Girl Scouts Of Minnesota And Wisconsin River Valleys Inc

Membership and volunteer engagement:girl scouts of minnesota and wisconsin river valleys' work is supported by over 6,000 volunteers who deliver the girl scout leadership experience to over 16,600 girls in southern minnesota, western wisconsin, and one county in iowa. At the heart of every girl scout experience are volunteers our girls' role models and teachers. River valleys continues to rely on the passion and dedication of adult volunteers to serve as troop leaders, troop cookie managers, trainers, episodic volunteers and committee members. Volunteers also serve in a range of administrative and supportive roles throughout the community and area levels. Annual membership dues are remitted to girl scouts of the usa and river valleys does not retain any portion of the membership dues.

Camp facilities:river valleys owns and operates five camp facilities: elk river, lakamaga, northwoods, singing hills, and edith mayo. River valleys' four resident camps (elk river, lakamaga, northwoods, and singing hills) are currently accredited by the american camp association. Aca accreditation ensures that individuals have a physically, mentally, and emotionally safe camp experience. Activities at the camps include, but are not limited to, day camps, resident camps, program events, and community encampments. Camp edith mayo, located on the outskirts of rochester, mn, is perfect for day camps, training, and programming with an outdoor focus. River valleys continues to make improvements at all camp facilities.

Retail services:river valleys operates retail shops at their two service centers, camp edith mayo, and one satellite location. During the summer, river valleys offers retail camp stores at our camps. Retail services provide program related materials to members participating in river valleys' programming and promote the girl scout brand and mission through a variety of merchandise offerings. Financial assistance provided to girl scouts for uniforms and program material totaled $37,193. This amount is recorded as a reduction from gross sales of inventory reported on form 990, part viii line 10a.