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Ann Janzen, 101, Gave the Gift of Camp & Community
When Ann Janzen, a lifelong Girl Scout, decided to make her planned gift, she didn’t know exactly what the council might need, when the time came, but she knew she wanted to support financial aid for girls to attend our camps, and she knew she wanted to support her beloved Camp Runels. According to her […]
Amanda Scott: A Determined and Inspiring Role Model for Today’s Girl Scouts
We are so thrilled to have Amanda Scott on GSEMA’s 2019 Boston Marathon team. Amanda is a student at Boston University; she’s in the fifth year of a six-year physical therapy program. During her undergraduate years she joined the Kappa Delta sorority, which works closely with local Girl Scout troops. The girls sold cookies, went […]
70 Years of Girl Scout Memories
We say Girl Scouting inspires forever friendships, and we were overjoyed to hear about Girl Scout troop 57 of Malden who reunited to celebrate their 70th anniversary this past fall. Longtime friends from across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine gathered to renew the special bond they formed as troop members. Bernadette Wilson reflects on the […]
Celebrating Black History Month
As Black History Month comes to a close, punctuated triumphantly by Moonlight winning a best picture Oscar—the first picture with an all-black cast to win this award—we celebrate the many ways our culture has been enriched by the ideas, talents and myriad other contributions of African Americans. From its inception, Girl Scouts has been an […]
Happy 104th Birthday to us—Girl Scouts!
It was an incredible day celebrating the 104th anniversary of Girl Scouting (our birthday!) at Linden Ponds’ Oakleaf Clubhouse in Hingham. Nearly 70 local Girl Scouts joined retirement community residents for a women’s history presentation by GSEM museum volunteer Nancy Marshall. Board member and museum volunteer Lynn Cutter hosted a trivia game with prizes, […]
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