We are excited to celebrate and to honor the legacy of Girl Scouts’ last 100 years and the promise of the next 100! Plans are in place to celebrate with regional events, launch Girl Scouts: Forever Green—a community-focused project centered on reducing plastic waste, publish an oral history book centered on Girl Scouting in Idaho over the years, capture the centennial year in a painting by renowned Idaho artist, Gary Stone, and re-connect with Girl Scout alumnae to celebrate at a community event in Boise in late-summer 2012.
Below is a summary of the activities we are working on. Be sure to check back often to see how our plans are progressing in honor of Girl Scouting's big anniversary!
Centennial Challenge: Because there are literally hundreds of ways that you can celebrate and promote our 100th Anniversary, we're asking you to take part in our Challenge--and tell us about it! The Challenge is a way for everyone to celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting and to share with the public our mission of building courage, confidence, and character.
Activites within in the Centennial Challenge all center on the idea of '100', so it's a great way for girls to connect with our 100th Anniversary. Girls can participate as a troop or Take Action on their own initiative to make a difference.
Click here to read all about the Centennial Challenge and learn how you can participate! Click here to print the Centennial Challenge trefoil.
The buzz has begun! We are already hearing about some of the fantastic regional activities around 100th Anniversary.
Click here to read more about what's happening throughout our service area.
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting by paricipating in our tri-annual troop/group program event where more than 1,000 girls and adult will meet in Filer, Idaho for a weekend of program, celebration, and fun!
Click here to learn more about Jubilation 2012!
Girl Scouts Forever Green is a nationwide, Take Action project offering a meaningful leadership experience that makes a huge, positive impact on the environment and increases visibility of Girl Scouts in every community. Plans for Girl Scouts of Silver Sage's "Forever Green" initiative centers on ways to reduce plastic waste.
Click here for more information about our local plans.
Click here to learn more about Girl Scouts Forever Green on a national level.
Girls, we're looking for the number-one reason why you are a Girl Scout! We are planning to use your thoughts in a marketing campaign to celebrate the 100th Anniversary! Prizes are involved, so be thinking of a sentence that explains why you are proud to be a Girl Scout.
We are accepting submissions until January 31. Click here for details.
Whether you were a Brownie for a year or a Troop Leader for 30 leaders, we want to stay connected wtih you! Please take a moment and register with the Girl Scout Alumnae Association.
GreenFest is a community event that will take place in late summer 2012. Anyone with a vested interest in Girl Scouting can join us for a day of celebration! More details to come.
Other 100th Anniversary Initiatives:
Girl Scouts 'Herstory' Project and 100th Anniversary Book
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage has received a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council to help prepare for the 2012 Centennial. Dr. Susan Swetnam, and Idaho State University faculty member and former Girl Scout leader, will be writing a historical book about Girl Scouting in Silver Sage's territory--and she's calling on local Girl Scouts to help her do it!
Swetnam is involving Girl Scouts in 7th grade and up to help gather oral history from women who are or have been involved in the Silver Sage council. She's offering a series of oral history workshops in western, central, and eastern Idaho to train girls. All who participate will be recognized in the book and awarded a special patch.
How can you help? Susan is looking for names of women influential in Idaho Girl Scouting who should be interviewed. Please send her any names you have, with a brief note identifying them. Also, if you have historic photos, she would be interested in seeing them. Susan can be contacted at swetsusa@isu.edu.
100th Anniversary Commemorative Painting by Idaho artist, Gary Stone
Twin Falls native, Gary Stone, has created a fantastic print to commemorate and celebrate Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary! The print depicts a campfire scene and incorporates lots of Girl Scout tradition. Click here to read about Gary and view his work
Have a question about the 100th Anniversary?
E-mail: 100@girlscouts-ssc.org.