Thursday, July 2, 2015
Taking a Bite Out of Inequality
As the summer gets into full swing, children across the U.S.
have begun the time honored tradition of attending summer camps. One particular
organization, however, is making headlines – and it’s not for the reason you
might think.
Most everyone in the U.S. knows of the Girl Scouts. They’re
hard to ignore, especially when they sell those scrumptious cookies. But their cookies aren’t what’s getting the
attention of national news sources. Earlier this year the Girl Scouts of
Western Washington were ecstatic to receive a large donation of $100,000. However,
they later learned that the donation was not given without stipulations. The donor,
who has yet to be named, wanted the promise: no money would go to support transgender
girls.
In response to the request Megan Ferland, the council CEO,
stated: “Girl Scouts is for every girl, and every girl should have the
opportunity to be a Girl Scout if she wants to." The donation was
then returned, in full, to the donor.
Since then, the story has been published on multiple news websites.
Furthermore, many articles attached the link to their indiegogo campaign to recuperate
the lost funds. As of today, July second, they have raised three times the
amount of the original donation.
For more information check out the twitter hashtag:
#ForEVERYGirl
#ForEVERYGirl
