Lilburn Mom Supports Girl Scouts Efforts To Rename Bridge

Girl Scouts have been working hard to rename the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah after Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low. It has been exhilarating to see the amount of support the organization has received from our girls, volunteers and leaders globally. But this letter from Lilburn resident, Karen Mommer Royal was not only inspirational but sums up why this mission is important not just for girls and women, not just Savannah, but for the World.

My name is Karen Mommer Royal and I am a Girl Scout Alum and Supporter -

Juliette Gordon Low is an inspiration to girls everywhere as well as myself. Through her organization, I discovered my passion which led me to my career as a Middle School Head Counselor. I often share my story of finding myself and my career through the Girl Scouts. It has been a lifelong lesson---I am so grateful to Juliette Low for the influence her organization has had on my life. My morals, my values, my ethics, and my career have been created and sustained because I was a Girl Scout. Surely, Juliette Low deserves recognition for her influence on women.Please support naming the bridge in Savannah for Juliette Gordon. Low.

I am proud that more than a century ago, a native of Savannah, Georgia-Juliette Gordon Low-started the movement now known as Girl Scouts. Beginning with a gathering of 18 girls in Savannah on March 12, 1912, Juliette broke the conventions of the time by reaching across class, cultural, and ethnic boundaries to ensure that all girls, including those with disabilities, had a place to develop their talents and leadership skills.

I urge you to consider naming the bridge in Savannah after Juliette Gordon Low to honor a remarkable woman who had-and through her living legacy, continues to have-an extraordinary influence on the lives of millions of girls in Georgia and across our country.

Juliette Gordon Low's vision of an organization that would prepare girls to succeed in the world led to a program that has reached and positively influenced more than 50 million girls. Today, the organization she founded touches the lives of 1.8 million girls and 800,000 adults.

Now, 106 years after its inception, Girl Scouts continues to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place-girls who are already leaders in their lives and communities today and who will continue on to become the bold and fearless leaders of our country tomorrow.

I urge you to support naming the bridge in Savannah for Juliette Gordon Low, who sought to bring people together to solve problems and make the world a better place; I can’t think of a better symbol of her legacy than a bridge that connects people to others.


Sincerely,
Karen Mommer Royal