Press Releases

Press Releases

Check our Press Release Library for updates and current information about GSCM.

To follow up on a specific press release, or for more information, contact:

Danita Terry
Director of Communications
410.358 .9711
dterry@gscm.org

Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
4806 Seton Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215-3216
Phone: 410.358.9711
Fax: 410.358.9833
Toll Free: 800-492-2521

Gallery

2012
Feb. 3	Local Girl Scouts Participate in Year of the Girl Launch on Capitol Hill
Jan. 13	Girl Scouts Compete in First Lego League Qualifier
2011
Nov. 7	Girl Scouts & Local Businesses Support Military through Cookie Sales
Nov. 3	Girl Scout's Stars & Stripes Week Asks for Cookie Donations for U.S. Troops
Oct. 24	In Search of Girl Scout Cookies...There's an App for That!
Sept. 29	Salute to Senator Mikulski Jump Starts Maryland Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary Celebration
Sept. 2	GSCM CEO Traci Barnett Named Innovator of the Year
Aug. 31	Girl Scouts Host "Tweet-Up" to Increase Social Media Followers
June 15	Girl Scouts Host Project Anti-Violence Education (P.A.V.E.) Camp at New Urban Program & STEM Center in Baltimore City
June 15	Girl Scouts’ Camp Woodlands Hosts Project Anti-Violence Education Camp: Buddies Not Bullies June 20-24, 2011
May 12	GSCM Board Members and Staff Named to Daily Record’s Circle of Excellence and 2011 List of Top 100 Women
April 6	94 Girl Scouts Receive Prestigious Gold Award for Outstanding Community Service
April 5	Camp Conowingo Receives Funds to Begin Needed Water Works Repairs
March 3	Kellogg Company Takes Leadership Stance in Support of Sustainable Palm Oil - A Statement from Little Brownie Bakers
March 1	Girl Scouts’ Financial Lunch & Learn Provides Tips on ‘Being Prepared’
Feb. 16	Empowering Girls Will Change our World
Feb. 16	Girl Scouts of Central Maryland HR Director, Earns PHR Certification
Feb. 15	Girl Scouts Donate 3,000 lbs of Food to Kick Off Anti-Hunger Campaign
Feb. 8	Two Girl Scout Gold Awardees Receive Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Feb. 2	First Maryland Women Legislators Girl Scout Troop Inducted February 10, 2011
Jan. 21	Local Businesswomen Share Secrets of Success with Future Women Leaders
2010
Dec. 10	Girl Scouts and Vehicles for Change Team Up to Make a Difference in Families’ Lives
Oct. 21	Girl Scout Cookie Booth Sales begin October 25 at a location near you!
Sept. 21	Northrop Grumman and Girl Scouts of Central Maryland To Collaborate on STEM Education Center in Baltimore
Sept. 1	Miss Maryland 2010 to Serve as Self-Esteem Ambassador for Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
Sept. 1	Girl Scouts Launch New Brand to Help More Girls Gain Benefits of Scouting
July 14	Girl Scouts Locally and Nationally Take a Stance Against Bullying
April 21	Message from GSCM's CEO
April 23	Six Harford County Girl Scouts Receive Prestigious Gold Award
April 23	Fourteen Anne Arundel County Girl Scouts Receive Prestigious Gold Award
April 23	Twelve Carroll County Girl Scouts Receive the Prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award
April 23	Thirty Howard County Girl Scouts Receive the Prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award
April 19	Girl Scouts Participate in Earth Day Groceries Project
April 16	Girl Scouts Donate 73,000lbs of Food to the Maryland Food Bank
April 10	Science and Technology Summit
April 5	Professional Accomplishment, Leadership Earn Girl Scouts CEO Top 100 Woman Award
March 30	Girl Scout Kelly Schwab Gets Inside Look at Practicing Law as a Distinguished Woman Shadow
March 30	Girl Scout Elizabeth Kempske Gets First-Hand Lesson in Community Empowerment
March 26	Girl Scouts Explore Scientific Technologies in Space
March 5	Girl Scouts Host 30th Annual Distinguished Women’s Award Reception Mentorship with Honorees Gives Girls Inside Look at How Women Executives Do Their Jobs
March 3	STEMming Out to Change the World Girl Scouts’ Women’s Leadership Forum features Women Working in STEM fields
Feb. 25	Girl Scouts Collect Food for Those in Need
Feb. 22	Once again Girl Scouts will be collecting food for Harvest for the Hungry An op-ed written by Traci Barnett, CEO of Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, published in Avenue News
Jan. 22	GSUSA National Board Ratifies Policy to Allow Girl Scouts to Raise Funds for Haitian Relief Efforts

