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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.
GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA • 6944 LAKE WORTH ROAD • LAKE WORTH, FL 33467 • 561.427.0177 • gssef.org
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.