2009 Annual Report - Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

Approaching 100 Years
Courage. Confidence. Character.
Building tomorrow’s leaders today!
Girl Scouts was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 in
Savannah, Georgia. From the beginning, Girl Scouting was about
giving girls an opportunity to experience activities previously
unavailable to them, learning new skills separate from just the
homemaking skills of the time and participating in service to
others as they identified needs in their own community.
For nearly 100 years, Girl Scouts has grown and changed with
the times. Today, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta has a pivotal
role in developing girls and young women into the business and
community leaders of the 21st century. Our journey continues
as we help girls convert the promise of Girl Scouting into
productive and rewarding futures that will impact the world. We
celebrate tradition and honor our past, even as we embrace our
future and, together; build tomorrow’s leaders today!
Our Mission:
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and
character, who make the world a better place.
The Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act recognizes the achievements of the Girl
Scouts of the USA and the 50 million women across the nation whose lives have been influenced by Girl Scouting.
This legislation will direct the U.S. Mint to produce 350,000 silver coins and provides the opportunity to raise funds
for Girl Scouting.
"This is a wonderful honor for Girl Scouts," said Kathy Cloninger, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA. "Congress only
allows the minting of two coins a year and this is such a fitting way to honor our Movement and the million of girls
and women whose lives Girl Scouting has touched. We are grateful to the President, the House and the Senate for
their support."
The act does not contain specific coin design language, which is standard. The coin design will involve collaborative
efforts between the United States Mint, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Commission of Fine Arts,
and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. The main criteria is that the design must be "emblematic of the
centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America." The silver coin will include the inscriptions ‘Liberty’,
‘In God We Trust’, ‘United States of America’, and ‘E Pluribus Unum’). Each will weigh 26.73 grams and have a
diameter of 1.5 inches.
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Did you Know...
80%
of women business executives
are former Girl Scouts