By the numbers
Girl Scouts
2.7 million: Number of girl members today
928,000: Number of adult members, primarily volunteers
68: Percentage of women in the U.S. Congress who are former Scouts
1912: Year the first troop was organized on March 12, in Savannah, Ga.
1917: Year of the first cookie sale, held as a service project
Source: www.girlscouts.org
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