Each year in March, Girl Scout Week honors the more than 100-year history of the Girl Scouts of the USA, a national nonprofit that highlights youth activities with an emphasis on community service and good citizenship.
To mark the occasion locally, 91-year-old scout leader and community philanthropist Anna Foultz will host a fundraiser on Monday to provide financial support for the next generation of scouts.
The event, held at DeNovo’s Trattoria in Ocean Pines starting at 5 p.m., will include a spaghetti dinner and an appearance by Foultz and the Girl Scouts Chesapeake Council-Service Unit #7.
Tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for kids. In addition to the feast, those in attendance can look forward to face painting and door prizes.
“It’s a fundraiser to cover the costs of scouting for families with limited resources,” Foultz said.
Along with the annual tradition of Girl Scout Week, each year the scouts hold a birthday celebration on March 12 to mark the day in 1912 that founder Juliette Gordon Low registered the first 18 members, then called the Girl Guides of America, in Savannah, Georgia.
The ranks of the organization grew to nearly 70,000 members by 1920 and hit more than 300,00 within the next decade. As of 2005 there were more than 3.7 million Girl Scouts.
For her part, Foultz said she never tires of watching the next generation discover the Girl Scouts.
“Some of the kids are so adorable,” she said. “I laugh to myself how cute they are.”
Foultz said joining the group helped her, and many others, break away from the shyness of their youth.
“It brings them out of their shell,” she said.
In 1980 Foultz received a National Proclamation from President Carter for organizing a massive weeklong talent show/cookie sale, called Girl Scouts in Action, at the Springfield Mall in Virginia.
“Thousands of Girl Scouts came to this event to show off their skills,” she said. “The people were buying cookies like crazy.”
Among the life lessons scouting imparts are self-reliance, health trainings, hygiene skills, business abilities, and valuing appearance, Foultz said. She also labors to instill the importance of wearing a Girl Scout uniform.
“You are respected and people are very nice and support you when wearing uniforms,” she said.
She also appreciates what her association with the Girl Scouts has meant in her life.
“There are opportunities I’ve had that I wouldn’t have had if I hadn’t been a Girl Scout,” she said. “People helped out whenever I needed it.”
Foultz is hoping the community will help out once again, on Monday. She widely praised DeNovo’s owner Bob Beck, who has helped support numerous causes championed in the community.
To purchase tickets contact Foultz at 410-641-7667 or Beverly Meadows at 443-235-1019.
To mark the occasion locally, 91-year-old scout leader and community philanthropist Anna Foultz will host a fundraiser on Monday to provide financial support for the next generation of scouts.
The event, held at DeNovo’s Trattoria in Ocean Pines starting at 5 p.m., will include a spaghetti dinner and an appearance by Foultz and the Girl Scouts Chesapeake Council-Service Unit #7.
Tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for kids. In addition to the feast, those in attendance can look forward to face painting and door prizes.
“It’s a fundraiser to cover the costs of scouting for families with limited resources,” Foultz said.
Along with the annual tradition of Girl Scout Week, each year the scouts hold a birthday celebration on March 12 to mark the day in 1912 that founder Juliette Gordon Low registered the first 18 members, then called the Girl Guides of America, in Savannah, Georgia.
The ranks of the organization grew to nearly 70,000 members by 1920 and hit more than 300,00 within the next decade. As of 2005 there were more than 3.7 million Girl Scouts.
For her part, Foultz said she never tires of watching the next generation discover the Girl Scouts.
“Some of the kids are so adorable,” she said. “I laugh to myself how cute they are.”
Foultz said joining the group helped her, and many others, break away from the shyness of their youth.
“It brings them out of their shell,” she said.
In 1980 Foultz received a National Proclamation from President Carter for organizing a massive weeklong talent show/cookie sale, called Girl Scouts in Action, at the Springfield Mall in Virginia.
“Thousands of Girl Scouts came to this event to show off their skills,” she said. “The people were buying cookies like crazy.”
Among the life lessons scouting imparts are self-reliance, health trainings, hygiene skills, business abilities, and valuing appearance, Foultz said. She also labors to instill the importance of wearing a Girl Scout uniform.
“You are respected and people are very nice and support you when wearing uniforms,” she said.
She also appreciates what her association with the Girl Scouts has meant in her life.
“There are opportunities I’ve had that I wouldn’t have had if I hadn’t been a Girl Scout,” she said. “People helped out whenever I needed it.”
Foultz is hoping the community will help out once again, on Monday. She widely praised DeNovo’s owner Bob Beck, who has helped support numerous causes championed in the community.
To purchase tickets contact Foultz at 410-641-7667 or Beverly Meadows at 443-235-1019.