In 2012 Girl Scouts of the USA will mark 100 years of inspiring girls and young women with the ideals of courage, confidence and character. Millions of active Girl Scouts, volunteers and alumnae will come together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting. Will you be one of them?
Celebrate & Save the Date!
We are busy planning several large council-wide, even world-wide, events to celebrate our 100th! Please save the dates for the following events and plan on joining us.
On-going
Council wide.
Here Come the Girl Scouts! The Amazing All-true Story of Founder Daisy Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Booksellers at Laurelwood, 387 Perkins Extended, Memphis, TN 38117
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd. Memphis, TN
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Elvis Presley's Graceland
May 11, 2012
AutoZone Park, Memphis, TN
Were you a Girl Scout,
Brownie, Daisy
or adult volunteer?
Sign up as a Girl Scout Alumna
to receive invitations to
special anniversary events!
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Ballard Park, West Main St., Tupelo, MS 38801
June 22 - 27, 2012
September 1 - 3, 2012
Camp Tik-A-Witha, Van Vleet, MS
100th Anniversary Camp Hazlewood Alumnae Camp Out
September 21- 23, 2012
Camp Hazlewood, Paris Landing State Park, TN
September 29 & 30, 2012
Kamp Kiwani, MIddleton, TN
October 12-14, 2012
Camp Sycamore Hills, 2020 Girl Scout Road, Ashland City, TN 37015
Join in the fun and be a part of our year-long celebration. Sign up to join one of our special interest committees. We have lots of opportunities to re-connect, re-join, or just rejuvenate your Girl Scout memories!
If you would like to serve on a committee, please email us at anniversary@girlscoutshs.org
Our Theme:
Forever Green.
Our Vision:
Celebrating a century of Girl Scouting and empowering girls of today and tomorrow!
Our Goals:
Celebrate, increase visibility, empower girls, impact communities.
We are thrilled to be approaching the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA
on March 12, 2012, and we’re gearing up to celebrate this occasion in
style! We have so many exciting plans and so many different ways to
celebrate the 100th that we hope you’ll visit this site over
and over again to see what cool new things are happening in honor of
Girl Scouting’s biggest anniversary ever.
Have ideas? Want to be involved? Email Jenny Jones for more information.
100th Anniversary Honorary Committee
As we celebrate Girl Scouting’s 100th Anniversary, we are pleased to have the support and leadership of our 100th Anniversary Honorary Committee. Our Honorary Committee members are community leaders who recognize the significance of Girl Scouts for the past 100 years and the importance of our role in building women leaders for another century.
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This 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts represents a century of improving local communities through programs that simultaneously teach life skills and develop confidence in young girls.”
- Crissy Haslam, First Lady, State of Tennessee
Dr. Maxine Smith, Honorary Chair, Greater Memphis
Ms. Celie Althoff, First Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Mrs. Ruby Bright, Executive Director, Women’s Foundation for a Greater
Memphis
Mr. John Crowe, Chairman and CEO, Buckeye Technologies
Mrs. Rose Flenorl, Manager of Social Responsibility, Fed Ex
Mrs. Sondra Fondren, Community Volunteer
Mr. William Fondren, Chairman, Orgill, Inc.
Mrs. Crissy Haslam, First Lady, State of Tennessee
Mrs. Ann Hawkins, Community Volunteer
Mr. Mason Hawkins, Owner, Southeastern Asset Management
Mrs. Deborah Hester, Executive Director, Girls Inc.
Mrs. Barbara Hyde, President, JR Hyde Family Foundations
Ms. Pat Moody, Community Volunteer
Ms. Deanie Parker, Retired President and CEO, Soulsville Foundation
Mrs. Jana Pettey, Publisher, Justine Magazine
Ms. Gayle Rose, Principal Owner and CEO, Electronic Vaulting Services
Mrs. Melanie Schild, Community Volunteer
Mrs. Rita Sparks, Owner, Sparks Enterprises
Ms. Pat Tigrett, Chairman and CEO, Pat Kerr, Inc.
Mrs. Bridgett Trenary, Community Volunteer
Mrs. Lashell Vaughn, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, MLGW
Mr. Ron Walter, President and General Manager, WREG-TV
Mrs. Susan Wang, Co-Owner, Wang’s International
Ms. Cassandra Webster, Executive Director, Memphis Challenge
Mrs. Kim Wirth, Foundation Executive Director, International Paper
Mrs. Ruby Wharton, Attorney, Wharton Law Firms
Dr. Karen Bowyer, Honorary Chair, West Tennessee
Ms. Vicki Burch, President, West TN Business College
Mrs. Crissy Haslam, First Lady, State of Tennessee
Ms. Tina Mercer, President, Infinite Consulting
Mrs. Libby Murphy, Community Volunteer
Mr. Rick Webb, President, First State Bank
Mr. Bill White, President, First Tennessee Bank
Mrs. Lori White, Community Volunteer
Mrs. Katie Winchester, Chairman, First Citizens National Bank
Dr. Sharon Younger, President, Younger and Associates
Ms. Elizabeth Gwin, Honorary Chair, North Mississippi
Mrs. Shawn Brevard, Community Volunteer
Dr. Gloria Kellum, Retired Vice Chancellor
Mrs. Zell Long, Chief Professional Officer, Boys and Girls Club of North
Mississippi
Mr. Bill Luckett, Senior Partner, Luckett Tyner Law Firm
Mr. Bobby Martin, President, People’s Bank of Ripley
Mr. Aubrey Patterson, Executive Chairman and CEO, Bancorp South
Mrs. Lisa Reed, Community Volunteer
Mrs. Vicki Sneed, President, Regions Bank
Mrs. Melinda Tidwell, Executive Director, United Way of Northeast MS