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Annie didn’t get to benefit from a stable and consistent family early in
her life. Her mother was fifteen when she gave birth to Annie. Soon
after, Annie was placed in her grandmother’s custody. But when Annie was
a year old, her grandmother was sent to prison and Annie went to live with her
Aunt Paulette, where she has lived ever since. She grew up knowing her
maternal mother as her aunt, and watched as her mother raised other
children, whom she thought were her cousins. She has since learned the
truth about her real mother. This turbulent early life greatly affected
Annie; she became very rebellious to her Aunt and began getting in
trouble at school.
Annie enrolled in Girl Scouts as an eight year-old. While her weekly
troop meetings helped Annie have consistency in her life and access to
adult mentors, her involvement in Girl Scouts’ Orcutt-Santa Maria Day
Camp Program over the next four years had a profound impact. Annie
benefited from consistent adult mentoring and peer support at camp, and
was exposed to opportunities and activities that helped develop her
personal and social skills. She learned tolerance for others, and
developed leadership and teamwork skills as she participated in camp
activities. She learned to be responsible and effectively interact with
her peers outside her family and household environment—and in doing so
developed her ability to be self-sufficient and self-reliant, as well as
build traits such as self-awareness, strong character, and
integrity—traits that helped Annie grow to become a positive member of
her Girl Scout troop.
Now as a 6th grader, Annie wants to be a leader of future day camp
activities. In fact, Annie completed the necessary training to be a
Program Aide, and next year will join other outstanding volunteers her
age to guide and inspire a new generation of younger Girl Scouts that
could use a person like Annie in their lives. |
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