It’s November, Girl Scouts! In the season of Thanksgiving, I can not help but to reflect and feel immense gratitude for the support we receive from our committed Girl Scout supporters like you.

With the hustle and bustle of troop meetings, fall product, and girls serving their communities, it is a great time to pause and reflect on what we as Girl Scouts of Western Ohio are grateful for. Let this issue be a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate together. 

We are grateful for your giving that makes Girl Scout experiences possible for all girls. In this newsletter, you will read about Emry’s summer camp experience made possible by Camp for Every Girl.

GSWO is also grateful for our partners that embody our values of community problem solving and experiential learning. You will read about our partnership with LaSoupe and their program Cooking Improv, a food literacy experiential learning experience. 

Lastly, we are grateful for the lifelong community partners, like the Charles H. Dater Foundation. For over 30 years, the Dater Foundation has ensured that we can continue to do what we are best at- building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Thank you for all you do to ensure every girl in every neighborhood gets to be a Girl Scout!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Aimée Sproles

Chief Executive Officer

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

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A Camper for Life

Second grader Emry, from Lima, Ohio, has been a Girl Scout for six months. She was introduced to summer camp through a Service Unit day camp this past June. Day camp sparked her love for the outdoors and she couldn't get enough! Thanks to our Camp For Every Girl program, Emry attended an overnight summer camp session at Camp Libbey. During that week, Emry met new Girl Scout sisters, created art, swam, and ate all the smores she could! Emry now actively participates in her Brownie troop. Inspired by the support she received, Emry is always looking for an opportunity to give, whether bringing Halloween candy to a homeless shelter or planning a holiday visit at a nursing home. She is thankful for being introduced to Girl Scouts and is already looking forward to bringing her campfire ashes back to camp next summer! 

Learning To Cook To Serve The Community

One of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio’s community partners is LaSoupe, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit whose mission is to rescue and repurpose excess food to feed those experiencing food insecurity.

Rescue Transform Share, LaSoupe’s flagship program, utilizes volunteers to rescue perishables from farms, grocers, & wholesalers that are transformed into healthy meals and "soupes" by chefs. These meals and "soupes" are then used to feed individuals facing food insecurity. They can also be purchased through LaSoupe’s storefront.

LaSoupe also offers Cooking Improv to Girl Scouts. In this experiential learning program, girls learn how to make a meal with what’s on hand and use the whole product as a solution to decrease waste. The girls also learn kitchen skills like chopping and various cooking methods.

Together, Girl Scouts and LaSoupe are empowering girls to utilize their passions and learn new skills to serve and connect with their local communities while solving the problems facing our world today.

Volunteer with LaSoupe as a food runner, kitchen helper, or culinary educator!

Lifelong Partners:

The Charles H. Dater Foundation

In the season of gratitude, it's hard to call out one supporter-everyone is important. But one long-time supporter stands out. For over 30 years, the Dater Foundation has invested in our work, ensuring that we can continue to deliver Girl Scouts to every girl in every neighborhood. With 25 grants totaling $308,000, support from the Dater Foundation has provided membership financial assistance, camp scholarships, program supplies, support for our direct service programs, and so much more.

"The Charles Dater Foundation is pleased to support Girl Scouts and their programs which have such an impact at a critical time in the lives of young girls. We have been impressed by how Girl Scouts has been able to adapt to the changing times over the years and more recently broadening its demographic reach to underserved populations.” 

- Bruce A. Krone, President, Charles H. Dater Foundation.

Dater Foundation board members (L to R: Bruce Krone, Jack Frank, Amanda Lenhart, and Roger Ruhl) enjoying Girl Scout cookies at a 2022 board meeting.

Learn more about the Charles H. Dater Foundation.

Donor Events

Join us for our Camp Libbey Open House!

Check out these fun photos from our last Camp Open House at Camp Whip Poor Will to celebrate the Empower Her comprehensive campaign!