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Girl
Scouts was first chartered in the Central Savannah River area in 1917,
five years after Juliette Gordon Low established the first troop in
Savannah. It disbanded a short time later. In 1930, a Community Committee
was chartered in Aiken and in 1940, a local council was chartered in
Augusta. There were mergers and name changes in Georgia and periods
of inactivity in South Carolina, but by the late 1950's Girl Scouts
was going strong in both Georgia and South Carolina.
In
May 1968, the Savannah River Girl Scout Council (encompassing the South
Carolina counties of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell and Edgefield)
merged with the Girl Scout Council of Eastern Georgia (encompassing
the Georgia Counties of Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins,
McDuffie, Richmond and Warren Counties). The merged council was named
Central Savannah River Girl Scout Council. In 2000, the name changed
to Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River Council. Our goal is to bring
the benefits of the Girl Scout program to every girl everywhere in the
CSRA
The
Central Savannah River Area boasts unique ties to our founder, Juliette
Gordon Low. Colonel Ambrose Gordon, Juliette's great-grandfather, lived
in the Augusta area with his family, serving the community in many capacities.
It was Colonel Gordon who headed the welcoming committee when President
George Washington visited Augusta in 1791. He is buried in the churchyard
at historic St. Paul's Church in Augusta. To honor his memory, we have
initiated the Gordon Society, recognizing donors with exceptional commitment to
helping the council pursue its goals.
