5 May 2009
Smoky Stokes Fiery Passion
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SmokyScout is an adult volunteer in North Carolina who took it upon herself to create a fundraising event that required more from herself than most people are even capable of giving. She wanted to hike all of the trails in the Smoky Mountains, the Smoky 900. By doing so she hoped to create awareness of the need for funding the Girl Scouts in her state. She succeeded in her hiking goals, but is still trying to hit her financial goals.
As of this writing, contributions are about $3,900. If you have been following this blog and waiting to see if I would cross the finish line – I did! Please consider making a contribution today. If you made a contribution early on, it’s okay to make another one! In the coming months I will report on how the funds are being used. Come on, don’t just read about it – be a part of it!
Below is an excerpt from an article in LEADER Magazine, April 1968, that I and other Girl Scout volunteers have heard probably hundreds of times and which continues to chill and inspire me:
WHAT IS A GIRL?
She is the person who is going to carry on what you have started in this world.
She is going to sit where you are sitting and, when you are gone, attend to those things which you think are so important…
She is going to have a voice in your churches, your schools, your Girl Scout activities, universities and corporations.
She is going to be in charge of your woods and your forests and your natural resources.
How she pursues a full and rewarding life depends on the direction she is learning now…All your work is going to be judged, praised and condemned by her.
Her future is in your hands, but your reputation and your future are also in her hands. So…it is well to pay her some attention and give her some of your time.
What do you think? Feel like supporting the girls of North Carolina?
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