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Guest Blogger: What the Gift of Giving Can Do – From Girl Scouts to the Department of State

December 2, 2019by GSCNC

by Katie G.  I first joined Girl Scouts in the seventh grade and had the opportunity to meet amazing girls, volunteer, and complete interesting and challenging projects throughout my five […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting

Girl Scout Alumnae represent United States at First International Trilateral on Women Empowerment with Korea and Japan

October 27, 2016by GSCNC

by Girl Scout alumnae Hannah Cho and Lindsay Horikoshi On Tuesday, September 27th, we had the opportunity to participate in the first ever Trilateral Forum on Women’s Empowerment between the […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Guest Blogger, Once a Girl Scout, Always a Girl Scout

Teaching Girls How to Succeed

January 30, 2014by GSCNC

Read CEO Lidia Soto-Harmon’s essay for the Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink. How do we help girls build a life of success? Growing up in […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Leadership, Lidia Soto-Harmon

Girl Scout Elyse Shares Gold Award Experience

January 16, 2014by GSCNC

Girl Scout Elyse H. shares how her leadership skills will grow in the future because of her Gold Award project. For her project, Elyse initiated a club for teen girls at […]

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Advocacy, Awards, Girl Scouting, Guest Blogger, Leadership

A Women’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink

January 15, 2014by GSCNC

Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared War on Poverty and amid a nation that counts women as half of the workforce, we are faced with the dim reality […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Leadership, Lidia Soto-Harmon

Girl Scout Shares Experience on Capitol Hill

August 29, 2013by GSCNC

I had the pleasure of working in the office of Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska for one week. Although my week was during recess and I did not see the […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Guest Blogger, Leadership

Girl Scout Shares her Experience on Capitol Hill

August 20, 2013by GSCNC

I had a great experience working as a Congressional Aide in the office of Representative Slaughter of the 25th District of New York. It was really interesting to see the […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Guest Blogger, Leadership

Girl Scout Volunteer Visits Rwanda

August 16, 2013by GSCNC

Guest Blog by Alice Hahn, Volunteer with Girl Scouts of the Nation’s Capital Earlier this year I attended a fascinating and rewarding World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Guest Blogger, Leadership, Volunteers

Girl Scout Inclusion Specialist Andraea LaVant visits White House

July 30, 2013by GSCNC

Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital’s very own Inclusion Specialist Andraea LaVant visited the White House on July 25th to attend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Champions of Change event. The […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Inclusion, Leadership

Guest Blog: Cailin D. Shares her Congressional Aide Experience

July 22, 2013by GSCNC

I had the pleasure of working with Senator Debbie Stabenow from Michigan for two weeks. My situation was quite unique because I was asked to work for two weeks rather […]

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Advocacy, Girl Scouting, Guest Blogger, Leadership

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