FUNDS FOR GIRL SCOUTING

Invest in a Girl’s Future

By choosing to donate to the Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands, you are supporting these important programs which directly contribute to the development of girls with courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Scholarship Funds

Pauline Patterson Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in May 2000 to honor the memory of Pauline M. Patterson, a very special friend and colleague. As a staff member of one of Mountains to Midlands’ legacy councils, the Old 96 Girl Scout Council, Pauline served as a Field Director from 1988-1992 and as the Council’s first Older Girl Program Specialist from 1992-2000. In the older girl position, Pauline designed programming that was fun and adventurous, that reached beyond troop activities and provided girls with the incentive to look beyond themselves. She challenged girls to see that they can literally do anything if they have the desire and are willing to work hard. Pauline offered girls choices and challenges, taught them to accept the world with open arms, and inspired them to breathe in the wonderment of all life offered them. As a tribute to Pauline Patterson’s enthusiasm for life and learning, Mountains to Midlands is pleased to award this $500 scholarship annually to a high school senior for college tuition. The applicant must be a registered member of the council, in 12th grade at the time of application, a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, and reside in South Carolina.

Chandler-Burns Scholarship
This generous gift for girls is made possible by the Chandler-Burns family, whose women have a three-generation history of Girl Scout membership. For Christmas 2001, Ron Burns established an endowment at the Central Carolina Community Foundation in the name of his wife, Kris Burns, to honor her mother, Bonnie Chandler, and her late grandmother, Mildred Annis Chandler. Mountains to Midlands awards this $1,000 scholarship annually to a college-bound Girl Scout who has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a girl can achieve in Girl Scouting. The applicant must also be a registered member of the council, in 12th grade at the time of application, and reside in South Carolina, with preference given to applicants from Richland and Lexington counties.

The SUSU FUNd
This scholarship, named in honor of Susu Phifer Johnson, is awarded to a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient to underwrite travel expenses to a Girl Scout International World Center. The SUSU FUNd is also supporting the development of a council-sponsored trip to an International World Center for select Gold Award recipients.

Lois Graves Wider Opportunity Fund
Named in honor of long-time Girl Scout staff member Lois Graves, the Wider Opportunity Fund supports the national membership fees, destinations travel, and/or programming fees for girls who need financial assistance to participate fully in Girl Scouting. On the average, $350 supports a girl through one year of Girl Scouting, and the Lois Graves Fund is available to any Girl Scout who demonstrates financial need.

Penny Cooper “Girl Tech” Fund
Created in 2008, the Penny Cooper “Girl Tech” Fund honors the council’s transition President/CEO, Penny K. Cooper, upon her retirement from 38 years of Girl Scout service. As her legacy to girls and Girl Scouting in South Carolina, the “Girl Tech” Fund supports programming in the STEM focus area (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to build a strong foundation for girls to become leaders and skilled professionals.

Myrtle Lasley Fund
More information to come

Becky Johnson Trainers Enhancement Fund
Becky Johnson dedicated herself to supporting Girl Scout volunteers for 39 years. Upon her retirement as a Girl Scout staff member, this fund was created to ensure the continuation of her life’s work of providing meaningful and engaging adult learning opportunities for Girl Scout volunteers.

Memorials

Margaret Wells Memorial Fund
Gifts in memory of Margaret Wells underwrite beautification projects at Camp Mary Elizabeth, Spartanburg.

Mildred Hull Arnold Memorial Fund
Gifts in memory of Mildred Arnold.

If you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of a girl, leader or strong woman in your life, please call our Development Department toll free at 800.849.4475.

Matching Gift Companies

Did you know that there are companies in your community that will increase your charitable contribution through a matching gifts program? 

Contact our Development Department toll free at 800.849.4475 to find out if your company matches charitable contributions; or how to become a matching gift company. 

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