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Introducing the perfect way for Girl Scouts, past or present to commemorate their Girl Scouting Experiences. The Girl Scout Commonwealth Council is has commissioned the expert craftsmen at C.L. Ford Jewelers ( a licensed GSUSA vendor) in Richmond, Virginia to design ad produce the Charm Collection of gold and silver charms. Each piece is carefully cast from sterling silver or 14 karat yellow gold. Charm bracelets, pins and necklaces are also available. (Click here for pricing) |
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Trefoil- The trefoil is the unifying symbol of WAGGS (World Association of Girl Scouting Guides and Girl Scouts) , 128 national Girl Guide/Girl Scout organizations. The group has a total membership of approximately 8 million girls, and the trefoil is a constant reminder to each one that they are bound together in worldwide organization. |
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Savannah, Georgia - The "birthplace of Girl Scouting, where 18 girls were organized into two patrols, the Carnation and the White Rose, on March 12, 1912. By December, membership had grown to 565 Girl Scouts nationwide and that momentum has only continued, with a national membership of over 3 million girls today. The Girl Scout Commonwealth Council alone serves over 18,000 Girl Scouts in central Virginia |
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Girl Scout Tent- Lowlands, the first Girl Scout campsite, was purchased by Juliette Low on July 8, 1912. The Girl Scout Commonwealth Girl Scout Council has carried on the the camping tradition beginning in 1927, with the purchase of Camp Pocahontas, and continuing through today with the beautiful facilities at both Camp Kittamaqund and Pamunkey Ridge. |
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Cookie Box - Although Girl Scouts sold cookies before this time, 1936 is usually noted as the year of "the first nationwide Girl Scout cookie sale", and is now eagerly anticipated year after year in communities across the nation. Girls get their first taste of basic sales, marketing, accounting principles and other life skills. |
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Juliette Low's Hat - Uniform styles have changed considerably through out the years, but this distinctive hat will always represent the unique sisterhood of Girl Scouting that proudly ignores all barriers in society. |
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Brownie Beanie - This loveable look is symbolic of the Girl Scout programs that begin preparing young women to take their rightful place in the world. The first troop of Brownies, originally known as "Junior Scouts", was organized in 1916. |
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Daisy - Commemorating the youngest Girl Scouts and their introduction to the worldwide sisterhood of Girl Scouting. Juliette Low was affectionately called Daisy by close friends and relatives. The name was given the newest age level, introduced in 1984 for girls five years old or in kindergarten. |
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