaled $1,031,185.

Cookie Entrepreneur Program
Over 4.38 million boxes of Girl Scout Cookies were purchased in the Greater Washington Region. Girl Scout troops earned over three million dollars to support their local troop activities. The program also enabled the Council to offer affordable programs, volunteer development, camp maintenance and financial assistance for girls and troops in all communities.

Adult Volunteer Development
Girl Scout volunteer educators provided education and support to 13,974 adult volunteers via conference calls, in-person classes, online tutorials and home study courses.

Financial Assistance
The Council provided $520,000 in financial assistance to girls and troops to participate in Girl Scouting. The Council hosted three signature conferences to reach girls from at-risk communities: Encuentro de Chicas Latinas Conference, Your Turn to Lead at Howard University, and Keys to Leadership: Inclusion Conference.

Council Operations
The Council serves the Greater Washington Region, including the District of Columbia and 25 counties in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The operating budget was $14.8 million, which included 112 employees.

Celebrating 100 Years
The Girl Scout movement was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, GA. Our Council will host the largest gathering of Girl Scouts in history, with 200,000 participants on June 9, 2012 at Girl Scouts Rock the Mall: 100th Anniversary Sing-Along.

Girl Scout Facts

80 percent of women business owners were Girl Scouts.
69 percent of female U.S. Senators were Girl Scouts.
67 percent of female members of the House of Representatives were Girl Scouts.
Virtually every female astronaut who has flown in space was a Girl Scout.

The Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try:
to serve God* and my country,
to help people at all times,
and to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The word "God" can be interpreted in a number of ways, depending on one's spiritual beliefs. When reciting the Girl Scout Promise it is okay to replace the word "God" with whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate.

The Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be
Honest and fair
Friendly and helpful,
Considerate and caring,
Courageous and strong, and
Responsible for what I say and do,

And to

Respect myself and others,
Respect authority,
Use resources wisely,
Make the world a better place,

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