What
is Costs To Serve Girls
Each
year, the Council spends hundreds of thousands of dollars
to keep the Girl Scout program fresh and available to any
girl who wishes to be a part of this great organization.
Though the costs may be large, the benefits are immeasurable!
$21,431.56
- provides a full year of the Gazette, Girl Scouts
of Northeast Georgia's newsletter (printed 6 times per year).
$214
- the cost of supporting one girl for one year in Girl Scouts.
$145
- provides for the cost of one troop leader's training,
resources and printed materials (calendars, enrichments,
guides, etc.) for a year.
$4,338
- power bills for one year at all camp property sites ($17.40
per day).
$57
- the average actual cost to send one girl to Day Camp for
one week.
$94.22
- covers the cost of one day's worth of telecommunications
expenses (i.e. website, telephone and e-mail service, voicemail
and fax, etc.) to support membership in our jurisdiction.
$81.52
- reflects the average daily financial assistance given
to cover membership and program fees.
For
every 100 girls who become Girl Scouts:
* 4 will earn the Gold Award
* 12 will have their first contact with
a church or synagogue
* 5 will earn their church religious award
* 18 will develop hobbies used during their
adult life
* 8 will enter a vocation that was learned
through a badge or patch program
* 1 will enter the clergy
* 17 will be future Girl Scout volunteers
* 1 will use her Girl Scouting skills to
save a life
* 1 will use her Girl Scouting skills to
save her own life
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