Service Unit: Copper Ridge
Troop 7121
Years as a troop leader: 9
What inspired you to become a troop leader?
My daughter. She wanted to be a Girl Scout so badly when she brought a flyer home in kindergarten. We couldn’t find a troop to join so we started our own. I knew Girl Scouts was an amazing organization for building strong women, and I really wanted my daughter to have a great experience.
What kind of activities do you do with your troop? What is their favorite thing to do?
My troop is extremely involved in our Service Unit. We run fall product and cookie rallies, encampments, and help with recruiting events. We also focus on High Awards and love to travel together!
Tell us about a volunteer moment that stands out to you.
I can’t pick just one moment, but watching the girls grow and become the amazing young women they are is the BEST! Most of the girls in my troop have been with me since kindergarten or first grade so we have grown together through Girl Scouting.
What do you wish someone had told you as a new troop leader?
I wish someone had encouraged me to ask more questions. I would advise a new leader to learn who their Service Team members are and look to them for guidance when they feel lost. Don’t take everything too seriously and have fun!
Does your troop sell cookies? If yes, please tell us in your own words, why it is important to participate in the Cookie Program?
Yes, we do! Not only is it our main source of income for meeting supplies, community service projects, travel, etc. but it has taught the girls so much about running a business. Beginning in fifth grade, my daughter was able to run her sales pretty much on her own inventory, counting money/making change, running credit cards for sales, booth decor, customer service, business ethics. It was the years of me helping her prior to that where she picked up the knowledge of how to do things and started wanting to do it on her own. Now in her ninth cookie season, she runs her own sale independently.
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