Have you ever been a Girl Scout or a Girl Guide?

Have you ever been told by another person that being a Girl Scout is stupid, and that you should drop it?

Did you listen to them?

I was a Girl Scout and I was told that it was stupid and that I should drop it. But unlike most of the girls that I started with, I stayed through until the very end and my senior year of high school. My Girl Scout leaders gave me my lifetime membership as a graduation present and I feel that I can never say thank you enough to them for that. I can honestly say that so much of my life has been influenced by the things that I was able to do with Girl Scouts. Over the years, I spent six weeks on Mackinac Island with Girl Scouts as an honor scout. Having the experience of being an honor scout is what helped me get my job this summer in Mackinaw City for the Mackinac State Historic Parks. I was given the chance every summer to go to scout camp. I had the chance to be a leader in a small group and to help be a leader in a large group.

Have you ever thought of the fact that several famous women have been Girl Scouts? Have you ever thought that maybe Girl Scouts helps young women become successful later in life. You should never tell a girl to quit if it is what they love and what they want to do.

There have been many sucessful, famous, inspirational woman who have become Girl Scouts, Here's nine just to name a few.

1) Michelle Obama

2) Queen Elizabeth II

3) Barbra Walters

4) Hillary Clinton

5) Martha Stewart

6) Katie Couric

7) Queen Latifiah

8) Mariah Carey

9) Taylor Swift

Each one of these women have been successful in their own way. Next time you hear that a young woman is a Girl Scout do not tell them to quit, because they may end up being famous and successful like all of these women. I am proud to be a Girl Scout and I am proud of the experiences that I have had with Girl Scouts, along with what I have learned from it.

“On my honor, I will try:

To serve God and my country,

To help people at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.”