Otto Schoitz Foundation Supports Local Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouts welcomed a gift of $20,000 from Otto Schoitz Foundation to support staff-led outreach programs for Girl Scouts in Waterloo, Iowa.
“Quad City Bank & Trust’s gift will ensure all girls in the region have a chance to build their confidence, learn new skills, and create a life-long group of friends,” says Diane Nelson, CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. “This incredibly valuable program can be costly to provide, so partners like Quad City Bank & Trust sustain a high-quality program for more and more girls.”
The Girl Scout staff-led program is offered to all girls in the Waterloo School District to ensure there are no obstacles to becoming a Girl Scout. The in-school programs are designed to remove barriers preventing a girl from joining, such as securing volunteers, paying the $25 membership fee, transportation, etc. Girl Scouts provides paid staff to deliver the program right in the school during or after the school day.
Recently, Girl Scouts in the outreach program joined a summer camp at Camp Little Cloud, located in Epworth, Iowa. The campers enjoyed classic camp activities like swimming, hiking, crafting, archery, and bonding with new friends around the campfire. The camp is specially designed to support Girl Scouts who are first-time campers and is free of charge to attendees.
To create kind, confident, and competent leaders, the Girl Scout program centers around the outdoors, STEM, life skills, and entrepreneurship. Activities for Girl Scouts are fun and research-backed, with each badge, field trip, and event building independence, creativity, and resilience.
