Girl Scout Troop 10517
ABOUT US
How Girl Scouts Began
In 1912, a woman named Juliette Gordon Low called her cousin Nina, the principal of a girls' school in Savannnah, GA. "Come right over!" Juliette Low said. "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!"
Juliette, nicknamed Daisy by her family, had a great idea: She wanted to start an organization just for girls. Daisy got this idea from her friend Robert Baden-Powell. In 1910 he and his sister Agnes started Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in England.
The first group of Girl Scouts met on March 12, 1912. There were 18 members, divided into two groups called the Carnation and the White Rose. Daisy wanted her Girl Scouts to go camping, enjoy nature, and play sports -- things many girls and women were not supposed to do back then. And they did!
In the first Girl Scout handbook, girls could find instructions for how to stop a runaway horse and how to tie up a burglar with eight inches of cord. Ever since, Girl Scouts have been having great adventures while helping others, learning amazing skills, and making the world a better place. Now it's your turn!
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Service Unit & Council
To help you understand the heirarchy of girl scouts, we start with individual troops. A group of troops make up something called a service unit. Our service unit, San Juan SU, covers all of San Juan County.
Each service unit belongs to a council. There are over 100 Girl Scout councils in the United States. There is 1 council in the state of New Mexico - New Mexico Trails.
New Mexico Trails Council staff
Phone: 505-343-1040
Council Service Center Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: CLOSED
La Tienda Shop Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Select Saturdays*: 9:00 am - 2:00pm
