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They may be able to pay recharter fees. But they don't use the money for field trips (it might be their interpretation of profit). One year, they bought supplies for the humane society. One year, they hosted an event for an all girl teen orphanage. A couple of years, they have partnered with the county senior center.

It sounds like that activity is based on the troops leadership.

Sounds like your daughters have a great troop. That is awesome.

One thing I've learned about GSUSA - and this thread validates it - is that there is a wide, wide variety from troop to troop, from area to area. There is a complete and utter lack of a consistent program.

Part of that may be by design - if you look at their programs, they seem to want to be all things to all people. You can join a troop. You can not join a troop. You can just go to camp. But when you have so many different options, you tend to lack a clear and consistent focus.

In our area, it's clear that district leadership is a huge issue. The district leader is also one of the troop leaders that are terrible. So clearly, since she runs her troop in an awful way, and if she is the one responsible for other area troops... they are going to also be run terribly.

In fact, my wife (no pics) actually contacted the local council last year and expressed interest in starting a troop (because we are so unsatisfied with our options) and was basically told there was "no need to start a new troop, since the current ones are not full." She basically told them there was a reason for that... but since the local district leader supposedly makes the call, she said no to a new troop.

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Posted by meansonny

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Posted on 5/3/18 at 3:17 pm to LSUFanHouston

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In fact, my wife (no pics) actually contacted the local council last year and expressed interest in starting a troop (because we are so unsatisfied with our options) and was basically told there was "no need to start a new troop, since the current ones are not full." She basically told them there was a reason for that... but since the local district leader supposedly makes the call, she said no to a new troop.

That is typical for our area too.
The girl scouts redistricted the area. 4 counties in the 1 district (used to be 2 counties per 2 districts). Our district hasn't had a treasurer since they made the change. My wife offered to be the treasurer for our county, but they refused. She could do all 4 counties or none. So we still don't have a treasurer for the past 2 years.

Another girl scout troop requested a district meeting to start their gold star award (the meeting is part of the requirement). Girl scouts cancelled the meeting for lack of participation. The mom/troop leader called them back and advised that only 2 girls in the district have completed the silver award and both of them signed up for the meeting. The district still wasnt going to go through with the meeting until the mom threatened to transfer the troop (2 girls) to another district. Keep in mind that the girls can't begin the gold award project until after the meeting, and there is the threat that they age out before achieving it (like boy scouts with eagle).

My girls love girl scouts. But us parents are the ones dealing with the district ineptitude. My wife will not transfer the girls to boy scouts. Her hope is to be the change. To try and improve it going forward as best she can.

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