Tag Archives: world thinking day 2016
Going for Gold: Finance for Life
Amy, a Girl Scout Ambassador from Quincy, had a lot of questions about personal finance after starting her first job. After conducting a survey of students at her school, she found that between 48% and 81% of students surveyed knew little about credit, savings accounts, taxes, loans and checkbooks. Amy worked with a representative from […]
How We Celebrated World Thinking Day 2016
Last week we celebrated World Thinking Day, a Girl Scout holiday that aims to unite girls in scouting on a global level. We heard so many great stories about the ways troops celebrated the holiday; here are a bunch we love. Brownie Troop 68174 and Daisy Troop 86222 from Lowell explored this year’s theme, “Connect,” […]
Connecting on World Thinking Day 2016
Today, February 22, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world are celebrating World Thinking Day (WTD). World Thinking Day rallies the global sisterhood around a particular theme—and this year’s theme is “Connect.” Our CEO, Patricia Parcellin, helps us honor this occasion with a special message: As Girl Scouts founder, Juliette Gordon Low once said about our Movement, “Ours […]
