A Girl Scout troop near St. Louis decided that instead of selling cookies, they would make bracelets, sell them, and send the proceeds to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. No sooner had this noble effort made known to the GS Powers than Be, a Cease and Desist Order was issued.
"Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and Girl Scouts of the United States have no other choice than to engage our legal counsel to help remedy this situation and to protect the intellectual property and other rights of the organization," the organization wrote.
The response was surprising to the Troop leader, who recalled other Girl Scout troops organizing to help families in Ukraine after Russia invaded in February 2022. According to the Girl Scouts website, a troop in Westlake, Ohio collected medical supplies and pack first-aid kits to be distributed in Ukraine, and "also exchanged small gifts like friendship bracelets and cookies". Their efforts were rewarded with the Girl Scout Bronze Award, one of the organization's highest recognitions. (Source: The Guardian, 3/5/2024)
So, one troop gets a Bronze Medal, and this one gets The Finger and legal threats for the same kind of effort? Explain to me how this is not racist (or religiously motivated).
So, the girls decided being Girl Scouts was no longer viable so they disbanded the troop.
BTW, according to the article:
The support they did not find within Girl Scout they found within their community in St Louis. On Saturday more than 200 people gathered in the community center of the Dar Al Jalal Mosque to help the girls make thousands of bracelets – using red, green, black and white beads to spell "Palestine" or "Gaza". Together, they raised more than $20,000 for Palestinian children through the PCRF.
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