| The Ambassador and Ambassador Aide program was launched in 1975, for Girl Scouts who move and for the new troop that accepted the moved Girl Scout. This brief program (gone by 1979) encouraged any Girl Scout who moved to share with her new troop something about her old community; local customs, unique celebrations, etc. This would qualify her to be an Ambassador. The troop accepting the new girl would share information about her new community. This would qualify them for the Ambassador Aide patch. There is no indication in the October 1975 issue of the Girl Scout Leader magazine that this program was limited to any certain age level of Girl Scouting. |
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| My Own Thing was a summer program for Girl Scouts from 1975-1978. The Nov-Dec 1975 issue of the Girl Scout Leader's Magazine: This program encourages the use of outside consultants working directly with an individual girl on a specific interest she may have that the troop does not. The program seeks to retain membership by involving girls in individual activities that run through the summer and end in the fall. When regular troop meetings resume again, girls report to the troop on their activities and are awarded the "My Own Thing" patch for participation. |
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The national Girl Scout "Action 70" program involved awareness of prejudices. 1970 era
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International Year of the Child 1979 United Nations proclamation GSUSA noted the theme for Girl Scout Week '79 was "Find The Gift In Every Child". Celebration in 1979 as the International Year of the Child gives Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. a unique opportunity to focus attention on what Girl Scouting is all about - recognizing the potential in all children and providing opportunities for them to discover and express the gifts within themselves. Girl Scout Leader Mar/Apr 1979 |
 Every council received a supply of buttons with the message "Find The Gift In Every Child" along with their IYC task force kit. |
| This official Bicentennial patch could be worn on the uniform from 1974-1975. Girl Scouts were encouraged to find "hidden heroines" in their communities, learn from them and then share what they have learned. |  |
| This official Bicentennial patch could be worn on the uniform from 1974-1976. The Girl Scout Bicentennial program was officially recognized as part of the American Revolution Bicentennial program and allowed to use the Bicentennial symbol (the star). |
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Although the
eco-action patch did not have a program requirement,
the Girl Scout Leader magazine would print thought provoking short
articles around the subject of ecology, encouraging girls to think
for themselves about their role in the ecology movement. 1972 - 1978 
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   The badge and interest project patch weren't introduced until 1980. |
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Oct. 1975 : The idea behind Horizons '76 is to encourage
grass-roots community programs to improve the quality of life on the
local level. Girl Scouts' special part of the program is dedicated
to the involvement of significant women in America's future. A continuation of the Bicentennial theme, unofficial (not to be worn on the front of the uniform or sash). |
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