Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
This year marks the largest class of GSGLA Gold Award Girl Scouts (326 awardees!), three of whom were selected as National Gold Award Girl Scout nominees. Their projects involved massive time commitments, ingenuity, and the ability to speak with authority to elected officials, adult professionals, and peers. Each of the three projects instigated a local
Getting girls and women involved in science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) is a timely issue. But Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles has a 10-year record of promoting girls in STEM. The Javabots, an all-girl FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team, has 12 Girl Scout members in grades 8-12. Of the 30 GSGLA-sponsored robotics
Cookie season is upon us and, fortunately, those with special dietary restrictions won’t have to choose between great taste and specially needed options. Instead, cookie-lovers can indulge in popular Girl Scout cookie flavors like the masses. Those with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity can make haste in ordering packages of Toffee-Tastic—a gluten-free cookie option—from
Words cannot fully express the gratitude we feel toward our Girl Scout community. The support our Council received this Giving Tuesday – from volunteers, parents, former Girl Scouts, friends, GSGLA staff and board members – demonstrates the collective power of what we can do together. Thanks to generous donations, GSGLA will start 28 new troops reaching
“When I joined Girl Scouts I didn’t think that I would ever climb to the top of mountains, go kayaking through sea caves, or see the total eclipse. I feel so lucky and privileged to see what I have seen, and to be a part of this wonderful troop.”
“By being part of Girl Scouts, I’ve been able to more fully engage in social justice and advocacy, and my experiences have helped me think about how I can continue creating projects that will allow voices from more communities to be heard and celebrated.”
“Having a trusting friendship with my sister Girl Scouts, I wasn’t afraid to be myself and come out of my shell to share my feelings and experiences.”
“Girl Scouts are encouraged to be resourceful, skilled, and ready to help others—Alyssa’s and Alma’s quick thinking and exceptional judgment are inspiring to us all.”
“The entire time I was having flashbacks to Girl Scout residential camp in Maine. It’s so amazing how there is consistency in the Girl Scout camp experience through generations and from coast to coast.”
“It’s nice for girls to have good male role models other than their own dads and I hope I am one.”
