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Juliette Gordon Low birthplace holds community celebration for completed renovations

Birthplace of Girl Scouts gets makeover

Juliette Gordon Low birthplace holds community celebration for completed renovations

Birthplace of Girl Scouts gets makeover

THE FESTIVAL CONTINUES TODAY FROM TEN TO FIVE. THE JULIETTE GORDON W LO BIRTHPLACE IS PERHAPS THE ONRTHPLACE IS PERHAPS THE LY "HOUSE MUSEUM" IN THE NATION CREATED SPECICIFALLY FOR GIRLS TO ENJOY- THOUGH ITS ILOVED BY EVERYO! NE THE LOCATION IS NOW RENOVATED AND IS AVAILAB LE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY THE GIRLS SCOUTS CELEBRATED THE REOPENING OF ALL THE NEWLY RENNOVATED BIRTHPLACEF OTHEIR FOUNDER, JULIETTE GORDON LO W. PEOPLE GOT TO SEE THE UPDATED GARDENCO, OL EXHIBITS, AND PROGRAM AREAS. THEY ALSO ENJOYED SOME CRAFTS AND GESAM OUTSIDES. ORGANIZERS TELL US ACCESSABILITY WAS AT THE TOP OF THEIR MIND WHEN RENNOVATING THE SPACE. <> SHANNON BROWNING-MULLIS, EXECUTIVE DIR. JULLIETTE GORDON LOW HOUSE OUTCUE: ... .BECAU WSE WANT THIS TO BE A PLACE WHERE EVERY GIRL AND EVERY VISITOR CAN ENJOY THEMSELVES AND BE RELAXED. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE BIRTHPCELA OF THE FOUNDER OF THE GIRL SCOUTS
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Juliette Gordon Low birthplace holds community celebration for completed renovations

Birthplace of Girl Scouts gets makeover

The birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low has an updated look.Low, who founded the Girls Scouts in 1912, was born in Savannah in 1860.Her home on Oglethorpe Avenue was used to begin recruiting for the first Girl Scout troops in the nation.The birthplace was the sight of a community celebration Saturday. The event was an opportunity to celebrate Low's legacy and the newly renovated garden, ticketing area, store, and program spaces."We are excited to welcome Savannahians back to our site with an event that's fun for the whole family," says Shannon Browning-Mullis, the Birthplace's executive director. "What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than enjoying food and fun in a beautiful new garden at one of the city's most important historic sites."The free event included music, snacks and games and activities focused on accessibility awareness and the 110th anniversary of the Girl Scout Movement.Renovations to the site were designed to increase accessibility with the support of the Access for All grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

The birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low has an updated look.

Low, who founded the Girls Scouts in 1912, was born in Savannah in 1860.

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Her home on Oglethorpe Avenue was used to begin recruiting for the first Girl Scout troops in the nation.

The birthplace was the sight of a community celebration Saturday. The event was an opportunity to celebrate Low's legacy and the newly renovated garden, ticketing area, store, and program spaces.

"We are excited to welcome Savannahians back to our site with an event that's fun for the whole family," says Shannon Browning-Mullis, the Birthplace's executive director. "What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than enjoying food and fun in a beautiful new garden at one of the city's most important historic sites."

The free event included music, snacks and games and activities focused on accessibility awareness and the 110th anniversary of the Girl Scout Movement.

Renovations to the site were designed to increase accessibility with the support of the Access for All grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).