Girl Scouts in America existed during World War I. They worked in hospitals and rolled bandages. They sold war bonds. Some troops even started selling cookies to support the war effort - this was the start of the Girl Scout cookie sale in America!
They sold calendars
Girl Scouts changed the color of their uniforms to khaki so that they would look more like the US Army in WWII.
Due to rationing of sugar and other restrictions during World War II, the sale of Girl Scout calendars started in 1944 as an additional item that Girl Scouts could sell.
Girl Scouting was first introduced in Japan in 1919. In 1928 Japan became a founding member of WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts). Girl Scouting was banned by the government during World War II. The movement was restarted in 1947 and officially recognized as Girl Scouts Japan in 1949.
"Every Scout to Save a Soldier" was a slogan used to motivate Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to help sell US Savings stamps. (think mini war bonds)
If the "Boy Scouts" are meant than the word is "Pfadfinder"
Girl Scout Cookies were sold annually around the country until World War II, when sugar, flour, and butter shortages led Girl Scouts to begin selling Girl Scout calendars to raise money for their activities.
The children helped by joining scouts and crushing tin cans to make ammunission. hope this helped you!^= a load of rubbish THEY GOT EVACUATED!
Dr. Pilar Hidalgo-Lim was one of the founders of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. She was also married to World War II hero, Brigadier General Vicente Lim.
Girl Guides undertook a variety of roles in both World Wars. Roles ranged from acting as volunteers to be saved during drills through to demonstrating cooking with rations. As with nowadays, girl guides maintained international links and in particular went into Europe after the war ended and supported troops and local communities. Girl Scouts in the USA also kept guiding/scouting traditions and activities in internment camps. There are a fair few resources online which provide more detail on these activities.
Cookies were in short supply for several reasons: 1. rationing limited the supply of cookie materials such as sugar. 2. many factories/bakeries stopped domestic production and turned their factories into war plants, making materials and supplies for the soldiers. 3. transportation of goods was limited because trains, etc were reserved for the military and military supply. so, the girl scouts sold calendars!
Not all girl scout uniforms are green, just the Girl Scout Junior level. The beginning level, Girl Scout Daisies, wear blue. The second level, Girl Scout Brownies, wear brown. The third level, Girl Scout Juniors, wear the traditional green. The upper levels, Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors, wear khaki. The reason juniors wear the traditional green is it is an easy color to keep clean when playing outside. It is easy to maintain a green uniform--when participating in outdoor activities stains don't show as they might with other colors, it is distinctive and it is traditional.