2020 CitrusPeel Gold Edition

From left to right: Isabel Poette-Chang, Michelle Mugaini, Mary Tatro, Cindy
Luttrell, Fred Kosiewski, Maryann Barry, Micheal Radka, Kathi Christoff,
Natalie Curts, Cassandra Willard, Jes Kalb, Jennifer Johnson.
Sigler, Carina Cook, Ana Tew, Isabel Nieves,
Emily Nieves, Skylah Charles, Sophy Poole, and
Aurora Campbell; the panel was made up of
nine awesome G.I.R.L.s, with representation
from every level (Daisy-Ambassador). Each girl
took her job very seriously and really put a lot
of thought into the designs proposed to them
by the GSC Board of Directors. They wanted
to make sure diversity and inclusion was well
represented and that it would be something
appealing to Girl Scouts in our council. The girls
met to narrow down the patch designs to their
top choices with Maryann Barry, CEO, and Witz
Romero, Executive Office Manager. Once they
narrowed it down to their top three choices, they
also met with the Board of Directors and gave
them feedback on their patches.
At the end, and with some modifications made
from the girls, they decided to go with Mary
Tatro’s design. As part of the design, Tatro
enlisted some help from a Girl Scout of Citrus
alum; who was also part of Tatro’s troop a few
years ago, Sabrina. The patch has what the girls
were looking for, a representation of a diverse
membership and something that looks a little
different from all other patches.
The members of the Board live in our community
and you may have seen them or met them
without knowing it. The patch provides a fun and
interactive way to get to know the members of
the Citrus Board of Directors and for them to
get to meet our membership. Whether it be at
events, booths or just out in their neighborhood;
when they see girls proudly wearing their Girl
Scout uniforms, they’ll be able to engage and
educate girls on the work a Board does. The
hope is to inspire girls to take on a leadership
role in the future and join a Board themselves.
Both girls and volunteers will now be able to earn
this fun new patch to add to their collections.
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