Girl Scouting turns healthy 96 this week
Wednesday is the national birthday of Girl Scouting, and girls and adults throughout our area are celebrating the Movement's 96 years of service to God, our country and all of our communities.
Girl Scouting began in Guilford County in 1917, with African-American girls joining in 1937. The oldest Girl Scout troop in North Carolina was formed in 1914 in Leaksville (now part of Eden in Rockingham County).
Girls in the 13-county Tarheel Triad Council rock. They provide thousands of hours of service every year, whether by cleaning up a neighborhood or by making pillows for cancer patients at Wesley Long or by serving meals at Potters House — or by monitoring the Little Girls' Fun Run and handing out water at the finish line of the Women's Only Race in Greensboro.
Girl Scouts are generally fairly quiet about what we do, but I'd like to give a shout out to all of the 13,000 girls whom we serve and the 6,000 adult volunteers who make this organization work. I began volunteering with Girl Scouting in 1977 because I needed something to do with my spare time. It was the best decision I've ever made.
Lynn Burnette
Colfax
The writer is vice president, marketing and communication, Tarheel Triad Council.