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The national organization is reorganizing councils to create the infrastructure necessary to prepare for the future of the Movement. This realignment will result in the optimal impact on leadership development for the largest number of girls and significantly increase the number of volunteers participating in Girl Scouting.

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has recently adopted a business strategy to build more strength throughout the Girl Scout Movement. As part of this initiative, councils throughout the country are realigning their boundaries to make the most effective use of their resources and to offer increased program opportunities to even more girls.

GSUSA has been considering realignment for several years, and began the process during the summer of 2005. Current council jurisdictions are nearly 40 years old. Two nationally known demographers developed the new resource map based on the changes of shifting populations, economic centers, and transportation patterns. The realignment timeline will vary across the country. Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont will establish the new council on October 1, 2009.

Each of the four North Carolina councils appointed three members to the statewide Council Realignment Committee (CRC). This committee has been meeting since 2008 to build the blueprint of the new council. There are several sub-committees working in various operational and governance areas who will make specific recommendations to the CRC for approval.

While each of the North Carolina councils is fiscally sound, the realignment will join all the local resources to create a premium, revitalized council from which to serve Girl Scouts in the state. The restructuring, along with the recent updated Program model, will demonstrate just how relevant and critical Girl Scouting is to today’s girls and make it easier for potential donors to see the full impact of their support.