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Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Scouting

Take a look at what's new at the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital.

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Girl Scout Interfaith Service

April 28 at the National Cathedral Due to popular demand, the initial ticket distribution of 1,500 has been completed. We encourage you to submit your name to the waitlist for the...

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2012: Year of the Girl

Get involved today In 2012, Girl Scouts of the USA celebrates its centennial and is launching the boldest cause campaign dedicated to girls’ leadership issues in the...

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Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Cookie Locator and More Read More about the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital Cookie Sale

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Girl Scouts Forever Green

Plastic Waste Challenge Who: Girl Scouts of All Ages When: The month of February We are challenging every girl in every troop in the entire Council to make the switch to...

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Sleep-Away Camp Registration

Have you registered?   View the Camp Brochure! View and download the Camp Brochure PDF for easier printing. The 2012 Camp Brochure is greener than ever!  Available...

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Offices and Shop Will Open at 11:00 a.m.

on Monday, January 23, 2012  GSCNC follows the Federal Government guidelines for Adverse Weather Conditions...Due to expected icy conditions, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has...

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Register for Rock the Mall

Registration is now open Girl Scouts Rock the Mall: 100 th Anniversary Sing-Along registration is now open! With the $10 registration fee, you will receive a commemorative T-shirt...

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Save the Date

100th Anniversary Girl Scout Interfaith Service   100th Anniversary Girl Scout Interfaith Service April 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Washington National Cathedral Join the...

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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

A day of service    More than fifty years ago, Dr. King singled out the Girl Scout Movement as " a force for desegregation ."  We are still a powerful force for equality and...

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Cookies in the News

Introducing the Savannah Smile  Watch our CEO, Lidia Soto-Harmon, talk to Fox 5 about the brand new cookie for 2012: Listen to WTOP’s Bob Madigan talk about...

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GSCNC Offices and Shop

Will be closed January 2, 2012 GSCNC Offices and Shop will reopen on Tuesday January 3, 2012. We want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and a joyous Year of the Girl in 2012. Thank you...

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Season's Greetings

Girl Scout office is closed January 2nd Special Closures for the Holidays GSCNC Offices and Shops will be closed on January 2nd in observance of...

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Telling Our Story

GSCNC 2011 Annual Report From messages from the President and CEO to department updates, you can learn where GSCNC stands and the strides we made in 2011. Read stories from Girl Scouts,...

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Girl Scout 100th Anniversary Art Contest

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Visit our new 100th anniversary website

Stay connected to all the 100th events Learn about activities to celebrate the 100 th , Girl Scouts Rock the Mall, and more .

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Inclusive Schools Week

Read our blog  Normal. It’s a word that’s tossed around ever-so-lightly, as if everyone knows exactly what it’s supposed to mean. “Is that normal?”...

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Computer Science Education Week

Dec. 5 - 11  Girl Scouts recognizes the importance of computer science education and has badges in the new Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting that focus directly on this subject. Whether it's...

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Network at a

Dine-Around Series Are you working toward your Gold Award? If so, we'd love to have you network at one of our Dine-Arounds this season. Dine-Arounds are informal dinners, brunches, teas...

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I Want to Rock the Mall

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Girl Scouts 52nd National Convention

Read CEO Lidia Soto-Harmon’s Blog Read about GSCNC’s trip to the 52nd National Convention in Houston, Texas.

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International Girls Day

Girl Scouts & Kappa Delta Sorority Celebrate On November 13th, Kappa Delta Sorority and the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital teamed up to celebrate their second annual...

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Watch our CEO Discuss 100th Anniversary

Comcast Newsmakers Interview Watch our CEO, Lidia Soto-Harmon discuss Girl Scouts 100 th Anniversary in an interview on Comcast Newsmakers: Trouble viewing the video? Click...

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Girl Scouts Salutes Our Veterans

Honoring those who served... In Honor of All Who Served... The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital has some stories to share of our girls honoring, learning about and...

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Girl Scout Stuff

Find out what Girl Scouts are doing around the council. And share your experiences with us, by sending your story and photos to: gscnc.pr@gmail.com . Click here for our current listing of...

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Thanksgiving Day Patches

available at the shop     You can find these and many more patches at our Shop . Don't Forget! GSCNC Offices and Shops will be...

