Activities for Kids

New Girl Scout Badges Announced for 2020-2021!

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Entrepreneur Badges

Toy Business Designer  Daisies come up with an idea for a toy, design it, make it better, and share it—just like entrepreneurs!

Budding Entrepreneur Brownies become entrepreneurs by making something, testing it out, and improving their idea to make it the best it can be.

Business Jumpstart  Juniors sharpen their entrepreneurial skills as they come up with an idea for something that solves a problem, get feedback, share their idea, and pitch it to others.

Business Creator  Cadettes think like entrepreneurs as they come up with a business idea that solves a problem, produce a prototype, solicit feedback, improve their idea, then create a business plan and pitch it.

Business Startup  Seniors learn more about the entrepreneurial mindset as they explore what it takes to create their own business.

Entrepreneur Accelerator Ambassadors think and act like entrepreneurs as they bring a business vision to life, learn how to work with a team, and motivate people to take a chance with them.

Access the Badge Requirements

  • In the Volunteer Toolkit (free!) in 2 meeting plans
  • Hard-copy badge booklet ($2.50 each)
    • available via online shop or in Council Shops mid-August
    • Digital download badge booklet PDF ($0.99 each)

Get the badge: available via online shop or in Council Shops ($3.00)

Mark Your Calendar

For these virtual events for girls:

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STEM Career Exploration Badges

One badge per level for Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes

Girls explore their own interests, how those connect with different STEM careers, and how they can use STEM to make a difference. They look at different fields and careers in STEM and create a plan for how they’ll make the world a better place. The badges are “Unplugged” but include optional “Plugged” and in-person components to amplify the activities.

Access the Badge Requirements

  • In the Volunteer Toolkit (free!) in 2 meeting plans
  • Hard-copy badge booklet ($2.50 each)
    • available via online shop or in Council Shops mid-August
    • Digital download badge booklet PDF ($0.99 each)

Get the badge: available via online shop or in Council Shops ($3.00)

Mark Your Calendar

For these virtual events for girls:

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Automotive Engineering Badges

Three progressive badges per level for Daisies, Brownies, and Junior. Girls earn these badges in a particular order.

Girls learn how vehicles are designed, engineered, and manufactured. In each of the badges, they design and build vehicle prototypes that meet sets of criteria and solve problems for others.

Access the Badge Requirements

  • In the Volunteer Toolkit (free!) in 2 meeting plans each
  • Hard-copy badge booklet ($5.00 for 3-badge pack)
    • available via online shop or in Council Shops mid-August
    • Digital download badge booklet PDF ($1.99 for 3-badge pack)

Get the badge: available via online shop or in Council Shops ($3.00)

Mark Your Calendar

Week of August 3:

  • In three events for Daisies/Brownies/Juniors, women who work for General Motors in the areas of design, engineering, and manufacturing will talk about how cars get made.
  • A bonus Daisy/Brownie/Junior event will feature GM CEO Mary Barra in conversation with GSUSA’s Sylvia Acevedo.
  • Details to be announced

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Civics Education Badges

 Democracy for Daisies  Daisies begin learning about the people who work together in their government.

Democracy for Brownies Brownies find out how people in the government decide what rules are made and how they are followed.

Democracy for Juniors Juniors learn more about how their government works—from their town or city to the whole country.

Democracy for Cadettes  Cadettes find out new things about their government—how each branch works, how they work together, and how each piece makes a difference in society.

Democracy for Seniors Seniors expand their knowledge about how their local, state, and national government works.

​​​​​​​Democracy for Ambassadors  Ambassadors become experts on local, state, and national government—and prepare to use that knowledge to inform their voting.

