Juliette Low World Friendship Fund

Donations to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund are used to support girls’ international travel and participation in training and other international events. These unique opportunities for fostering international friendships connect Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from 144 nations.

Donations also support the World Thinking Day Fund, which helps sustain efforts to encourage the development of Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in new countries.

Juliette Gordon Low had friends around the world and was committed to offering the benefits of Girl Scouting to girls around the globe. To honor Juliette’s love of travel, of experiencing different cultures, and of making new friends, Girl Scouts of the USA created the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund (JLWFF) in 1927.

For complete information regarding the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund and how to donate, please visit the GSUSA web site.

Troop or service unit donations should be sent to local Girl Scout councils rather than to Girl Scouts of the USA. Councils will batch the donations and send them to the fund periodically. Please send to:

Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
Attn: JLWWF
P.O. Box 18066
Tampa, FL 33679

Who is Juliette Low?

Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia.

“Daisy,” as she was affectionately called by family and friends, was the second of six children of William Washington Gordon and Eleanor Kinzie Gordon. Family members on her father’s side were early settlers in Georgia, and her mother’s family played an important role in the founding of Chicago, Illinois.

A sensitive and talented youngster, Daisy Gordon spent a happy childhood in her large Savannah home, which was purchased and restored by Girl Scouts of the USA in 1953. Now known as the Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center, or often referred to as the Birthplace, the handsome English Regency house was designated a registered National Historic Landmark in 1965.

Young Daisy Gordon developed what was to become a lifetime interest in the arts. She wrote poems; sketched, wrote and acted in plays; and later became a skilled painter and sculptor. She had many pets throughout her life and was particularly fond of exotic birds, Georgia mockingbirds, and dogs. Daisy was also known for her great sense of humor.

For Juliette Gordon Low’s complete biography, please visit the GSUSA web site.