Council History:
Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast brings together Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay and Girl Scouts of Tres Condados. The merger is part of the nationwide realignment of Girl Scouts USA, effective October 1, 2007. The new Council serves the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz.
Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay Peninsula was originally formed in 1924. Additional councils were organized in Watsonville (1935), Salinas (1936) and Santa Cruz (1945). These councils merged into Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay in 1963-1964.
Girl Scouts of Tres Condados began with the formation of a council in Santa Barbara in 1921. Between 1923 and 1945, additional councils developed in Atascadero, Carpinteria, Ventura and Fillmore. To serve all of Ventura County, another council was added in 1946. The Santa Barbara Council expanded to include San Luis Obispo County in 1958. With this expansion, the Santa Barbara Council was renamed the Los Padres Council. By 1964, the Los Padres Council and the Ventura County Council merged to form Tres Condados Girl Scout Council.
About Girl Scouting:
Founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scouts has grown from 18 original members in Savannah, Georgia, to 3.7 million members throughout the United States, and in more than 90 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas. To learn more about Girl Scouts of the USA, please visit http://www.gsusa.org.
Girl Scout Promise and Law:
The Girl Scout Promise and Law are shared by every member of Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Promise is the way the girls agree to act every day toward one another and other people, and the Law outlines a way to act toward one another and the world.
The Girl Scout Promise:
On my honor, I will try
To serve God* and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
The Girl Scout Law:
I will do my best to be…
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to…
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.
* The word “God” can be interpreted in a number of ways, depending on one’s spiritual beliefs. When reciting the Girl Scout Promise, it is okay to replace the word “God” with whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate.
