Petals: Violet for "Violet"

The Daisy Petals & the Girl Scout Law they represent are as follows;

• Light Blue - Honest and Fair
• Yellow - Friendly and Helpful
• Spring Green - Considerate and Caring
• Red - Courageous and Strong
• Orange - Responsible for what I say and do
• Magenta - Respect Authority
• Purple - Respect Myself & Others
• Green - Use Resources Wisely
• Rose - Make the World a Better Place
• Violet - Be a sister to every Girl Scout

Some Thoughts on Making the World a Better Place

“You can find Calcutta anywhere in the world. You only need two eyes to see. Everywhere in the world there are people that are not loved, people that are not wanted nor desired, people that no one will help, people that are pushed away or forgotten. And this is the greatest poverty.“ - Mother Teresa

There's plenty of opportunity for lifting up our neighbors, our schoolmates, our community, our world. When Girls identify and need and feel moved to action, they begin the march towards lifelong committment to higher ideals than our society tries to market to them. They become part of something larger than can be purchased at the mall, or worn on their body, or awarded in a certificate. They grow in awareness of their great personal fortune relative to most of the world. ...and this helps save our girls from the cultural assault they are subjected to on a daily basis by the commercialization of their childhood.

I have seen other suggestions for this petal, so I will try to list some ideas that aren't on other sites already.

• Have the girls write a letter together (as a group) to their local representative asking for remedy to some specific problem in your area, such as

Guidelines for Leaders

Repeat after me. "The girls only need to earn their petals one petal at a time." Now breathe a sigh of relief. You can decide what craft or activity your troop members.

• Keep it simple
• Keep your expectations appropriate to the girl's developmental level
• Delegate as many tasks to the girls or better yet, the girls AND their adults so they can work together to complete the work