Empower Her Newsletter May 2025

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Powering Girls’ Potential

With support from our generous donors like you, we're removing barriers and providing more financial assistance for memberships, camp opportunities, fun programming, and so much more.

Thank you for helping build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Providing Membership Financial Assistance

(2025, as of May 8)

$48,003 in support

$37,202 for 756 girls $10,801 for 366 adults

Camp & Outdoor Leadership Scholarships

(2025, as of May 8)

$50,634 supporting 252girls

Pool Replacement Capital Campaign at Camp Shantituck

(Goal: $1 million)

$888,466 secured

Invest in Girls. Change the World

The first planned gift in the Girl Scout Movement came from our founder, Juliette Gordon Low. After converting the carriage house of her home into the first Girl Scout national headquarters, she gifted the property to Girl Scouts in her will Become a member of the Juliette Gordon Low Society and carry on her legacy by making Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana a beneficiary of your estate plans.

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Girl Scouts Give Patch Program

We believe Girl Scouting is for every girl, regardless of her circumstances or her family’s financial situation. The purpose of the Girl Scouts Give patch program is to help you understand the importance of supporting your Girl Scout sisters through investments of your time, talent, and treasure

Girl Scouts learn:

Ways to be a philanthropist How to be a sister to every Girl Scout Why donating to Girl Scouts is important How to use things you’re doing every day to create good in their community

The Girl Scouts Give patch program is open to all Girl Scout grade levels Daisy through Ambassador.

Annual Meeting a Success! Plus, 2024 Annual Report Now Available

Last month, nearly 400 members from across the council gathered to share ideas and discuss council business issues at the Foundry in Jeffersonville, Indiana. These important discussions from girls and adults help create the strategy for the future.

We also introduced our official 2024 Annual Report. This report shares our visions and strategies, financial information for 2024, and even highlights our Gold Award Girl Scouts and their amazing projects. Download the new Annual Report and other official documents from Annual Meeting at the link below.

We’re thrilled to share that we achieved our $75,000 match with 98 donors. Thank you for all of your incredible support!

Learn More

Connect with other members at one of several upcoming State of the Council Listening Sessions. Our CEO and the Board Chair will travel across the council for these sessions Join as they guide participants through important updates and an open discussion where attendees can share their valuable perspectives.

The ideas and passions from council members are essential as we look ahead to focus on goals and plans. Attendees at these listening sessions will use their voice to help set our priorities for the future

The State of the Council Listening Sessions are all the same, so participants can select one event from the list of options.

Adult members and older girls are welcome to attend. We recommend that members pre-register but this is not a requirement to attend and share your thoughts for our shared mission

Louisville, KY Thurs, May 29 | 6:30–8:00 pm Eastern Louisville Office 2115 Lexington Road Louisville, KY 40206

Elizabethtown, KY Fri, May 30 | 6:30–8:00 pm Eastern Central KY Community Foundation 200 Jim Owen Drive Elizabethtown, KY 42701

Bowling Green, KY Sat, May 31 | 9:00–10:30 am Central Houchens Program Center 4520 Barren River Road Bowling Green, KY 42101

Hopkinsville, KY Sat, May 31 | 1:30–3:00 pm Central St. John Methodist Church 2808 S Virginia Street Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Murray, KY Sat, May 31 | 6:00–7:30 pm Central Murray Girl Scout Cabin 810 Sharpe Street Murray, KY 42071

Sellersburg, IN Mon, June 2 | 6:30–8:00 pm Eastern Masonic Lodge 835 E Utica Street

Sellersburg, IN 47172 Virtual Tues, June 3 | 6:30–8:00 pm Eastern

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