Access the Badge Requirements

  • In the Volunteer Toolkit (free!) in 2 meeting plans
  • Hard-copy badge booklet ($2.50 each)
    • available via online shop or in Council Shops mid-August
    • Digital download badge booklet PDF ($0.99 each)

Get the badge: available via online shop or in Council Shops ($3.00)

Mark Your Calendar

Week of August 10:

  • In one event for Daisies/Brownies/Juniors and one for Cadettes/Seniors/Ambassadors, inspiring civically active women will talk about the importance of civic engagement and how girls can use their voices to make a difference.
  • Details to be announced

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2021 Global Awards

2021 World Thinking Day Award

On February 22 of each year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world celebrate World Thinking Day by doing the same activities around a shared theme. The World Thinking Day 2021 theme is Peacebuilding. This year, girls will celebrate what it means to be a peacebuilder in the context of the Global Movement. They’ll expand their understanding of these concepts, practice the skills to resolve conflict in peaceful ways, and take action to make their world and communities more peaceful places. Although World Thinking Day is February 22, girls can earn this award at any point during the year!

Access the Award Requirements

  • In the Volunteer Toolkit (free!) in 2 meeting plans

Get the award: available via online shop or in Council Shops ($3.00)

2021 Global Action Award

Every year, the Girl Scout Global Action award addresses the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. In 2021, the award focuses on Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action. Girls can earn their Global Action Award by discovering what climate action means, connecting with the issues in their community and around the world, and completing a Take Action project to make the world a more sustainable place.

Access the Award Requirements

  • In the Volunteer Toolkit (free!) in 2 meeting plans

Get the award: available via online shop or in Council Shops ($3.00)

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This Alum Promotes Anti-Bias in Tech

Dr. Nicki Washington’s Brownie troop in Durham, North Carolina, was one of the first settings outside of school in which she engaged with people of a variety of backgrounds and identities. She expected, whether on a whitewater rafting trip, campout, or cookie sale, the experience to be inclusive.

Most of the kids in the group lived in predominantly white neighborhoods and Nicki lived in a predominantly black neighborhood, but when it came to troop activities, everyone worked together as a team.

“It forced all of us to start engaging with each other at a young age outside of school,” said Nicki.

Today, all of Nicki’s work emphasizes inclusion. Next month she’ll take on a new position in the computer science department at Duke University, where she will teach a course on race, gender, and computing. Nicki will also continue to research cultural competence in computer science—a focus of her work for years.

The first Black woman to receive a PhD in computer science from North Carolina State University, Nicki never planned to go into academia. She did however grow up tinkering with computers, which were always around because her mother was a programmer for IBM.

“I graduated from grad school in 2005 and worked for a year. Then I decided I was going to apply to teach part-time at Howard [University]—just one course. At the time, Howard was also looking for someone for a full-time position,” she explains.

“I never had any desire to go into higher education, but Howard had never had a Black woman on the faculty in computer science. I thought, this is an opportunity for young women who didn’t have a mom like mine to see themselves in me.”

In 2018, after nearly a decade at Howard, Nicki wrote and self-published the book Unapologetically Dope: Lessons for Black Women and Girls on Surviving and Thriving in the Tech Field, which led to her recognition by Essence magazine as one of 15 Black women in America disrupting the tech industry.

As part of her research today, Nicki explores how the lack of cultural competence in computer science results in the creation of biased environments, that in turn lead to biased technologies.

“People are responsible for the irresponsible technology that’s created,” she explains, citing facial recognition programs that are biased against darker skin tones as an example of an irresponsible technology.

“I hope to correct this bias by teaching students early in their academic careers about bias and racism,” she says. “Then they graduate and know what to look for and what not to do, even if they [aren’t part of] a marginalized group.”

She’s excited about this next phase of her career.

“There’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and even the last few weeks have called attention to that,” she says, referencing the protests and marches nationwide that continue to call for racial justice and equality.

“There’s a lot of work I can do in this space to create impactful change that isn’t just for a fleeting moment.”

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Learning the Truth, 30 Years Later

When 40-year-old Evelyn Adele looks back on her campouts as a Girl Scout growing up in Detroit, she has only fond memories. Memories of sleeping bags, making finger puppets in the shadows, and working toward outdoor badges.

Recently, however, she learned that when her predominantly Black Girl Scout troop went camping, the troop leaders and mothers took turns staying up at night to keep watch, since the Ku Klux Klan was active in the area where the camp was located and they wanted to make sure the girls were safe.

