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==Girl Scouts of the USA in Ohio== {{Infobox WorldScouting |name=Girl Scouting in Ohio |image=Ohio-gsusa.svg |caption=Map of Girl Scout Councils in Ohio }} There are five Girl Scout councils serving Ohio. ===Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council=== {{main article|Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council}} Serving girls in several eastern counties in Ohio, and headquartered in [[Charleston, West Virginia]]. ===Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council=== {{main article|Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council}} Serving girls in Lawrence County, Ohio, and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. ===Girl Scouts of North East Ohio=== {{Infobox WorldScouting |name=Girl Scouts of North East Ohio |image= |type=council |owner=[[GSUSA]] |headquarters=[[Macedonia, Ohio]] |location= |country=United States |coords= |f-date= |defunct= |founders= |founder= |members= |chiefscouttitle= Chief Executive Officer |chiefscout= Jane Christyson |chiefscouttitle2= Board Chair |chiefscout2= Brenda Heidinger |website=[http://www.gsneo.org gsneo.org] }} Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO) serves nearly 30,000 girls and has 14,000 adult volunteers. GSNEO was formed in 2007 by the merger of five different councils: Erie Shores, Great Trail, Lake Erie, Lake to River, and Western Reserve. Its history dates back to 1912 when the first known girl scout troop in the area was started. Service Centers: *[[Macedonia, Ohio]] (headquarters and council offices) *[[Lorain, Ohio]] *[[Youngstown, Ohio]] *[[North Canton, Ohio]] The current council camps are: * Camp Ledgewood, established in 1931 with {{convert|350|acre|ha}} and a {{convert|2|acre|ha}} lake in [[Peninsula, Ohio]] within the [[Cuyahoga Valley National Park]] boundaries. * Camp Timberlane, a {{convert|324|acre|ha}} camp in [[Wakeman, Ohio]] (within the [[Firelands|Firelands Reserve]]) which was acquired in 1956. * Camp Sugarbush, with nearly {{convert|200|acre|ha}} in [[Kinsman, Ohio]]. ===Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland Council=== {{Infobox WorldScouting |name=Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland Council |image= |type=council |owner=[[GSUSA]] |headquarters=[[Columbus, Ohio]] |location= |country=United States |coords= |f-date=2009 |defunct= |founders= |founder= |members= |chiefscouttitle= Chief Executive Officer |chiefscout= Tammy Wharton |chiefscouttitle2=Board Chair |chiefscout2= Laura L. Warren |chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive |chiefscout3= |website=[http://www.gsoh.org gsoh.org] }} Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland Council serves over 29,000 girls in 33 counties in central, north-central, south-central, and southeastern Ohio. This was formed by a merger of Girl Scouts - Seal of Ohio Council, Girl Scouts - Heart of Ohio, and Heritage Trails Girl Scout Council on January 1, 2009. <!-- Adams, Ashland, Athens, Coshocton, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Richland, Ross, Scioto, Union, Vinton, Washington, Wayne and Wyandotte. --> Council camps are Beckoning Trails in the [[Hocking Hills|Hocking hills]] with {{convert|108|acre|ha}}, Crooked Lane near [[Mt. Gilead, Ohio]] with {{convert|226|acre|ha}}, {{convert|240|acre|ha}} Ken-Jockety along the [[Big Darby Creek]] in [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]], and Molly Lauman near [[Lucasville, Ohio]] with {{convert|170|acre|ha}}. The Zanesville Service Center in [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum County]] also has {{convert|8|acre|ha}} which can be used for camping. Camp Cornish in [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] had been a Girl Scout camp but was sold and acquired by a local community foundation for use by non-profit groups; the local council has 35 guaranteed days a year at it. ===Girl Scouts of Western Ohio=== {{Infobox WorldScouting |name=Girl Scouts of Western Ohio |image= |type=council |owner=[[GSUSA]] |headquarters=[[Cincinnati, Ohio]] |location= |country=United States |coords= |f-date= |defunct= |founders= |founder= |members= |chiefscouttitle=Chief Executive Officer |chiefscout=Roni Luckenbill |chiefscouttitle2=Chief Operating Officer |chiefscout2=Susan Osborn |chiefscouttitle3=Board Chair |chiefscout3=Ellen Iobst |website=[http://www.gswo.org gswo.org] }} Girl Scouts of Western Ohio serves about 42,000 girls in Western Ohio and southeast Indiana. This was formed by a merger of Girl Scouts of Appleseed Ridge, Girl Scouts of Buckeye Trails Council, Girl Scout Great Rivers Council, and Girl Scouts of Maumee Valley Council. Service Centers: *[[Dayton, Ohio]] *[[Lima, Ohio]] *[[Toledo, Ohio]] Camps are Butterworth, Libbey, Rolling Hill, Stoney Brook, Whip Poor Will, and Woodhaven. Camp Libbey (named after [[Edward Libbey|Edward Drummond Libbey]] who left $25,000 to the Girl Scouts for a campsite in 1925<ref name="vintageGS">{{Cite web |title=Girl Scout Camps - Ohio |url=http://www.vintagegirlscout.com/campOH.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320160259/http://www.vintagegirlscout.com/campOH.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=28 February 2015 |publisher=Vintage Girl Scouts Online Museum}}</ref>) with nearly {{convert|350|acre|ha}} on the banks of the [[Maumee River]] near [[Defiance, Ohio]] was established in 1936.
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