This past winter there have been been attacks on the Girl Scouts of America because of some affiliation with Planned Parenthood. How absurd. Indiana Rep. Bob Morris excoriated the 100 year old Girls Scouts of America for being a tool for Planned Parenthood. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Keli Goff explains the role of Girl Scouting in developing self esteem and goal setting. Almost every successful woman has some track record of being a Girl Scout.
More than condoms or the Pill or ‘don’t do it,’ girls with self-esteem and goals are the least likely to get pregnant and are the least likely to be promiscuous. What organization helps promote self esteem and teaches goal setting? The Girl Scouts.
To read more about the Planned Parenthood/Girl Scout dust up, click here.
Happy 100th Anniversary, Girl Scouts of America!
This stupidity hit locally! I now a mom who heads up a girl scout troup and some parent wanted to know all the details and what she was doing to ensure the girls in her daughters troup weren’t being corrupted!
I hope that parent volunteers – best way to learn more about her daughter’s scout troop.
June 9 is Rock the Mall with Girl Scouts to celebrate 100 years!
http://www.gscnc.org/singalong_general_info.html
Cindy, you have done a lot of work with both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts haven’t you?