Girl Scout Week 2009

Girl Scouts of Colorado joined Girl Scout troops around the country to make the world a better place as they celebrated Girl Scout Week and the 97th anniversary of Girl Scouts from March 8-14 this year.  

Girl Scout Week service and celebration
Helping girls discover themselves and how they can impact their communities is something that Juliette Gordon Low first envisioned. Girl Scout Week projects are part of a broader initiative by Girl Scouting to help girls lead by example in their communities and in the world around them. Here are just a few of the things girls did this year:

• A troop from Colorado Springs planned a tea with past and present Girl Scouts at the Village at Skyline assisted living center. Each Girl Scout in attendance received their own memento tea cup. Younger girls interested in joining Girl Scouts were also invited.  
   
• Girl Scouts from Troop 1114 in Denver led the Pledge of Allegiance for members of the House of Representatives at the State Capitol on Monday, March 9 in honor of Girl Scout Week and the 97th anniversary. 
   
• The Fort Collins service center hosted an Open House to showcase their newly renovated service center. The community was invited for cake to celebrate 97 years of Girl Scouting and learn more about Girl Scouting in northern Colorado. All Girl Scouts in the area were invited to attend, as well as any girls ages 5 to 17 who interested in joining.
   
• Another troop from Colorado Springs recognized a local hero in the community during Girl Scout Week. Troop 1754 delivered 150 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to their Hometown Hero, TESSA, on March 12 at 4 p.m. During the delivery, the girls of this troop also learned more about TESSA and the great work they do in the community to help women and their children achieve safety and well-being while challenging communities to end sexual and family violence.
   
• In Grand Junction, Troop 126 planned their own event with a local photographer to earn the Photography Interest Project Award (IPA). The troop thought Girl Scout Week would be a great time to capture their Girl Scout memories. They also plan to put together an album to donate to the council illustrating their years of learning and fun. 

What did you do for Girl Scout Week this year? Share your stories and photos and we will add them to this page! Email Kristin H.  

We now proclaim it Girl Scout Week!
Mayors from all over Colorado responded with gusto in proclaiming March 8-14 Girl Scout Week. Here are the towns and cities that we know of that officially recognized Girl Scout Week this year. If you know of any others, let us know and we will add them to this list:

Black Hawk
Central City
Colorado Springs
Custer County
Denver
Durango
Eagle
Fort Collins
Fruita
Grand Junction
Gypsum
Julesburg
LaJunta
Lakewood
Lamar
Lone Tree
Longmont
Merino
Northglenn
Salida
Sheridan
Sterling
Fort Morgan
Thornton
Trinidad
Westminster

Governor Bill Ritter also stepped up to proclaim Girl Scout Week for Colorado. Troops from around the state were present to accept the proclamations in many of the cities.

Also check out the video is of Girl Scout Troop 3322 accepting the proclamation at the City of Lakewood council meeting. To view, visit the city Web site, click on City Council meeting March 9th video, “Jump To” item #4 – Girl Scout proclamation week (on the left side of screen).

Girl Scout Week in the media
Check out the media coverage for Girl Scout Week this year (listed at the bottom of this page). We will add more as we learn about it. Do you know of a Girl Scout Week story that we don't have listed? Let Amanda K. know. Also, if you have photos or stories from your Girl Scout Week celebrations, please send them to your local media outlets following the council's working with the media guidelines.