Take Action Conclusion

My take action assignment took me on a journey and opened my eyes to my community and the future of the girls in it.  My journey began at a dead end when I could not decide on what to do or where to go for my take action assignment. Then one day at work (Petco) my local girl scout’s (brownies) came into my work for a tour of the animals, and I was the tour guide. After the tour I knew exactly what I wanted to do for my take action assignment, what’s better then helping shape young girl’s to be successful in life?! Once a week for 4 weeks I attended their meetings where there was a different focus each week, but always the same concept; educating and encouraging girls.

After my hours came to a conclusion, I had a phone interview with the troop leader Lolita Benson.  My first question to her was what made her want to become a troop leader? Her response; “I wanted my daughter to be empowered and close with her community and the people in it, I wanted her to find her purpose and role in life.” Lolita’s daughter is a girl scout and she became a troop leader with a couple other moms. They get certified to be troop leaders online through the girl scouts of America website. They have online courses to work on to get their certification. All the troop leaders are mothers of the girls in girl scouts. Why did you decide on enrolling your daughter in girl scouts and not a different after school program?  Lolita’s response; “I wanted to be involved with something that would let me bond with my daughter, I’m not much of a sport person and neither is she.”  I also asked “what has been your favorite activity or field trip so far as a girl scout leader? Lolita replied; “we took the girl to a team building exercise, the girls had to work together without any help from us adults.” She went on to further talk about how the girls bonded with each other more, learning that each person is important when it comes to team work and that each person is needed to complete a task.

What I enjoyed the most was being a part of these girls’ experiences and watching and helping enrich their lives. They really looked up to me, even with my short stay with them, they bonded with me right away and made me feel good and fulfilling to help them discover their importance in their community. My favorite quotes that I took from them were; “it’s your planet – love it” and “it’s your story – tell it.”