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Did you Know?
The Florida Panhandle’s premier organization creating tomorrow’s successful female leaders.

• More than 8,500 Florida Panhandle girls, reflecting the state’s cultural and economic diversity, participate in the nation’s most successful leadership development and positive value program: Girl Scouts!
   
• Using girl-led, cooperative learning and learning-by-doing processes, Girl Scouting provides age-appropriate activities that build real-life skills and empower girls to make an impact in their communities and the world.
   
• The Girl Scout Program Model uses three leadership keys— Discover, Connect, Take Action—as the foundation to help girls successfully develop:

Leadership skills
Social skills
Ethical and Social values
Confidence and self-reliance
Problem solving and decision making skills
Business and career-planning skills
Good citizenship and commitment to community service
 

Girl Scout Cookie Program Cookie Sales are the center of the largest business and economic literacy program for girls. Through participation in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls learn the power of goal-setting, develop self-confidence, and learn to work together towards a common goal. Many of today’s successful businesswomen made their first ever sales presentations while selling Girl Scout cookies.

• 2,439 Florida Panhandle Girl Scout Leaders, Co-leaders, and Advisors actively work in partnership with girls, creating the fun, friendly, safe, and girl-focused environment that is the cornerstone of the Girl Scout leadership experience.
   
• More than 2,600 hours of community service were contributed during the last 4 years by 40 Florida Panhandle girls who earned the prestigious Gold Award, addressing such pressing issues as poverty, hurricane relief, and unhealthy lifestyles.

CEOs. Scientists. Athletes. Artists. Mothers. Leaders.
What do these women of achievement have in common?

Girl Scouts!

Did You Know?

Girl Scout troops first appeared in the Florida Panhandle in 1918. Through the many years, our councils have had many names but have stood the test of time as the voice of the girls in our communities.

• 64% of today’s women executives/leaders were Girl Scouts.
  92% of female astronauts were Girl Scouts.
   
• If you asked today’s women leaders where they got their drive, spirit, and leadership skills, more than 50% will talk about their powerful experiences in Girl Scouts. That’s where these successful women learned to stand strong, with courage and confidence.
   
• In the Florida Panhandle, Girl Scouting is inclusive and relevant for all girls, providing leadership experiences, tangible skills and positive values for members of more than 580 Troops, nearly 80 Independent (Juliette) Girl Scouts, and 127 girls in underserved communities. Scholarships and sponsorships are available to make Girl Scouting accessible to every girl.
   
• In Girl Scouting, leadership is the result of girls discovering their world, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place.

Well-known Girl Scout Alumnae

• More than 50 million women have enjoyed Girl Scouting in their youth.
   
• 82% of high-achieving alumnae believe that Girl Scouting influenced their success.
   
• 64% of women listed in Who’s Who in America are former Girl Scouts.
   
• 68% of women in our current Congress were Girl Scouts.
   

Key Facts

Membership

• Girl Members - 8,563
• Adult Members - 2,439

Service Area

Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington Counties

Leadership

President
Josephine Newton

Chief Executive Officer
Raslean M. Allen, MSM

Founder
Juliette Gordon Low

National Leadership
National President
Connie L. Lindsey

Chief Executive Officer
Kathy Cloninger