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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
fund which directly contribute to the development of girls with courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
| Membership Fund |
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| A donation to the Membership Fund supports girls who desire the Girl Scout experience but who are unable to pay the annual $12 national membership fee due to financial difficulty. Girls must apply for membership assistance through their local Service Center at the time of their annual membership registration. |
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| Campership Fund |
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| Those who have experienced the magic of Girl Scout camp know it is an opportunity we could never deny a girl! On average, it costs $240 to send a girl to one week of resident camp. Contributions to the Campership Fund reduce or eliminate the cost for a girl to attend summer camp if they have applied for, and been accepted for a campership based on demonstration of financial need. |
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| Adult Services Fund |
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| Thoroughly trained, high-quality adult volunteers are our greatest asset in preparing girls to be the leaders of today and tomorrow. Donations help the Council cover the cost of recruiting and training adult volunteers, as well as supporting adult recognition events and providing volunteer tools and resources as needed. |
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| Becky Johnson Trainers Enhancement Fund |
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| 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. |
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| Chandler-Burns Scholarship |
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| 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. |
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| Myrtle Lasley Fund |
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| In 1980, Jim Lasley established an endowment at the Central Carolina Community Foundation in the honor of his wife’s 50th birthday. Though never a Girl Scout herself, Myrtle Edna Lasley, began working with the organization as a co-leader for her daughter’s troop and never stopped, going on to receive her 50 year Girl Scout service pin in 2003. Because of the passion and generosity of the Lasley family, Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands awards a campership every summer to one girl from Lancaster County who would otherwise be unable to attend camp. The recipient must be a registered member of the council, reside in Lancaster County, and have expressed financial need. |
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| Pauline Patterson Memorial Scholarship |
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| 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. |
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| Penny Cooper “Girl Tech” Fund |
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| 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. |
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| The SUSU FUNd |
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| 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 supplying of a council-sponsored trip to an International World Center every other year for select Gold Award recipients. |
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Memorials
If you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of a girl, leader or
strong woman in your life, please click here for our donation form.
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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