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Reinstate Joy

Reinstate Joy

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Started by melissa koons 12 years, 1 month ago


We have to have our Brownie/ Junior Girl Scout Leader Joy Grunden reinstated in our Community. In June she was "terminated" by Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania as a volunteer. She was unfairly terminated for trying to gather information to start recruitment events locally. Joy has been involved in Girl Scouts since 2001. She joined to help her grand daughter's troop while her own daughter was on a deployment. She stayed on and started a new troop of her own when there were girls that had no leader. Eventually she started a Junior Troop too for the bridging Brownies that had nowhere to go.


Here's a little bit about Joy:


She is amazing! Anyone that meets her doesn't forget her. She has taken multiple trainings over the years to enhance her skills as a Girl Scout Leader ( more recently she became a certified archery instructor). She developed Zink the Zebra programs for each age level and gave presentations to our local service unit. Over the years she has held many Service Unit positions as well including: Coach, Mentor, Service Unit Delegate and National Delegate. In our local community for the last three years she has also planned and hosted the World Thinking Day event. She is quick to offer assistance to any parent, girl or leader (old or new).


Parents and girls alike ask for Joy by name. The girls and their parents love everything that she does. She takes her girls on trips, teaches them all the Girl Scout songs she can find, and helps them achieve any goal they set their minds on (all while having fun!). We have a very tight knit community and Joy is an integral part of it. We are shocked and saddened that we have to start a new year of Girl Scouts in the Fall and she won't be a part of it. We have to have Joy reinstated as a leader. She loves being a Girl Scout and is the best example we can show our girls for what being a Girl Scout is all about. Joy displays true dedication, heart, determination and enthusiasm that is completely genuine and these girls should be able to experience Girl Scouts through her! Multiple leaders and parents have attempted to contact GSHPA to get her reinstated to no avail. Please help us get Miss Joy back!


Updates

July 16, 2014

I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MY ENTIRE WEEK REACHING OUT TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE TO DEMAND ANSWERS ABOUT JOY'S UNFAIR TERMINATION!! THE STORIES YOU ARE ALL TELLING ME ABOUT HER IMPACT ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND I AM BRINGING THOSE HIGHLIGHTS DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE!! WE ARE NOT BACKING DOWN UNTIL JOY IS BACK WHERE SHE BELONGS WITH HER TROOP!!

July 16, 2014

THE MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY EXPLODING!! SEEING THIS GROUNDSWELL OF LOVE FOR JOY PROVES EXACTLY HOW MUCH SHE MEANS TO OUR COMMUNITY!! WE ARE PUSHING AHEAD WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO REINSTATE HER!!

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July 16, 2014

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Tom Rahman
12 years ago Featured

Joy is a saint. Always there to help the new leaders learn the ropes. The council isnt thinking about the girls at all.

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Amanda Lyons
12 years ago Featured

BRING JOY BACK!!!!

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Sarah Lambert
12 years ago Featured

Joy is literally the best leader we have ever had. She actually cares about the girls and works her butt off for them. This is so wrong.

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Jessica Gupta
12 years ago Featured

Ridiculous decision. The troop is falling apart without her. Fix this mess!

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Brenda Oliver
12 years ago Featured

I dont get it?? She has been doing this forever and is so helpful. Why would they fire someone for trying to get more girls involved? Makes no sense.

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Mike Salazar
12 years ago Featured

my daughter has loved every second in her troop. bring her back immediately.

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