2009
Dec. 22	Need Cookies? Help Girl Scouts Reach Their Girl Scout Cookie Goal! Girl Scouts of All Ages Work to Sell 13,000 cases before January 4th
Nov. 25	Girl Scouts Receive Good Neighbor Week Award for Volunteer Service
Nov. 24	Six Cookie Savvy Girl Scouts Star on the Green Carpet Carpet
Nov. 12	Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Receives Business 2000 Award
Nov. 2	Cookies, Chefs and Cuisine at Port Discovery November 12
Oct. 23	Girl Scouts Commemorative Coin Act Wins House and Senate Support: Bill Goes to President Obama for Signature
Oct. 21	Girl Scouts and USO Stuff-A-Van Event Supports “Operation U.S. Mint”
Oct. 21	Malalai Joya – Bravest Woman in Afghanistan Speaks in Baltimore (An Heroic Example of How Young Women Can Change Their World by Using Their Voice)
Oct. 13	Maria T. Johnson Joins the Ranks of Leading Professionals
Oct. 8	First Lady Michelle Obama Becomes National Honorary President of Girl Scouts of the USA
Sept. 18	Four Girl Scouts Prepare for Construction at Crownsville Chrysalis House Women’s Rehab Center
Sept. 14	Girl Scouts Plan to Make Elementary School Green
Sept. 11	Support Girl Scouts and U.S. Troops by Purchasing Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookie Sale Starts September 11, 2009
Sept. 4	For Girl Scout Cookies, Contact Area C.E.O.s—Cookie Entrepreneur Officers
Sept	Girl Scouts Work on Biggest Gold Award Project in History of Scouting
Aug. 6	Girl Scouts PAVE Camp is a BLAST
July 21	Girl Scouts Elect Three New Members to Board of Directors
July 15	PAVE Program Comes to Anne Arundel County
June 29	GSCM Board Member Sheela Murthy Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award Winner in Maryland
June 29	Girl Scouts’ Communications Team Wins Two Summit Creative Awards
June 24	Girl Scout Camp Provides Economic Stimulus for Working Parents
June 9	Girl Scouts Receive Maryland Chamber Non-Profit Partner Award
April 24	52 High School Girl Scouts Earn Prestigious Gold Award
April 24	A Smart CEO You Want to Know
April 13	Girls Embrace “New” Leadership Style of Local Women Leaders
April 3	Top Girl Scout Cookie Sellers Rewarded with Over the Top Performance
March 9	Girl Scout Birthday Celebrated at Charlestown Retirement Community
Feb. 26	Girl Scouts Collect Food to Fight Hunger in Maryland
Feb. 18	Girl Scouts’ Women’s Leadership Forum Spotlights Businesswomen in the Arts
Feb.	Girl Scouts Nominate Warden for Champion of Courage Award
Feb.	Girl Scout Programs STEMming Out: Include Haptics and Robotics
Feb.	Maryland Women's Heritage Center Forms Partnership with Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
Feb.	Girl Scouts’ Women’s Leadership Forum Spotlights Businesswomen in the Arts
Jan.	Girl Scouts Excited About the Presidency, New Confidence and Change
Jan.	Girl Scouts Honor Women Leaders’ Civic and Business Accomplishments

