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Who You Gonna Call? Customer Care!

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Customer Care’s motto is “We’re here for you!”

The Customer Care team at GSWO is the front line for all of your general questions, registration support, and reserving council resource materials. They are the friendly voices answering the Customer Care Hotline (888.350.5090), responding to e-mails to customer service, monitoring the Volunteer Support Facebook Group, and are the smiling faces you see at the Customer Service desk in each location.

Customer care specialists provide support council-wide and can answer questions about any region, regardless of their physical ...
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Famous Girl Scout G.I.R.L.s (Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, and Leaders)™

Have you heard about about the new G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ Agenda released by Girl Scouts of the USA? It’s a nonpartisan initiative that aims to inspire, prepare, and mobilize girls and those who care about them to lead positive change through civic action!

Sounds pretty awesome, right? And for all of our alumnae ...
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Famous Girl Scout G.I.R.L.s (Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, and Leaders)™

Have you heard about about the new G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ Agenda released by Girl Scouts of the USA? It’s a nonpartisan initiative that aims to inspire, prepare, and mobilize girls and those who care about them to lead positive change through civic action!

Sounds pretty awesome, right? And for all of our alumnae ...
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Troop Leaders, Super Power Your Year With the Volunteer Toolkit

The Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) is an awesome digital tool to help you manage your time and your troop. You can use it to renew troop members, communicate with caregivers, plan your year, track attendance and badges earned, and submit your troop’s finances. Girl Scouts of the USA maintains this resource and will continue to update content and features to better meet the needs of our busy Girl Scout ...
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How to Highlight Your Girl Scout Experience on Your Resume: Volunteer Edition

Girl Scout volunteers do amazing things every single day. From working directly with girls to helping the council facilitate a successful Girl Scout Cookie Program, we want to make sure you’re rewarded for what you do!

And volunteer appreciation isn’t the only way to reap additional benefits from your position with Girl Scouts. Employers are interested in your volunteer experience, too! Including your Girl Scout experience on your resume could help you stand out enough ...
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What Can Your Troop Do at GSWO Service Centers and Camps?

Does your troop need an adventure? Or just some bonding time all together? We’ve got some awesome facilities in western Ohio for your troop to reserve for their next meeting, overnight, or adventure!

You can stay for a few hours (there’s no cost for reservations for two hours or less!), for the day, overnight, or a long weekend. ...
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4 Reasons to Attend Your Local Volunteer Meeting

As we look ahead to one of our busiest times of year (the Girl Scout Cookie Sale is coming!) with packed schedules full of school events, troop events, and (please!) family time, it can be hard to add another meeting to your calendar. And in the hustle and bustle what meeting often gets left out (or forgotten)? The local Girl Scout volunteer meetings, or as we call them, the Service Unit meeting.

What’s a Service Unit meeting?

These meetings are generally held ...
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How to Highlight Your Girl Scout Experience on Your Resume: Girl Member Edition

Girl Scouts across the country are accomplishing amazing things. From tutoring students who live below the poverty line to creating a theatre education program, there is no shortage of impressive Girl Scout projects.

So, once you’ve graduated and start looking for jobs and internships, how can you highlight your Girl Scout experience on your resume? There are actually quite a few ways!

Highlight your Highest Award projects.

It’s no secret that Girl Scout Highest ...
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