Organization: GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA INC
Mission: GIRL SCOUTS BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
Activities: THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IS A NATIONALLY DEFINED PROGRAM, WHICH IS CUSTOMIZED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HOOSIER GIRLS. GIRLS MAY PARTICIPATE BY JOINING A TROOP, GETTING OUTDOORS OR GOING TO CAMP, PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AND SELLING GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST GIRL-LED ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM IN THE WORLD.
DURING OUR 2020 FISCAL YEAR, MORE THAN 19,000 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN COUNCIL-LED PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN GIRL SCOUTS' FOUR PILLARS, INCLUDING STEM, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS. COVID-19 DIDN'T STOP OUR GIRLS, THEY EMBRACED VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND VIEWED COUNCIL-CREATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS 24,413 TIMES TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND EARN BADGES. 154 FAMILIES ADJUSTED THEIR SUMMER PLANS AND PARTICIPATED IN LEAD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES AT OUR GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA CAMP PROPERTIES. THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD, THE HIGHEST AWARD IN GIRL SCOUTS, WAS EARNED BY 35 GIRL SCOUT SENIORS AND AMBASSADORS AS THEY TACKLED ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
ALSO DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, MORE THAN 3,000 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN 650 UNIQUE LEARNING SESSIONS GEARED TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE SKILLS DEVELOPED THROUGH THOSE TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT SESSIONS HELP OUR ADULT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A BETTER GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCE FOR GIRLS.
NTEE category: Youth Development
Secondary category: Recreation & Sports