I was a Girl Scout growing up in Knoxville, and it gave me some of my earliest experiences with independence and responsibility: selling cookies, earning badges, spending time outdoors, and learning how to work as part of a team. Those experiences helped shape who I am today as a woman and an engaged citizen. This campaign helps ensure those formative opportunities are accessible to more girls, regardless of their circumstances.
Join me at the Great Cookie Tasting on Tuesday, March 24, and see if my cookie takes the crown as East Tennessee’s Favorite Cookie. Get your tickets at www.CookieTasting.org.
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Leslie Bateman is the editor and publisher of Inside of Knoxville, an independent local news site focused on urban culture and civic life. She is big on girl power and subscribes to a personal philosophy best summed up by Dolly Parton: be kind, work hard, and take up space. She lives in South Knoxville with her husband, 6-year-old kiddo, and two cats. If not writing at her desk, she’s probably on her mountain bike, lost somewhere in the Urban Wilderness.