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What can you do to make a positive contribution in the lives of girls that still fits into your busy life? Volunteer with Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama!
Whatever your schedule permits and whatever your skill set, you may be sure that Girl Scouts can help you put your experience and abilities to use in building girls of courage, confidence and character.
Volunteer opportunities range from as little as a few hours of event support to the more comprehensive role of being a Troop Leader or Advisor. Here are a few examples:
- Troop Leader or Co-Leader for younger girls
- Advisor for girls 11-17
- Committee member for troops and events
- Share your career experiences
- Share your cultural background with girls
- Consultant for special events, projects and/or fundraising
- Serve as cookie manager for an area
Our Contact Page has phone numbers for our Service Centers. Please call us!
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Here's the short version (read more in the column to the right):
GS101 -- Girl Scouting 101 is a new and completely updated online training for volunteers on the GSUSA web site.
Volunteer Orientation and
Leadership Essentials have been replaced by GS101 (above), but are still acceptable training tools.
Venturing Out/
Troop Trip Planning -- self-study to become confident in "Venturing Out" with your Girl Scouts
Camping Pre-Course -- a self-study module to prepare you for camping
Events & Programs -- upcoming events for you and your Girl Scouts
GSSA weekly -- new events, deadlines, helpful links
Virtual Volunteer Blog -- other opportunities, news, sharing
Leader Magazine is produced by Girl Scouts of the USA specifically for Troop Leaders and Advisors.
Here are useful articles to assist you in your role as Leader or Volunteer. They are located on the Girl Scouts of the USA web site. They will open in a new browser window.
These articles and more are available at www.girlscouts.org/for_adults/volunteering/articles.
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Starting a Girl Scout Troop isn't hard!
GS 101 -- Girl Scouting 101 is the most up-to-date online leader training; it also contains all the latest information about the new Girls Guide to Girl Scouting handbooks and the third and final Journey series for every age level, “It’s Your Story, Tell It”.
Volunteer Essentials -- your guide to everything you need to know to have a successful --and safe-- year of Girl Scouting
Safety Activity Checkpoints -- how to keep your girls (and yourself) safe in all your activities.
And of course, our staff is here to help!
Learning programs helps you get the most out of your volunteer experience, as well as providing guidance on the best and safest way to fulfill your commitment.
For new leaders, Girl Scouts provides a Volunteer Orientation and Leadership learning programs to support them in their new role.
Learning programs are made available for many other volunteer opportunities, such as CPR/First Aid, Troop Camper, Canoeing and Water Safety, Archery. You can learn fun new skills while supporting Girl Scouts!
Check out our Events & Programs calendar for current learning opportunities.
Our Council-sponsored Events & Programs Calendar provides opportunities for fun, learning, and community service throughout the Girl Scout year. Check out great events for our girls!
Girl Scout Adult Volunteers are a great source of experience, wisdom and ideas!
That's why we have our very own blog,
the Virtual Volunteer, for volunteers to learn from each other.
The Virtual Volunteer is here for you to share your Girl Scout experiences, tips for other leaders, patch programs, messages from Liz Brent, our CEO, and lots of other information.
Our Council publishes a weekly email newsletter that updates you on new programs, learning opportunities and activities of our girls! Sign up below with your email address and stay up to date!
Girl Scouts are gathering on Facebook! We have a fun, safe group where Girl Scouts can friend each other, chat and enjoy. See you there!
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