One of the many reasons I’m grateful to WordPress is that, as the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, it gives me some visibility among other bloggers.
One day recently I garnered a “like” from the Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands. I decided to check out their blog, and I found a good story to share.
Michelle Taylor writes, “Zainab Bhagat has always reached out to the hurting, even when she didn’t realize she was practicing philanthropy. As a child in elementary school, she noticed one of her friends often went without. Her friend never seemed to have school supplies or a complete lunch. Without a second thought, Zainab shared everything she had to offer. …
“When Zainab had the opportunity to earn the Gold Award in high school, she never questioned if she should pursue it or not. She felt it a moral obligation to share her time, talent, and treasure with the world. …
“She knew the project would take her full devotion. She would have to spend at least 80 hours researching, planning, and working her project. She would have to present her concept before a committee, and her project would have to address a real issue in her community. But anything worth doing is rarely easy.
“Zainab created a documentary about homelessness in her hometown of Irmo, South Carolina. She interviewed and became fast friends with a local teen who had endured incredible hardship. Watch her hard-hitting and inspirational documentary [here].”
More at the Girl Scouts of South Carolina blog, here. How reassuring it is to see young people like this readying to enter the world of adulthood. They will make that world better.
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Your uplifting stories seem all the more important these days . . .
Yeah. It’s starting to feel like a mission.
Thanks for spreading word of things like this. I’ll look at her documentary.
Scouting is just the ticket for some kids. This girl is getting an early start on filmmaking.
Thank you for reading and sharing! We agree that stories like these help give us hope for the future!
Thank you for the good work you are doing with scouts.
Love the statement she made… There is so much more to life than yourself.” -Zainab Bhagat so true!!
Wise for her years!
Hi, I’m Zainab Bhagat, I am the girl scout behind the documentary! Thank you so much for sharing my documentary and for your kind words. By some stroke of luck I came across your blog tonight, and was overjoyed to see your nice words!
It makes me so happy that you found this post. I hope you will keep up the great work!