girl scouts of the colonial coast
Girl Scouts of the Colonial
Coast (GSCCC) kicked off the start of another Girl Scout year at the end of
September with our Be Bold, Be Brave and Raise Your Hand event. Because of
the event, more girls were able to say “yes” to Girl Scouts and look forward to
building their courage, confidence and character to make the world a better
place.
The free join-us event
featured community partners such as Let Me Be Great Children’s Yoga and A
Harder Target, LLC that led attendees in yoga and self-defense demonstrations. Two
authors and their books were also showcased; Girl Scout Alice Paul Tapper who
became an author at age ten after writing Raise Your Hand, a book Tapper was
compelled to write after noticing her girl classmates stood in the back during
a field trip while all of the boys were in the front willfully participating
and engaging, and Terrie Nathan, a motivational speaker and author of Strong
Girl Spirit, a book for elementary-age girls with a powerful message about
positive habits and motivation. WAVY-TV 10 Lifestyle Correspondent, Symone
Davis shared readings from Raise Your Hand while Terrie showed girls how to
build their strong girl spirit! Event-goers also enjoyed tips on how to build
their self-confidence through community service actions and other leadership
pathways. Several
teen Girl Scouts who earned recognitions for outstanding community service
projects also displayed at the event as role models for younger girls.
Girl Scouts’ nearly 108-year-long
existence as a girl-led, girl-only organization is proof that our program
works! Thanks to events like Be Bold, Be Brave and Raise Your Hand, more girls
are able to benefit from the Girl Scout Leadership Experience—a unique way for
girls to be exposed to nontraditional fields such as STEM which allows them to
discover their likes and dislikes in a space free of added pressure. Girl
Scouts encourages girls to take the lead and enact change in their communities
and sometimes, that starts with just raising their hand.
“We know girls and women alike struggle with
self-value, body positivity, and fear of judgement, and research shows girls
are less likely to be risk takers than boys. Through Girl Scouts, girls are
given opportunities to take the lead and are encouraged by their peers to be
risk-takers – those experiences build upon each other and can make a huge
difference in a girl’s life,” says Tracy Keller, CEO for the Girl Scouts of the
Colonial Coast.
This impactful event was
sponsored by WAVY-TV, Tidewater Family magazine, My Active Child, Hampton Roads
Moms and Adams Outdoor Advertising.
For details on how to join
the premier leadership organization for girls, visit www.gsccc.org
or call 1-800-77SCOUT.
