GIRL SCOUTS-ARIZONA CACTUS-PINE COUNCIL - TOHONO OODHAM 2017.PDF

Last updated: 05/08/2017
General information
Organization Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council
Contact First name Jessica
Contact Last name Lyon
Contact e-mail jlyon@girlscoutsaz.org
Contact phone number 6024527088
Address
Street 119 E Coronado Road
City Phoenix
State Arizona
ZIP Code 85004
From what tribe is the Tohono O’odham Nation
organization requesting the
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Total grant amount request 200000
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Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council’s application to the Tohono O’odham Nation
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a) Perceived need and how the proposal will address this need
Today’s girls represent humanity’s greatest untapped talent pool. We believe that investing in girls will
produce the greatest return in economic development, social progress and public health, improving not
only individual lives but the fabric of society overall. However, leadership training for girls is scarce,
unexpected and dramatically underfunded. Several sources agree that only 6% of philanthropic dollars
in the U.S. are devoted to programs for girls and women, yet we know that the potential contributions
and leadership styles of girls and women are vital to a healthy community. To add to it, our community is
faced with the complex issues of poverty, race, and gender inequity where 24% of girls live in poverty,
67% of fourth grade girls are not proficient in reading, and 67% of eight grade girls are not proficient in
math.
Our organization, Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC), is well positioned to change the
reality youth in our community face. We see ourselves, and research confirms this, as an essential
partner in positive educational outcomes for girls. What distinguishes Girl Scouts from other youth
serving organizations is that we are the only national program offering age-specific content and activities
intentionally tied to girls’ achievement of measurable leadership outcomes. The research-based
curriculum of Girl Scouts augments girls’ learning in STEM and financial literacy, among other critical
subjects, while providing them with valuable leadership opportunities equipping them for success in the
future. Additionally, we know that when we invest in girls, they are better equipped to make their
families stronger, and in return make their communities stronger.
Our founder, Juliette Gordon Low, envisioned an organization that would bring girls out of their homes
to serve their communities, experience the outdoors, and develop self-reliance and resourcefulness.
While Girl Scouts is an organization steeped in tradition, it has evolved with society and today the
movement is more relevant than ever before.
Our programming empowers girls to discover themselves, connect with others, and take action in their
communities. The Girl Scout experience is girl-led, encourages cooperative learning, and learning by
doing. When girls participate in Girl Scouts, they achieve five critical outcomes:
 They develop a strong sense of self
 They develop positive values
 They learn to seek challenges which teaches they to take healthy risks, and learn from mistakes.
 They build healthy relationships
 And they become community problem solvers by learning about problems in their community
and creating action plans to solve them.
Several years ago our Council embarked on a robust capital project called the Campaign for Girls in
Arizona to provide more girls the opportunity to experience the power of Girl Scouting. Our primary goal
was to transform our 14.5-acre property in South Phoenix into a $18 million program and leadership
center for girls and volunteers to enhance the Girl Scout Leadership Experience— creating a community
facility devoted to girls’ leadership development and programming. The new center, the Bob & Renee