Evelyn Adele Alum Photo

“To me, a little girl somewhere between the ages of 8 and 12, camping was simply summertime fun. To our mothers, camping was potentially dangerous,” Evelyn explains. “But they wanted us to have all the experiences Girl Scouts have. They also had a duty to ensure our physical and emotional safety. So they stood watch—all night. In the ’90s.”

Her story—of how brave mothers and troop leaders protected not only their girls’ safety but also their innocence—is an eye-opening must-read for any Girl Scout with fond memories of campfires and s’mores. You can read Evelyn’s account in her own words on Medium.

Here at Girl Scouts, we want to help build a better, safer world for girls. We’re taking steps with our leadership and staff, volunteers, and girls to create a more equitable environment for all. Learn more and sign our pledge to join us in our commitment to fighting racism.

*Evelyn Adele is a pseudonym.

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Entrepreneur Deanna Singh Fights for Marginalized Communities

Although Deanna Singh spends her days advocating for others, one of her most vivid memories of Girl Scouts was a day that she had to advocate for herself.

Her Southeastern Wisconsin Brownie troop was creating crafts as presents for Mother’s Day, and her troop leader wanted to cut a little lock of her hair to attach to a poem as a gift.

“I’m biracial,” explains Deanna. “My mom is African American and my Dad is Sikh, and in the Sikh culture, we don’t cut our hair. But I was in kindergarten or first grade, and I didn’t have the words to explain it.”

“When my mom came to pick me up, I was running around in a circle, and all the women [troop leaders] were chasing me!” she recalls.

Once Deanna’s mother explained that her daughter’s insistence on not participating in that part of the craft was for religious reasons, the adults were receptive and understood where the misunderstanding happened.

“But it was a moment of leadership for me,” Deanna explains, “because . . . I ran!”

As an adult, Deanna has worked to shift power to marginalized communities from a variety of positions—as a lawyer, a middle school principal, and the CEO of multiple foundations.

And she’s always drawn attention for her work; she’s been recognized by the Milwaukee Business Journal as one of the most influential “40 under 40” leaders in the community and by the University of Wisconsin’s School of Business as one of “8 Under 40” leaders to watch.

Four years ago, she left her last job to write Purposeful Hustle: Direct Your Life’s Work Towards Making a Positive Impact (Bookbaby, 2018). The book’s goal is to help readers uncover their own purpose and determine what to do with it.

After she finished writing the book, she decided to lean into her entrepreneurial instincts. Within a year, she had launched three new businesses.

“I have three companies that fit under Flying Elephant; it’s an umbrella org for three social enterprises. Uplifting Impact provides coaching and training around leadership, DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion], and entrepreneurship. I have a children’s book imprint called “Stories to Tell” books that publishes books that have positive images of people of color. And Birth Coach Milwaukee provides doulas for coaching before, during, and after birth,” she explains. “We’re trying to eliminate the disparities for women of color in labor.”

When asked if launching three companies felt like a lot to take on in a short period of time, she laughs.

“I’ve always had some sort of entrepreneurial venture,” Deanna says. “Start-up is the space I feel most comfortable in.”

She’s also most engaged when she’s helping people who have been pushed to the margins—whether that’s women, people of color, children, or senior citizens.

“I’m the type of person, if I see something I don’t like and I am not satisfied about the solution,” she says, “I am going to do something about it.”

Badges and Patches

Three Steps to Unlocking Your Limited-Edition Ranger Patch

BIG NEWS: Girl Scouts is continuing our exciting partnership with the National Park Service and the “Girl Scout Ranger Program,” a joint venture connecting girls with National Park Service sites throughout the United States, including monuments, seashores, and urban sites.

This year Girl Scouts will be awarded a limited-edition commemorative patch for participating in activities focusing on the significance of the 19th Amendment. This special program will offer pathways for Girl Scouts to learn about women’s history and the suffrage movement through discovering, connecting, and taking action to make the world a better place.

So, how exactly do you earn your special patch and learn more about women’s rights?

