Give your Time, Inspire a Future Leader, became a Girl Scout Volunteer- July 22, 2010
Submitted Mona Tolbert

Troops are now being formed for the 2010 - 2011 school year. Girl Scouting is open to all girls from kindergarten through 12th grade. Adult volunteers are needed in your area. Training is provided.

Women and men are invited to use their skills and abilities to make a real difference in the life of a girl. Whether you are a potential troop leader, Do-Dad or a volunteer who is willing to spend a few hours to help with administrative needs or one-time specials events, your help is welcomed.

The framework of the Girl Scouts was constructed as a positive value-based movement. Today, these values are still expressed in the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law. As a volunteer, you will form lifelong bonds with special girls as you guide their journey through the Girl Scout experience, which engages girls in discovering themselves, connecting with others and taking action in their communities.

"I continue to volunteer because I love working with the girls in the troop," says Eve Bucklet, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council troop leader and one of Houston Independent School District's volunteers of the year. "I feel that my time with them can truly make a positive difference in their lives and volunteering keeps me young at heart and in touch with the ever-changing world".

All Girl Scout leaders must go through a screening process, which includes submitting an application, providing two personal references and undergoing a background check. Volunteers opportunities are endless. Women and men over the age of 17, not enrolled in high school, can join Girl Scouts as adults. Annual dues are $12. Lifetime memberships are also available.

For more information about how to become a Girl Scout volunteer, call Dawn Francis at 936-634-5813 or 888-805-6907 or e-mail dfrancis@sjgs.org. Dawn serves Nacogdoches, Houston, Shelby, San Augustine and Trinity counties.

Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's preeminent organization for girls, with a membership of more than 3.7 million girls and adults. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Chartered by GSUSA to provide Girls Scouting locally, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council is one of the largest Girl Scout councils in the country serving more than 72,00 girl members and 17,00 adults in 26 southeast Texas counties.