Girl Scout Commemorative Coin

At a White House ceremony on October 29, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Girl Scouts of the USA Commemorative Coin Act authorizing the minting of 350,000 silver dollar coins in honor of Girl Scouts and the achievements of the 50 million women across the nation whose lives have been influenced by Girl Scouting.

On October 15, a bill in the House of Representatives (H.R. 621) sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) easily passed by a voice vote with more than 300 cosponsors. A companion Senate bill (S. 451), sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), also passed unanimously on October 19.

Kathy Cloninger, GSUSA’s CEO, called the coin a wonderful honor for Girl Scouts, and expressed our organization’s gratitude to the president and the Congress for their support.

The legislation directs the U.S. Mint to produce 350,000 silver coins. Ten dollars from the sale of each coin will go to GSUSA to help fund renovations at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia.

The bill also calls for the Secretary of the Treasury, in collaboration with the GSUSA and the Commission of Fine Arts, to design the coin in a manner “emblematic of the centennial of Girl Scouts.” The coin will be minted and sold in 2013, marking the end of Girl Scouts’ yearlong centennial celebration and kicking off a new century of leadership and service to girls.

Our council had written each member of the North Carolina Congressional delegation, asking for their support of this legislation. Thirteen of our 16 members had agreed to co-sponsor the legislation, including Rep. Larry Kissell, Rep. Brad Miller, Sen. Richard Burr, Rep. Mike McIntyre, Rep. Bob Etheridge, Rep Virginia Foxx, Rep. Howard Coble, Rep. Heath Shuler, Sen. Kay Hagan, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, Rep. Walter Jones, Rep. David Price and Rep. Patrick McHenry.

We are very grateful to them for their support of Girl Scouting. If you have a moment to drop your Representative and Senators a note to say thank you for their support, they would really appreciate it. To find out who represents you in Congress and how to contact them, click here.

For more information about the Girl Scout Commemorative Coin, click here.