Troop Numbers

As we move toward the merger and become Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, it is necessary to adopt a system for dealing with duplicate troop numbers across the four councils. The new council will be composed of over 4,450 troops. In an effort to be fair to all troops involved, we will be using a new system that is recommended by Girl Scouts of the USA.

All troops will receive a five-digit troop number for 2008, while retaining the digits of their original troop number. The four merging councils will add a prefix to the beginning of existing troop numbers that will identify the service region. Zeros will be inserted after the prefix to make the troop number five digits.

The prefix was assigned to each council from north to south as follows:

•         Maumee Valley Region – 1

•         Appleseed Ridge Region – 2

•         Buckeye Trails Region – 3

•         Great Rivers Region – 4

Examples:

•         Troop 35 from Maumee Valley Region will become 10035

•         Troop 3 from Appleseed Ridge Region will become 20003

•         Troop 789 from Buckeye Trails Region will become 30789

•         Troop 1164 from Great Rivers Region will become 41164

Implementation will begin this summer with all new troops being assigned numbers using the new system. Service Unit report codes will remain three digits but will also be changed to begin with the regional prefix. For example, service unit report code 612 in Appleseed Ridge would become 212.

We are aware of the impact of purchasing new numbers and new council identification strips. Watch the council web site for updates and upcoming newsletters for exciting news about special offers and incentives. The new council’s website is as follows:  www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.