Published October 2004

Girl Scouts campaign gets boost

SCBJ Staff

The EverTrust Foundation and the Tulalip Tribes Trust recently awarded gifts to Girl Scouts-Totem Council, helping the organization to reach a 65 percent benchmark toward its $7.7 million Happy Campers Capital Campaign goal.

The group is working to meet its goal by June in order to secure a $1 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation capital challenge grant, the Totem Council said.

The recent donations, $20,000 from the EverTrust Foundation and $1,000 from the Tulalip Tribes Trust, bring the dollars raised to more than $5 million, according to the Totem Council, a nonprofit chartered through Girls Scouts of the United States of America that serves 10 counties in northwest Washington.

The funds raised in the capital campaign will be used to provide improvements at existing camp properties to enhance year-round use, expand Girl Scout programs that reach girls in challenging life circumstances and acquire a new camp property in the northern counties area for future development, the organization said.

“We saw the Girl Scout’s proposal as a perfect combination of the trust’s two priority goals: to provide brighter futures for youth and meeting the basic needs for youth in these difficult challenging economic times,” said Mary Sievers, executive director of the EverTrust Foundation.

Over 3,500 girls are involved in Girl Scouts within Snohomish County along with 1,700 volunteers, according to the Totem Council.

“Many of these girls participate in camp activities that are critical to their healthy development,” said Grace Chien, chief executive officer of the Totem Council.

For more information on the capital campaign, visit www.girlscoutstotem.org or e-mail annettehb@girlscoutstotem.org.

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