GIRL SCOUTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES DIFFICULT PROPERTY DECISION

GIRL SCOUTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES DIFFICULT PROPERTY DECISION

Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland’s Board of Directors met on Friday, September 21 to discuss the recommendation presented by the program property task group. The board made the difficult decision to divest Cherokee Ridge Program Center (Wayne County). Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland will close this program center on December 16, 2018 with intent to sell.

“We understand the emotional toll this may have on some members. This decision was not an easy one,” says Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland’s Chief Executive Officer, Anne Soots. “We have tried for ten years to find a sustainable solution to managing our property portfolio while maintaining our fiscal responsibilities. The fact is, fewer than 10% of our girl membership attends resident camp. Our Board of Directors made this difficult, yet necessary, decision to move our council forward. GSMH must use its resources wisely and make decisions about its resources that are best for our council—for the girls we serve today and the girls we will serve in the future. We remain committed to providing Girl Scouts opportunities to build their leadership skills in the outdoors as we have done since 1912.”