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Presidential Medal of Freedom to be awarded to Juliette Gordon Low, Founder of Girl Scouts
Juliette Gordon Low, in a portrait that hangs at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC
The White House announced that President Obama is posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low. The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, recognizes individuals who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors”.
[via Girl Scouts blog]
This marks a special moment in our history, for it was Daisy Low and her remarkable vision of “something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world” that set in motion a movement—the Girl Scout Movement. How fitting that this singular honor should come in 2012, almost exactly 100 years after she gathered those first 18 Girl Scouts. Today, there are 59 million of us who have worn the Girl Scout uniform or been part of Girl Scouting in some way. All of us owe Daisy Low a debt of gratitude, and we should rejoice at the news that her indelible contributions to the lives of girls will be recognized by a grateful nation when the President formally presents the award in late spring.
Juliette Gordon Low, as all of us in Girl Scouting know, was a great and visionary woman, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom is a testament to her enduring legacy and the place Girl Scouting holds in the fabric of the American experience.
- Anna Maria Chavez, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA
Click the Recipe, Raise $1 for Girl Scouts!
| Kraft Foods has launched a special donation program for the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital and you can help! |
All you have to do is click the favorite recipe page, and Kraft Foods will donate $1 to GSCNC!
On February 10th, the Girl Scouts teamed up with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Kraft Foods to highlight the importance of healthful eating habits and active lifestyles at the Let’s Move! Town Hall. Girl Scouts made nutritious after-school snack recipes with Kraft Foods and elected their favorite recipe.
For every parent or troop leader who clicks the Girl Scouts’ favorite recipe between now and March 11, 2011, Kraft Foods will donate $1 (up to a total of $20,000) to the Girl Scout councils participating in the town hall. The donation is limited to $1 per person.
Forward this email to your friends and share this link on social media. All they have to do is click the link!
GSCNC Featured on Verizon FiOS’s PushPause
Click here to see a great video featured on Verizon FiOS – filmed during our Open House event.
GSCNC’s Proud Gold Award Tradition
Gold Award Recipients
Did you know that GSCNC has the largest number of Girl Scouts to achieve the Gold Award? From 2009 to 2010, 220 Girl Scouts in the Greater Washington Region earned their Gold Award!
The Gold Award is Girl Scouting’s highest honor. It’s earned only by a select group of Girl Scouts who demonstrate a commitment not only to community service, but to advocating for lasting change.
Thanks to our dedicated volunteers and incredibly passionate Girl Scouts that are making a difference in their communities.
Click here for more information on obtaining your Gold Award
