BEDFORD – Families are invited to be a part of their girl’s Girl Scout adventure. Parents and other caregivers love to see their girls blossom as they gain the skills to be successful in life, and everyone can share in the experiences that Girl Scouts have, whether it’s going camping as a family, supporting a girl’s first business as a cookie entrepreneur, and more.

The benefits of Girl Scouting to the family and girl are vast. Girl Scouts are more likely than other girls to get excellent grades, graduate from high school and college, and to expect a great future for themselves.

Joshua Wright of Somersworth, New Hampshire, is proud to be a Girl Scout dad, with a daughter in Daisies and a stepdaughter in Cadettes.

“Girl Scouts gives me things to do with them as a family, to watch them grow – doing things more independently, for the future,” he said. “I helped them get their Bronze Award.”

In Nashua, Baoqin Zhang’s younger of two daughters participates as a Girl Scout Daisy, and the whole family is looking forward to running a cookie booth, camping, and trips.

“We loved camping and trips, we hope we can go with Girl Scouts,” said Zhang.

Not every girl joins a Girl Scout troop, so family involvement is even more important for those who participate as individually registered girls. Girl Scout Brownie Amelia Stacey benefits from the involvement of her parents as she takes on the many opportunities offered through virtual programming.

“We have enjoyed classes, campaigns, camping, star gazing, science fun, history fun, art activities, virtual meetings and virtual classes. So much more fun and learning!” Jenny Stacey, of Montpelier, Vermont, said.