24 April 2009
Dolly Parton Helps Create New Girl Scout Patch Program
Posted by admin under: program .
Thanks to @E_TNGirlScouts I now know that the Girl Scouts in East Tennessee have a new patch program available to them that was co-created by country music superstar Dolly Parton.
The council has this to say on their website.
Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council and country music icon Dolly Parton have worked together to create a new “Coat of Many Colors” patch program based on Parton’s best-selling autobiographical song about childhood poverty.
“Have you ever felt bad about being different? I’ll bet you have,” Parton tells girls in video message on tanasi.org. “But you shouldn’t—being different is what makes you special.”
Girl Scouts recognize that 20 percent of U.S. children live below the federal poverty line.
…
Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council made Dolly Parton a lifetime member of Girl Scouts in June 2007 in an event that received worldwide media attention. Parton also hosted a special celebration for Tanasi Council Girl Scout Gold Awardees—those who have earned Girl Scouting’s highest honor.
Great! Keep those celebrities rolling into the Girl Scout councils. They’re doing a great service for America’s girls and boosting the GSUSA’s public image at the same time.
- Dolly Parton Gives 400 Girl Scouts Awards at Dollywood
- University of Evansville Loves Scouts
- Girl Scouts Training and Information by San Gorgonio Council
- GSUSA: Time in a Bottle
- GSUSA Green
One Comment so far...
smokyscout Says:
24 April 2009 at 10:09 am.
Dolly Parton has done so much for eastern Tennessee. She is a great example of remembering where you came from. Dolly is also the ambassador for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th Anniversary this year and has recorded a CD for it, with all proceeds going to the Park. A class act.