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Give to the Max - Nov. 9th

Donate to GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL at Razoo //

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Our Voices: Weekly Podcasts

Listen every week for a new story Click here to listen. The Girl Scout movement celebrates its 100 th anniversary in 2012 and the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital is beginning...

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Girl Scouts and Cherry Blossom Celebrate 100

New Girl Scout patch program In celebration of the 100 th  anniversary of Girl Scouts and the gift of the flowering cherry trees...

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Camp White Rock Event Postponed

Due to weather   100 years of Camping and Cooking scheduled for October 29, 2011 at Camp White Rock has been postponed. Due to the expected 5-8 inches of snow at Capon Bridge...

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Happy Birthday Juliette Gordon Low - Founder of Girl Scouts

Thank you for giving us Girl Scouting - which continues to inspire girls to their highest potential. Girl Scouts decorated pumpkins for the White House Lawn in 2010. The slide show includes Girl...

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Girl Scouts Rock the Mall Flashmob at Union Station

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Camp CEO Reunion

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Girl Scouts Set World Record

Jumping Jacks on the White House Lawn Girl Scouts joined First Lady Michelle Obama, the Today Show's Al Roker, Figure Skater Michelle Kwan, National Geographic Kids and over 400 kids...

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Girl Scouts Revamp Badges

Article featured on ABC News  Diane Sawyer at ABC News reports on Girl Scouts' updated badges. Read the full story here.  

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Women of Distinction Luncheon

in Eastern Panhandle - Photo Gallery The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital honored three outstanding women from the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia at the Women of Distinction...

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Girl Scout Museum Display

at Frederick Library through October 14 To celebrate the 100 th Anniversary of Girl Scouting, GSCNC has created a traveling museum exhibit. Three double-sided panels tell the story of Girl...

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Girl Scout 100 Ways to

Celebrate Anniversary Patch Girl Scouts of all ages can earn the 100 Ways to Celebrate the 100th patch. It is GSCNC's way to commemorate Girl Scouts' first 100 trailblazing years....

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See GSCNC's Exhibit at the

2011 National Trademark Expo Girl Scouts will be displaying our brand and trademark history at the 2011 National Trademark Expo at the USPTO, October 14-15, 2011.

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Purple Promise Foundation

Awards GSCNC $30,000       GSCNC is excited to announce that the Purple Promise Foundation has generously provided a $30,000 grant that will go towards local and...

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Girl Scouts Attend

Sewall-Belmont's Alice Award Luncheon The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum paid tribute to distinguished women who have made an outstanding contribution in breaking barriers and setting new...

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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

From September 15 - October 15 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. Take this time to learn about the rich Hispanic cultural heritage and recognize the...

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Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting

Initial Shipment Sells Out  Initial Shipment Sells Out Good News ...that is a phenomenal start. Challenging News... that means most Shops have sold out of Cadette,...

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Support Future Entrepreneurs

September 19 - October 21   Fall Product Program Enrich the experience for girls along their leadership journey.  Fall Product Programming encourages reading and the entrepreneurial...

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GSCNC Offices Closed For All Staff Meeting

The Shop will be open...    GSCNC offices are closed Friday September 23, 2011 for an All Staff Meeting. Our Offices will reopen on Monday Morning September 26, 2011 at...

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Dove Self Esteem Weekend

Tell your story Join us for the Second Annual Dove Movement for Self-Esteem Weekend in October: Dove encourages women everywhere to commit to spending one hour on a...

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CareFirst Grow Strong

Sponsors Girl Scout Healthy Living Program CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield continues to support Girl Scouts. This year they generously donated $175,000 to support our 100th anniversary Grow...

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In Memoriam - Remembering September 11

On this, the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001, we remember all who lost a lov ed one and were affected by this national tragedy. We especially remember Girl Scout Brownie Zoe Falkenberg...

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GSCNC on Facebook

"Like" Us on Our New Page Like us on Our New Page Stay connected with the GSCNC community by "liking" us on our new Facebook page! Girl Scout Council of the...

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Register for Environment Leadership Institute

Girl Scouts Cadettes invited  Register for the Environmental Leadership Institute Now Open to Campers without a Camp-Certified Adult Who: Girl Scout Cadettes When:...

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Lidia Soto-Harmon named Notimujer Woman of the Week

for CNN en Español  Lidia Soto-Harmon, Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital discussed our organization's successful outreach to...

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