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Girl Scout Sunday
Girl Scout Troop 7341 from Mize was recognized by the Magee Congregational Methodist Church during their morning services on Sunday, March 8. This was also Girl Scout Sunday. This year, the troop ranges from 1st year Daisy’s (kindergarten-1st grade)-1st year Cadette’s (6th-8th grades).
There are 9 girls in the troop this year. Girl Scout Troop 7341 is led by Janet Runnels and consists of the following girls: Sarah Powell, Allie Anderson, Sophia Jackson, Lauren Runnels, Bailey Wedgeworth, Macey Wilson, Ryah Tubbs, Aubrey Bynum, and Skylar McPhail. So far this year, the girls have participated in the Samoa 40th Birthday Bash at Camp Wahi.
Everyone’s favorite cookie, Samoa, turned 40 this year! Together, the girls sold almost 1,500 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. They plan on using their cookie profits to go camping at Camp Wahi in April. At camp, they will learn how to do a flag ceremony, simple first aid, go on a walking tour of the camp, and work on a craft. They will also learn campfire songs while making S’Mores.
Girl Scouts was started on March 12, 1912, by Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia. She had 18 girls in her first troop. Her niece was the first registered American Girl Guide, later changed to Girl Scouts in 1913. The week of March 12th is known as Girl Scout Week. It begins the Sunday before the 12th and ends the Saturday after. From the original 18 girls on March 12, 1912, Girl Scouting has grown to 2.8 million members.
Juliette Gordon Low was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia. She passed away on January 17, 1927 at her home in Savannah, Georgia. Her childhood home, and the first meeting place, was purchased and restored by the Girl Scouts of USA in 1953 and was listed as a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1965. It is known as the Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center but is referred to as The Birthplace. On October 28, 1979, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in New York. On April 26, 2012, President Obama posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Juliette Gordon Low.
