GSMH Receives $1,000 Donation from Ameren Missouri
Today, Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland announced a $1,000 donation from Ameren Missouri. This contribution will accelerate Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland’s mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Ameren Missouri’s gift to Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland will enable us to expand our investment in girls and advance the Girl Scout Leadership Experience through our four Program Pillars: STEM, Life Skills, Outdoors, and Entrepreneurship. These pillars form the foundation of the Girl Scout program and work together to build girls’ curiosity, kindness, and can-do spirit.
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Girls are naturally curious and have a strong desire to help others. Whether they’re building a robot, developing a video game, or studying the stars, Girl Scouts become better problem-solvers and critical thinkers through STEM and gain the confidence to turn their ideas into breakthrough inventions to help others.
- Life Skills. Our life skills programming includes a mix of practical skills, tools, and activities that foster positive values in girls like financial literacy, civic engagement, and community service. Skills that help them discover that they have what it takes to raise their voices as community advocates, make smart decisions about their finances, and form strong, healthy relationships—skills that inspire them to accept challenges and overcome obstacles, now and always.
- Outdoors. Girl Scouts has been building girls’ outdoor confidence and skills for over one hundred years through a variety of outdoor adventures like camping and nature-focused badges that inspire them to spend time outdoors and develop a lifelong appreciation of nature. An appreciation that sparks girls’ desire to take action as environmental stewards in their community and across the globe.
- Entrepreneurship. Starting with Girl Scouts iconic Girl Scout Cookie Program and growing to include three series of entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and Cookie Business badges, this pillar instills and nurtures an entrepreneurial mindset and fuels girls’ curiosity and confidence as they learn the essentials of running their own businesses and how to think like entrepreneurs.
We appreciate Ameren Missouri’s support to give girls the tools to become the next generation of powerful women leaders. We’re excited to prove how their investment in girls will change the world—because when one girl succeeds, we all succeed.
February 07, 2024
