I blog about Girl Scouts |
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But mostly I bleed green because I am a Girl Scout.
I became a Girl Scout in the fourth grade, two years later then I wanted to because there was no room for me in the Brownie Girl Scout troop at my school.
Once in, I stayed. I'm now as a lifetime member who facilitates, blogs and operates WAGGGS-L, an email list that predates the Yahoo groups and most other online Girl Scout resources.
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I even earned the highest award - First Class - before graduating from high school. Then, I was part of the Detroit Metro Girl Scout Council.
While attending Michigan State University and studying journalism, I helped with a Girl Scout troop in the hometown of a roommate. That troop was in Fair Winds Girl Scout Council.
After college, I moved to the city where I helped with that troop. But, I didn't hook back up with the Girl Scouts right away.
Daughter joins
When my daughter was old enough, I volunteered first as a parent, then co-leader, then leader, advisor, and trainer. There were a few neighborhood/service unit positions in there somewhere too.
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Fair Winds Girl Scout Council, now part of Girl Scouts South East Michigan gave me the Thanks Award for creating the first online presence - first as a gopher site, then on the World Wide Web. That was back in the mid 1990s.
Even after my daughter graduated from high school and Girl Scouts, I stayed on.
'Career' higlights
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I was a council delegate at the 48th National Girl Scout Convention.
Our council even paid for me and three girl Girl Scouts (also delegates) to go a day early so we could tour Kansas City before the business of the convention. We also went to a WAGGGS-L gathering at a Girl Scout camp.
Convention Talk
I was thrilled when I got to start Convention Talk, a discussion board for the national Girl Scouts organzation in October 2008.
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But that's nothing compared to what I gained by being a part of the StoryWeavers and Conversations That Matter initiative at the 2008 Girl Scout convention, even though I left Indianapolis before the opening ceremony.
As a longtime journalist, I know the importance of story, openness, and community.
I always knew I wanted to return to a Girl Scout convention. I decided to treat myself to the 51st convention during my first year as a bought-out journalist. I planned to go as a visitor, but in July 2008 I saw a plea for volunteers for the StoryWeaving project.
For the next three months, the national Girl Scout convention was my main focus in life I learned about Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry, wikis, and a whole lot more as part of the planning committee. Oh, and how could I forget texting.
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As a mother, I know that what my daughter learned in and as a result of Girl Scouts is why she is alive today.
I am who I am because of Girl Scouts. I want other girls to discover, connect and take action in Girl Scouts too.
Find me online:
My Girl Scout Twittering is done as mcwgs
There is a FriendFeed group, Girl-Scouts.
Learn about WAGGGS=L
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