STEM Day 2026: Building Community Leaders

Honoring Girl Scout Promote The Vote Poster Contest Winners

Girl Scouts from Oregon and SW Washington earned Voter Girl Patches and completed Democracy Badge steps during STEM Day November 7 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Hundreds visited our Girls Lead booth to vote, learn about civics, and pledge actions they will take in their communities to lead.

Our three PROMOTE THE VOTE Poster Contest winners were honored for their inspirational work! Their artistry will be used for years to come to encourage voting in our communities.

Congratulations to our three Girl Scout Poster Contest winners!

Left to Right: Avery, Alice, and Veronica

Voter Girl Meg Thompson, LWVOR President Mark Kendall, LWVOR Events Chair Eileen Burke-Trent, and GSOSW Program Specialist Jennifer Crouch spoke to the dedication and leadership of our three winners, and the many artists who created change in their communities.

This fall local league volunteers joined Girl Scout troops across Oregon – together held Ballot Count Observations, Promote the Vote Postering, community forums, and Democracy Badge activities.

Oregon Secretary of State, Tobias Read, and Girl Scout Volunteers Bike-Bus-to-the-Ballot-Box

Special thanks to our STEM Day volunteers: LWV Clark County for their Civics Ed activity, LWV Marion/Polk for staging two Voting Experience booths and LWV Clackamas for leading our Leadership Pledge.

Thanks to our local Poster Judges: Girl Scout Service Unit Coordinator Cindy Myers of LWV Curry County and artist Katherine Longstreth of LWVPDX, who evaluated each work of civic art with care and respect.

Special thanks to international Artist Andrea Pippins of LWV Unite and Rise for being our lead judge!

Girl Scout volunteers joined LWVPDX for the Bike-Bus-to-the Ballot-Box on October 24. Our fabulous young leaders met Secretary of State, Tobias Read and provided a Civics Voting Experience. Girls lead!