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[quote=Anonymous]I am a troop leader and a cookie mom.  My observations:

1. The journeys are terrible.  We did one, it was awful and vowed never again.  And that was even with us trying to make it more interesting than the ideas suggested in the materials.
2. The badges are not much better.  I very loosely define some of the things they want us to do just to keep the girls engaged.  Most of the fun stuff we do is from me googling local activities or spending hours on Pinterest.
3. I understand that much of Girl Scouts is volunteer-led, but it is so disorganized.  The technology infrastructure is a mess, although it has improved somewhat with the introduction of Rallyhood.  Of course, most people don't even know it exists because little was communicated out to parents/volunteers.
4. As a volunteer, I don't find things respectful of my time.  Service Unit meetings are a waste of time and most information could just be shared via email.  I've been added and dropped from listservs repeatedly, but my contact information and status in my troop has not changed for 5 years.  I've tried to utilize some of the equipment and resources the local council has, but you can only pickup in the middle of the day.  I've tried to get other parents to help and it's hard, but I can't miss half a day of work for stuff like that.
5. Same with cookies.  Can only pick them up during the work day.  A million trips to the cupboard and the bank.  Having to wake up and get into the booth lottery at 7am.  The online site is clunky, but at least I know what I'm doing after 5 years on it.
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