By: Lizzie W.
This issue of the Lime Green Giraffe marks the end of GiGi’s
10th birthday celebration! LGG
has changed and accomplished so much over its ten years of publication. As the
senior most member of the staff (I joined the team in 2008) I have witnessed
our magazine expand and prosper in many ways. Here is a look at the evolution
of the Lime Green Giraffe.
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| The 2014-15 LGG Staff models the LGG t-shirts from the last 10 years. |
Adding to our
increased accessibility, the LGG has
adapted to the dramatic changes in communication over the last ten years. GiGi
got a Twitter (@GiGiLGG) and a Facebook page, and her number of fans has grown
each year. In 2014, we also joined Instagram (@GiGiLGG).
In terms of
content, some aspects of the Lime Green
Giraffe have remained the same. We have always had an editorial, and the
majority of our issues contain staple features such as our advice column “Ask
GiGi,” “Embarrassing Moments,” “Do-It-Yourself,” a book or movie review, and a
travel article. In recent years, we have added a recipe to our usual article
repertoire, as well as the LGG reporter
projects. The reporter projects, published more frequently than our
twice-annual issues, cover special Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta events and often
include interviews with important Girl Scouting figures, such as GSGATL’s
senior director of membership. The reporter projects enhance our regular
magazine content and bring special updates and Girl Scout happenings to our
readers.
Each year, the LGG staff goes on a field trip and
performs a service project. We have had a blast on trips such as a photography
expedition into the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, a tour of CNN, and a look at BookLogix
self-publishing company. Our service projects include hospital care package
assembly, park clean up and animal shelter events, among many other exciting
projects.
For me, one of the
most exciting changes to the Lime Green
Giraffe has been our council-wide writer’s workshop event, which we are
about to host for the third year in a row. At this half-day writer’s workshop,
participants hear talks from female authors, bloggers, journalists, and overall
inspiring women writers. The event also provides participants a chance to try
their hand at writing LGG-style
articles and short stories and to learn more about the LGG. This year’s writer’s workshop will be held on March 7th,
2015. Registration for the event (accessible through the GSGATL website) is
open until March 3rd.
Last but not least,
these past ten years of the Lime Green
Giraffe have seen remarkable leadership and guidance from our adult
volunteers. Marnye H. has worked with the staff each year since the magazine’s
beginning. Melissa G., an LGG girl
staff member in the magazine’s second year, returned to volunteer after she
graduated from the staff. Lastly, JoAnne O. is the latest addition to the LGG’s fabulous adult volunteer team, as
she officially joined in 2014 after years of unofficially helping us from the
sidelines.
Although it’s my
time to graduate, I look forward to reading the Lime Green Giraffe in years to come. I hope that you too will enjoy
the magazine’s next ten years as much as I and many others have enjoyed its
first. Maybe you too will join the staff and see GiGi on through her next
milestone birthdays!
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