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Juliette Gordon Low was a prolific traveler and had friends around the globe. One of these friends, Lord Baden-Powell of England – introduced her to the concept of Girl Guiding. Juliette knew immediately that girls in the USA would benefit from the Girl Guiding Movement and took it upon herself to create Girl  Scouts of the USA in 1912. While she developed and nurtured Girl Scouting in the USA, she never forgot her friends overseas. She believed strongly in the global sisterhood of Girl Scouting/Girl Guiding and in offering the benefits of Girl Scouting to more and more girls around the globe.
This is why Juliette supported the idea of “Thinking Day”, a day when all Girl Scouts/Girl Guides around the world think of the sisterhood of strong, smart girls that the movement has helped to develop. The concept of Thinking Day eventually grew to include donations to sustain and develop Girl Guiding. Thinking Day is now called “World Thinking Day” to reflect its truly global scope. There are currently 140 countries that are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
In memory of Juliette’s love of traveling, experiencing new cultures, and making new friends, Girl Scouts of the USA created the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund in her honor in 1927. The purpose of the Fund is to extend Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding to girls around the world, as well as to support international friendship through service projects, training events, and exchange visits. The JLWFF also makes possible an annual contribution to the Thinking Day Fund of WAGGGS, which helps to extend the movement in many ways.
Contributions to the JLWFF are made voluntarily by girls and adults, as individuals or as part of Girl Scout groups. Donations to the JLWFF can be mailed to Girl Scouts of Trailways Council, Inc., 1551 Spencer Road, Joliet, Illinois, 60433, along with the contribution form below. Upon receipt, your troop will receive a "Thank You Certificate" and if the donation averages $1.50 or more, girls will receive a special JLWFF Patch.
In this time of conflict and uncertainty, it is all the more important that Girl Scouts remember their connection to girls around the world and give to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund to help improve the lives of girls everywhere. Questions can be directed to pbrothers@girlscoutsgcnwi.org

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