Daughters of Change

In this edition of the Passion to Action Series, you’ll meet Girl Scout Gold and Pinnacle Awardee, Audrey Hankinson.

Audrey is an extremely accomplished Girl Scout who earned her Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards is a Future Leadership Scholarship recipient, served as a girl member of the Girl Scouts of Maine Board of Directors, and is a counselor at Camp Natarswi (which we heard about on our last podcast). She also volunteers as part of the Gold Award Committee.

Now a sophomore in college and a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts, Audrey is studying American Sign Language and Theater. 

We discuss:

• Audrey's Girl Scout adventures and opportunities
• Her time spent at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• The Student Conservation Association trip that took her out of her comfort zone and across the country, and what that led to
• Audrey's Pinnacle, Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards
• Her work as a Girl Scout Alumni
• What she's doing now as a Future Leaders Scholarship recipient
• How the Girl Scouts helped her become the leader she is today
• Her plans for the future

Links Mentioned:

• Girl Scouts of Maine
• Girl Scouts

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Today you will meet Mila, the youngest Daughter of Change to ever be on the Daughters of Change podcast, and her mom Lindsay.

Ten-year-old Mila and Lindsay are a mother-daughter duo from Trinidad and Tobago.  They are also the authors of “This is Mila”.  

Mila, the main character of the book, is a 10-year girl with dyslexia who chooses to focus on all of her other special talents and intrinsic awesomeness. She is a great little baker with her own baking business, an avid skateboarder, an exceptional artist, and a self-proclaimed fashionista.  

Lindsay is an Interior Designer and Mother of two just trying to help her kids navigate through this crazy thing we call life. They both hope this book helps so many other kids out there who also struggle to read and write.

We discuss:

• How it feels to be an author at ten
• Why Mila wrote the book
• What mom and daughter have learned in the process
• Why Mila wants other kids to know they are special and focus on all the things they're good at
• What Lindsay has learned about being Mila's biggest advocate
• What their hopes are for the book
• All the things that Mila is awesome at

Links Mentioned:

• Link to purchase This is Mila
• Facebook: ThisisMilaBook
• Instagram @thisismilabook
• Facebook support group for adults or parents of children who have been diagnosed with either mild Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia or Dysgraphia

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In this episode, you'll meet Daughter of Change, Jamie Figliolino. Educator, Special Event Coordinator, and Founder of Rise Up Rosie.  

A passionate daughter of change, with a strong belief in justice and equity, she founded Rise Up Rosie, as a platform to share empowering stories and celebrate those who use or overcome circumstances to empower themselves or others.

Jamie and I initially met via Instagram. We quickly connected, realizing that we had a lot in common on many levels.  Not to mention, similar ideals about empowering others and connecting with like-minded women.  I’m excited to have her on the daughters of change podcast and to see what the future holds in store for potential collaborations.

We discuss:

• How Jamie moves through the world as a daughter of change
• What she has learned about life
• Why starting Rise Up Rosie was so important to her
• How she has built a community
• Why we all need encouragement on the road to chasing our dreams

Links Mentioned:

• Rise Up Rosie on Instagram  
• IDI Assessment interest can be directed to this email address - [email protected]

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 In this episode of the Passion to Action Series we explore the Girl Scouts Junior Maine Guide Program at Camp Natarswi and discover the determination and skills required for Girl Scouts to earn their JMG certification.  You meet Tree, Vicky and Delaney and learn how The Junior Maine Guide program helps develop our future women leaders through determination, skills, challenges, and lifelong friendships.

Established in 1937 by the Maine State Legislature, the program promotes the use of the Maine wilderness for recreation and environmentally responsible land use practices. Unique to Maine, the Junior Maine Guide program is offered at only ten camps in the state. Girl Scouts have been earning their JMG certifications for nearly 90 years!

