A Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Glow & Grow

Helping girls build confidence, practice self-care, and feel seen, valued, and supported.

Confidence is more than a luxury. It is a lifeline.

Glow & Grow Girls creates self-esteem kits, uplifting resources, and video tutorials that help girls ages 8 to 12 discover their voice and strengthen their sense of self.

Glow and Grow Girls illustration
GlowBoost self-esteem with care, encouragement, and self-expression.
GrowBuild confidence through tutorials, journaling, and positive habits.
Give BackMake a real difference for girls who deserve to feel empowered.

About Glow & Grow

My Gold Award project addresses the lack of confidence-building resources for underprivileged girls. While many programs provide hygiene kits and basic supplies, few focus on self-expression, identity, and self-esteem.

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Self-Esteem Kits

Curated kits with skincare, makeup basics, affirmation cards, journals, and self-care items designed to help girls feel beautiful, capable, and cared for.

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Inspiring Videos

Simple tutorials on skincare, makeup basics, journaling, and confidence-building practices that girls can revisit anytime they need encouragement.

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Girls Ages 8 to 12

Focused on helping young girls, especially pre-teens ("tweens") who are often overlooked and need support the most.

What's New

Our First Glow & Grow Event

A beautiful day of confidence, self-care, skincare education, and community support.

Glow & Grow Girls proudly hosted its first Glow & Grow Event for 16 amazing young girls on June 24, 2026, at The Castle in Lexington, North Carolina. Together, the girls enjoyed an afternoon of self-care, skincare education, confidence-building activities, personalized Self-Esteem Kits, and plenty of fun.

A special thank you to Katelyn Hall, our agency partner, for making the entire event possible, Jennifer McCollum for leading our confidence-building session, and our wonderful LUSH team, Zoe Richardson and Hannah Finney, for making the skincare experience both educational and memorable. We are so deeply grateful to all our sponsors and volunteers whose generosity helped make this special day possible.

💖 Self Care ✨ Skincare 🎁 Goodies & Fun

📷 Highlights from the day

Anna and Robin with the Glow and Grow event sign
Anna and Robin welcomed guests to the Glow & Grow Event
Personalized Glow and Grow Self-Esteem Kit bags
Personalized Self-Esteem Kits
Anna with an event volunteer
Our agency partner helped make the day possible
Skincare demonstration at the event
Skincare education and self-care tips
Glow and Grow event volunteers
Our sponsor support and encouragement
Door prizes and giveaways at the Glow and Grow event
Door prizes, goodies, and fun activities
16 Girls EmpoweredGirls gathered for confidence-building and self-care.
Personalized KitsEach participant received a Self-Esteem Kit.
Skincare WorkshopGirls learned healthy care routines and tips.
Community SupportSponsors and volunteers helped make it happen.

A heartfelt thank-you to the sponsors who made the day possible:

Couldn’t make it to our event? Watch the tutorials anytime.

Led by our special volunteer and confidence builder Jennifer McCollom, the confidence team filmed four step-by-step skincare lessons girls can follow along with at home.

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Watch the Tutorials