Designates October 31st of each year as "Juliette Gordon Low Day."

AJR137

ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION

No. 137

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Designates October 31st of each year as �Juliette
Gordon Low Day.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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A Joint
Resolution
designating October 31st of each
year as �Juliette Gordon Low Day.�

Whereas,

Juliette Gordon Low was born on October 31, 1860, and in 1912 founded Girl
Scouts of the USA, whose mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and
character, enabling them to make the world a better place; and

Whereas,

In founding the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low helped spark a movement that
inspired girls to embrace their individuality and fostered development of
self-sufficiency and leadership skills; and

Whereas,

The Girl Scouts continue to help girls reach their potential in science, civic
engagement, entrepreneurship, and the outdoors, develop values to guide
personal action, relate to others with understanding, skill, and respect, and
contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities and
cooperation with others; and

Whereas,

Through enriching experiences such as cultural exchanges, field trips,
skill-building sports clinics, environmental stewardships, and community
service projects, members of the Girl Scouts grow courageous and strong; and

Whereas,

As of 2015, the many leaders of the public service and business communities who
were Girls Scout members include all three women who were United States
Secretaries of State, almost all of the 40 American women who have flown in
space, and three-quarters of women in the Unites States Senate; and

Whereas,

Since its founding, the Girl Scouts has reached across cultural and ethnic
boundaries to ensure all girls have a place where they can develop life skills;
and

Whereas,

In the United States today, there are 2.6 million members of the Girl Scouts from
all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, consisting of 1.8 million girl members and
close to 800,000 adult members working primarily as volunteers, and more than
118,000 total members in New Jersey; and

Whereas,

Girl Scout members annually celebrate �Founder�s Day� on Juliette Gordon Low�s
birthday; and

Whereas,

It is fitting and proper for the State of New Jersey to honor Juliette Gordon
Low�s birthday by designating October 31st of each year as �Juliette Gordon Low
Day�; now, therefore,

����
Be It
Resolved
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� October 31st of each
year is designated as �Juliette Gordon Low Day� in the State of New Jersey.

���� 2.��� The Governor is
requested to annually issue a proclamation calling upon public officials and
citizens of this State to observe �Juliette Gordon Low Day� with appropriate
activities and programs.

���� 3.��� This joint resolution
shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This joint resolution
designates October 31st of each year as �Juliette Gordon Low Day.�� On October
31st of every year, Girl Scouts across the United States celebrate Founder�s
Day, marking the birth of Juliette Gordon Low.� Through this resolution, the
New Jersey Legislature designates her birthday as �Juliette Gordon Low Day� in
New Jersey.� The Girl Scouts sparked a movement that encouraged girls to become
leaders and make the world a better place.� Through programs that develop a
Girl Scout�s potential in sciences, entrepreneurship, the outdoors, and other
life skills, Girl Scouts learn to be go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and
leaders.��