Girl Scouts of Raintree Council-Our Home Council

The Girl Scouts of Raintree Council was organized on September 10, 1957. Raintree Council serves the girls in South West Indiana and a smal portion of Illinois along the Ohio and Wabash Rivers. Raintree Council has three camps, Camp Koch, Carmi Little House, and Camp Three Lakes.

Legendary Johnny Appleseed, wandered the midwest carrying among his appleseeds a single, exotic seed... from a golden raintree. Looking for a place where it would flourish and grow, he planted it somewhere in Indiana. Legend has it that those who find the raintree discover the realization of all dreams.

Counties in Raintree Council
1. Vanderburgh
2. White
3. Perry
4. Pike
5. Dubois
6. Warrick
7. Spencer
8. Martin
9. Davies
10. Gibson
11. Posey
12. White, Illinois

Council's Own Patches and Special Interest
• Windows on Wildlife
• County History Patch
• Stop the Violence Aginst Women
• African American Culture
• Native American Culture
• Asian American Culture
• Norway Culture- in honor of visiting "Speiderpiker" in Summer 2001
• Green Circle
• Dental Health
• Operation City Beautiful
• Talking with TJ
• Be a Reader

National Special Interest Patches
• Girls are Great
• Connections
• Read to Lead
• Girl Scouts against Smoking
• Media Know How
• Learning about Government
• Strength in Sharing

Program Emphases so a girl can...
• Develop herself to achieve one's full individual potenial.
• Relate to others with increasing skill, understanding, and respect.
• Develop Values to guide her actions and to provide the foundation for sound decision making.
• Contribute to the betterment of her society through use of her abilities and leadership skills working in cooperation with others.