Support Hillside Girl Scout Troop 740!

Here’s the letter Leona Baylor, the troop leader, sent out asking for support:

Dear Girl Scout Supporters;

Thank you so much for your support of the Hillside Girl Scout Troop 740. Your support has been a tremendous help to our girls.

We are asking all our supporters to continue to help us encourage our senior scouts (grades 9^th and 10^th) and our ambassador scouts (grades 11th and 12^th). We have five young ladies within both groups whom have excelled this year academically. Three have achieved Honor Roll, one Scholar Roll in addition to being inducted to the Honor Society, and the other has improved her grades tremendously that warrants being mentioned.

I will be traveling to New York City on June 12, 2009, for a gala event for which I am the Key note speaker. I thought it would be wonderful to take the girls for a weekend trip to reward them for their hard work this year. All of these young ladies reside in Hillside Court. They are active members of the Girl Scout Troop. In addition, they all have identified their career goals.  A small sampling; one of our senior scouts has aspirations of becoming an Undercover Law Enforcement Officer. She is currently enrolled in the Richmond Police Department’s Explorers Program. The Explorers Program is a program for youth desiring careers in law enforcement.  It is with great pleasure to announce that some of the other girl scouts are seeking careers in forensics, law, and the medical field. 

Part of my vision is to expose these young ladies to as many experiences as possible and open the world of options to them which is a far cry from Hillside Court.  We are asking for our supporters to make a donation to the trip fund.

These are some of the needs:

•We want  to purchase each girl a Fun Pass- which would allow each girl to ride NYC transit system all day sight seeing ————–$10.00x 2= $20.00 for Friday and Saturday

•We would like to give each girl at least $50.00 dollars to shop for souvenirs

•We also need funds to buy meals for the weekend ———-$ 40.00 each girl

•Hotel nights stay ——————————————    @ $160.00 per night

(one night has already been donated two more are needed)

We will appreciate any and all donations! Hillside Troop 740 is funded by monthly dues.  Dues are $5.00 dollars a month. Many of our parents do not work or unfortunately have been laid off.  In conclusion, Our Wish list is for the Girls to see a Broadway show – The Lion King or the Color Purple. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

To donate, contact Tiffany Hall at tiffany@embracerichmond.org or call us at (804) 343-5008 ext. 403.