2008
Dec.	GSCM Volunteer Named Local Hero by Bank of America
Nov.	Girl Scouts Host the Greenest Tastiest Event of the Year
Nov.	The Good and Goodness of the Girl Scout Cookie Sale
Nov.	Girl Scouts Working Hard to Reach 4000
Oct.	Six girl scouts celebrated for Top cookie sales
Oct.	Who will the next Cookie Diva be?
July	Girl Scouts’ Membership Specialist Receives Aetna Medicare “Magic Touch” Award
July	Girl Scouts’ Operation Thin Mint Partnership Defies the Ordinary
May	Girl Scout Leaders Among Top 100 Women
	Membership Specialist's Community Service Recognized by Child First
	Brazilian Delegation of Social Service Advocates Meet with Girld Scouts of Central Maryland
	5 Local Businesswomen Elected to Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Board of Directors
	Flush Funds Yield 6 New Toilets for Girl Scout Campers
	68 Girls Receive Prestigious Girl Scouts' Gold Award
	Girl Scouts Celebrate Earth Day with Green Activities
	World Thinking Day—Girl Scouts Global Celebration of Sisterhood
	Girl Scouts Highlights Local Women Leaders at Forum
	Girl Scouts’ Membership Specialist to Receive Award from Bel Air Chapter of Soroptimist International
	Girl Scouts Maryland Legislative Day Inspires Leadership
	Distinguished Women Celebrated at Girl Scouts Fundraiser
	New Upgrades at Anne Arundel County Girl Scout Camps
	Girls Need Meaningful Partnerships with Adults to Become Strong Leaders

2007
	City Council President Rawlings-Blake Congratulates Girl Scouts
	Girl Scouts of Central Maryland CEO Receives Leadership and Communication Award
	Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Again Earns Seal of Excellence
	Patricia Jessamy Welcomes New Girl Scouts at Investiture Ceremony
	Girl Scouts and Howard County Library Sign Educational Partnership To Promote Literacy on Nov. 7
	“It’s Showtime!” Cookie Stars Announced
	Local Chefs Create Cookie Treats for Girl Scouts’ “It’s Showtime!” Event
	Girl Scouts Celebrate 45 Years with Green Carpet Extravaganza
	Cookies, Moo, and You at the Zoo
	Local Girl Scout is Winner in Nickelodeon’s Let’s Just Play Giveaway
	Annual Cookie Sale Develops Skills Girls Will Use for a Lifetime
	Cookie Program Prepares Girl Scouts for Real Life
	GSCM's “Cookie College” Training Ground for the Next Generation of Women Business Executives
	Local Girl Scout is Semi-Finalist on Jeopardy! Teen Tournament
	P.A.V.E. the Way Baltimore Peer Counselors Participate in Tools 4 Success Workshop
	120 Girl Scouts from central Maryland “Go for the Gold” and Earn Girl Scout Gold Award
	Girl Scouts’ Beyond Bars Program Featured on the Oxygen Network, Sunday, March 25
	Girl Scouts Work to Battle Hunger in Maryland
	Maryland Girl Scout Troops Converge on Legislators to Discuss Issues
	Culture, Ethnicity Celebrated at Girl Scouts’ Annual World Thinking Day Celebration

2006
	Girl Scouts Work in Concert with BSO to Support U.S. Troops
	Annapolis Mayor Issues Girl Scouts Gift of Caring Proclamation
	The Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive
	CitiFinancial Presents Girl Scouts of Central Maryland with $20,000 Grant from the Citigroup Foundation
	Girls Scouts Ask You to Support the Annual Cookie Sale
	Girl Scouts Partner with SAFER Prevention at Symposium for Educators and Community Leaders
	Girls Scouts of Central Maryland Help Create a Living Shoreline Along the Magothy River
	Girl Scouts CEO, Traci A. Barnett, Receives BRAVO! Entrepreneur Award
	WJZ’s Maria Broom Brings Dance To Baltimore’s Beyond Bars Program
	Annual Distinguished Women’s Award Reception Hosted by Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
	International Guests and Culture Featured at Girl Scouts World Thinking Day Celebration