Girl Scouts collecting supplies for flood-affected members
October 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands Council is asking the public to help with its effort to provide relief from the devastation and hardship caused by the unprecedented rainfall and resulting flooding in the Midlands area. A supplies collection drive has begun for the 4,700 Girl Scout members in the affected areas.
The first priority is to provide supplies to those in distress in Girl Scout family homes. Any additional supplies that are not distributed to our Girl Scout family will be donated to the Red Cross and the National Guard.
Needed supplies are:
- water bottles (individually packaged or gallons)
- canned goods and packaged snacks
- new socks, blankets, pillows, clothing
- toiletries and wet wipes
- baby items and toys
- plastic containers
- paper towels
- any other helpful items such as travel-size deodorant, dry shampoo, brushes, combs and denture cleaners
- gift cards to Target and Wal-Mart
Collection centers are now open at the Spartanburg and Greenville Girl Scout Service Centers. The Spartanburg Service Center is located at 349 E. Blackstock Road and the Greenville Service Center is located at 5 Independence Pointe, Suite 120, Greenville.
States Kim Hutzell, President/CEO, “Some families have lost nearly everything they own and the prediction is that the flooding will continue to impact more families over the next couple weeks. We want to extend a grateful thank you to our partner, Carey Moving and Storage, as they are providing a collection truck at each center. They will also provide drivers to deliver items to the Midlands area by Thursday morning.”
The collection effort will continue as long as needed.
About the Girl Scouts of South Carolina -Mountains to Midlands
For more than 103 years, Girl Scouting has helped girls develop positive values and become active, responsible leaders in their communities. With emphasis on personal growth and leadership development through service to others, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands serves approximately 11,500 girls, grades K5-12, and 4,700 adults in 22 counties of central and western South Carolina, including Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union.
