Company Profile for Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during of the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.200 mi (320 km) long, from 3 to 30 mi (4.8–48 km) wide, and 3,237 sq mi (8,384 sq km), separating the Delmarva Peninsula from mainland Maryland. and Virginia. Council is the preeminent organization on the Delmarva Peninsula Delmarva Peninsula Peninsula, eastern U.S. Extending between Chesapeake and Delaware bays, it is about 180 mi (290 km) long and up to 70 mi (110 km) wide. Encompassing parts of the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia—hence its name—it includes Maryland's dedicated solely to girls -- all girls aged 5-17-- where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with dedicated adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. The Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council encompasses all of the Delmarva Peninsula which includes Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland The Eastern Shore of Maryland is composed of the state's nine counties east of the Chesapeake Bay. The counties are Caroline County, Cecil County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County. , and the Eastern Shore of Virginia The Eastern Shore of Virginia is on the Atlantic Coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. .
Company: Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council
Headquarters Address: 501 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19713
Main Telephone: 302-456-7170
Website: www.cbgsc.org
Type of Organization: Non-profit
Industry: Youth Serving
Key Executives: Executive Director: Judy Taggart
Board President: Gloria Zook Diodato
Public Relations
Contact: Ann Marie van den Hurk
Phone: 302-456-7170
Email: avandenhurk@cbgsc.org
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