Offered to youth ages 9-18, the progressive curriculum of more than fifteen skillsets teaches campers to be self-reliant and cultivate a respect for the environment. JMGs learn how to take a leading role in safe, fun, and leave-no-trace trip planning, and master such skills as: axemanship, canoeing, shelter and fire building, map making and identification skills, equipment planning, food preparation, first aid, tree identification, wilderness regulations and more.

Today I’ll be talking with Treasa Wheeler (all so known as Tree),Camp Natarswi Director for the Girl Scouts of Maine, and two Girl Scout, Camp Natarswi JMG alums - Vicky and Delaney. We’ll dig into what the program requires, the skills these young women have mastered, both personal and outdoor, the bonds that are developed through this program. and the young girl leaders who are blossoming as a result.

We discuss:

• The Junior Maine Guide Program
• What it entails to get a Junior Maine Guide certification
• The skills  and confidence these young women learn by participating in the program
• The bonds that are forged
• How this program helps girls and young women blossom

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• Girl Scouts of Maine
• Girl Scouts

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In this episode, you’ll meet Daughter of Change and founder of Unchained, Ramona Stillwagon.

Ramona is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence. She strives to create an environment where exploitation of children and domestic violence are not tolerated. Like so many young girls who have experienced sexual abuse, Ramona found herself involved in the juvenile justice system and then the Dept. of Corrections at the age of twenty-seven.

Discovering her voice later in life, Ramona took a stance against the constant rejection after leaving the department of corrections and started helping others re-enter successfully after incarceration.

Ramona’s story of transformation and redemption started with her commitment to say yes to healing. Her mission is to empower women to live their best lives after incarceration, abuse, and trauma.

Through various platforms such as women's ministries, women’s groups, panels, and conferences; Ramona inspires women to step outside of their comfort zones and 

We discuss:

• How Ramona found her voice later in life
• The purpose of Unchained
• The challenges for women re-entering after incarceration
• Saying yes to healing
• How trauma and sexual abuse lead to incarceration
• How to find healing through pain
• Why forgiveness is so important
• Finding freedom from within
• The expansion of Unchained to include Ramona's newest ministry "Breathe"

Links Mentioned:

• Ramona's Website
• Ramona's Facebook Page
• Ramona's Instagram - @unchainedreentry

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In this episode, you’ll meet Sustainability Consultant, and Daughter of Change, Shannon Kenny.

You may recognize Shannon from our previous Facebook Live, or have read her Daughters of Change guest blog.  Now she’s back by popular demand for a more in-depth conversation about how you can make a positive impact on the planet both personally and professionally.

Shannon helps businesses become environmentally sustainable without sacrificing profit. She also works with individuals to help them make better decisions when it comes to the planet without sacrificing their time, energy, or money. 

We discuss:

• How to build up to the impact you want to create
• The steps to take to get there
• Personal Footprints (individual and business)
• How to work sustainably without sacrificing profit
• The ripple effect you create when you put your plan into action.

Links Mentioned:

• Shannon's website (Mamaeco.com)
• Shannon's LinkedIn
• Mama Eco FB Page (@Mama Eco)
• Mama Eco IG Account (@mama.eco)
• Shannon's email - [email protected]

To learn more about green website hosting, check out the link below Check out Shannon's blog post below.

• https://mamaeco.com/green-web-hosting-site/

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In this edition of the Passion to Action series, you'll meet Rhonda Forrester, a licensed Civil & Environmental Engineer and volunteer with the Girl Scouts of Maine. Rhonda's passion is being a mentor for one of the four key areas of focus in the girl’s leadership experience - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).  

We discuss:

• Why Rhonda loves what she does,
• Her passion for sharing STEM with girls
• The variety of careers available
• The financial security STEM offers
• Why it’s important for more girls to be going into STEM.

Links Mentioned:

• Girl Scouts of Maine
• Girl Scouts
• Maine State Science Fair (Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance)
• Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA)
• Maine Girls Collaborative 
• National Girls Collaborative
• Girls Who Code:

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