Girl Scouts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are served by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) council. GSEP serves 41,000 girls in partnership with 15,000 volunteers. There are no statistics available about a specific number of troops in Philadelphia, plus that number would constantly be changing as troops are formed and disbanded.
Cookies were the beginning of Girl Scout sales. Cookie sales started in 1917 as a way for Girl Scout troops to finance their activities. In 1933, one Girl Scout council, the Greater Philadelphia Council, became the first Girl Scout council to sell commercially baked cookies and Girl Scout continue that tradition today.
The first box of commercially baked Girl Scout cookies was sold in the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) council in 1935. A box of 44 cookies cost 23 cents!
The first known Girl Scout troop to sell cookies was the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1917. The first commercially baked cookies were sold in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1934.
To find your local council go to the Girl Scout Council Finder link in the related links section. They will be able to give you locations of troops in Virginia
Yes, there are Girl Scout troops in Rusk, TX. The Girl Scout Council for Rusk, TX is Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. Contact the council for more information. (see Related Links)
Many Girl Scout and Girl Guide troops were being started in 1913, all over the world, and there wasn't any international organization that would keep records on the number of members or number of troops. There were very few national organizations at that time, also.
It is impossible to give a specific answer to this question. Before Lord Baden-Powell started the Girl Guide organization, there were many Girl Guide/Girl Scout troops already started.
There are Girl Scout troops in all 50 states of the USA. There are World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) member organizations in 145 countries around the world.
Jericho, NY and Jericho, VT have Girl Scout troops. Jericho, Israel -- there are several Scout organizations in Israel, all organized under Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Organization, so it is very likely that Jericho, Israel has Girl Scouts.
The Girl Scout troop is part of a non-profit organization. The Girl Scout council is the organization which receives non-profit status. The council is responsible for the non-profit financial status of all the troops and individual members of the council.
Since the 2009 Girl Scout Cookie Sale is now over, the only way to possibly find a cookie order form would be to contact someone who collects Girl Scout items or contact a Girl Scout council and ask if they might have saved any forms.
Each Girl Scout council sets the price for cookie sales in their council. For the 2013 Girl Scout cookie sale, the price is either $3.50 or $4.00 per box. To find specific information for your zip code, use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder. See Related Links for the 'Find Cookies!' search box.