It’s the difference between taking the lead and just being called a leader.

Dear,

What happens when girls have access to once-in-a-lifetime experiences and a safe space where they

can fail with the confidence to try again until they succeed? What happens to a community where

young people are encouraged to give back and help make the world a better place?

Girls learn to take risks and learn valuable life lessons from their mistakes. Girls discover and follow

their passions to grow into successful leaders of the future. Communities are transformed by the

countless hours of service and dedication on behalf of local girls, while in turn, the girls learn to think

outside of themselves and to develop innovative solutions to problems they see around them.

Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida (GSSEF) provides girls in our communities and beyond

these opportunities to transform themselves and the world for the better.

This summer, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) released a plethora of new STEM (science, technology,

engineering, and math) and outdoor badges. The new curriculum resulted in GSSEF expanding

STEM offerings to close the gender gap and open new doors to give girls the confidence and skills

they need to pursue a career in this high-demand, lucrative field. Girls also had greater access to

programming featuring high-adrenaline experiences girls seek including off-shore snorkeling, axe-

throwing, rock climbing, and so much more.

This year GSSEF had a class of eighteen new Gold Award Girl Scouts who dedicated hours

upon hours to their communities to solve both local and global problems – one of whom

earned the title of National Gold Award Girl Scout by GSUSA, a distinction given to only ten girls

nationwide each year. She created a youth orchestra in an underserved school in Broward County

and even helped to procure a prosthetic arm for a student so she could play the violin. In addition,

girls between kindergarten and twelfth grade participated in council-wide community service

projects collecting food, baby supplies, and completed take-action projects defending the earth

such as beach clean-ups, developing recycling programs in their schools, and more.

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An investment in Girl Scouts is an investment in your community. For every $40 you give, one

new girl will have the opportunity to take part in the world’s largest girl leadership program and make

an impact where she lives and globally. As a special thank-you for your gift of $40 or more, we will

send you an exclusive “I Gave the Gift of Girl Scouting” patch* in true Girl Scout fashion.

We see the life-changing impacts of Girl Scouts on our girls and throughout our service area year after

year, and we know you have seen them firsthand as well. We sincerely hope you will add the gift

of Girl Scouting to your shopping list this holiday season and remain part of a movement to

build strong female leaders who work to make the world a better place.

Thank you for your continued support. It means the world to our girls.

Sincerely,

Lisa Y. Johnson, MBA, APR

Chief Executive Officer

P.S. A monthly gift of $40 will fund an entire troop of 12 girls for a year. Join Daisy’s Circle TODAY!

*Gifts must be made to GSSEF between November 1 and December 31, 2019

to receive a patch. The ”I Gave the Gift of Girl Scouting” patch will be mailed

after January 8, 2020.