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It’s August, and in the Girl Scouts world, that means Girl Scout camp is ending and our troops are gearing up for a school year full of fun. This summer has been great – over 2,500 girls joined us for Girl Scout camps full of climbing, canoeing, outdoor cooking, archery, and so much more. Girls took a road trip to Michigan, learned all about horses in our “Horsin Around Camp,” and faced challenges head-on while exploring caves on an ultimate adventure.
With your support, we were able to provide girls with over $75,000 in financial assistance and support so every girl, regardless of her ZIP Code, could create a little bit of her own camp magic. We also had nearly 40 girls utilize their cookie rewards to attend camp!
As we look ahead to the end of August, we are excited about the upcoming Girl Scout year! And this year, there is so much to look forward to. Girls can experience everything from stargazing at our new astronomy tower at Camp Libbey and a hands-on engineering workshop with the University of Dayton, to earning new badges with their troop.
In this newsletter, we close out the virtual council tour with our final stop, the Cincinnati area, our southernmost region. At this stop, you’ll meet a troop that knows all about giving back, you’ll hear about some neat Girl Scout activities that will be available to our girls in the Cincinnati area and we’ll introduce you to some of the hard-working staff members who keep our council going.
None of this is possible without you, so thank you for all you do to support Girl Scouts in western Ohio and southeastern Indiana.
Yours in Girl Scouting,
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Roni Luckenbill
Chief Executive Officer
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
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Girls Helping Women
Community Service in Cincinnati
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Troop 46404 is a multi-level troop in Cincinnati that has been going strong for 10 years. The spirit of service is strong in this troop! When we asked the girls about how they like being in a multi-level troop, Allie, a 5th grader, mentioned that it's fun to have different-aged girls around and she likes to help the younger girls. Their troop is excited about their camping adventure this month!
To serve their community, each year the leaders help the girls identify a cause that they would like to learn more about and help. This year, the girls chose to help women experiencing homelessness. With the troop leaders' help, the girls decided to work with the Esther Marie Hatton Center for Women. The girls then thought about things they use at home and collected haircare products for Black women, including barrettes, bonnets, and more.
The girls persevered and collected donations until they got what they needed. After nearly two months, the girls were able to take the items to the center, go on a tour, and see how the center serves and supports women.
To the girls of Troop 46404, keep up the good work! We are excited to hear how you make a difference in our community next year!
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Stars, Stomping, and Support
Summer in our South Region
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With three camp properties located in our South region, we offer day camps, resident camps, and troop camping each summer to girls across the council.
While August signals the end of summer break - and the camp season - for our girls, our programming is still going strong! In addition to the last couple of weeks of camp, we are excited to wrap up our summer with some great programming in our South region – with something for everyone in August!
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Our staff member, Aren, with girls enjoying creek stomping! | |
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Our younger girls will enjoy creek stomping at Camp Stonybrook, while our volunteers will come together at Trainerpalooza for an overnight weekend of support, learning, and connecting with fellow trainers.
Our Astronomy Club will host an end-of-year camping weekend at Camp Whip Poor Will for our Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors, complete with telescopic night sky viewing of the Perseid Meteor Shower as well as food, crafts, and outdoor activities.
With much thanks to the Cincinnati Observatory’s Future Galileos program, staff member Becky Sarantou, who oversees the Astronomy Club, has been building an Orion SkyQuest XT8 Telescope, which will debut at our camp weekend. Not only is Becky assembling this awesome equipment, but she is also learning more and more to share with Girl Scouts about our sky!
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Meet Us –
Southern Region Staff
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We wanted to highlight a few of the 58 staff members that work in our Cincinnati office!
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Aren Apley
Aren is a Program Manager, focusing on STEM programming and opportunities for girls. Aren's favorite part of working in the program department is experiencing a variety of programs. "Getting to pick wildflowers, build robots, and play in a creek all in the same week is something you can’t get anywhere else."
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Yasmeen Harrison
Yasmeen is a Community Development Manager for our council, supporting girl and volunteer recruitment efforts in the central and eastern Cincinnati neighborhoods. Yasmeen has been a great addition to our team, bringing experience working with children (as we write this, she is at our day camp for the week!).
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Carol Serrone
Carol is the Director of Development for the Cincinnati and Dayton regions, and is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts. Carol is excited to connect donors and corporate partners with opportunities to support our mission. With a love of reading, Carol is an active member of a book club.
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While these staff members are amazing, they represent only a portion of the talent in our South region serving our girls and ensuring they achieve their personal best in life! | |
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Save The Date(s)!
We welcome you to come out and see our camps! We have an open house scheduled for each of our four main camps this fall. Mark your calendar and come see where the magic happens! More details coming soon.
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September 10 - Camp Butterworth
September 17 - Camp Whip Poor Will
October 8 - Camp Stonybrook
October 29 - Camp Libbey
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Thank you for investing in girls, and supporting the visionary leaders, doers, innovators, creators, and thinkers of tomorrow.
You can support the Empower Her comprehensive campaign so that we will be able to offer our girls the experiences and facilities they deserve every summer by making significant, state-of-the-art improvements to our camps. This campaign will enable Girl Scouts of Western Ohio to remain a leader in providing quality outdoor experiences. Make a gift today to help transform our camps - and our girls!
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