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1 t 1. On March 12, 1912,Juliette"Daisy"Gordon Low gathered 18 local girls together in Savannah i
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1 } 3. Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida serves more than 6,900 girls ages 5 to 17 in Broward, Palm S ,;
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