Local Girl Scouts Kick Off Cookie Sales Friday

Friday is not only National Girl Scout Cookie Day but it's also the kick off for the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan's annual cookie sale.

Weekend Planner: Girls Scouts' 100th Anniversary Walk, World Series of Golf

Also highlighting this weekend is a concert at St. James Episcopal Church and two performances at St. Dunstan's Theatre in Bloomfield Hills.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Birmingham Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time.

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Metro Detroit Girl Scouts Invited to Share Their Memories

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan will celebrate its 100th birthday with a video competition.

The Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) will celebrate its 100th birthday on Monday, March 12, 2012 by inviting metro Detroit Girl Scouts — past and present — to join the party and share their favorite Girl Scout memories on Facebook. The top three most popular video submissions will win a year supply of Girl Scout cookies, two tickets to GSSEM’s annual cookie gala, which is a gourmet Girl Scout cookie recipe competition, or a Girl Scouts 100th anniversary prize pack. “If you did an awesome service project with your troop, or if you were a top cookie seller in your day, or have a special Girl Scout camping memory, we want to hear about it. This is your chance to share your great Girl Scouts memories with fellow Girl Scout alumnae…

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