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Wander Woman: a Girl Scout Wayfaring Weekend Wander Woman: A Girl Scout Wayfaring Weekend Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Savannah, Georgia October 18-21, 2018 #g sb i rt n h a p l a m c o e W r e d n a W # Girl Scouts get ready to board a bus on a city street, 1920s. Event Goals • To demonstrate the power of cultural • To pilot an updated program model resources to add value to our lives and that further positions the birthplace the Girl Scout Movement as the Girl Scout Movement’s heart home—an instrumental hub for • To inspire Girl Scout audiences to transformative ideas and experiences function as global citizens and lifelong learners 2 Table of Contents Greetings from the Birthplace’s Executive Director 4 Logistics and Details 6 Schedule at a Glance 8 Program Details 10 Presenters 14 Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Staff 16 Event Partners 18 About the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace 20 Recent Birthplace Awards 21 A Closer Look at Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low 22 Cultural Assets at GSUSA 24 Alumni Initiative 25 Travel Artifacts & A Wide-Ranging Collection 27 3 Greetings from the Executive Director of the Birthplace What is the first trip you ever took? For many girls, Girl Scouts themselves in Girl Scout history and find personal meaning opens the doors to a life of travel, though their first trip might in the values espoused by our Movement. Truly, there is no be just across town to learn the ropes at a local news station, better place for us to explore themes of travel, discovery, and experience augmented reality at a historic site, or pick up global citizenship than in this beloved city. litter during a hike at a nearby park. While the distances may be small, these journeys build a foundation for a lifetime of We called this event Wander Woman, both to channel the curiosity and discovery, perhaps inspiring a girl to explore adventuresome spirit of Juliette Low and the superhuman farther from home—throughout her state, across the nation, or strength of the global movement she catalyzed. She indeed around the globe. traveled extensively in her own lifetime—by train, by boat, and even by airplane later in her life. And Girl Scouts today can be My own childhood included some memorable travel found on every continent, making the world a better place. experiences, including my Brownie troop’s campout. While Throughout the weekend, we will embark on our own voyage we didn’t venture any farther than our leader’s backyard filled with film, food, tours, and conversation. We will explore in suburban Virginia, I eagerly packed my toothbrush and the arc of the Girl Scout Movement, soak in this region’s imagined what fun would take place under the stars with unique cultural heritage, consider the heights of our own my friends. Later travels brought about adventures I never travel, and connect the dots between our identities as women, dreamed of as a child: I’ve studied impressionist art in France; Girl Scouts, and global citizens. learned how women are preserving cultural heritage in Saudi Arabia; visited places of worship throughout South Korea; We also will examine facets of Juliette’s life, especially through explored histories of slavery in Brazil; traversed the canal in her 1908 travel journal, comprised of letters to her family. Panama; and supported girls’ empowerment in Togo. All of that Highlighting some of Juliette’s brightest characteristics and has shaped my life dramatically by exposing me to new and accomplishments, the letters also expose her privilege and different cultures, people, and worldviews. the inequities inherent in colonial India. This perspective offers opportunities for us to grow. What can we travelers learn But the first time I encountered other ways of life wasn’t in from her own words, and how might they help us continue my world travels—it was back in my Brownie troop, where to strengthen the global Girl Scout Movement? How might my leader and her daughters were the first Muslim, hijab- our dialogue broaden what it means to be wander women wearing woman and girls I had ever met. Being exposed to ourselves? I look forward to discovering answers with you in backgrounds unlike your own is another powerful foundation the journey ahead. Girl Scouts provides. When girls and women gather together to support one another’s growth, we learn to appreciate our Yours in Girl Scouting, diversity in addition to all that unites us. For many Girl Scouts, the culminating trip of their Girl Scout experience is a visit to Savannah, Georgia, the place where Girl Scouts began and where our founder, Juliette Gordon Low, Lisa Junkin Lopez was born. Since 1953 when Girl Scouts purchased what we Executive Director affectionately call “the birthplace,” well over one million girls, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace women, and general visitors have trekked here to immerse Girl Scouts of the USA 4 Greetings from the Executive Director of the Birthplace Juliette loved to fly, and she embraced the new technology to promote Girl Scouts, dropping pamphlets on crowds in New York City in 1920. 