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=== Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas === {{Infobox WorldScouting |name=Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas |image= |caption= |type=council |owner= |headquarters=[[Dallas, Texas]] |location= |country=United States |coords= |f-date= |defunct= |founders= |founder= |members= |chiefscouttitle=President |chiefscout= |chiefscouttitle2=Council Commissioner |chiefscout2= |chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive |chiefscout3= |website={{url|http://www.gsnetx.org}} }} The Dallas Girl Scouts were established in December 1920 through the joint efforts of Mr. Elmer Scott and members of the Business and Professional Women's Club. In 1963, the Dallas Girl Scouts merged with the Chisholm Trail Girl Scout Council and began serving 11 counties as the Tejas Girl Scout Council. In 2007, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas was born through the merger of Cross Timbers, Red River Valley, and Tejas Councils. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas serves nearly 35,000 girls and 17,000 adults in 32 northeast Texas counties. ====Council==== Spanning 23,000 square miles, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas serves nearly 25,000 girls and 12,500 adults in 32 northeast Texas counties: Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Freestone, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Navarro, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood. ;Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. ;Vision: To be the best organization to help girls thrive in the 21st century. ;Value Proposition: Girl Scouts is the only organization that prepares every G.I.R.L. to practice a lifetime of leadership, by providing access to countless girl-led experiences, skill-building opportunities, and connections, because girls built of courage, confidence, and character make the world a better place. ====Service Centers==== There are a total of 8 service centers: Jo Ann Fogg (Headquarters), Collin Service Area Service Center, Denton Service Center, East Texas Service Center, Grayson Service Center, Highland Village Service Center, Paris Service Center, and Southern Sector Service Center. ====Camps==== * Camp Bette Perot - A resident summer camp near [[Palestine, Texas]], known for its equestrian program. * Camp Rocky Point - A resident summer camp on [[Lake Texoma]] founded in 1952. * Camp Whispering Cedars - 20 minutes from downtown Dallas * Camp Kadohadacho - on Lake Texoma * Camp Gambill - {{convert|54|acre|m2}} near [[Paris, Texas]]. Initial bit donated in 1947 by John C. Gambill
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