A group of Scout Girls, Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital Troop 1673 decided to initiate a challenge with the name PAINT IT YELLOW, inspired by the NoisyVision #YellowTHeWorld campaign.
The story began in September 2017 when we were Brownies, and their Troop Leader told them why she sometimes could not see their hands raised or hear them when they called her name. She had them try on glasses which simulated her vision. She then told them she has Usher syndrome. They were sad…then mad…then they decided to make a difference.
Over the next years they contributed actively to the Global Usher Syndrome Awareness Day until in October 2019 they heard about NoisyVision’s Yellow the World campaign.
They were so impressed that they wanted to host their own challenge to PAINT IT YELLOW!
PAINT IT YELLOW is a spin-off of #YellowTheWorld,
Though Dario Sorgato has Usher syndrome, he has not stopped living his life to the fullest while inspiring others to do the same. He hikes for hundreds of miles, planting flags to raise awareness. He has inspired many to join him, some of which are completely blind.
We are inspired by our Troop Leader and the man in the banana yellow suit telling the world ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
Source: https://www.noisyvision.org/2020/09/26/paint-it-yellow-yellowtheworld-goes-overseas/
