United Way Women United Transportation Fund
June 10, 2024
LOCAL NONPROFIT, GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA, RECEIVES MINI GRANT FROM UNITED WAY OF COASTAL EMPIRE
[SAVANNAH, GA]—Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is proud to announce that we received the 2024 Women United Transportation Fund Mini-Grant from United Way of the Coastal Empire to help elimininate transportation barriers in our community. United Way of the Coastal Empire’s Women Who Rule event, held annually in March, raises funds for residents across our region who need dependable transportation.
United Way’s Women United Transportation Fund connects community members to dependable transportation to get to work, school, medical appointments, and vital access to resources like food, job training, and other important services. The fund provides gas cards, bus passes, and may even cover minor car repairs to ensure reliable transportation.
“We are incredibly grateful for this mini grant from United Way of the Coastal Empire,” said Sue Else, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia. “Our goal is to empower girls and women to achieve whatever they set their minds to and overcome any barriers that may stand in their way. This grant really helps address poverty and transportation barriers and ensure that all the girls and volunteers we serve have the tools that they need to succeed.” For more information about how to apply for assistance, please call Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia at 888-689-1912.
Girl Scouts, which was founded in Savannah in 1912, builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls explore their strengths, take on new challenges, and can always be themselves, regardless of background or ability. Supported by adult volunteers and mentors, Girl Scouts lead the way as they discover who they are and how they can make the future a brighter place. To learn more about Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, visit www.gshg.org. ❧
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 join us, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit www.gshg.org.
ABOUT UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE: The mission of
United Way of the Coastal Empire is to improve lives by mobilizing the
caring power of our community. United Way is a volunteer-driven
organization serving Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties
that involves hundreds of community leaders, professionals, and other
volunteers in every aspect of our business, including fundraising,
marketing, and funding decisions, to ensure that donations are truly
making a difference. Thanks to the Herschel V. Jenkins Trust Fund and
other income, most of the operating expenses of the organization are
covered, allowing more donor contributions to go where they’re most
needed in service to the community. For more information, please visit
www.uwce.org.
