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Leadership Of Girl Scout Troops; Concerning The Intermediate Program For Girls Scouts Ten Through Fourteen

Girl Scout Service Unit 511 from Effingham County earns the president’s award
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois held its first meeting on March 27 at the Fountains Conference Center in Fairview Heights.

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Penncraft teen attains Girl Scout Gold Award
A Penncraft teen has achieved the highest award offered by the Girl Scouts with a service project that has changed the way things are done at Brownsville Area High School.

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Troops meeting troops: Service Unit 155 Girl Scouts greet troops arriving home
The international arrivals gate at DFW International Airport was full of troops Friday morning, as Plano Girl Scout troops welcomed home inbound military troops.

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WEB FIRST: Torrington Girl Scouts struggling to attract volunteers
TORRINGTON — It’s girl scout cookie time again, and organizers of the nearly century-old organization say interest is just as strong as ever. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of parents and volunteers for Torrington’s girl scout troops, which is forcing large numbers of young girls to miss out on the opportunity to join.

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Volunteers Distribute Cookies To Girl Scout Troops
Mother/Daughter Cookie Volunteer Duo! Garden City Girl Scouts, Parents and Community Volunteers bundled up on a chilly February morning to help distribute cookies at the GC Girl Scout Cookie Pickup at GC High School.

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Girl Scout Troops Raise Money For Haiti
Relief efforts in Haiti are getting some sweet help from Thin Mints and Tagalongs.

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Recipes Using Girl Scout Cookies
Elizabeth Farry, community relations manager for the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast, talks about using Girl Scout Cookies as ingredients in other recipes. Farry has tried many of the recipes on the Girl Scouts’ Web site, including fried caramel delights, thin mint brownies and do-si-dos peanut Thai chicken.

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Girl Scout camps in Lackawanna, Monroe counties closing
Two local Girl Scout camps will be closing for good, officials announced Thursday, as part of an effort to deal with declining membership and finances. Camp Laurel in Roaring Brook Twp. and Camp Pocono in Tannersville are two of the five camps scheduled

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Volunteers Distribute Cookies To Girl Scout Troops
Mother/Daughter Cookie Volunteer Duo! Garden City Girl Scouts, Parents and Community Volunteers bundled up on a chilly February morning to help distribute cookies at the GC Girl Scout Cookie Pickup at GC High School.

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Girl Scout Leader Accused Of Taking Cookie Money
A Girl Scout troop leader is accused of swindling her troop and chapter of more than $8,000 that was generated, in part, by the sale of Girl Scout cookies.

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Boy Scout troop 727 recognizes seven Eagle Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 727, who is sponsored by St. Martha Catholic Church, honors and recognizes seven members for earning the rank of Eagle Scout Feb. 27

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Boy Scout troops growing locally after long decline
URBANA – When he was still in school, Bob Meyer remembers Boy Scout events where dozens of tents were packed in long straight lines, and the sheer number of scouts that packed the campgrounds made it look like something out of a movie.

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