Posts Tagged girl stories

Olivia has been a Girl Scout for 12 years and knows a thing or two about scouting. She has earned her Girl Scout Bronze Award and Silver Award, attended and ...more Inspiring Younger Girl Scouts

For the last five years, nine Girl Scout Cadettes from Troop 52954 have helped ensure that all their classmates receive Christmas presents. Since Toys for Tots doesn’t reach as far ...more Movie Mania Toy Drive

When Lonsdale Girl Scout Stacey and her six-person family lost their home, they were grateful for the support they received to get through tough times. After her family got back ...more Keeping the Spirit of Christmas Alive

If you needed to have surgery, what time of year would you schedule it? Maybe early January, after the busy holiday season? Or, during the summer when you have more ...more Cookie Seller Doesn’t Let Anything Get in Her Way

Eight-year-old Sara recently became one of River Valleys’ 45,000 Girl Scouts. Last year, Sara’s parents divorced and she had to move to a new neighborhood, where she started a new ...more Support Girls Like Sara

For as long as she can remember, Alexa wanted to do service work in Africa. An active Girl Scout since the first grade and now a junior in high school, ...more Gold Award Takes Alexa to Africa

Bridging ceremonies are special events that signify a girl’s transition from one Girl Scout level to the next. In Zimmerman, MN this year, a bridging ceremony had special significance for ...more The Value of Girl Scout Sisterhood

How would you like to spend two weeks learning about a different culture and connecting with Girl Guides in in another country? A River Valleys Girl Scout seized the opportunity ...more Destination Kenya: A Girl Scout’s Adventure

Girl Scout Juniors from Wyoming, MN are raising money to fight cancer in honor of one of their troop members. In support of Emma, who has been battling cancer since ...more Fighting for Every Girl

Did you know River Valleys works with an international agency to find qualified, energetic counselors and camp staff from all over Minnesota, Wisconsin, the United States and the world? When ...more Camp Staff Often Return Year After Year