Girl Scout Volunteering Essay

1879 Words4 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Role and importance of Girls Scout leaders

Girl Scout leader volunteering is becoming a lost trade. The numbers of volunteers have declined, at least in our area, over the past few years. More women are moving into the working crowd and just do not have the time anymore to become the desperately needed leaders. The girls who want to be involved in scouting are the ones truly losing out on great experiences and confidence building. While you are a leader of a Girl Scout troop, you get to help encourage the girls to try new things and possibly conquer their fear of being in the spotlight. You are helping these girls build the confidence they need to possibly go and rule the world. While leading our girls, you notice that you gain more confidence in yourself and overcome things you might never have taken the chance to do.

Why volunteering with Girl Scouts is beneficial to everyone involved

Begin with an introduction with a thesis. First notice that the Title is listed twice, once in all caps in the header, and in upper and lower case to begin the actual essay, and after ‘Running head’ on the cover page.

When Juliette Gordon Low Founded Girl Scouts in 1912, she …show more content…

Each level of Girl Scout has several badges they can earn and they have what are called Journeys, which lead them more into the community service stuff. One of the badges that a girl can earn in each level of scouting is the first aid badge. For a Daisy, this could be just a simple as making a backpack sized first aid kit, or having a tour around a firs house or hospital. Once you get to be an ambassador, this badge would require many more things like learning how to handle emergency, research medical careers, and learn wilderness first aid. Basically, they are earning these skills little by little but at the age appropriate times. The steps that they take help them remember how to do each skill. Being a leader or involved with these, you can make a difference in these girls lives by teaching them great

Show More
Related

  • Social Forces Affecting Scout Finch

    1218 Words  | 3 Pages

    Even though many social forces impact Scout in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, gender impacts Scout the greatest. It affects her in how other people treat her. Unexpectedly, Aunt Alexandra shows up at the Finch household, and Scout asks why she had just shown up. Aunt Alexandra replies, “We decided that it would be good for you to have some feminine influence. It won’t be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys” (127). After Alexandra says this, Scout becomes puzzled because she does not think she needs a “feminine influence”. But, as she becomes older she is expected to act more lady like. Since she is a girl, she is expected to act prim and proper. Her being raised around men is acting against these stereotypes. Certainly, it is obvious that boys are more daring than girls. So while Jem and Dill want to get a sneak peak inside of Boo Radley’s house, Scout gets a little apprehensive. Jem shouts out, “Scout I’m telling you for the last time shut your trap or go home. I declare to the lord you’re getting more like a girl every day,” (51-52). After Jem said this, she decides she has no option but to join them. She does...

    Read More

  • Atticus Finch Moral Development

    1615 Words  | 4 Pages

    Most girls that grew up in the time that Scout did would be wearing dresses and acting in a more feminine manner. Some of this can be credited to Atticus’s hands-off parenting style, which doesn’t push Scout towards stereotypical gender roles. Scout seems to represent a very early and mild form of feminism in the south. When problems arise in the book, she often questions or examines them as a personal responsibility and seeks a resolution. This is a key difference because in feminist ethics, men often view something right or wrong instead of seeking a resolution.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Girls Inc

    3121 Words  | 7 Pages

    In the 1960s, Girls Inc. focused on homemaking skills, with the hopes of turning the girls into exceptional young ladies. Then in the 1970’s, a new executive director came on board and took a critical look at the organization’s mission of educating girls into...

    Read More

  • Essay on Character Parallels in To Kill a Mockingbird

    462 Words  | 1 Pages

    cares a lot about family background and she wants Scout to act and dress more "lady like".

    Read More

  • Reflection On Oklahoma Girls State

    516 Words  | 2 Pages

    Oklahoma Girls State was the experience of a lifetime. I made lifelong friends, I abandoned my comfort zone, I learned so much about our great nation, and I was pleasantly surprised by what the program did for me personally. However, the one thing I noticed was that some girls didn’t have as enjoyable of an experience as I did due to the fact that they are exceptional leaders in a way that wasn’t appreciated at Girls State as much as it could have been. I believe that finding a way to help the girls who weren’t as bold have a better experience could enhance the program by a landslide.

    Read More

  • To Kill A Mockinbird Racism, Sexism, Social Class Conflict

    1030 Words  | 3 Pages

    Prior to the feminist movement of the 1960s, women had to follow strict gender roles. Scout is a prime example of a female child struggling to fit these roles placed upon her by not only males in society, but women too. The moment Aunt Alexandra enters Maycomb, she places it upon herself to mould young Scout and Jem into their societal roles. Scout especially suffers a great deal of criticism and pressure from her Aunt to be the stereotypical girl;

    Read More

  • Compassion and Tolerance in To Kill A Mockingbird

    629 Words  | 2 Pages

    Scout first learns to show compassion and tolerance by refusing to go to school because she hates Miss Caroline. Atticus tells her that, 'First of all, if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it'; (30). When Atticus told her this, she began to accept Miss Caroline as well as other people's differences and opinions.

