About Us
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History of the Girl Scout Council of Northwest Florida
Girl Scouts of Northwest Florida was incorporated in 1951 to
serve girls in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties.
Early records indicate that the first 3 troops organized in this
region began meeting in 1921 at the First Presbyterian, First
Methodist and Gadsden Street Methodist Churches in Pensacola, FL.
Since then, Girl Scouting in northwest Florida has grown to over
4,700 girls in over 400 troops, led by 1400 volunteers and a staff
of 15 employees.
The Council properties include a 2 acre office complex built in 1973
to serve as the council headquarters in Pensacola; acquisition of
1600 acres in Defuniak Springs in 1968 for Camp Kolomoki; and 4
acres of waterfront property in Lillian, AL, developed as the
Kugelman Aquatic Center in 1989.
Girl Scouts of Northwest Florida holds the distinction of being the
first council in the state of Florida to appoint an African American
to its board of directors. In 1947, Ms. Jessie Collins was appointed
to the board of directors after developing the council’s first
African American Girl Scout troops in 1944.
Girl Scouts of Northwest Florida has maintained a commitment to
delivering quality programs to all girls in its jurisdiction, and
has twice received the Outstanding Quality Service Recognition by
Girl Scouts of the USA.
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