1. Choose a National Park Service Site or Explore Online.
Visit http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm. Choose a national park or any of 419 sites protected by the National Park Service. Research and consider exploring areas of national parks connected to women’s history and the suffrage movement in your area. Not able to visit a park in your area? No problem! Take a look at the park or historic site’s webpage and virtual tours. These are often full of photos, videos, history, and other educational resources. Many also have Facebook and Instagram accounts. Another great source of information is the NPS women’s history webpages.

2. Answer Questions, Conduct Research, and Get Outdoors.*
Once you’ve selected your site, complete one or more of the following:

a. With help from an adult, research the site’s webpage.
b. Visit the site and take a tour or attend a ranger-led program, if that’s available. Please first make sure the site you choose to visit is open to the public!
c. Look for books or trusted websites that explain the history commemorated at the site.

Then choose fun activities listed in the 19th Amendment Centennial Program Activity Guide here to earn your patch! Best part? All the activities have a women’s rights historical tie-in!

3. Unlock Your Limited-Edition Patch.
Your special 19th Amendment Centennial Patch will be available for pick up as soon as National Park Service offices officially open for business. To receive your patch, present the completed activity log at the park where you completed your activity.

Are you ready to explore women’s history through the national park lens? We certainly are! Share your best shots on Instagram and Twitter using #gsoutdoors (don’t forget to tag @GirlScouts!) and invite your entire troop to do the same! We will feature some of your social media posts on our national channels.

*GSUSA encourages all Girl Scouts to respect social distancing rules. Follow your state’s guidelines about stay-at-home measures and enjoying public nature spaces.

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Top 3 Reasons to Celebrate Bridging Virtually

Bridging—that is, when a girl celebrates “crossing the bridge” from one Girl Scout level to the next—is one of the most important moments in a Girl Scout’s life. And although the COVID-19 pandemic may have us continuing to pause our in-person meetings and ceremonies, you can still find ways to honor all the good things your troop has done this year and get excited for everything you’ll experience next year!

If you can’t organize an in-person ceremony this summer, consider holding a virtual bridging celebration or taking part in one of GSUSA’s National Virtual Bridging Ceremonies, which will be held August 1 and 8.

Here are three reasons your troop will want to get in on the virtual bridging fun:

Keep the groove going. Everyone’s daily routine has been upended in recent months, and marking this incredible point in your troop’s Girl Scout experience is so important in helping everyone feel some forward momentum. Putting a virtual bridging ceremony on your calendar and counting down the days is going to feel so good!

ALL 👏 YOUR 👏 SISTERS👏 Being a Girl Scout means having sisters across the country and around the world ready to cheer you on! Taking part in one of the national virtual bridging events is a powerful reminder that everyone in the troop is part of a big sisterhood made up of resilient girls and adults who are staying strong and doing good in their communities. Whatever comes our way, we’re never alone!

Celebrate your achievements. The last few months have been challenging no matter where you live, but that’s all the more reason to lift up everything the troop has achieved this year! You earned badges and Journey awards, made our communities better, and continued to shine your brightest. Most importantly, we all stayed Girl Scout strong in the face of hardship—and that’s worth celebrating here and now.

The best part? You can bridge virtually and amp up the experience with an in-person event when it’s safe. Like everything in Girl Scouting, it’s all about what the girls want! And you can make the occasion even more special with an official bridging kit from the Girl Scout Shop.

We can’t wait to see you on August 1 and 8 and create more special memories together!

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Episode 12 – Girl Scout Week: March 2020

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Girl Scout Week is almost here, and we want to know how you’re celebrating! This is an annual celebration of Girl Scout spirit in the week surrounding Girl Scouts’ birthday, on March 12.

It’s the perfect time to learn more about the history of Girl Scouts and our founder, Juliette Gordon Low. You can browse information on Girl Scouts of the USA’s “Our History” section of the website here.

Here are a few ideas for ways to celebrate, or check with your council for additional options, or make up your own!

Sunday, March 8: Honor Your Beliefs
Girl Scout Sunday is a special day dedicated to thinking about your beliefs and how they’re reflected in the Girl Scout Law. Think of the things the two have in common and share your thoughts with others.

