Donor Spotlight: National Grid

This year, we were very grateful to engage National Grid as a corporate partner to support Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts’ outdoor engagement programming. Youth need the outdoors more than ever as it offers long-lasting mental health benefits including social emotional learning, problem solving skills, and appreciation for the environment.

Our partnership with National Grid supported all pathways of outdoor programming—badge completion for Girl Scout troops, camp skills days, April Vacation Adventures at Camp Cedar Hill, our annual Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend, and, of course, summer camp! Additionally, all summer camp attendees received an exclusive National Grid outdoor adventure patch! Our Girl Scout youth members weren’t the only people that benefited from National Grid’s generous donation. Their funding allowed us to train volunteers on outdoor experiences, which allows participants to conduct fun, safe outdoor activities with their troops.

The funding from National Grid went above and beyond program funding. In August, National Grid sponsored our annual Golf for Girl Scouts tournament. At the end of September, 50 of National Grid’s employees visited Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham as part of their “Grid for Good” service program to complete a fall clean-up of tidying trails, laying gravel, and sprucing cabins up for autumn camp events.