Raleigh, NC—Girl Scouts is reinvigorating its local office structure to make the most effective use of community resources and to deliver a superior Girl Scout Leadership Experience to even more girls in the area. The Girl Scout Council of Coastal Carolina joined with Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council to form Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines, effective October 1, 2007.
“We are excited about the opportunities this alignment presents,” said Rusine Mitchell Sinclair, CEO of the new Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines. “It strengthens our position as a community-based organization and allows us to focus our efforts on working with girls to develop their leadership skills, connect with others, and take action to identify and address issues facing them and their communities.”
While the geographic area of the council will change, the mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place, is unwavering. Council volunteers and staff remain fully committed to providing relevant and quality program opportunities for girls, and look forward to bringing the strengths of both councils together for their benefit
In Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines, girls will explore outdoor and year-round program opportunities at six premier sites including: Camp Graham on Kerr Lake in Vance County, Camp Hardee in Beaufort County, The Homestead Girl Scout Camp in Franklin County, Camp Mary Atkinson in Johnston County, and Camp Pretty Pond in Brunswick County. Efforts to reach underserved girls will be expanded, and more resources will be allocated to provide programs and activities to girls who have not yet had the opportunity to experience Girl Scouting.
The organization’s larger territory will present more opportunities for volunteers and girls to work with and learn from girls and adults from diverse backgrounds.
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines serves more than 32,000 girls in 41 central and eastern North Carolina counties. (Counties are: Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson.) The council’s administrative headquarters will be located in Raleigh. Additionally, program and service centers are located in Fayetteville and Goldsboro.
About Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, with 3.7 million girl and adult members worldwide. Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls’ healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls in every corner of the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as destinations abroad. For more information on how to join, volunteer, or donate to Girl Scouts, call 800-GSUSA 4 U or 800-478-7248, or visit www.girlscouts.org.