Girl Scouts

For The United Way Project, I am covering the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council, which has troupes all over West Virginia. The organization teaches girl to build self esteem and have leadership skills in their communities. I found the following information in preliminary research:

• Susan Thompson, Executive Officer
• The Service Center (That oversees all of the troupes) is located in 210 Hale St. , Charleston, WV 25322 
• The phone number for this branch: 304.345.7722 
• Total revenue: $6, 539, 579, Total expenses $6, 282, 595, Total assets $4, 747, 920  (Numbers from 990 IRS Tax 2009 form)
• No one is paid who works for Girl Scouts 
• The website is www.bdgsc.org  

I plan to find out what makes the Girl Scouts special. Some question I intend to answer in include: Why do girls stay in the organization so long? Are they only known for their cookies? Why are the girls and adults so involved in the organizations. What benefits do they get from participating?