The Girl Scout Movement is moving forward on a great journey. We have been planning and  implementing our core business strategy and reviewing how we can better serve girls.

For nearly three years, girls and adults throughout the area have been among thousands nationwide who voiced their opinions and shared ideas to decide the future direction of Girl Scouting.

On August 26, 2006, Girls Scouts National Board of Directors endorsed a plan to realign 310 councils into 109 community-based councils. We now are taking steps to locally and nationwide to remain compelling, contemporary and relevant, and foster opportunities for even more girls.

We are among Girl Scout Councils nationwide who are joining Girl Scouts of the USA in this historic transformation to modernize the organization and focus on leadership development for girls in the 21st century.

As of January 1, 2008, Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines has been formed to create one high-capacity council serving 11,000 girls in the upper half of Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

By combining, we have improved our programming and services. Girls in our service area now will have access to twice as many camps, including Shingobee Timbers, The Northern Lakes Boundary Waters Canoe Base, Camp Roundelay and the Janette Pollay Outdoor Program Center.

For more information about Girl Scouting's core business strategy, visit the Girl Scouts of the USA web page.  We invite you to contact Leigh Ann Davis, Lakes and Pines CEO, to talk about the impact this realignment has on our local council.  She can be reached at 800 955-6032 ext. 234.