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Join in the Fun and Register for Girl Scouts Today
Learn more about Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana at Lockport event on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Now is the perfect time for girls and adults to join Girl Scouts. Locally, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana (GCNWI) offers girls 5 - 17 and adult volunteers countless opportunities for making friends, building robots, traveling, taking action to help people in their communities, and much more.
Girls in kindergarten and first grade are invited to join the fun and learn more about Girl Scouts on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. at the Lockport Public Library (121 E. 8th Street, Lockport, IL).
“Girl Scouts is an amazing experience that both girls and adults will not forget,” said Carmen Evans, recruitment manager for GCNWI. “Girl Scouts provides girls with opportunities that successfully prepare them for life, as well as leadership skills and lifelong friendships that are truly priceless.”
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During the information sessions, adults can talk to recruitment team members about joining or starting a troop, while girls can experience what Girl Scouts has to offer through fun and educational activities. Additionally, attendees can gather more information about upcoming council-sponsored programs, such as camping, travel opportunities and field trips to local museums.
“Volunteering with Girl Scouts is a great way to make a difference in your community and the lives of young girls,” said Cindy DeNormandie, who volunteers as the Service Unit Manager in Lockport.
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Girl Scouts is open to all girls from kindergarten through grade 12 and anyone over the age of 18 can become a Girl Scout volunteer. To join or become a volunteer, please visit www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org or call 1-855-ILOVEGS (456-8347).
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana impacts the lives of more than 55,400 girls and 21,300 adult members in 245 communities in six Illinois counties (Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kanakee, Lake, and Will) and four Indiana counties (Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter). Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. For more information, visit www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org.
