7 Reasons We Love Mary Barra – The Next CEO of General Motors
General Motors has picked a woman as its next CEO, naming product development chief Mary Barra as the first female head of […]
5 Customer Service Tips for Booth Sales
Cookie booths are an awesome way to practice the skills that you have been learning through out the Cookie Program. Here are […]
10 Ways to be a Better Cookie Customer
So you want to buy some Girl Scout Cookies. Seems pretty simple right? You see a booth, buy some cookies and move […]
Girl Scouts Bridge the Gender Gap with STEM
Originally posted on Blog – Girl Scouts NC Coastal Pines:
By Krista Park, Communications & Marketing Director Today more girls are showing interest in STEM (Science,…
5 Reasons We Love Geena Davis
1. She promotes equality of girls and women in the media As Girl Scouts we know that ordinary girls can do extraordinary […]
Girl Scout Troops 1548 and 770 receive service award from the Agape House
On October 12, 2013, Girl Scout troops 1548 and 770 received the Agape House Missionary and Outreach Ministry Award for 2013. The […]
Cookie Nutrition Cheat Sheet!
It’s almost time to set up cookie booths and sell to customers on the spot! Make sure that you know the important […]
STEM Week Day 4: Infographic on Women in STEM
For day four of our STEM week, let’s take a look at what STEM careers exist, how many women are currently working […]
STEM Week Day 3: Teaching tween girls to put science and engineering to work in their everyday lives
As we discussed on Monday – this weekend we have a VERY exciting program coming up called Invent it. Build it. At […]
STEM Week Day 2: Girl Scouts visit the James and Sylvia Earl Simulation to Advance Innovation and Learning Center at AAMC
As we talked about in “Ladies in Leadership Conference: Troop 4149′s Bronze Award Project” a group of Girl Scouts from the Annapolis area […]
STEM Week Day 1: Invent it. Build it. is coming!
During our last GSCM blog STEM week we talked about one organization that was working to get girls in middle school interested […]
On Time: What the cookie sale does for girls
Watch this clip of Judy McGovern, President of RealStreet Staffing and Monica Mitchell, Vice President & Senior Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo as they […]
Why a Day for Girls?
“Why a day just for girls? Because girls can save the world. And we deserve a bigger part of it.” – dayofthegirl.org […]
Malala Yousafzai: Raising her voice for girls everywhere
One year ago today, a 15 year old girl in Pakistan was shot in the head by the Taliban for trying to […]
Our Say: In praise of the Girl Scout cookie
An article from The Capital Gazette by Wendi Winters Wendi Winters is a local journalist, public relations consultant and photographer. She is a community news […]
Troop 2226’s Investiture
“On October 1, 2013, the girls of troop 2226, a multi-level troop in Hampstead, MD, celebrated the beginning of the 2014 Girl […]
SHARE Patch Design Contest!
Draw or color what YOU think GSCM’s new 2013-14 SHARE patch should look like. We want to see your ideas! Girls may drop entries off at the front desk at the GSCM Urban Program and STEM Center or mail in entries to: Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Attn: Jennifer Moumane 4806 Seton Dr. Baltimore, MD 21215 Entries must be dropped off or postmarked by October 31, 2013 With your submission please answer the following questions: – What is your FAVORITE thing about […]
SHARE Spirit Award
Congratulations to Troop 2392 for taking on the Beyond Bars School Supplies Drive this month. You did a fabulous job! […]
Yippie! A Gluten Free Cookie!
It’s cookie season again and GSCM is proud to introduce ABC Bakers’ new Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread cookie! By introducing this new […]
What Girl Scouting Does for Girls
According to Girl Scout Research Institute report, Girl Scouting Works: The Alumnae Impact Study, women who were Girl Scouts as children display significantly more positive life outcomes than those who did not join Girl Scouts. With approximately one in every two adult women in the U.S. having at some point been a member of Girl Scouts, it is no surprise that there is much more to this organization than camping, and cookies. Girl Scout alumnae display significantly more positive life outcomes on several indicators of […]
How do you welcome new Girl Scouts?
Love seeing girls empowering one another at such a young age! Way to go brownies of GSEIWI!
Service project for the BIG EVENT
Please bring a donation to the BIG EVENT on Sept. 21, 2013 for Loving Arms. Loving Arms, Inc., is a private not […]
Working ToGetHerThere: Girls in STEM Part 4
Women in STEM Need Role Models at All Stages of Their Career For girls, having a role model and being engaged in […]
Working ToGetHerThere: Girls in STEM Part 3
Cultivating Confidence in Teen Girls According to an article in The Seattle Times “Girls often lose interest in math and science around […]
Working ToGetHerThere: Girls in STEM Part 2
Keeping middle school girls interested in STEM In our last post we looked at what one company was doing to develop an […]
Working ToGetHerThere: Girls in STEM Part 1
Getting young girls interested in STEM Women’s representation is low at all levels of the STEM career “pipeline,” from interest and intent […]
Thanks To Our Sponsors for Supporting SHARE!
We wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors for this year’s SHARE-the-Journey Online Auction. The auction was a huge success. Thank you for supporting our Mission: to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Pizza Hut of Maryland, Inc. Glory Days Grill Capital Services, Inc. Shoprite Klein Supermarket
Guest Blog: Congressional Aide Shares her Experience on Capitol Hill
Originally posted on CapiTalk Blog:
Guest Blog by Morgan B., who shadowed Rep. Bennie Thompson for a week By being a Congressional Aide I learned about how a congressional office works on a daily basis. It is really cool because we live so close to Washington, D.C. and rarely get to see how this country is run. I gained a greater understanding about how the government works by asking lots and lots of questions and by getting involved, like attending meetings and…