    Read More

  • to kill a mocking bird

    741 Words  | 2 Pages

    ... My cheeks grew hot as I realized my mistake, but Miss Maudie looked gravely down at me. She never laughed at me unless I meant to be funny”(Lee 229). Miss Maudie treats Scouts like an intelligent adult who can make their own decisions and if she has instances where a Scout is hurt or needs help she is always there to support her. Miss Maudie does not ridicule Judge Scout like Alexandra does; instead she creates a supportive environment for Scouts to thrive and become modern women.

    Read More

  • Scout´s Change in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    602 Words  | 2 Pages

    At the beginning of the book, Scout was not a nice child. She had hard times controlling herself, and usually she was not able to. She knew Atticus wouldn't like it if he heard of her fighting, but still she fought a lot, like the time she got angry to Cecil Jacobs and fought him (pg. 99). She was also mean and rude, which can easily be seen as she got angry and protested it when Walter poured syrup all over his dinner (pg. 32). As she was young, she also was not able to look at things from other people's perspective. This could easily be seen in her first day of school, as she only saw things from her point of view, never caring about her teacher's perspective (pg. 26). Her youth also ...

    Read More

  • Biography Of Juliette Gordon Low

    872 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...eginning stage of development, Low wanted them to be inclusive and independent. They started out by working on merit badges like: first aid, cooking, map reading, and knot tying. They were also known to spend a majority of their time in the outdoors participating in activities such as: swimming, camping, basketball, ect. They Introduced the idea of selling cookies as a fundraiser in 1917; This idea flew high and is still a major source of revenue for today’s girl scouts. Low decided it was enough and resigned presidency in 1920. and by 1925, the number of girl scouts grew to 90,000

    Read More

  • Discourse Community Essay

    1858 Words  | 4 Pages

    To begin with, the scoutmaster is the leader of the entire troop. Among a long list of obligations, a scoutmaster’s job is to lead the scouts within the troop, be a positive role model, and prepare them to lead their fellow scouts. Followed by the scoutmaster is the senior patrol leader whose job is to lead the troop as a youth and prepare the meeting plans and activities each week. His role is vital in the troop because he keeps the morale of the scouts high in addition to teaching them to be prepared for life and all that may come their way. After the senior patrol leader comes the patrol leaders. Their duties in the troop are to plan individual patrol meetings, patrol campouts, and report to the senior patrol leader. Finally, there are all of the many scouts varying from ages eleven to eighteen. All of the scouts serve their roles in the vast array of troop positons. As Boy Scouts you learn to build lifelong habits, skills, and

    Read More

  • Free Essays - The Joys of Volunteering

    1507 Words  | 4 Pages

    I had to plan fun events, but also make them very inexpensive. This was an

    Read More

  • The Girl Scouts Builds Strong Leaders

    1150 Words  | 3 Pages

    Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in 1912 and since its humble beginnings, the organization has grown to 3.2 million members—and that is just in the United States. Low created the organization to give girls the opportunity to develop into leaders and give back to their communities. Today, the Girl Scouts’ mission statement says, “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place” ("Facts about Girl Scouting”). This is a new, modern mission statement, but it holds true to the ideals that Low imagined for all girls. By joining Girl Scouts, girls are given the support of a whole community and the tools to achieve their dreams.

    Read More

  • Community Service Essay

    444 Words  | 1 Pages

    People’s lives are changed every day by their actions and experiences. This past summer, I participated in a community service project, an experience that opened my eyes in many ways. I was a volunteer at the County Memorial Hospital. In my time as a volunteer at the hospital, I was able to meet patients and staff members from all over the world and learn about their life experiences. Listening to all of their stories has made me truly appreciate everything which I have.

    Read More

  • Volunteering Essay: The Helping Hand

    1015 Words  | 3 Pages

    Thousands of homeless animals are looking for forever homes in America. Volunteering is a great way to give to your community and socialize the animals at the shelters. Working with dogs and cats that have not had good starts in their lives helps them trust again. It helps animals get over the trauma they have had before they went to the shelter. Socializing makes the animal more adoptable and they are given a chance to get forever homes. Volunteer at your local humane society 's and help out the animals like I have worked with in shelters.

    Read More

More about Girl Scout Volunteering Essay

Open Document