100th Anniversary Events

Forever Green Take Action Project
GSCWM will be hosting a council-wide Take Action project. Girl Scouts are encouraged to change incandescent light bulbs to energy-efficient bulbs. As part of an educational program, girls will receive efficient light bulbs and advocate for a bulb SWAP. Learn more >

The Greatest Girl Scout Hike
Appalachian Trail
Monday, March 12 - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

It's our 100th birthday and we want to celebrate it right! Girl Scouts love the outdoors especially hiking. The first Girl Scout Troop back in 1912 enjoyed hiking, and the girls of today do too! So let's band together to commemorate our golden years and take on hiking the entire Appalachian Trail in bits & pieces in 2012! Girl Scouts of all ages (from 5 to 95) can pick a section of the Appalachian Trail to hike in honor of our 100th anniversary. The hiking journey starts Monday, March 12, 2012 (Girl Scouts 100th birthday) and ends Wednesday, October 31, 2012 (Juliette Gordon Low’s 152nd birthday). The event’s Honorary Chair Mary “Mama Boots” Sands inspired this celebratory hike. As a Girl Scout Leader in Kentucky she began hiking and backpacking the Appalachian Trail in the early 1970s. Over the course of nearly 20 years, accompanied by groups of Girl Scout girls and adults, she eventually hiked the entire 2000+ miles of the AT – in bits and pieces or section-hiking. So join your sister Girl Scouts across the East Coast – across the nation – across the globe who are gathering to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2012 to celebrate our golden years. Learn more at: http://www.gshike.org.

Forever Green Camporee
Friday - Sunday, June 1 - 3, 2012
Barnstable County Fairgrounds, Cape Cod

This 3-day camping experience will bring many Girl Scouts together from throughout New England to celebrate 100 years of outdoor adventure by participating in a variety of activities including team relays, outdoor skills, geocaching, special events, sing-alongs, and much more! Camporee is open to troops of girls in grades 4-12 at the time of the event. Learn more at: http://www.girlscoutseasternmass.org/aboutus/100-years.html.

Rock the Mall - 100th Anniversary Sing-Along
Washington D.C.
Friday, June 8 - Sunday, June 10, 2012

Buses will depart from various locations throughout central and western Massachusetts beginning at 7:00 am on Friday and will return Sunday evening. Join GSCWM and sister Girl Scouts from around the country to celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting in Washington D.C. as we “Rock the Mall!” You’ll travel via luxury coach from Massachusetts to Washington D.C. where you’ll spend two nights at an indoor corridor hotel (with an indoor pool). Price of the trip includes transportation, hotel, two breakfasts and two dinners, and professionally guided tours. For more information, download the Rock the Mall flyer.

Program Levels: Daisies - Ambassadors
Cost (per person): $365 (4 people/room), $385 (3 people/room), $445 (2 people/room)
- $50 deposit is due with registration
- Balance is due in full by May 1
Attend as: Group or Girl w/ Adult
Registration: Closed. Event full.

Girls’ World Forum
Thursday-Sunday, July 12-15, 2012
Chicago, IL

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is celebrating 100 years of changing lives. Young women from around the world will participate in the last of three world forums. The forum provides an opportunity for Girl Scouts to partner with their WAGGGS sisters to discuss and advance three of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals – eradicate extreme hunger and poverty, promote gender equity and empower women and ensure environmental sustainability. More information will be available soon.

Snapshots in Time Encampment, Picture It! 1912-2012
Wednesday-Sunday, August 8-12, 2012
Camp Farnsworth, Thetford, VT

Picture it… hundreds of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides camping for five days in the hills of Vermont! Get ready for the experience of a lifetime! You’ll have a chance to try out new and exciting activities with old and new friends. Girls and adults will have an opportunity to participate in activities such as swimming, cake decorating, hula dancing, off-site field trips, and so much more! Open to Juniors-Ambassadors. Learn more at: http://www.girlscoutsgwm.org/Camp/100th-encampment.html. Can you picture it… celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouting fun in the hills of Vermont with Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from around the world? If so, then this is the encampment for you.

Girl Scout Day at the Big E
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts in a big way at the BIG E! All Girl Scouts in uniform will receive free admission and be able to march in the parade.

Norman Rockwell Museum Celebrates 100 Years of Girl Scouting
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge

Join the Norman Rockwell Museum for a day of celebration in honor of Girl Scouts.