Make jewelry.
Earn badges.
Meet new friends.
  
That's just the beginning.

Join nearly 4 million members nationwide who are developing skills, understanding and values that are shaping them into valuable leaders in their communities.

Did you know that 70 percent of women in the U.S. Congress were Girls Scouts?

They're not alone. About 64 percent of women executives and leaders have participated in Girl Scouts.

Common Goals
As a parent, you want your daughter to grow up to develop courage, confidence, and character. At Girl Scouts, we have the same goals for her. We helps girls realize their full potential, contribute to society, connect with others and develop values that guide their actions throughout their lives.

Girls participate in a myriad of experiences through field trips, community service projects, cultural exchanges and environmental stewardships. Girls Scouts welcomes any girl ages 5-17 as well as men and women interested in our mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

How To Join
To become a Girl Scout, members pay annual membership dues of $10. Girl Scouts has designed age-appropriate programs to meet girls' developmental, educational, emotional and social needs as they grow.

Girls can join a troop or group or register individually as Juliettes. Juliettes still participate in programs, earn awards, go to camp and sell cookies.

Our adult volunteers all are official Girl Scouts and support an individual troop. We encourage you to register and support your girl's troop as an advisor, chaperone, driver, cookie parent, or in other capacities.

Adults in Girl Scouting receive a copy of Leader, Girl Scouts of the USA's quarterly national magazine. Lakes and Pines also offers free and low-cost adult development and training opportunities to help volunteers serve well as mentors and leaders.

To join, fill out a Girls Membership Form or an Adult Membership Form. Find the troop or group nearest you by contacting us today!

How it Works
Our troops are small, self-governing working groups with at least two registered girls and two registered, unrelated adults. Individual troops set their own meeting schedule and locations. Troops typically meet for 1-2 hours twice a month.

For more information about the Girl Scout program, visit the Girl Scouts of the USA web site.