5 r vannah Rive Sa River St → River St → Hampton Inn- W Bay St E Bay St Historic District St n r Historic District Jefferson St Barnard St Barnard Habersham St Habersham Holiday Inn Express Savannah- Aberco St Lincoln W Bryan St ← ← E Bryan St ← ← ← ← ← ← Ellis Franklin W Saint Julian St → ← Johnson Reynolds E St Julian St Warren Square Square Square Square Square → → → → → W Congress St → → → E Congress St → St rn o Price St ← Price Bull St Aberc Whitaker St ← ← Whitaker Drayton St → Drayton Barnard St Barnard W Broughton St E Broughton St → → Accessibility W State St ← ← ← ← E State St ← ← ← ← ← The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace is accessible to guests → → W President St Telfair → Wright ← Oglethorpe E President St Columbia Logistics and Details with limited mobility and offers elevator access to all floors Square Square Square Square → → → of the house. The main entrance to the site is at ground → W York St → → E York St → level on Oglethorpe Avenue. The back door from the house to the courtyard is two steps below grade but an alternative Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace (JGLB) Location route can be taken; please ask for assistance. The garden Telfair Museums Price St ← Price Habersham St Habersham contains gravel pathways and may not be accessible to all St Lincoln Wander Woman activities will primarily take place at 10 visitors. Please contact the birthplace to request additional W Oglethorpe Ave ← ← E Oglethorpe Ave ← ← East Oglethorpe Avenue, on the corner of Bull Street and accommodations. W Oglethorpe Ave → → E Oglethorpe Ave → → Oglethorpe Avenue in Savannah’s Historic District. Our main entrance is street level on the Oglethorpe side. Weather Theatre Barnard St Barnard Hotel Like any good Girl Scout, be prepared! October weather in Bull St Savannah can be chilly and breezy or hot and muggy. Always Hull St Hull St SavannahHull St ← Our partner hotel is the Hampton Inn on Bay Street at 201 ← carry those umbrellas for our sudden showers! East Bay Street on the corner of Bay and Abercorn Street in Orleans Chippewa E McDonough St Crawford Savannah’s Historic District. Its main entrance is street level Square Square Square → on the Abercorn side. Meet-and-greet and keynote address Colonial Park → W Perry St → E Perry St → Cemetery activities will take place next door at its sister hotel, the St rn Holiday Inn Express on Bay located at 199 East Bay Street. o Price St ← ← Price Whitaker St ← ← Whitaker St Habersham Houston St Houston Drayton St → → Drayton Aberc Parking Bull St There is no parking on-site. Limited metered street parking Liberty St ← ← Liberty St ← ← is available. Visit the Savannah Parking Services website for Liberty St → → Liberty St → → parking garages, rates, and locations. Share your experience! Use the hashtags #gsbirthplace and #gsWanderWoman Emergency Phone to share out about the Numbers weekend’s activities. Where to Wander Medical emergenies: 911 Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace: 912-233-4501 Hampton Inn and Suites on Bay: 912-231-9700 Lisa Junkin Lopez: 912-257-4300 Joni Smith: 912-257-4286 6 r vannah Rive Sa River St → River St → Hampton Inn- W Bay St E Bay St Historic District St n r Historic District Jefferson St Barnard St Barnard Habersham St Habersham Holiday Inn Express Savannah- Aberco St Lincoln W Bryan St ← ← E Bryan St ← ← ← ← ← ← Ellis Franklin W Saint Julian St → ← Johnson Reynolds E St Julian St Warren Square Square Square Square Square → → → → → W Congress St → → → E Congress St → St rn o Price St ← Price Aberc Bull St Whitaker St ← ← Whitaker Drayton St → Drayton Barnard St Barnard W Broughton St E Broughton St → → W State St ← ← ← ← E State St ← ← ← ← ← → → W President St Telfair → Wright ← Oglethorpe E President St Columbia Square Square Square Square → → → → W York St → → E York St → Juliette Gordon Telfair Museums Low Birthplace Price St ← Price Habersham St Habersham Lincoln St Lincoln W Oglethorpe Ave ← ← E Oglethorpe Ave ← ← W Oglethorpe Ave → → E Oglethorpe Ave → → Theatre Barnard St Barnard Bull St Hull St Hull St SavannahHull St ← ← Orleans Chippewa E McDonough St Crawford Square Square Square → Colonial Park → W Perry St → E Perry St → Cemetery St rn o Price St ← ← Price Habersham St Habersham Whitaker St ← ← Whitaker Houston St Houston Drayton St → → Drayton Aberc Bull St Liberty St ← ← Liberty St ← ← Liberty St → → Liberty St → → 7 Where to Wander Schedule at a Glance Thursday, October 18 JGLB Outbuilding—10 East 12 to 5 p.m. On-Site Registration Oglethorpe Avenue JGLB Ground Level—10 East 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shop Is Open Oglethorpe Avenue Bar at the Holiday Inn Express—199 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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