Friday, May 1, 2015

10 Reasons Why You Should Be Man Enough to Be a Girl Scout!

1. We are all inclusive. What is especially important about the Girl Scouts' rich history of supporting women's leadership is their insistence on being a voice for all girls, regardless of their background or neighborhood. Girl Scout membership does not discriminate on any basics, including race, ethnicity or gender identity!

2. Thin Mints!












3. Dr. Phil and his wife, Robin, filmed a video about how awesome Girl Scouts are and why Dr. Phil is Man Enough. Check it out here.

4. Girl Scout Cookies are loved by important guys, like Tom Hanks!


5. Girl Scouts really will rule the world someday and dads will help make it happen! Take as an example the Flying Monkeys, a group of Girl Scouts from Ames, Iowa, who developed a prosthetic hand device to help a 3-year-old toddler without finger to write. The device not only won the group the $20,000 FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Award from the X Prize Foundation, it scored the Girl Scouts a provisional patent. And dads in the troop were the girls' greatest cheerleaders!

6. We all know men who support Boy Scouts. Well, imitation truly is the highest form of flattery! Girl Scouts got their start wit the help of Lord Baden Powell- the founder of Boy Scouts.

7. There's many beloved singers and songwriters who are Girl Scout alumna. Dolly Parton is one! The most celebrated female country music singer and songwriter is a lifetime member. Don't you want to be a part of the magic?

8. Girl Scouts send Girl Scout Cookies to service members overseas. Every year, Girl Scout councils send cookies by the tons to those serving overseas, and many of those are men who serve our country.

9. We all know guys like to think of themselves as nerds. Did you know that Girl Scouts is committed to supporting girls' interests in science, technology, engineering and math? With the support of Dell, Girl Scouts releases Be the Video Game Developer, an interactive experience that puts girls in the driver's seat of video game development. Through Be the Video Game Developer, girls consider what they would like to see in video games and make selections accordingly- choosing avatars, storylines and other video game features.

10. Girl Scouts invented s'mores! We know guys love to build a campfire and enjoy s'mores. Did you also know that Girl Scouts is credited with inventing the recipe? In fact, the original s'mores campfire delicacy was first introduced to the world almost 80 years ago in the 1927 Girl Scout Handbook.

So, JOIN NOW!