Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Over the next few weeks, Girl Scouts of Nassau County will be doing a blog series on some of our CEO’s favorite parks to visit. We hope this inspires our Girl Scouts to set goals, plan trips, and explore the natural wonders that can be seen across our beautiful country. So Girl Scouts, get out your maps, consult the web, set your goals and create a plan to visit some of our national treasures.   As you explore, don’t forget to create memories, take pictures and share with us! #gsoutdoors Now that Girl Scouts of the USA is partnering with the National Park Service for the “Girl Scout Ranger Program” , I can’t wait to … tell you about some of the more adventurous National Parks I have visited. I’ve been to over a dozen National Parks and every single one of them has made me appreciate the great outdoors. Here are what I consider to be some of the more adventurous national parks I have visited… There are alligators, crocodiles, mosquitos and who knows what else in the Ever

Over the next few weeks, Girl Scouts of Nassau County will be doing a blog series on some of our CEO’s favorite parks to visit. We hope this inspires our Girl Scouts to set goals, plan trips, and explore the natural wonders that can be seen across our beautiful country. So Girl Scouts, get out your maps, consult the web, set your goals and create a plan to visit some of our national treasures.   As you explore, don’t forget to create memories, take pictures and share with us! #gsoutdoors Now that Girl Scouts of the USA is partnering with the National Park Service for the “Girl Scout Ranger Program” , I can’t wait to … tell you about some of the National Parks that I find to be simply amazing. I’ve been to over a dozen National Parks and every single one of them has made me appreciate the great outdoors. Here are the National Parks I find to be simply amazing! Amazing! Arches and Canyonlands in Utah – These two places are where I fell in love with the desert. We

Girl Scouts of Nassau County has a fantastic group of Board Members who give of their time and expertise to serve in leadership roles that lead the governance of our organization. Each of them are leaders in their careers, in their families and in service to other community organizations. Here is what some of them said when asked “Why do you choose to volunteer for Girl Scouts of Nassau County?” “Girl Scouts develops future leaders. Serving on the Board of Directors has helped me to make an impact on the community and leverage my network to support the Council. I get great satisfaction from meeting girls who are excited about the future and their own ability to lead. I tell my friends and family that I enjoy leading the Board and how important Girl Scouts is for our all of our children.”   - President and Chief Volunteer Officer Wanda Jackson “Serving on the Board of Directors has helped me to establish partnerships between the North Shore-LIJ Health System and GSNC. Throug