Nearly a century ago, Juliette Gordon Low made a phone call to a friend that soon would change her life and the lives of more than 50 million girls across the globe.
“I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” Low said, according to girlscouts.org.
On March 12, 1912, Low gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of American Girl Guides, now known as the Girl Scouts of the USA. Since then, Girl Scouting has grown to 3.7 million members, according to the website.
Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the organization. On Saturday, Fort Campbell’s Girl Scout troops gathered at the RSO Annex on Indiana Avenue to kick off a yearlong centennial celebration and to honor Low’s birthday – Oct. 31, 1860.
“It’s a big number. A lot of things don’t last 100 years,” said Kristin Hiles, leader for Troop 985 and media liaison for Fort Campbell Girl Scouts.
Continue reading in the Fort Campbell Courier: Girl Scouts Kick Off Centennial Celebration
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