Little House Grand Opening
May 22, 2024
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia to Celebrate Grand Opening of the Columbus Little House
COLUMBUS, GA—Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia will celebrate the grand opening of its newly renovated Little House with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, March 29, at 11:30 am, followed by public tours of the building until 2 pm.
The Little House, located at 1807 17th Street in Columbus, has been a staple of the Girl Scouts and the Columbus community since 1949. After decades of use, the building has been renovated to better meet the needs of girls in our ever-changing world. Renovations include ensuring that the building is ADA compliant so that it is accessible to all Girl Scouts, volunteers, staff, and community members; enhancing outdoor, meeting, and staff office spaces; and adding a DreamLab and podcast studio that give girls hands-on opportunities to learn through new STEM, entrepreneurship, life skills, and outdoor programming. The building is also being rededicated as “Dot’s Little House” in honor and memory of Dorothy “Dottie” Morris Cheves, a former Girl Scout staff member who embodied the Girl Scouts mission of courage, confidence, and characters as she helped make the world a better place.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer more girls a safe space to learn and grow,” said Sue Else, CEO of Historic Georgia. “Because of this expansion project, our girls will have more opportunities than ever to acquire new skills and positively transform their community. We are incredibly grateful for our generous donors who made this project possible as well as the Columbus community who have continued to support us in our mission.”
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia invites anyone who would like to tour Dot’s Little House or learn more about Girl Scouts to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 29. ❧
About Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia: Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is rich in heritage and purpose. The council extends from the North Georgia mountains to the Okefenokee and from the Atlantic coast to the Chattahoochee Valley. Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia serves more than 8,000 girls and 3,000 adults in 122 counties in Georgia, two counties in South Carolina and one county in Alabama. The council is also the home of our organization’s founder, Juliette Gordon Low, who founded Girl Scouts on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia, where her birthplace and the historic First Headquarters still welcome thousands of Girl Scouts every year. Girl Scouting gives girls a wide range of experiences to define leadership their way. To learn more, join, volunteer, or donate, visit www.gshg.org.
