Julianne was inspired to write a letter to the editor of the Maple Leaf after she heard a comment that "offended and disappointed her" while participating in the Fourth of July Parade in Chesterland. In a letter to the editor of the Geauga County Maple Leaf Julianne said, "The announcer labeled the Boy Scouts as "future leaders of America," she wrote, "and he said the Girl Scouts were "just having fun."