Prepare Your Pitch
This is part of my pitch and I am asking for your help.
Now is the time for us to take this to the next level. Below are two different levels. I encourage you to hand write both letters and mail them to Ms. Chavez. This is a great opportunity for a troop meeting, etc.
Although, I would love to have you send them to me -- and we send them to her together -- I think it is a bigger impact to get a lot of mail.
So send them, but, keep track how many your troop sends. Then POST it.
Share this anyway you can!
We don't know if they will change - but, let's give it a try. The Girl VOICE is important.
(Your Return Address)
(Your City, State, Zip)
Girl Scouts of USA
420 Fifth
Avenue
New York
, NY 10018-2798
November , 2013
Dear Ms. Chavez,
My name is
_________________ and I am a (insert program level) Girl Scout. During my Girl Scout career I have collected
fond memories. Many of which are from
Girl Scout camp.
I feel that
Girl Scouts camps are a huge part of what Girl Scouting is to girls. Just like when you were a girl. As well as a big part of who I am. I can’t believe that so many councils are
selling their camps. This is wrong. I realize that you feel that this is not a
GSUSA issue – but, I disagree.
These camps
are closing because of lack of use – this is because councils do not understand
the importance of the camp pathway. And
the staff are not supported by GSUSA with camp pathway materials, marketing
tools, guidance or even an opportunity to facilitate best practices or popular
camps among councils. The camps aren’t
getting used because councils do not know how to program, market and
effectively run their camps.
GSUSA has
the responsibility to support councils who lack the training to manage, program
and market their camps.
INSERT YOUR
CAMP TESTIMONY – WHY DID YOU LIKE CAMP –
LEARN AT CAMP. IS A CAMP IN
YOUR AREA CLOSING?
Please
evaluate the staff and support GSUSA could offer to councils including a place
on PEARL that
they could post successful camp descriptions, camp outlines and marketing
materials. This would be a low cost,
immediate demonstration of support and collaboration amongst councils.
Yours In Girl Scouting,
(YOUR NAME)
(your email address)
(Your Return Address)
(Your City, State, Zip)
Girl Scouts of USA
420 Fifth
Avenue
New York
, NY 10018-2798
November , 2013
Dear Ms. Chavez,
My name is
____________________ and I am a (insert program level) Girl Scout. Currently, the troop pathway includes the
Girl Experience handbook and as a )insert program level) – I realize that the
Journeys and Badges are very limited at this level. From middle school – high school there are
only 4 outdoor/environmental badges available for us to earn. The prior edition 2001 copyright had 17.
I ask you
to bring back the C/S/A outdoor, camping IP’s.
From 1948 to 2001 the number of outdoor activity badges were plenty and available
for all kinds of weather and regions of the country.
The Girl
Experience is also limited in the way we earn higher level awards. Currently, the Journeys offered to not appeal
to all girls who are currently in Girl Scouting. The C/S/A levels should be about leadership
retention and GSUSA and councils need to focus on retention. By offering unique programming and outdoor
opportunities is the way Juliette would have wanted us to help develop these
skills.
INSERT YOUR
GS story
I ask you
to consider the development of a C/S/A outdoor journey. The cost of this could and should be
minimal. The outdoor outfitters who
target women would be willing to sponsor such an initiative. The manual should ONLY be for the girls and
should be available ONLINE only. This
would allow for immediate implementation, reduce initial outlay and the manual
can be updated with links regularly.
Yours In Girl Scouting,
(YOUR NAME)
(your email address)
