Girl Scouts 1912-2012

Happy Birthday Girl Scouts celebrating 100 years of Scouting that builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who can make the world a better place. Founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop in the USA on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia. She believed that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. 

Remembering my scout leader, Margaret Tate, and all the life skills and experiences in scouting that provided a way to act toward one another and the world. Once a girl scout always a girl scout - so “Do a good turn daily” and “Be prepared”.


As a young girl, earning a Girl Scout merit badge was motivational and fun. When a Girl Scout becomes a woman, those badges represent memories and still useful skills.  The photo above shows a few of my merit badges that I earned.

My friend, Barbara Helen, and I having fun taking pictures in a photo booth
on a Girl Scout trip to Asheville, North Carolina.