Monday, March 9: Mission: Sisterhood
Give a big shout-out to your Girl Scout sisters! Whether you tag other Girl Scouts on social media or get creative and make a card or gift for a Girl Scout in your life, don’t be bashful about sharing the love.

Tuesday, March 10: Do a Good Turn Daily
Perform an act of kindness. Whether you pay for a stranger’s cup of coffee or visit an elderly neighbor, every bit of positivity Girl Scouts put out there helps make the world a better place.

Wednesday, March 11: Girl Scout Spirit Day
Get out your green gear—it’s Girl Scout Spirit Day! Whether you sport a Girl Scout tee under a blazer at the office or rock a trefoil sweatshirt at the gym, let everyone know you’re a proud Girl Scout.

Thursday, March 12: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts! 
It’s Girl Scouts’ 108th birthday! Honor the Girl Scout Movement by sharing on social media an issue you’re passionate about and what you’re doing to make a difference. You’ve got this, Girl Scout!

Friday, March 13: Girl Scout Jummah 
Girl Scout Jummah celebrates the powerful ties between Girl Scouting and faith and, on this day, Girl Scouts across the country will honor those share believes as they pledge to serve God and others.

Saturday, March 13: Girl Scout Sabbath
Besides reflecting on your beliefs and how they’re echoed in the Girl Scout Law, we urge you to take some time this Girl Scout Sabbath to learn something new about someone else’s faith.

A friendly reminder that if you’d like to contribute content for April, the interest form is due by March 10.

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Episode 10 – World Thinking Day

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Every year, one special day brings girls around the world together to celebrate sisterhood and make a global impact: World Thinking Day!

What Is World Thinking Day? 

Since 1926, World Thinking Day has promoted international friendship among Girl Scouts and Girl Guides as they work together to make the world a better place. It all went down when girls met at Girl Scouts’ very own Camp Edith Macy (now Edith Macy Center) for the fourth World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Conference. The delegates agreed that there should be a special day every year when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world think of one another and celebrate global sisterhood. They decided to call it Thinking Day and chose February 22 to honor the birthdays of Girl Guide founders Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. 

Fast forward to 1999: at the 30th World Conference in Dublin, Ireland, delegates wanted to make sure the day reflected the Girl Scout Movement’s international nature, so they changed the name to World Thinking Day.  
Every year since, World Thinking Day has called on Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to unite and take part in activities that change the world for the better.  

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

Girl Scouts is a place for every girl, and this year’s World Thinking Day theme of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) emphasizes that by calling on girls to promote these values in their communities, the Girl Scout Movement, and beyond. 
By using the World Thinking Day Award 2020 Activity Pack, girls learn what DEI means and what they can do to put these ideas into practice. After completing the activities, girls earn the World Thinking Day Award! 

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Leadership

World Thinking Day: It’s Our Time to Lead

Girl Scouts work every day to make the world a better place. It’s just what we do! 

But there’s one day a year that’s extra special, a day when girls from more than 150 countries around the planet come together to explore the global dimensions of Girl Scouting and take action to change the world for the better. 

Of course, we’re talking about World Thinking Day! It’s coming up on February 22, so let’s get ready to make it one of the best ever. 

The theme for World Thinking Day 2019 is leadership—now, that’s an idea we can all support. 

This World Thinking Day, let’s take the opportunity to:

Honor the leadership of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides worldwide, and celebrate what it means to be part of this global sisterhood.  

Advocate for positive change on global issues that girls and their supporters care about. 

Support international opportunities for girls and young women by contributing to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. 

A project of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), World Thinking Day is the perfect opportunity for girls to think globally and take action. But first, let’s take a moment to understand why and how World Thinking Day came to be. 

The Origins of World Thinking Day

It all dates back to 1926, at the fourth World Conference of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts held at Girl Scouts’ very own Camp Edith Macy (now Edith Macy Conference Center) in New York. The conference delegates agreed that there should be a special day every year when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world think of one another and celebrate global sisterhood. They decided to call it Thinking Day and chose February 22 to celebrate it. (Fun fact: the date was picked to honor the birthdays of Girl Guide founders Lord and Lady Baden-Powell.) 

