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On July 1, 1998 our new address and phone numbers will be:

Girl Scouts, Land of Lincoln Council, 3020 Baker Drive, Springfield, IL 62703 Phone: (217) 523-8159 Toll-free Phone 877-231-1446 Fax: (217) 523-8321

The Trefoil Shop and Service Center will be closed for business on June 25 (the doors will be open to receive camp registration information) and will reopen on July 6, 1998 at 10:30 a.m.  On July 6, new Council and Trefoil Shop hours will be in effect as follows,  Monday 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month, (except for July).


Facts

About Girl Scouts, Land of Lincoln Council

Name of Corporation:    Girl Scouts, Land of Lincoln, Inc.
Office Location  

   3111 Normandy Road
                                                                               Springfield, Illinois 62703-4321
                                                                                   (217) 529-5531; 1-800-865-5531
                                                         Fax (217) 529 5640

Counties Served:      Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, and Sangamon Counties                                                               
Governing Body: Board of Directors of 24 members,                                                              elected by a council delegate body of                                                              approximately 90 adult volunteers and                                                              older girls; chartered by Girl Scouts of                                                              the U.S.A.
Girl Membership: 6,100 served annually (approximately)
Adult Membership:    1,300 served annually (approximately)
Employed Personnel:         executive staff: 8 full-time, 4 part-time                                                                support staff: 4
Funding Sources: United Way, special events, program                                                              fees, contributions, grants, and bequests
Mission:          The mission or purpose of Girl                                                               Scouting is to inspire girls with the                                                               highest ideals of character, conduct,                                                               patriotism, and service that they may                                                               become happy and resourceful citizens.                                                               Girl Scouting seeks to accomplish this                                                               by providing girls opportunities to                                                               develop their potential and have fun                                                               with their peers in a supportive,all-girlsetting.
The Girl Scout Promise: On my honor, I will try: To Serve God                                                                and my country, To help people at all                                                                times, And to live by the Girl Scout                                                                Law.
The Girl Scout Law:  

I will do my best to be honest and fair,                                                                friendly and helpful considerate and                                                                caring, courageous and strong, and                                                                responsible for what I say and do, and                                                                to respect myself and others respect                                                                authority, use resources wisely, make                                                                the world a better place and be a sister                                                                to every Girl Scout.

   

                            

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