Thanks to the support of the Marshall Community Foundation, girls are continuing to develop key life skills through Girl Scouting in 2022. Girls in Marshall have participated in staff-led Starter Troops, which provide girls who may not have a volunteer-led Girl Scout troop available to them with a multi-week Girl Scout experience. Throughout these weeks, girls participate in a variety of activities aimed to teach them about the fundamentals of Girl Scouting—like learning about STEM and entrepreneurship, protecting the environment, and having fun and making lots of new friends!
Girl Scout staff including Kali Frostell, Engagement Specialist, and Brooke Witchell, Troop Support Specialist (pictured below), are directing their efforts at continuing to grow Girl Scout participation in Marshall. Through recruitment events held at various locations in and around Marshall, they are ensuring all girls, parents and caregivers understand and are educated about the many benefits Girl Scouts offer.
Over 60 girls in Marshall are currently participating in traditional volunteer-led troops where they are participating in STEM focused programs and the annual Girl Scout Cookie sale, where they develop key entrepreneurship skills. Along with these programs, they are also helping to make Marshall a better place by collecting food for local food banks and making cards and Christmas baskets for seniors and families who have faced multiple challenges over the past two years due to COVID-19.
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Through empowering girl-led programs, girls discover their unique talents and abilities, connect with their peers and their communities, and take action to positively impact the world around them. The Girl Scout program welcomes girls grades K-12 of all races, ethnicities, backgrounds, beliefs, and orientations.
The Marshall Community Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving quality of life in Marshall, and throughout Calhoun County. The Foundation holds permanently endowed funds from a range of donors, and serves as a conduit for special projects and the distribution of grants in support of innovative programs like this one. For more information about the Foundation, visit www.marshallcf.org.
For more information about this project, or to get your girl involved, contact Brooke at bwitchell@gshom.org, Kali at kfrostell@gshom.org, or the Kalamazoo Regional Office at (269) 343-1516.