2024 Dessert First Program

legacy builders

United Way of Greater St. Louis The United Way of Greater St. Louis will receive the 2024 Community Legacy Builder Award in recognition of their dedication to helping build a strong community through their generous support of high-performing nonprofit organizations. By naming Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri as a Safety Net Agency, the United Way of Greater St. Louis has provided stable and consistent support of the organization to ensure resources and help are there when our Girl Scouts and their families need it the most. The impact of the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ invaluable support extends far beyond the organization to include access to their 211 network and Volunteer Center, as well as trainings for non-profit professionals. Neal Spencer Neal Spencer, retired Partner and CEO with BKD, now FORVIS, will receive the 2024 Individual Legacy Builder Award in honor of his long-standing support of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s annual giving campaign, Gifts for Girls. Neal’s support has provided countless Girl Scouts with the financial resources necessary to ensure they have access to programs and experiences that prepare them as critical thinkers, creative problem-solvers, community stewards and ready leaders. As a Partner in Leadership for close to a decade, Neal has played an important role in Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s ability to build and sustain a network of committed partners who are contributing their personal resources to empower our future leaders and ensure a brighter tomorrow for us all. Spire Spire will receive the 2024 Corporate Legacy Builder Award in recognition of their commitment to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri as evidenced by their extensive support of camp property improvement projects through the Her Future is Our Future Comprehensive Campaign, including the restoration of trails at Camp Fiddlecreek. Spire’s support made possible a 2.5-mile trail restoration project at Camp Fiddlecreek that offers a variety of experiences for explorers of varying abilities. Spire is committed to having a positive, measurable impact on the world around us and their commitment extends far beyond financial support. As part of their “Day for Good” program, volunteers from Spire have continued to perform routine trail maintenance and brush removal at two of our regional Girl Scout camps to ensure the sustainability of the trails, woodlands, pastures and fencing for girls today and long into the future. Saint Louis Public School District The Saint Louis Public School District (SLPS) will receive the 2024 Education Legacy Builder in recognition of their dedication to educating and uplifting the next generation of female leaders. Partnering with Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, SLPS has extensively integrated Girl Scout programming into their K-12 schools through volunteer-led troop experiences, staff-led community troop experiences and short-term outreach programming. All girls have dreams, and Girl Scouts and SLPS work closely together to help them have the tools and support they need to make those dreams come true. By providing Girl Scout programming that aligns with SLPS standards and curriculum, girls in the school district can explore subjects ranging from STEM and the outdoors to life skills and entrepreneurship, making them natural leaders in the classroom, at home and in their communities.