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| Two of my Girls Scout members and I selling cookies. |
I always wanted to be a Girl Scout when I was a little girl but I never had the chance. So, when my best friend from college, Emily, asked me to assist her to run a Girl Scouts troop I rapidly agreed. I had one month to learn everything that I needed to be a Girl Scout leader. I knew that it would take a lot of hard work and dedication and I was ready for my new adventure. Emily and I became the Girl Scouts leaders of troop 85317 located in Mattapan Community Center and we both couldn't be more excited. Every other Monday, Emily and I would ride two buses and one train to be able to get to our troop or as Emily's mom put it an airplane ride, two buses, and a boat ride.Many times I felt like giving up because I was physically and mentally exhausted from school work and work. When I felt like giving up, all I had to do was remember the girls and their faces when they saw Emily and I walk through the doors. These girls look up to us. We are their role models and I wouldn't allow myself to disappoint them. Through rain and snow we took the long and tiring trip to Mattapan. Being a Girl Scout, I've learned brings a lot of responsibility. The biggest responsibility that is given to a Girl Scout is selling cookies. When cookie season arrived Emily had prepared me so well that I could name the ingredients of every cookie. I was ready to teach the girls the skills needed to be great cookie sellers. All you really need when you are a five year old selling cookies is a big smile, a big happy "Good-morning" and "Thank You".
The girls became professional at being confident when selling their cookies. The hardest part of being a Girl Scout Leader is that you have to pick up all this cookies. Where are you supposed to put 50 boxes of cookies? I thought that it was going to be impossible but we made it happen. We did struggle at times but that didn't make us give up. Emily and I lugged boxes and boxes of cookies up the stairs to store them for the girls but we didn't mind. We knew that this hard work would pay off when we saw our smiling confident girls. We had a total of two cookie booth sales one at Wheelock and the other one at a Stop and Shop located near Mattapan Community Center. The girls had a blast selling these cookies and they showed us that they could work hard. All the girls made Emily and I so proud to be their Girl Scout leaders. The cookie season came to an end and as much as I love cookies I couldn't be more happier. It is hard to stay away from the deliciousness of Girl Scouts cookies and I had too many boxes that I had already eaten. The most important lesson that I have learned from being a volunteer at Girls Scout is to never give up. Sometimes you feel that there is just no point in continuing but trust me when I say there always is a point. I know that life is hard and stressful but it is all worth it at the end. Have faith and you will presevere.
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| Two of our Girl Scout troop members and Emily. |
