BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Local Girl Scouts from Glen Ellyn are celebrating 100 years o f girls making the world a better place by hosting special events that w elcome alumnae\, family and community members to join in the festivities . Girl Scouts of South Glen Ellyn Service Unit will be hosting a Promise Circle event at Westfield School\, 2S125 Mayfield Lane\, Glen Ellyn.\nJ uliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouting on March 12\, 1912\, in Savanna h\, Georgia\, in order to give girls access to unique leadership opportu nities that enabled them to contribute to society in meaningful ways. Lo w believed girls were as interested in sports\, science\, community serv ice and making a difference in the world as boys. The organization quick ly grew from 18 original members and now boasts more than 3.2 million gi rl and adult members nationwide today. \;\nTo honor the memory of th e very first Girl Scout meeting\, girls of all ages and adult volunteers are hosting special community-based Promise Circles on March 12 at 19:1 2 military time or 7:12 p.m. Promise Circles will be held in numerous lo cations throughout the 245 communities served by Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.\nWe will start off the evening with a sho rt scavenger hunt game for the kids\, participate in a special ceremony. Current area Girl Scouts will join together with former Girl Scouts fro m every decade to recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law\, followed by th e singing of &ldquo\;Make New Friends.&rdquo\;\nThe time of the event is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost to attend is $5 per person and includes Commem orative Bracelet Patch and Ceremony Flashlight. Advanceregistration is p referred. We encourage you to stop by our website on Google at https://s ites.google.com/site/southglenellyngirlscouts/for a registration form an d information. At the top of the page\, click on the Celebrations and Sp ecial Events link and you can download the form from there. To contact o ur Promise Circle Committee\, email us at PromiseCircleSU510@gmail.com.\ nIn addition\, girls and women who have ever been Girl Scouts\, includin g as a Brownie\, are encouraged to wear a green lapel ribbon during Girl Scout Week\, observed from March 11 &ndash\; 17. They also are encourag ed to reconnect to the organization by registering as a member of its al umnae association at www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/connect-as-alum.\nGirl Scou ts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana impacts the lives of nearly 87\,000 girls and 24\,000 adult members in 245 communities in six Illino is counties (Cook\, DuPage\, Grundy\, Kankakee\, Lake\, and Will) and fo ur Indiana counties (Jasper\, Lake\, Newton\, and Porter). Girl Scouting builds girls of courage\, confidence and character\, who make the world a better place.\nFor more information\, learn about other special 100th anniversary activities or find a list of all Promise Circle locations\, visit www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org. URL:http://glenellyn.patch.com/events/local-girl-scouts-host-special-even ts-to-celebrate SUMMARY:Local Girl Scouts Host Special Events to Celebrate LOCATION:Westfield Elementary School: 2s125 Mayfield Ln\, Glen Ellyn\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR