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Take Action Project: Breaking Girl Scout Assumptions

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We created a hashtag (#) to try to break assumptions about Girl Scouts. Whenever you share a post associated with the #, use #therealgirlscouts and tag the Instagram account @therealgirlscouts along with the assumption you want to break.

Some things we came up with to teach others about Girl Scouts are:

  1. Girl Scouts is for all ages
  2. Troops choose the nonprofits to donate cookies to, they do not raise money for others
  3. Girl Scouts support the community
  4. Girl Scouts supports girls in all interests, not just arts and crafts
  5. Girl Scout troops go on hikes and camping trips
  6. All troops chose to focus on different things
  7. Girl Scouts builds leaders with courage, confidence,  and character

The rules to the # are:

  1. Make sure you have permission to post the picture.
  2. Don’t share names.
  3. Make sure pictures don’t have the exact location it was taken.
  4. Follow Girl Scouts of the USA’s online safety rules.

At the end of every month, we will go through the top posts. We will choose our top assumptions we find and allow everyone to vote. The winning post/assumption will be featured on our page all month.

Here’s the basics on how to enter:

  1. Use #therealgirlscouts
  2. Share it to our page @therealgirlscouts on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter.
  3. Include your assumptions you want to break

Now start sharing #therealgirlscouts!

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.