Family Partnership Campaign
Being a
partner with the Girl Scouts of Southwest Georgia is not new for many
families in Southwest Georgia. Our Girl Scout Council makes a promise
to the parents of each Girl Scout that we would provide her with all the
possible opportunities to be her best. We become partners with the
parents and families to ensure that she develops character, moral
values, positive self-esteem and the power to grow strong! It is this
partnership, between adults and girls, that has been the strength of our
organization. What is new about this partnership is that we need help
from our membership to support our Council in guaranteeing that the Girl
Scout tradition will carry on into the future.
Although
our Council receives funding from United Way Agencies and our Annual
Cookie Sale, the gap between our needs and such financial sources is
ever widening. We must look for financial support from our local
communities, neighbors and friends in order to bridge this funding gap
and continue to provide positive and value-based programs to girls.
The cost to our Council to provide Girl
Scouting to one girl for one year is $350.
Troop dues provide funds for Troop activities only. Such
activities may include craft supplies, snacks, badges etc.
The $10 registration fee that each girl pays annually is forwarded to
our National organization, GSUSA, to provide insurance for the girl.
Neither Troop dues nor the registration fee support activities on the
Council level.
Girl
Scouts of Southwest Georgia understands and appreciates the value of our
volunteers’ time. Many families have found that donating both their
time and money to a cause they deem worthwhile such as youth groups or
religious organizations, is one way they can support their own
daughter’s opportunities for growth and development.
Each Family Partnership contribution will
be used to support the work that is done here within our Council. It
will be used towards providing program and activities for the girls, the
cost of recruiting and training troop leaders, program support, camp
maintenance, financial assistance for girls and the many other services
available to adult and girl members. All money is used locally within
our Council.
Because GSSWGA is a not-for-profit 501 (C)
(3) status agency, the IRS requires that no more than 33% of our annual
income come from ‘girl generated’ sources such as the Cookie Program.
Our Council must show at least 33% of our income as ‘adult generated’
such as the Family Partnership Campaign. The Family Partnership
Campaign is a way for the families of girls to support our Council and
their daughters.