Then, in 1999, at the 30th World Conference in Dublin, Ireland, delegates from around the world wanted to emphasize the international aspect of the day and the global nature of the Girl Scout Movement, so they changed the name to World Thinking Day. 

Every year since, World Thinking Day has called for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to unite and take part in activities that promote changing the world for the better.  

How You (and Your Troop) Can Participate

World Thinking Day is for everyone—from the youngest, mightiest Daisy to the Ambassador working toward her Gold Award. And it’s super easy to find your inspiration for how to take action in your community and the world at large. 

Check out these World Thinking Day resources to get started: 

Activity Guide for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors (PDF)  

Activity Guide for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors (PDF) 

In these convenient, downloadable resources, you’ll find age-appropriate activities for younger girls as well as older girls. The activities fall into three categories: discovering your leadership style, celebrating a sisterhood of leaders, and taking on leadership roles. When girls complete one activity from each category, they’ll earn the World Thinking Day 2019 Award. Although only one activity in each category is required to earn the award, don’t let that stop you—you can do as many as you like! 

Now It’s Your Turn to Take the Lead!

Looking for some extra inspiration to make World Thinking Day even more awesome? Check out this amazing story about a group of Brownies who reimagined World Thinking Day to build community. Or this story of a group of Muslim Girl Scouts extending friendship across cultures. That’s what we’re talking about! 

To earn your World Thinking Day 2019 Award, try some of our suggested activities. Then tell us how you’re taking the lead through Girl Scouts and Girl Guides—and how you’re celebrating. You can share your story directly with us or post it on social media with #WorldThinkingDay and #TimeToLead! 

On World Thinking Day 2019, let’s lead together for a better world.

Leadership

How Girl Scouts Gave Me Confidence by Mackenzie Carey

My mother has always been my leader. My family has always supported girl scouting. I am a 4th generation Girl Scout and now a lifetime member. But these are only what brought me to girl scouting. My journey began just before entering elementary school.Receiving the Golden Ticket to Hollywood on the 2018 reboot of American Idol is the culmination of a dream I had when I was 4 years old and watch the first American Idol crowned. The very next week when I graduated from Berri Patch Pre School, I announced to everyone, I was going to be the “the American Idol, call me!”.

Fast forward 15 years and the dream became a reality when I auditioned at the very first open call in Orlando August 2017.

Up to that time, I participated and entered contests near and wide in pursuit of a dream, being named Palm Bay Pee Wee Idol 2010, Palm Bay Idol 2011, Funtown Talent winner 2012, 2016 Nash Next Winner in the Melbourne Cumulus Market.

I graduated from Bayside High in 2016 and I am a Lifetime Girl Scout Alumni and active Girl Scout Leader.

I have been featured at the Johnny Mercer Theatre as a headlining performer, opened for Easton Corbin at Sea World and opened the Runaway Country Music Festival in March 2018 on the main stage.

But there is more: I always wanted to sing! And Girl Scouts gave me the most opportunities. From singing for cookie sales at booths, to Citrus Idol, to performing at Disney Springs Mainstage to Sea World Cookie Kick Off and then to the American Idol audition with Luke Bryan in Savannah Ga. I was able to host a whole troop of Girl Scouts at the auditions and they were featured on American Idol’s instagram and in Episode 5 of Season 1 on ABC! Check it out on Hulu!

As a result, I recently performed for 11,000 Girl Scouts in July at the Savannah Girl Scout Quest, for the Savannah tourism bureau and made my national debut @Wolftrap October 29, 2018, in Vienna, VA.

I can be followed at all social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at MackenzieCareyMusic. Here are some links to my music:

Www.Facebook.com/mackenziecareymusic
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www.Youtube.com/macklolful <http://www.youtube.com/macklolful>

www.instagram.com/mackenziecareymusic

If it wasn’t for Girl Scouts and the support of Citrus Council, I may not have ever auditioned for American Idol.