The R.J. McElroy Trust funds Girl Scouts Outreach Efforts
The R.J. McElroy Trust is opening doors for more girls to build confidence, explore the outdoors, and grow as leaders.
Girl Scouts welcomed a gift of $15,000 from the R.J. McElroy Trust to support Outreach programming and our S’mores Outdoors experience!
“The Girl Scout Outreach Program helps remove barriers so that every girl has the opportunity to build confidence and discover her strengths,” says Diane Nelson, CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. “We believe Girl Scouts should be accessible to all girls, no matter their circumstances—and support from the R.J. McElroy Trust brings us closer to making that vision a reality.”
Girls from Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City came together at Camp Little Cloud in Epworth, Iowa, for S'mores Outdoors. Twenty-nine campers took part in classic camp activities like hiking, swimming, archery, knot tying, and roasting s'mores by the campfire. Girl Scouts provided transportation at no cost to families, so every girl could fully focus on what camp is all about: building courage, confidence, and character in the outdoors. None of this is possible without the support of R.J McElroy Trust!
