If you know me at all, you know that I bleed khaki and green. Scouting is more than a fun activity, it is my passion. So I'd like to tell you why I am a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the USA, and why I've committed to joining the GSOC "Promise Circle"

14 years ago I was asked to register with GSUSA and to help out at an American Girl Scout event. This was after years of being a scout leader, teaching boys how to be leaders, and living the values of Scouting. At this Girl Scout event I saw amazing things. My scout was only in Kindergarten, but the older scouts were leading the whole event. They had planned the activities, were organizing the event, and were keeping it all on track. They even had the courage and confidence to give me directions and enlist my help where they needed it most. Seeing those high school girls run the show made me want that for my scout. These girls were leaders at least as good, if not better than any of the scouts I had mentored! I wanted my scout to be able to have that amount of courage, confidence and character.

Fast forward to today. My scout is there. My scout ran the events, taught the badges, hiked the mountains and slept out under the stars. My scout learned how to think and act like a leader, and was able able to have the courage and confidence to follow their own path in life and leadership. I 100% credit that to what they learned from Girl Scouting.

This is why I have been a Troop Leader for GSOC Troop 2898 since 2012 (the 100th anniversary of GSUSA). Why I have been a Lifetime Member since 2016. And why I am a proud Promise Circle supporter of the Girl Scouts of Orange County as they seek to build girls of Courage, Confidence and Character who make the world a better place.