STEM, Leadership Skills and Camp are staples of the girl scout experience. Not to mention the cookies.  Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts, Pattie Hallberg, sits down with Eric Clemons to talk about modern day Girl Scouting. Interview recorded May 23, 2017. Hosted by Nathan O'Leary. Who We Are We're 2.6 million strong-1.8 million girls and 800,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)„¢ to change the world. Our extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon "Daisy" Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very first Girl Scout troop, and every year since, we've honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We're the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. Our Mission Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scout Promise  On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law. Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be     honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to  respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.  

2016 FBI statistics point to a disturbing recent rise in hate crimes nationally that include harassment and vandalism. Anti-Defamation League of New England Executive Director Robert Trestan sheds light on the troubling trend. Interview recorded on November 21, 2017 at Suffolk University