Parsons Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp South Mountain, will be a vibrant, dedicated
space in South Phoenix providing leadership programs for girls and a space to support adult volunteers,
as well as much needed indoor and outdoor facilities that will be accessible to surrounding community
organizations and schools. With 85% of our membership residing in Maricopa County, this facility will be
a state-of-the-art program center near the majority of our membership.
With a wide range of spaces, the Leadership Center is uniquely positioned to welcome multiple groups at
one time, increasing opportunities for usage and accessibility. The facility will offer comfortable
overnight facilities and space for large gatherings of 300 – 450 people, a pool, an industrial kitchen with
adjacent kitchen garden, two walking labyrinths, archery range and play field, aquatic center, along with
fifteen cabins and three activity centers.
When we set out to build the facility, we took great care to respect the natural desert landscape.
Existing plants and trees were salvaged and placed in a nursery setting so they could be replanted on the
property at the end of construction. Buildings and walkways were raised up off the ground on pillars so
the natural desert landscape and wildlife below can thrive. We wanted the facility to be a place where
girls can grow as leaders in an outdoor setting that allowed them to connect with nature and the
outdoors at the same time. After nearly two years of construction, this dynamic new facility was
completed just last month and we will welcome girls to the facility in June for summer camp.
To see photos of the Leadership Center, visit: https://youtu.be/y6y6scmAhcM
Additionally, we would be pleased to welcome Chairman Edward D. Manuel, Vice Chairman Verlon M.
Jose, or anyone else from your office, on a tour of the new Leadership Center so you can see first-hand
the impact this new project will have on the Metro-Phoenix area.
b) Population who will benefit from the proposal if approved.
Our organization serves nearly 21,000 girls in grades K-12 with the support of more than 10,000
adult members who act as troop leaders, mentors, program assistants, consultants, and board
members. We serve girls from every economic, racial, ethnic, and religious background, and girls of
all abilities. We cover approximately 66% of the state, serving girls in more than 90 communities,
including Native American communities, military installations, and border communities in central
and northern Arizona, and extending up into Utah and New Mexico where we serve girls on the
Navajo Nation and Hopi Lands.
For over a century, Girl Scouts has been providing girls with the skills and experiences they need to
become courageous, confident women with the character to make the world a better place. This new
facility will enable our Council to work toward our mission by providing new opportunities for the 21,000
girls we serve in addition to serving more girls in the surrounding community of South Phoenix. It will be
a place where girls can have their first camp experience, learn new skills, and come together with other
girls to develop leadership skills. The facility will be home to residential summer camp, weekend
encampments for troops, girl and volunteer trainings, special STEM programming throughout the year,
and our Council’s most important membership events such as the girl-led Annual Meeting and our
Highest Awards Celebration. At the same time, it will be a modern and affordable gathering place for

community groups in the area, demonstrating our commitment not only to girls, but to the surrounding
community.
The Leadership Center will provide many benefits, including:
• Increased capacity for providing leadership training for girls and volunteers;
• Improved facility/meeting space for the local community for providing educational programming;
• Greater opportunities for girls and other youth to benefit from outdoor education activities;
• A more vibrant presence for Girl Scouting in the South Phoenix community.
c) Include a budget of the requested funds, with the total amount requested clearly notated.
While construction of this project concluded in April, we continue to look to our community to raise the
remaining $3.4 million-dollars needed for this project. The original fundraising goal of the campaign was
$15 million-dollars, however along the way, the scope of the project increased to better serve the needs
of our girls, and we will now need to raise a total of $18 million-dollars for this project. To date, our
council has raised over $14.6 million-dollars and feel confident in our ability to raise the remaining funds
needed.
The Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) respectfully requests that the Tohono O’odham
Nation support the construction of the landmark Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp South
Mountain with a $200,000 grant. This request will support the general construction of the Leadership
Center for Girls and Women at Camp South Mountain, and include the opportunity to name one of the
cabins on site after an influential female leader of your choosing.
This new facility is a place for girls to grow as leaders. We want the names of the cabins to provide
inspiration to girls and to do this we plan to name each of the fifteen cabins after role models from a
variety of cultures, communities, and backgrounds, that girls throughout our state can identify with.
Having a cabin named after a female from the Native American community will be meaningful to our
organization and to the girls we serve now and in the future.
Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp South Mountain – Construction Budget
Budgeted Amount
Subcontractors and Trades $12,502,564
Allowances $15,899
Prime Contract Purchase Orders $297,945
General Conditions & Insurance $2,433,592
Total $15,250,000
d) Any other funding requests that have been made for this or related proposals, and status of these
requests
The following are funding requests ($100,000 or above) for this project that have been funded: The Bob
& Renee Parsons Foundation, $5,000,000; The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, $1,500,000; The
Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, $1,250,000; Gila River Indian Community, $500,000; Diane and
Bruce Halle Foundation, $500,000; The Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation, $500,000; Nina Mason

