Girl Scouts invites girls and adults in Greenville County to learn about membership opportunities
August 20, 2015
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience: Delivering Fun with Purpose
GREENVILLE, SC – Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains will hold several informational meetings from late August throughout September to share details about joining the world’s largest and most successful leadership development organization in the world serving girls. Programs are age-appropriate, girl-driven, focused on life skills, and reflect the interests and needs of today’s girls. Membership is open to all girls, grades K5-12.
The Girl Scout organization is 99% volunteer-led and they come from all walks of life: men, women, young professionals, retirees, college students, and more. According to a recent survey, volunteers are overwhelmingly positive with regard to their involvement, with 92 percent agreeing that volunteering is a valuable use of their time and that they can make a difference.
Those interested are invited to drop by and visit with Girl Scout representatives to find out more at any of the following scheduled events:
- Saturday, August 22, 11am – 12 noon, Pelham Road Library, 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville;
- Saturday, Aug 22, 1-2pm, Horizon Church, 1070 East Butler Road, Greenville;
- Saturday, Aug 22, 3-4pm, Simpsonville Library, 626 NE Main Street, Simpsonville;
- Saturday, Aug 22, 5-6pm, Fountain Inn Library, 311 N. Main Street, Fountain Inn;
- Saturday, Aug 22, 1-3pm, Sugar Creek Recreation Center, 103 Sugar Creek Road, Greer;
- Tuesday, Sept 1, 6-7pm, Mitchell Road Elementary, 4124 E. North Street Ext., Greenville;
- Thursday, Sept 3, 5:30 – 8:00pm, Oakview Elementary School, 515 Godfrey Road, Simpsonville;
- Tuesday, Sept 15, 6-7pm, Greenbrier Elementary School, 853 Log Shoals Road, Greenville;
- Saturday, Sept 19, 2-4pm, First Baptist Church, 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville;
- Monday, Sept 21, 6:30-7:00pm, Sue Cleveland Elementary School, 375 Woodmont School Road, Piedmont;
- Thursday, Sept 24, 6-7pm, Robert E. Cashion, 1500 Fork Shoals Road, Greenville;
- Tuesday, Sept 29, 6-7pm, Oakview Elementary School, 515 Godfrey Road, Simpsonville.
For more information about Girl Scouts in Greenville County, contact Penny Gill, Community Development Manager,864-770-1236 or 864-516-3608, [email protected]; or Jaquetta Ross, Community Development Manager, 864-770-1244 or 864-516-3611, [email protected].
For more than 103 years, Girl Scouting has helped girls develop positive values and become active, responsible leaders in their communities. With emphasis on personal growth and leadership development through service to others, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands serves more than 11,500 girls, grades K5-12, and 4,700 adults in 22 counties of central and western South Carolina, including Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union.
