About Us
Girl Scouts of the Rio Grande, a chartered council of Girl Scouts of the USA, began in 1930 and serves a diverse membership of more than 5,500 girls and 2,300 adults over a 25,000 square mile, eight-county region of West Texas and Southern New Mexico. The Girl Scouts of the Rio Grande mission is to serve an ever increasing, diverse membership through educational programs that promote patriotism, community involvement, healthy relationships and strong values.
Adult members help run more than 500 troops in our area and contribute more than 200,000 volunteer hours annually. Through strong community support, our outreach programs serve girls who may not otherwise be able to participate in Girl Scouting. These girls include those with special needs who may live in public housing, rural communities, the “barrios”, the “colonias”, and the El Paso County Juvenile Detention Center.
Girl Scouts provides an accepting and nurturing environment where, in partnership with committed adults, girls develop lifelong skills such as: leadership, decision-making skills, and social conscience by participating in activities that are fun and personally challenging.
Preamble to the Constitution of the Girl Scouts of the USA
We, the members of the Girls Scouts of the United States of America, united by a belief in God, hold that the Girl Scout Promise and Law is the cornerstone of our Movement, and inspired by the Founder of the Girl Scout Movement in the United States, Juliette Low, and by the aims of the Founder of the Scout Movement, Lord Baden-Powell, attest to the following:
Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scout Promise & Law
Girl Scouts is a values-based organization, not a religious one. The Girl Scout Promise and Law are its guiding principles.
The Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try: |
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To serve God and my country, |
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be |
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honest and fair, |
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respect myself and others, |
