Statistics That Make A Difference

• As part of the Positive Power program, more than 160 Girl Scout troops collected over 30,385 personal care items for the 2007 drive. The program is designed to help girls understand their ability to impact the community by assisting victims of domestic violence. Since the program’s inception in 2001, Girl Scout councils have collected more than 200,000 items.

• More than half of women business owners in the United States and 70 percent of the women in Congress were Girl Scouts.

• In 2006-07, Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri Council is offering 139 programs with 134 community collaborators. Partners range from entrepreneurs and retailers to large organizations, including the Royals and the Red Cross.

• The adult/girl ratio for the NE Kansas & NW Missouri Council is 1 to 3.5 with nearly 12,000 registered adults.

Did You Know?

Welcome to Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri Council's Reporters Corner. We look forward to working with media representatives from all types of outlets, from all of the 47 counties we serve. We want to show our communities how girls grow strong through Girl Scouting, and in this section you'll find story ideas and factual information reporters often ask us for.

Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri serves over 48,000 girls ages 5-17. Our headquarters, Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is located in New York, New York. While they set national policy and direction, we have the privilege of designing and delivering quality programs to girls in our area.

GSUSA Fact Sheet (English)**
GSUSA Fact Sheet (Spanish)**
Math, Science and Technology Initiatives**

• Gina Garvin
  Director of Public Relations and Marketing
  (816) 358-8755, ext. 3046
  ginagarvin@girlscoutsksmo.org
  
• Jennifer Rush
  Communications Specialist
  (800) 432-0286, Ext.22
  jenniferrush@girlscoutsksmo.org
  

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