Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated Little House with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 29, 2024.
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 has been 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.”
While the capital campaign is for the building is complete, your continued support will help us empower more Girl Scouts for generations to come. For more information on how to be involved, please contact Sophie Jones, community engagement manager, at scjones@gshg.org
