Operation: Gold Award!: Taylor Swift-a Girl Scout! :D

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Taylor Swift-a Girl Scout! :D

Recently Taylor Swift's new album-RED was released in stores and online. The young Country/Pop singer-songwriter/actress has already had an amazing career-she's released 4 albums, earned 6 Grammies, stared in several movies and toured around the world-all by the age of 22! But there's one thing that people don't tend to know about Taylor Swift...

TAYLOR SWIFT WAS A GIRL SCOUT! :D
Yes, It's true!
Girl Scouts has many famous alumni, but Swift is especially special because she is seen as an inspiration to so many young girls today. She comes across as a sweet and friendly person, and has written songs that are easy to relate to. She has written empowering pop anthems as well as slow break-up ad love songs. Her career is certainly impressive, but not so impressive as her continuing devotion to helping others!

Swift's Philanthropy :)

The singer is involved with a number of charities which provide services to sick children. In 2008, she donated a pink Chevy pick-up truck to the Victory Junction Gang Camp; the truck is used to transport sick children from the airport to the camp.
In 2012, Swift participated in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, performing Ronan, a song she wrote in memory of a four-year-old boy who died of neuroblastoma. The song was made available for digital download, with all proceeds donated to cancer-related charities.
Swift has met with many sick fans through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
She has also made private visits to hospitals such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Ronald McDonald House.
Swift opposes LGBT discrimination. Following the 2008 murder of Larry King, she recorded a Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network PSA to combat hate crimes. On the first anniversary of King's death, Swift told Seventeen that her parents taught her "never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion".
Swift promotes children's literacy. In 2009, she donated money to various schools around the country that she had either attended or had other associations with to buy books, fund educational programs and help pay teachers' salaries.
In 2010, she took part in a live webcast, Read Now! with Taylor Swift, broadcast exclusively in US schools to celebrate Scholastic's Read Every Day campaign.
In 2011, Swift donated 6,000 Scholastic books to Reading Public Library, Pennsylvania^. Most of the books were placed in circulation; the rest were gifted to children from low-income families, preschools and daycare centers.
In 2012, she co-chaired the National Education Association's Read Across America campaign and recorded a PSA encouraging children to read. In October 2012, Swift promoted the "power of reading" in a second live Scholastic webcast, broadcast directly to US classrooms.