Learn About
the New Journeys
at The Virtual Volunteer!

From the very beginning, Girl Scouts has been about developing girls' leadership.

Now we're doing it better than ever with national, outcomes-based program activities that give girls the specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that will make them leaders in their own lives and in their communities.

The New Girl Scout Leadership Experience features "journeys" in which girls:

• Gain a global and multicultural perspective.
• Embrace the values expressed in the Girl Scout Law.
• Become environmentally aware and develop attitudes and self- understanding that promote healthy living.

The first six journeys books (one for each age level) are now available at the Council Shop. Read more about them at The Virtual Volunteer, our blog for GSSA Adult Volunteers.

Girl Scout Cookie Sale
It's About Much More Than Cookies!

Every year, thousands of girls across our area gain valuable knowledge while providing the community with a special treat — Girl Scout cookies. This year will be no exception.

Confidence. Finance & Marketing Skills.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program, an integral part of Girl Scouting’s Business and Economic Literacy initiative for girls ages 6–17, provides finance, marketing and public speaking skills, along with valuable experiences that build girls’ self-confidence and help them develop their own personal leadership style.

Leadership. Self-Esteem.
Since 1917, the Girl Scout cookie activity has been a famous annual event that has helped girls develop important leadership skills they will use throughout their lives.  Whether they are dreaming of becoming a doctor, teacher, businesswoman, president of the PTA, or superstar athlete, the Girl Scout Cookie Program gives them the self-esteem they need to reach for the stars.

Goal-Setting. Public Speaking Skills.
“The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a valuable part of the Girl Scout experience. The skills girls gain truly help them become future leaders,” Liz Brent, Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama CEO, said.  “It is always exciting to see girls developing skills they might not realize they are developing while it is happening.”

It all starts Friday, January 9.
Locally, girls will begin to sell Girl Scout cookies on Friday, January 9, 2009. Cookies are $3.50 per box. All proceeds benefit Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, which includes Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa, Washington and Wilcox counties.