Girl Scouts Of Central Texas

Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Description:
Our vision is to provide the best outcomes-based leadership opportunities for girls. To accomplish this, we provide by girl, for girl programming that prepares girls to:

Lead with courage by speaking out on issues they care about and taking active roles in their communities.
Lead with confidence by making the most of their strengths and feeling empowered to make a difference in their lives and beyond.
Lead with character by acting with integrity and compassion, making decisions that promote the well-being of themselves and others.

History:
Just ten years after Girl Scouting was introduced in the United States by Juliette Low in Savannah, GA, troops began forming in Austin. In November, 1922, Austin Girl Scout Troop #1 registered 16 members with the National headquarters.
In May of 1926, Austin troops were granted their first council charter and were organized as the Austin Girl Scout Council. In 1936, the first African American Girl Scout troop west of the Mississippi was formed in the Austin based council. The Austin Council underwent several name and location changes but eventually became the Girl Scouts-Lone Star Council with its main office in north Austin.

In 1937, shortly following the formation of the Austin Council, the San Angelo Council was chartered. It was later renamed the Frontier Girl Scout Council as more communities were added. By 1960 the council had grown to include many outlying areas and was renamed the El Camino Council.

Girl Scouting continued to grow in Texas as the North Central Texas Area Council formed in 1947 with 900 registered girls. In 1962, the Bryan-College Station Area Council joined the North Central Texas Area Council to form the Bluebonnet Council.

Meanwhile Girl Scouting was taking hold in the western part of Central Texas. The Heart of Texas Girl Scout Area Council took their first meeting minutes in 1949, even before their official incorporation. As of 1949, the council was serving over 2,000 girls. Finally, under executive director Nell Cox, the Heart of Texas Girl Scout Area Council was incorporated in 1951 to serve 15 counties.

Contact people:

Chandi Wagner, Volunteer Coordinator, (512) 490-2331, (email) Brenda Miner, Volunteer Manager, (512) 490-2342, (email)

Office fax number: (512) 458-2390

Address:

12012 Park Thirty-five Circle Austin, TX 78753 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.gsctx.org

Directions:

From UT Campus, go north on I35 to the Yager exit. Take the u-turn to put you on the west, south-bound side of the highway. Turn right on Park thirty-five circle, which is past Dell Financial Services and. . . (more) For maps or information, please see http://www.capmetro.org/riding/trip_info.asp

Last updated on October 8, 2009