In Beaver County, Amanda Bradley is keeping Girl Scouting fun, girl-led, and engaging for her Girl Scouts!
Amanda Bradley has been a Girl Scout troop leader in Beaver County since 2015, and for nine years, she served in several service unit roles. For five years, she served as camp director for Awesome Pawsome Day Camp.
In 2015, Amanda joined Girl Scouts for her daughter. “I thought it would be something fun to do with my daughter.” She humorously adds, “And having an in-house cookie dealer was an added bonus.”
Her favorite thing about volunteering is “Watching the girls learn and grow throughout the years. It’s amazing how they have changed since they were five.”
“Spending time with my girls and watching them grow throughout the years has been the most rewarding experience of my life. And watching my daughter learn and grow based on what she has experienced in Girl Scouts has been priceless.”
—Amanda Bradley
Her favorite memory is from “Mommy and Me camp at Camp Redwing, summer 2016. It was so magical. A close second would be the Winter Memories camp at [Camp] Hawthorne Ridge.”
In her ten years of service, Amanda has overcome many struggles in her role as troop leader, but she has found that adapting to what the Girl Scouts want to do helps keep it interesting.
Amanda’s motto to “Keep it simple and focus on fun,” has preserved engagement in her troops. “If the girls have fun, they will never leave you,” she says.
She loves the opportunities of the Girl Scout program, and she hopes to teach her Girl Scouts an appreciation for the world and its potential. “I hope they have learned to see the world for all its possibilities. I always wanted to expose them to things they may never have had a chance to experience at home. I also hope they have learned how to take care of each other and our world in general.”
About her years in service, Amanda says, “Spending time with my girls and watching them grow throughout the years has been the most rewarding experience of my life. And watching my daughter learn and grow based on what she has experienced in Girl Scouts has been priceless. Becoming a troop leader has been one of the best decisions I have ever made, and I would make it again without a single hesitation.”
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