GIRL SCOUTS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA PLAINS INC

GIRL AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: GIRL SCOUTS OFFERS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES FOR GIRLS IN GRADES K-12. THE INCLUSIVE, ALL-FEMALE ENVIRONMENT OF A GIRL SCOUT TROOP CREATES A SAFE SPACE WHERE GIRLS CAN TRY NEW THINGS, TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES AND DEVELOP A RANGE OF SKILLS SUCH AS PUBLIC SPEAKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, EFFECTIVE AND CONFIDENT COMMUNICATION, GOAL SETTING AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. THE ONE-OF-A-KIND GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE OFFERS GIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE AS THEY 1) DEVELOP A SENSE OF SELF, 2) SEEK CHALLENGES AND LEARN FROM SETBACKS, 3) DISPLAY POSITIVE VALUES, 4) FORM AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND 5) IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE GIRLS DO THIS WITH CARING, BACKGROUND-CHECKED, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)TRAINED VOLUNTEERS GUIDING THEM. GIRL SCOUT VOLUNTEERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP. THROUGH EXTENSIVE VOLUNTEER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, ADULT MEMBERS PROVIDE THE SUPPORT SYSTEM NECESSARY FOR YOUTH GIRL SCOUTS TO THRIVE. PROGRAM SERVES 1,846 GIRLS AND 1,003 ADULTS.

PROPERTY AND OUTDOOR: A KEY PILLAR IN GIRL SCOUTS IS BEING OUTDOORS. WHETHER CAMPING AT A STATE PARK, SPENDING A WEEK AT A GIRL SCOUT SUMMER CAMP, OR HAVING A TROOP MEETING OUTSIDE, ENSURING THAT GIRL SCOUTS UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTY AND NECESSITY OF NATURE IS AT THE CORE OF GIRL SCOUTING. THROUGH THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE, GIRL SCOUTS EXPERIENCE MANY FIRSTS AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES TO DO SOMETHING THEY NORMALLY WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO: ZIP LINING, TENT CAMPING, HORSEBACK RIDING, BUILDING A CAMPFIRE, COOKING ON A CAMPFIRE, ARCHERY, AND MORE. THROUGH THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES OFFERED AT GIRL SCOUTS AT THE FOUR CAMP PROPERTIES ACROSS GIRL SCOUTS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA PLAINS, GIRL SCOUTS CAN EXPERIENCE THE VAST LANDSCAPES OF TEXAS WHILE GAINING CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR OUTDOOR KNOWLEDGE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PROGRAM SERVES 3,257 GIRLS AND 1,369 ADULTS.