The
professionally produced 60-second video, which was filmed in Washington, D.C.,
is narrated by the two Girl Scouts who submitted the winning entries: Amanda,
15, from Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, and Hareem, 14, from Girl Scouts of
the Nation’s Capitol. The PSA is aspirational, as the girls look to a world
“that supports girls so that they reach places where big decisions are made;
where one of us gets to sit where you do now.”
The “Girl Scouts Speak Out: Dear Mr. President” contest was designed to provide a national platform for girls to engage with the presidential election. As part of the contest, girls could submit ideas and concepts for PSAs addressed to the presidential candidates telling them how to support girls and the next generation of leaders.
Girls submitted videos, slide shows, and other material that drew
more than 10,000 votes. The “Dear Mr. President” contest is part of the “Girl
Scouts Speak Out” series, in which GSUSA asks girls to submit PSAs on key
national or global issues. The program provides girls with a dynamic platform for
their voices to be heard and recognized on issues that are important to them,
inviting them to engage in the elements of leadership and their own ability to
influence their future.
Girl
Scouts has posted the video on its Web site at (speakout.girlscouts.org/finalists) and will share it
broadly through social media channels and on YouTube.
Visit
speakout.girlscouts.org to see the next “Girl
Scouts Speak Out” PSA contest entries on bullying.