Growing up, I was very much involved in Girl Scouting, from the first grade until I graduated high school. I was very proud of being a girl scout, in the early years, I enjoyed making crafts and learning how to make Rice Krispie treats which I absolutely loved! I enjoyed wearing the uniform.
I have a particular memory of being in the 6th grade wearing my green girl scout uniform to school on days we had meetings, and my english teacher made fun of me because of it. But even though I stood out, I still wore my uniform proudly, and enjoyed the meetings of doing crafts and going on day trips to an animal hospital, ice cream place, Pizza Hut, nursing homes, it was exciting. Other times, I would go door to door selling Girl Scout Cookies.
I remember being in the 8th grade and we were making 50 cents a box on the cookies I sold, and the money I raised I used to fund a trip to Canada that year with my very best friend and our mothers who were the troop leaders.
Then in high school, being the only girl in my troop cause the others thought they were "too cool" for girl scouting, I joined up with another troop and worked alongside them, sharing in their activities and making new friends along the way. With this other troop, I got to tryout camping, and that was a great experience. I also volunteered at a local Girl Scout camp for a few weeks.
12th grade came, and I worked on my Gold Award project. I wrote and designed children's books on emergencies and first aid, went to several schools and read them to the children there and leaving a book in each school for them to use afterwards. I felt that if little kids can learn about the importance of 911, then they could help save a life if they ever encountered an emergency situation.
At the awards ceremony, I gave a speech about my project and I felt proud about my accomplishments, and then I was presented with my Gold Award pin, and it was an awesome moment. After that, I became a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts.
