Support the Friends of Girl Scouting 2023 Annual Campaign
By making a gift to the Friends of Girl Scouting annual campaign you are ensuring the Girl Scout experience continues to build our community’s next generation of leaders. Because of your support, Girl Scouts ensures that girls have the resources to learn, grow, and thrive. Funds from our Annual Campaign support the following:
Outreach
We
partner with other youth-serving organizations nonprofits, and
local housing authorities to ensure girls in traditionally
underserved or rural areas can participate in Girl Scouting at
neighborhood centers, schools, shelters, and short-term housing
facilities. Girls can receive scholarships that provide memberships,
uniforms, and access to additional programming to ensure their Girl
Scout experience is not hindered by their financial circumstances.
Membership
Any
girl interested in the Girl Scout experience but is unable to pay
the annual $25 national membership fee due to financial difficulty
is supported through our annual fund. Girls must apply for
membership assistance at the time of their membership registration.
Adult Services
Thoroughly trained, high-quality adult volunteers are our greatest
asset in preparing girls to be the leaders of today and tomorrow.
Your gift helps recruit and train adult volunteers as well as
support adult recognition events and provide volunteer tools and resources.
2023 Campership
Those who have experienced the magic of Girl Scout camp know it is an opportunity you never want to deny a girl. Summer is a time for fun, connection and exploration. Girls can learn hands on in a STEM lab, create and express in an arts camp or choose to ride horses and sleep under the stars. Our residential and day camps that provide these experiences should never be denied to a girl because of her inability to pay. Eliminate financial barriers for girls by designating your annual gift to our Campership fund.
Invest in Girl Scout Facilities
Girl Scouts of
South Carolina—Mountains to Midlands is blessed with several
properties that provide historical programmatic services and magical
experiences. Continued investment in these properties is needed in
order to ensure they continue to serve as magical places for all
girls in the future. You can donate directly to one of our
facilities below or to learn more about our capital and facility
needs please contact Jody Jernigan, Chief Development Officer, at
803-687-1405 or via email
Cathy Novinger Girl Scout
Leadership Center
The
Cathy Novinger Girl Scout Leadership Center is a 32,000-square-
foot facility in Columbia serving as an incubator for leadership for
young women across the council and beyond. The amazing facility boosts
overnight housing, a healthy-living kitchen, an indoor rappelling and
climbing wall, a STEM Lab, a business education center, an art studio
and more! The center opened in 2019 and quickly became a favorite and
desirable destination Girls and Troops. Support the Cathy Novinger
Girl Scout Leadership Center.
Camp Mary Elizabeth
Camp
Mary Elizabeth is a beautiful, 56-acre camp in the middle of the
Spartanburg community. Summer Day camp at this location includes
traditional camp activities like hiking, swimming in the Junior
Olympic size pool, games, archery, campfires, and skill building.
Investments in maintenance and renovations are needed, so girls may
enjoy camping, swimming, and exploring for years to come. Support
Camp Mary Elizabeth
Camp WaBak
Camp
Wabak is located near the SC/NC border in the beautiful Blue Ridge
Mountains near Jones Gap State Park. It serves as the resident camp
for the council and is open year-round. Since 1948, Camp WaBak has
been serving girls with opportunities for unique outdoor experiences.
Whether you are swimming in the pool, paddling in a canoe, building a
fire, or hiking to new heights, there are more activities and
adventures than you can imagine waiting for you at Camp WaBak.
Support Camp WaBak.
