Spring 2022 Lead & Learn

Yours in Girl Scouting

Welcome to the spring 2022 Lead & Learn! I am pleased to share with you a plethora of adult training opportunities for the spring and summer that will engage volunteers in learning new skills to enhance the leadership experience of the Girl Scouts in their lives. From Troop Camp Certifications to Troop Trips, our courses are offered in flexible and convenient learning paths—in person or online—there is truly something for every schedule or experience level! I encourage you to join us on Saturday, March 26 for one of my favorite days of the year—our Council’s Representative Assembly and Volunteer Recognitions ceremony! Recognizing the impact our volunteers have on our organization—and our Girl Scouts—is essential to our collective success. This year the event will be a hybrid approach with our viewers attending from the comfort and safety of their homes, while our presenters and awardees will be live- streamed from the Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center. I can’t wait for the day that we can all be back together in person, but our hybrid approach will bring us one step closer! I hope you can attend and learn about the state of the Council while cheering on your fellow volunteers as they accept their well-deserved Council- level awards. This spring also marks an incredibly exciting time for Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri as we have officially launched into the public phase of our $50 million comprehensive campaign, Her Future is Our Future. This will be the largest-ever investment in girl development in the eastern Missouri region and the largest philanthropic effort in our organization’s history. This unprecedented investment will ensure that each girl in the eastern Missouri region has an opportunity to be the leader she wants to be, and the one the world needs her to be.

The Her Future is Our Future Campaign began in the silent phase in 2019 and has raised more than $45 million to date. This campaign will provide transformational support to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri in the areas of capital projects, program support, scholarships and endowments so our organization can continue to execute upon our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place for generations to come. Turn to pgs. 5-11 for details on the campaign and read more about a few of the exciting projects that are currently underway at our camping properties. I am honored by your continued support and passion for Girl Scouting. Our volunteers are the heart and soul of this organization and I thank you for helping our girls grow and develop into the dreamers and doers of tomorrow.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Bonnie Barczykowski CEO

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