This is a continuing series devoted to ShelterBox, updating our Daily Kos community on recent ShelterBox initiatives. When I was at a recent ShelterBox conference, one of the topics addressed was the development of partnership opportunities with ShelterBox. One of the most exciting partnerships is that between ShelterBox and the Scouting movement.
The Boy Scouts of America and The Girls Scouts of America have recently committed themselves to helping get the word out about ShelterBox. In fact, ShelterBox has set up a website for young people to help ShelterBox, Young ShelterBox
The International Scouting organization has also recently signed an agreement with ShelterBox.
Scouts around the world have mobilized to help with the distribution and setting up of ShelterBox tents in disasters.
Local scouts in Madagascar helping ShelterBox set up tents in the Brickaville District.
ShelterBox and Scouts.
But not only Boy Scouts are involved with ShelterBox.
Girls Scouts and ShelterBox at working together, too!
ShelterBox makes huge impact at National Girl Scout Convention
11/15/2011
November 10 – 13, 2011: The ShelterBox display caused lots of excitement at the 52nd National Council Session and Convention of the Girl Scouts USA in Houston, Texas..
http://www.youngshelterboxusa.org/...
ShelterBox has already made arrangements to have volunteers and displays set up at many of the anniversary event celebrations being held in Scouting Councils around the country. If you’re council would like to participate, or if you’d like more information about Scouting and ShelterBox, please contact us at scouts@shelterboxusa.org.
There are activities for teachers and Scout leaders on this link.
http://youngshelterboxusa.org/...
And additional bit of information on the New CEO of Girl Scouts USA. The new CEO of the Girl Scout USA is a Latina! She recently has a piece in the Huffington post on Hispanic girls and Scouting. There is a special initiative to involve Hispanic girls in scouting. Which I very much support!
From Huffington Post
Hispanic Girls are Ready to Lead, But are We Ready to Support Them?
By Anna Maria Chávez and Nina Vaca
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
There are more than 5.7 million Hispanic girls between the ages of 5 and 17 in the United States, and it's staggering to think what they might achieve -- the innovations they might develop, the products they might create and the breakthroughs they might make in myriad fields.
Some indicators show they are primed to do just that. Research conducted by Girl Scouts, for example, shows that Hispanic girls, as well as African-American girls, have among the highest levels of self-confidence and aspirations for leadership; in fact, 70 percent of Hispanic girls say they view themselves as leaders.
And in February, The Girl Scouts released a study on the views girls hold about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Although women have traditionally lagged behind in these critical fields, accounting for only 20 percent of STEM bachelor's degrees, the Girl Scout research found that a vast majority of teenage girls, including Hispanic young women, expressed strong interest in STEM fields.
(p.s Many years ago, I used to be a Brownie leader in my old neighborhood in Port Dalhousie.)
Scouting teaches young people to be prepared and take charge in the natural world. ShelterBox provides shelter, warmth and dignity.
Scouting and ShelterBox a perfect partnership, indeed!
Scouts and leaders from Troop #1 in Natori, Japan meet with Mark Dyer, member of the ShelterBox Response Team.
http://www.shelterboxusa.org/...
Now there is an action part!
Think Globally act locally.
In my new capacity as a ShelterBox ambassador I have been asked to help with a campaign of awareness building project for ........
Tim Osburn's Eagle Project
Saturday at 5-6PM Central Standard Time!
This is the social media part of my awareness project
GOAL: Get to people to go to ShelterBoxUSA on face book and click like. There are four ways you can help me raise awareness.
Please like ShelterBox on facebook and tweet.
ShelterBox USA
5:02 AM PT: Please like ShelterBox on face book and share with your friends. This is part of a Scouting campaign to use social media to increase awareness of ShelterBox. There are still many many people who have never heard of ShelterBox.
5:55 AM PT: Happy birthday Girl Scouts!
http://www.miamiherald.com/...