Girl Scouts in merger mode; State's 5 councils part of U.S. consolidation

From: New Haven Register | Date: June 25, 2006| Author: Thomas Kaplan | Copyright information

The Girl Scouts of the USA is close to finalizing a massive and unprecedented consolidation of the organization, local and national officials say. Under the plan, Connecticut's five councils will become one statewide council, while the number of councils nationwide will be reduced to a third of what it is today, from 313, to about 100 to 120 over the next three to five years.

For the Girl Scouts organization, the changes aim to bring logistical gains, but for the 3 million Scouts, volu...

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