Girl Scouts Taking The Mantle Of Leadership Understanding the value of history and leadership is an important element of being a Girl Scout. One local troop is taking that to the highest level by traveling to experience a presidential inauguration. Troop 17 of Oklahoma City has arranged for more than 30 Girl Scouts to attend the swearing-in ceremony, the parade, and also to actually march in the Martin Luther King Day Parade in Baltimore -- carrying a big "Girl Scouts-Western Oklahoma" banner in the process. Believing that they can accomplish any goal, these girls with the help of their leader, took on the task of planning this trip and making the most out of their time in our nation's capitol -- including voting as a troop to tour the Capitol, National History Museum, American History Museum and much more. We are sure they will have a lot to share when they return to Oklahoma.
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JLLS Membership Update JLLS OKC Membership 2005 – 183 2006 - 187 2007 – 211 2008 – 236 2009 – 170 to date JLLS OKC Fundraising: 2005 – $144,106 2006 – $148,140 2007 – $222,470 2008 - $232,934 2009 – $230,400 to date
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Celebrating 5 Years of Growing Strong Girls of Courage, Confidence and Character The Oklahoma City Chapter of the Juliette Low Leadership Society will celebrate its fifth year with the 2009 Luncheon on Feb. 19. To show appreciation, we will be providing members who attend the luncheon with a commemorative pin to celebrate this milestone. Each member will receive a pin with “pearls” to honor them in the number of years their membership has supported the growth of Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma. Each pearl represents a girl who has been given the opportunity to participate in Girl Scouts because of your generosity. Members will watch as their tree grows in the number of girls who have been impacted by the support of the Juliette Low Leadership Society.
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JLLS Enid Planning Luncheon Event March 5 Cherokee Strip Conference Center 11:30- 1 pm. The Enid Chapter of the Juliette Low Leadership Society celebrates its third year with special Guest speaker, noted author Darcie Sims who will give a program entitled "Surviving the Super Woman Syndrome." Membership in the Enid JLLS is $200 annually and individual tickets are available. For more information on how you can support Enid Girl Scouts, email Carla Burdick or call (580) 237-2187
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Olympian To Speak At JLLS Luncheon We are excited to announce that Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes will be the guest speaker at this year's JLLS Luncheon -- Feb. 19 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Tickets for the event are $60 per person and went on sale Jan. 15. “We are very fortunate to have Dominique speak at the luncheon this year,” said Karen Luke and Charlotte Richels, luncheon co-chairs. “The mission of the Juliette Low Leadership Society is to share the message of the wonderful influence Girl Scouts makes in the life of a girl, and to help garner financial support for enhanced opportunities that encourage girls to be leaders in their communities. Dominique exemplifies that mission as a leader in sports, motivational speaker and broadcaster, and we are honored that she has chosen to share this important day with us and for Girl Scouts.” Dawes, 31, is an accomplished motivational speaker, broadcaster, national spokeswoman, Broadway performer, part-time coach and gymnastics clinician who also conducts self-esteem and fitness workshops. She says that while competing in gymnastics was such an important part of her life for so many years, championing other causes has become her focus now. “People always ask me what my most memorable moment was in my career, and I always answer by saying, ‘My most memorable moments continue to happen today,’” Dawes said. “When I have the opportunity to inspire someone to envision more for their lives or to reach their full potential, I try to capture it. “I try to impress in young people that it’s not about the glamour of the gold, or the endorsements or reaching a certain salary, but it’s more important to make a difference in someone else’s life. That’s what I think makes you a more fulfilled person.” Dawes has served as a spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts of America’s Uniquely Me program, Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty – a program that GS-West offers to thousands of Girl Scouts through it’s In-School program. To purchase a ticket to the luncheon, call (405) 528-3535.
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JLLS Is On Wimgo! The JLLS Luncheon has been posted on the statewide events calendar called Wimgo. Check it out by clicking here.
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GS-West Membership Stats -- We're Moving Up! Each membership year, Girl Scouts around the country must start over counting girl and adult members. Here's we we stand now: Jan. 20, 2009 Girls -- 6,687 Adults -- 2,358 Total -- 9,045 In comparison to the same time last year, our total membership was 8,240 -- so we're moving up!
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