Dear Girl Scout Alumnae,

Please join us 9:00-10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 10, 2012 for a Morning Coffee Mix & Mingle, hosted by the Girl Scout Alumnae Association, at the Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center, 811 N. Coker Loop, San Antonio, 78216.

During 2012, the Alumnae Association will meet once a month to connect, form new friendships, and rediscover how Girl Scouts is impacting girls in our community. These Coffee Mix & Mingles are open to all Girl Scout alumnae, so spread the word and bring a friend. Save the date for the next Coffee Mix & Mingle on Tuesday, April 10.

For more information or to RSVP, email Stephanie Sanchez Sinclair.


We invite you to join us throughout 2012 as we celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting! There are lots of ways to get involved.

1. Declare 2012 as The Year of the Girl and join Girl Scouts in providing leadership opportunities for girls. Pledge ToGetHerThere. 
2. Join the GSSWT 100th Anniversary Alumnae Committee --  this volunteer committee plans Alumnae involvement throughout the 2012 Anniversary year. Please contact Pamela L. Riles or Stephanie Sanchez Sinclair if you are interested in joining.
3. Share the news! Tell your fellow grown-up Girl Scout sisters about the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting and invite them to get involved! 

Interested in joining the Girl Scout Alumnae Association? Connect with GSSWT online by selecting "Southwest Texas" from the council dropdown menu. Be sure to also join us on Facebook.


Ditch the paper and plastic -- pick up one of these reusable bags from your local H-E-B store today! H-E-B and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas have partnered to create and sell reusable bags to commemorate Girl Scouting's 100th anniversary. Art depicted on the bags was created by Girl Scouts from Texas to honor 100 years of Girl Scouts.

The reusable bags are now available exclusively at all H-E-B stores in Texas, and proceeds from bag sales will benefit all Girl Scout councils across the state. These bags are only available until May, so grab yours before they're gone! Can't find them in your local store? Ask an H-E-B employee where they display reusable bags, and keep an eye out on our page for locations where the bags have been spotted!



Calling all Girl Scouts! For the month of March, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas is asking all alumnae to change their Facebook profile pictures to a photo of them as a young Girl Scout in uniform.

It's finally here -- 100 years ago this month, Juliette Gordon Low placed a phone call to a friend, declaring, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" That evening, she gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of Girl Scouts. The rest, as they say, is history.


Visibly show your support for the promise of all girls and their leadership potential by lighting your residence and place of business with green exterior lights for the month of March to commemorate
Girl Scouting's 100th Anniversary!

Go beyond -- take the ToGetHerThere Pledge and visit togetherthere.org to determine how you can make a difference in the future of American leadership.