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About Us
On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon
Low, the founder of Girl Scouting, organized America’s first group of
Girl Scouts in Savannah, Georgia. In 1915, the first Girl Scout troop
in the Metro Detroit area was established. In 1980, Southern
Oakland County and Girl Scouts of Metropolitan Detroit consolidated
into what is now today as Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit – the largest
mentor of girls in the Metro Detroit area, serving most
of Wayne and Oakland Counties. Girl Scouts has thrived throughout the
area for more than 90 years.
Girl Scouts is the largest
volunteer organization for girls in the world. It is a part of a
global family of girls and adults in 144 countries through the
membership of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in the World Wide
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). Girl Scouting is
open to all girls ages 5 – 17 (or kindergarten through 12th grade),
who subscribe to the ideals of the Girl Scout
Promise and
Law.
Council Headquarters:
Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit
3011 West Grand Blvd. ~ 500 Fisher
Building
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-972-GIRL (4475)
GSMD’s resources
include:
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Northwest Girl Scout Service
Center located in White Lake
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Volunteer Welcome Center in
Detroit
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Girl Scout Shops in Detroit and
White Lake
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Camp Innisfree, Howell
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Innisfree Equestrian Center,
Howell
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Pontiac Outreach Office, Pontiac
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Arab Outreach Office, Dearborn
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Latino Outreach Office, Detroit
Additional information on changes
to the Girl Scout movement and the Metro Detroit Council are available
on our Council News
and Realignment pages.
Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scout
Promise
On my honor, I will try: To
serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by
the Girl Scout Law.
Girl Scout Law
I will do my
best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and
caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself
and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a
better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
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