LEADER Magazine
Girl Scouts' Quarterly National Magazine for Adults
in Girl Scouting and Future Volunteers

Summer 2006 Highlights

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It's not what you do, but how you do it

"It's not what you do, but how you do it," according to the summer 2006 LEADER article on "The New Emerging Program Model." This concise article explains what the new model offers girls and volunteers: discovery, leadership and action. The Learn-Do-Share approach is exemplified in the appealing new girl-driven Interest Projects, colorfully illustrated in LEADER and available free online.

"College Bound: Helping Girls Get Ready" pinpoints specific programs and resources Girl Scout volunteers can use to support and encourage older girls as they consider and prepare for college, beginning in the middle school years. The Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, noteworthy achievements on any college application, are keyed to other college planning steps in this very useful article.

LEADER introduces a new regular column from the National Funding Group at GSUSA.  And volunteers with great memories of their Girl Scout experience will want to register for the National Alumnae Program announced in this inaugural column. When they do, they'll be joining thousands of women from around the nation and the world who credit Girl Scouting for lifelong friendships, skills and adventure.

Stay up-to-date with LEADER’s regular columns. "Just for Volunteers" focuses on recruitment in Asian communities. The "Advocacy" column spotlights several councils who are successfully empowering girls in Girl Advocacy: How Girls Are Speaking Out.

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