girl scout or browines???????

I let two of my daughters join when they were smaller. One of them could have gotten all the way through except our small community couldn't find anyone to lead the girls after their junior year. They both started as brownies and made it all the way through junior level. They had a blast. I was even the leader of the brownie troop when my girls were little. I had fun. The only problem is getting the parents involved to. It does teach them friendship but also skills they can use when they get older.

My daughter was a daisy, a brownie and now a girl scouts. I love what the Girl Scouts of American stand for and I can only hope my daughter will remain with them for a while. She does love it. Although after this last cookie sell I wanted to run for the hills. Girl Scouts teaches girls to be caring, strong, independent little ladies. They hopefully form lasting friendships also through girl scouts.

I have been a leader for 10 years and I was a scout during childhood. I have two daughters who will get their 10-year pins this year. Of these two, one serves on the Mackinac Island Honor Guard also. I have one older daughter who has served as a leader of Daisys. I also have 2 granddaughters in Girl Scouts. They are first and third year Brownies. We have three generations in scouting. It teaches them friendship, leadership, how to craft and sew, camping skills, business skills, how to run a business, recycle, make something out of something old, put on plays and presentations. They learn how to interview people. They have fun while learning about their own families and their communities. And then there are the community service projects that they do. They learn to do and give of themselves (without expectation of reward or payment) for the betterment of others. The Girl Scout core program consists of 5 levels: Daisys, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors. There are the Juliettes who work on their own and their moms serve as their leaders. And there is the Studio2B program for all girls between the ages of 11 through 17. There is a lot more but I would like to leave some room for others to post.

Also, training for leaders is free.