Girl Scouts Open New Community Membership Center
GSWISE’s South Second Street Center is located at 1017 S. 2nd Street, Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, September 10, 2018 – Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) is excited to announce a new membership center for its Latina Initiative team to reach and serve more girls and adults in the communities it serves. GSWISE’s South Second Street Center is located at 1017 S. 2nd Street, Milwaukee, and will provide leadership programming and support services for its’ Girl Scout members.
Today, GSWISE’s Latina Initiative serves more than 1,000 girls with caring adult mentors who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, leader)™ to reach her full potential. Girl Scouts provides them with a safe girl-led environment where together they learn-by-doing in a collaborative, supportive all-girl space to take chances, try new things, and learn to succeed through failure – improving all aspects of their lives. The GSWISE bilingual team provides the training, guidance, and support for girls, parents, and volunteers to fully participate in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
The South Second Street Center service hours are Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. by appointment by calling 1-800-565-4475.
About Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast
Celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouting in Southeastern Wisconsin in 2017, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) is more than 37,000 strong – serving 28,283 girls in grades K5-12 and 8,812 adults who believe in our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who take the lead in making the world a better place. Girl Scouts is a G.I.R.L. (go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, leader)™ community focused on practicing everyday leadership. Girl Scouts began over 106 years ago with one woman, Girl Scouts’ founder Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low, who believed in the power of every girl. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and young women and GSWISE is ranked #2 out of 112 councils nationally in overall girl market share. With programs in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties, we give every girl in our council the chance to reach her full leadership potential. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit gswise.org, email customercare@gswise.org, or call 800-565-4475.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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