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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would they want to? Girl Scouts seems to exist to just get girls to sell cookies. Its a MLM org for girls.[/quote]

Thin Mints, ftw!  Never affiliated with Girl Scouts.  I would gladly pay for those MLM cookies.  To me it's a seasonal treat and an opportunity to be friendly to co-workers.  No worse than Paul Newman's or Whole Foods cookie prices.

Fundraising skills are relevant to adulthood...communicating objectives, asking for support, being part of a community, etc.

The girls that are in it seem to be having fun and learning something.

[b]I do think it was a bit of a market share grab by the Boy Scouts[/b] but I can appreciate that some people want to affiliate with a single organization for their entire set of kids.[/quote]

It really wasn't.

In my personal experience, the girls who join Scouts BSA either (1) didn't want to be in Girl Scouts from the outset or (2) had tried GSUSA and didn't like the programming/culture. The girls joining Scouts BSA essentially were "falling through the cracks" in past decades if they were not involved in organized sports; they tend to embrace "nerd" culture a lot more than other girls (think: Dungeon & Dragons, STEM focused, tech, etc). Scouts BSA provides an excellent social outlet for girls who do not feel comfortable in Girl Scouts USA (and its focus on everything feminine) but also are not really into organized sports.

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You described my daughter to a T. She really found her people in her BSA troop.[/quote]

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