What Every Woman Should Know About ‘The Girls’

Aug 19, 2011 by Gretchen Seefried

It’s a little embarrassing to admit that having been booted out of Brownies more than 40 years ago thanks to a friend with the giggles, I never became a Girl Scout.  But both of my girls did, and the times I spent volunteering with their troops were pretty darn special.  However, by middle school their lives and those of the volunteer troop leaders had become more and more hectic, until we’d drifted away from our Scout connections.  So imagine my surprise earlier this week when I discovered how much MidChix & MadHens and Girl Scouts have in common!

Kicking off the 100th Anniversary celebration – The Year of The Girl – their leadership experience continues to engage girls in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. Sound familiar?

Even better, and like M&M, Girl Scouts has taken the critical steps needed to change with the times but without losing focus of their primary aim: building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Their new and improved website has a wealth of information for girls and adults, donors, and volunteers. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter and watch videos on You Tube like this one that shows how they are educating girls to battle bullying.

The only qualification to be a Girl Scout is being a girl. Working on the principle that one girl can make a difference, and that girls together can change the world, Girl Scouts, like MidChix & MadHens, seeks to give participants the confidence and tools to lead – by finding inside the uncertain girl or woman, the citizen who will make a difference in her world.

Being a Girl Scout volunteer isn’t what it used to be.  There are many flexible ways to participate, from coaching a one-day sports clinic, to helping girls build homes for the homeless, to leading a week’s journey abroad. With training available via online courses and webinars, it’s never been so easy to impact so many future leaders.  Join me and thousands of other adult volunteers in Colorado or elsewhere and change a life, forever.

Girls are our largest untapped talent pool. Yet only one girl in five believes she has what it takes to lead. What would you give to inspire a new generation of leaders? I wish someone had given that inspiration to me when I was a girl.

MidChix & MadHens’ own mission is feminine empowerment through education and connection.  By collaborating with organizations such as Girls Scouts, we aim to make a marked difference in the lives of our members, and future generations of women.  This fall we will be introducing the first in a series of events that promise to impact  and educate countless people – first here in Colorado – and then, later, in other regions of the country.

We humbly request the support of our loyal members and fans.  If you have benefited from being part of our flock, we ask you to help us serve other girls and women by supporting our efforts with either a one-time contribution, or a small monthly donation. With your help we will not only continue delivering quality information and content to women like you, but begin impacting girls and women in homes and communities around the world.

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Our Heartfelt Thanks accompany this reprint of the invincible Girl Scout Law:

I will do my best to be

honest and fair, friendly and helpful,

considerate and   caring,

courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to

respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place, and

be a sister to every Girl Scout (MidChick & MadHen)

With gratitude, Gretchen