Pulliam Trust, $400,000; The Herberger Foundation, $300,000; Steel Foundation, $250,000; Emerald
Foundation, $250,000; AZ Sports and Tourism Authority, $150,000; Anonymous, $150,000; Arizona
Community Foundation, $125,000; Cardinals Charities, $100,000; John O. Whiteman, $100,000; Phoenix
Suns Charities, $100,000, and Salt River Project, $100,000. Pending requests include: Rob & Melani
Walton Foundation, $200,000; Isagenix, $200,000; Kiwanis Club of Phoenix, $100,000; and Fort
McDowell Indian Community, $25,000.
e) Previous funding from Tohono O’odham Nation or other Arizona Tribes
GSACPC has not previously received funding from Tohono O’odham Nation. Over the years, GSACPC has
received awards from other Arizona tribes for the for various purposes, not limited to this capital
project, including:
 Ak-Chin Indian Community, $50,000 for We Believe in Girls (girl program), January 2008
 Gila River Indian Community, $80,000 for outreach, October 2011
 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, $20,000 for Campaign for Girls in Arizona, July 2013
 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, $20,000 for Campaign for Girls in Arizona, July 2014
 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, $20,000 for Campaign for Girls in Arizona, July 2015
 Gila River Indian Community, $500,000, for Campaign for Girls in Arizona, October 2014
f) Designated contact person and alternate contact person
Jessica Lyon Christina Spicer
Senior Manager – Campaign for Girls Senior Associate – Fund Development
jlyon@girlscoutsaz.org (602) 452-7088 cspicer@girlscoutsaz.org (602) 452-7075
119 E. Coronado Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004 119 E. Coronado Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004
g) Priority area
This proposal falls under the priority areas of: education, as it focuses on providing the physical space for
leadership programs for girls that positively influence academic success. Girl Scouts is the only national
program offering age-specific content and activities intentionally tied to girls’ achievement of
measurable leadership outcomes.
h) Partnership with city, town or county, if funds are granted
Maricopa County; Attn: Melody Henderson; 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85003; (602)
506-4485; mhenderson@mail.maricopa.gov.

BOB & RENEE PARSONS LEADERSHIP CENTER
for Girls and Women at Camp South Mountain
3 in 4 girls who participate in Girl Scouts say they became a leader
in other parts of their lives because of Girl Scouting.
The Power of Girl Scouting
We want all girls to grow as leaders in our community and we know that when we invest in girls, we are investing in families,
in our community, and ultimately in our nation.
A girl’s journey in leadership often begins in a girl-only environment, away from school pressures, social cliques and boys,
where she can be herself and try new roles.
That’s why we are making our largest investment to date by building the Parsons Leadership Center for Girls and Women at
Camp South Mountain – a place where girls can attend camp close to home, participate in specialty programs, and engage
more deeply in their Girl Scout experience.
Our Vision for the Future
Our decision to transform our 40-year-old camp property in South Mountain into a leadership center emerged from our
desire to expand our capacity to serve more girls, especially in underserved populations, and better serve our existing
members, of whom 85% reside in the metro Phoenix area.
Perched on the side of South Mountain, The Bob & Renee Parsons Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp South
Mountain will be a year-around urban program center, with camp appeal, and fully ADA accessible. The center will allow
us to increase the quality and variety of programs we offer, from STEM to archery and aquatics. More so, the center will
facilitate our partnership with surrounding community groups, local organizations and schools towards our shared goal of
closing the opportunity gap for girls and other youth.
Cabin Naming Opportunities
We are grateful for the many donors who have invested in this $18 million project to date. We welcome your support to
help us raise the remaining $3.5 million by naming one of the eleven cabins still unnamed, priced at $200,000 each.
Cabins are the heart of Girl Scout camp. More than just sleeping accommodations for girls, the cabin becomes home for a
week. As girls venture out and try new things at summer camp, their cabin becomes their space to retreat to the familiarity
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of their belongings and their cabinmates. It is a place for quiet time and reflection amid all the activities that take place
during a typical camp day. In the evening, just before lights out, it becomes a place to share stories, play games, and form a
bond of sisterhood.
The Leadership Center will have fifteen cabins that sleep ten girls each. Each cabin includes sleeping quarters, and ADA
accessible restroom with shower, and is priced at $200,000.
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Today, girls represent a large part of our successful future as a country – whether it is a small business owner, an executive,
a teacher, a mother, a wife, a daughter, or a student. Arizona is ranked 46th in the care of young girls. Now, it is your time to
make a difference and help us build more girls of courage, confidence, and character and raise up our girls in Arizona.
Contact
Christina Spicer
Senior Associate – Development
602.452.7088 OR cspicer@girlscoutsaz.org
www.girlscoutsaz.org/campaign
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