posted by admin on Jun 10
Among the dozens of other Girl Scout Badges available to earn - you can now try out for one signed by Dolly herself!
The Coat Of Many Colors Badge
Inspired by the famous song of the same name - this badge focuses on the way that people should just accept other people for what they are, and is hopefully linked closely to the aim and concepts of modern girl scouting today. And it certainly has got some publicity!
Dolly Parton was at a ceremony to explain all and sing the famous song about her past - in her new girl scouts uniform having been made a Girl Scout just over a year and a half ago.
Why The Coat?
Dolly had a poor upbringing - and no winter coat - so her mother made her one out of different colored pieces of scrap material that they had been given - hence ‘the coat of many colors’.
She was bullied at school because of this coat - even though she loved it dearly and continued to wear it to classes because of how special it was to her.
The new badge has already inspired kids to make their own versions of this coat adding personal touches of their own to make them special - regardless of what other people think of say! Some have been adding pictures of family members and other have been adding various patches and accessories to make their coat individual.
What The Badge Means:
In addition to inspiring the girls into physical action, it also hopes to encourage them to recognise when someone is less fortunate than themselves and to accept them as a person rather than as just being ‘poor’. And hopes to get girls scouts to offer help to people and causes that deserve some support.
The badge also represents the idea that girl scouts should not be afraid to do something that they like that is different or unique - and should therefore accept anything that another person has done as they themselves are being different.
And from the words of Dolly herself:
Now I know we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me…….
It certainly seems an odd addition to the scouting world - but if its aim is to help inspire young girls to become accepting of others and to want to achieve great things - then get stitching!
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