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Kirsten Patton, Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Alum:
Girls Can Defy the Rules and Be Who They Want to Be How does Girl Scouts impact the individual lives of members? Female trailblazers, like Kirsten Patton, would say it provides girls with a powerful work ethic and friends for a lifetime. Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road alumni, Kirsten Patton, raised in Georgetown, Kentucky,…
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GSKWR Offers Outdoor Adventures for Girls
Girl Scout Camp Strengthens Girls’ Mental Well-Being Girl Scouts has a long history of getting girls outdoors, which is good for girls’ physical and mental health and the health of the planet. Outdoor programs provide an opportunity for girls to explore the natural world around them, which increases girls’ concern for and conservation of the…
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GSKWR Announces Pillar Partner Opportunities
GSKWR is developing a network of businesses and corporations across are 67-county service area to make an equitable investment in one of four Girl Scout program pillars (STEM, Entrepreneurship, Life Skills and Outdoors). GSKWR creates a customized partnership that meets your impact, engagement, and marketing objectives. Pillar Partner investments build sustainability for GSKWR to deliver…
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A Message from Susan Douglas, GSKWR CEO
Susan Douglas, CEO, talks about Girl Scout’s 110th anniversary and how Girl Scouts has continued to adapt and grow to meet girls where they are and help all girls become tomorrow’s leaders. GSKWR officially kicked off our 110th Anniversary at a Girl Scout Day at the Capitol event in Frankfort on March 22. Governor Beshear signed a…
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Earth Day!
It’s April 22, 1970, the streets are packed, poster boards are filled with passionate messages, feet are hitting the pavements, and voices are elevated. Around the United States, about 20 million advocates come together to bring awareness to environmental issues. The earth was suffering due to environmental destruction. Raw sewage, oil spills, air pollution, contaminated…
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Lois Lee, Deborah Lee, and Rebekah Owens, Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road:
Building a Better Future One Generation at a Time Compassion, adventure and strength are what generations are gaining through Girl Scouts. Lois Lee and her daughters Rebekah Owens and Deborah Lee are proof. “Girl Scouts helps girls become strong women,” Lois Lee, 52, of Union said. “For me, the Girl Scouts is about service and…