If You See a Need, Take the Lead
By Kerry Cordy
When I founded the very first Frontier Girls troop in 2007, I didn’t want our girls to be known for selling cookies. I didn’t want our legacy to be fundraising slogans or uniforms or even badges. I wanted us to be known for something deeper—for stepping up, for looking around and noticing where help is needed, and for doing something about it.
That’s why our motto is simple:
“If you see a need, take the lead.”
It’s not just a catchy phrase. It’s the heartbeat of everything we do across Frontier Girls, Quest Clubs, and Curiosity Untamed. Whether you’re earning badges, working toward a Servant’s Heart, or leading a club project, this motto is your reminder that leadership isn’t about titles or awards—it’s about action.
When kids learn to see a need—to really notice someone struggling, or something broken in their community—they begin to shift their focus outward. They build empathy. They begin to take ownership of their world. And when they’re empowered to take the lead—even in small ways—they grow in confidence, character, and problem-solving skills that will serve them for a lifetime.
I’ve watched kids organize food drives, start recycling programs, comfort lonely neighbors, build free libraries, and clean up parks. Not because someone told them to, but because they saw something that needed doing—and they stepped up.
That’s what we’re here to nurture:
Kids who don’t wait for permission.
Kids who don’t say “someone should…” but instead say “I will.”
So when your troop, club, or family talks about what badge to earn next, or what project to do this month, start with the question:
Where is there a need?
And then ask:
What can we do about it?
Because learning to lead isn’t something that happens in a classroom—it happens in parking lots, soup kitchens, church basements, living rooms, and playgrounds. It happens in the everyday choices to help, fix, serve, and care.
And that’s what our program is really about.
If you see a need, take the lead.
It’s who we are.
It’s what we do.
It’s how we grow.
