Girl Scouts throughout the Twin Falls area had a STEM-tastic experience at the council's first annual southcentral Idaho STEM "Explore Your World" event on October 24 at the Herrett Center for Arts and Science. More than 50 Girl Scouts and 30 parent/guardians from rural and urban areas around southcentral Idaho enjoyed natural history exhibits, Native American artifacts, planetarium shows, solar viewing and hands-on reptile education. The Discover Technology STEM bus was also on site, providing girls with experiential learning on topics ranging from robotics, 3D printing, electronics and more.

 

Due to the generosity of the Gladys E. Langroise Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation, seven Girl Scouts and troop volunteers from the Duck Valley Indian Reservation were able to experience the event and be exposed to a variety of STEM fields. Girls from Duck Valley do not get many chances to leave the reservation so this event was especially important to the girls and their leaders.

 

Thank you to the Herrett Center for Arts and Sciences and Discover Technology for a fun, educational experience for our girls! 

Thank you to the following organizations and foundations for their generous grants:

The LAG Employee Community Fund through Idaho Power and IDACORP, Inc. for a $1,025 grant and Southern Employee Community Fund through Idaho Power and IDACORP, Inc. for a $600 grant, The Valley Corvettes for a $1,000 contribution and Corvettes of Southeast Idaho for $500 contribution, Soroptimist International of Garden City for a $1,000 contribution and our dear friends at 2015 Girl Scout Roundup Reunion for a $1,000 contribution for our programs.

Idaho Power for a $5,000 camp sponsorships, D.L. Evans for $2,500 for year-round sponsorship, and Simplot for $5,000 for Girl Scout programs and activities in Eastern Idaho.

The Visions program for low-income, at-risk girls was recently awarded three grants.  The Whittenberger Foundation for a grant of $3,000,  The John F. Nagel Foundation for a grant of $10,000, and a grant of $36,000 from the Troxell Fund, Inc.

Kristi and Rodney Kesler of Kesler Construction for their contribution of $500 to our newly started Shower House Campaign that will improve girls experience at Camp Alice Pittenger.

Kohl's for providing volunteers and a donation of $1,500 for our programs through the 2015 Color Run, and the 2015 Color Run for their contribution of $5,650.

Lastly, we would like to thank you, our loyal donors. We can't do what we do without people like you. 

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