Cahaba Girl Scout Council

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The Cahaba Girl Scout Council is the Girl Scout Council serving the Birmingham District including Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby, St Clair and Walker Counties. The local headquarters is located in the Fehr Fowler Service Center at 105 Heatherbrooke Park Drive in Inverness.

Girl Scouting in the North Alabama area began as early as 1917, organized partly by the operators of coal and iron companies in the Birmingham District and Tennessee Valley. Early summer camp activities were coordinated with Camp Winnetaska beginning in 1923. In 1925 a dedicated camp, Camp Gertrude Coleman in Trussville, was purchased and developed with help from the Birmingham Civitan Club.

The area council was first chartered by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America on January 1, 1958. It has since grown to serve 13,000 girls and 3,500 adults annually. Part of this growth is attributed to concerted efforts to reach out to underserved communities. In 1967 the Cahaba Council pioneered Girl Scouting in public housing communities, building "Scout Houses" for girls to have a safe meeting place in their own neighborhood. The Council also has a long history of working with the children of migrant workers, especially in St Clair County.

In 1976 the Council began to develop a new camp, the Kanawahala Program Center with a 45-acre lake near Chelsea in Shelby County. In addition to its regular activites and two camp properties, the Council also sponsors a Girl Scouting During the School Day program which provides programs in elementary and middle schools.

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References

  • Cahaba Girl Scout Council, About Cahaba Council. 29 July 2006 [1]
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