2012 Pearl Awards – Celebrating 100 Years of Volunteering
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
10:30am-2:00pm

The Pearl Award is presented to Girl Scout volunteers whose actions directly support the council’s wide range of response team efforts to deliver service to girls and adults across our jurisdiction.

Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah, Georgia, on March 12, 1912, for a local Girl Scout meeting. Her words on that day, "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!” started an amazing and long standing Girl Scout movement. Millions of girls--and the women and men who support them--have been involved over the past 100 years. Juliette believed that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. In fact, she had such hope and passion for the Girl Scout movement that she sold her precious and valuable pearls to keep the Girl Scout program going. 

For us, her pearls also symbolize the hope, passion and dedication of our volunteers.  They, too, believe that girls should have every opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. Our volunteers are our precious and valuable pearls and they work hand-in-hand with us to ensure that girls succeed. They give countless hours developing, coordinating and assisting with girl program, serving on our product sales team, assisting with events, facilitating adult training, and serving as elders to support girls across our jurisdiction. The inaugural 2012 Pearl Awards celebrates and salutes their efforts.


Questions: contact Leslie Friedman at 602-452-7003 or lesliefriedman@girlscoutsaz.org