“On My Honor”—Hanover Park Mother/Daughter Team Joins Girl Scout Government!
Two Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) volunteers from Hanover Park were elected to important governing positions during the organization's annual meeting on April 16. Mother and daughter, Miriam and Alexandra Fleig, accepted positions as National Council Delegates.
GSNI National Council Delegates
Miriam Fleig is employed as a Proofreader for McMaster-Carr Supply Co. She has been active in several community organizations including the Paramount Tall Club of Chicago and Immanuel United Church of Christ Bartlett. Fleig has also held various Girl Scout positions, including service unit manager, troop leader, troop service coordinator, Council Delegate, and Strategic Learning Strategy Team member.
Alexandra Fleig is a sophomore at Bartlett High School and a Girl Scout Senior with Troop #1386. She is also the Bartlett High School Football Manager. Fleig has been involved in many Girl Scout activities, including caving, whitewater rafting, camping at Girl Scout Camp Pokonokah Hills and acting as a Program Aide for several day camps held at Pokonokah Hills. She has earned the Girl Scout Bronze and Silver Awards, the highest awards a Girl Scout can earn at her level.
About Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois serves over 20,000 girls and nearly 6,000 adult volunteers in parts or all of Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties.
Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls in grades K through 12 are engaged in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. Girls develop leadership potential by participating in age-appropriate activities that enable them to discover their values, skills, and the world around them. Activities in science and technology, business and economic literacy, and outdoor and environmental awareness provide girls with opportunities for fun and friendship while fostering the development of leadership skills and self-esteem.
To find out how you can become part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, call 800-242-5591, or visit our website at www.girlscoutsni.org.
About Girl Scouts of the USA
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.4 million girl and adult members nationwide. Through membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Girl Scouts is part of a worldwide family of 10 million girls and adults in 45 countries. Girl Scouting is the leading authority on girls' healthy development and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate to Girl Scouts, call 800-GSUSA-4-U (800-478-7248) or visit www.girlscouts.org.