Juliette Gordon was born in Savannah, GA. Despite marrying another Savannah native, William McKay Low, married life found her in England where she was introduced to the Boy Scouts program and became friends with Agnes Baden-Powell who started the Girl Guides in that country.

Juliette Gordon Low returned to Savannah in early 1912. During a phone call with her cousin in February, she said, “I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah and all America, and we’re going to start it tonight.” On March 12, 1912, she officially founded the Girl Scouts. The program started in Savannah and spread quickly.

She was a true example of what it means to be a Girl Scout. Low was very educated, and was an accomplished welder, sculptor, and lover of animals.

As soon as I found out about the Girl Scouts, I was all in. I’ve been involved in the Girl Scouts since I was eight years old, and this fall will mark my fiftieth year as a Girl Scout leader.

I became a Scout Leader because of Debbie Reynolds and Hollywood Squares. She was asked a question about Girl Scouts, answered, and was told she was wrong. She wasn’t, and was able to prove it because she carried her Girl Scouts Handbook everywhere. Even as a busy actress was able to make time to be a Girl Scout Leader. If she could it, so could I!

Out of my first troop, one scout became a leader and a service unit manager and another has been named volunteer of the year.

My life – and that of so many others – has been shaped by the program begun more than a hundred years ago by Juliette Gordon Low.

A flag sponsored by the Carolyn Brezinski and the Girl Scout Troop 17123 in memory of Juliette Gordon Low will be displayed in location G-9 throughout the 2024 Upstate Field of Honor®.