Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Girl Scout Heritage Visit
Travelship Grants
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace is offering
approximately 20 travelship grants of up to $500 to support travel needs
of Girl Scout troops and groups that have reserved a Girl Scout
Heritage Visit this spring and summer. Funds will be granted to Girl Scout Councils for distribution to traveling troops to
offset costs for travel expenses or to support one or more girls from a troop who are experiencing difficulty in raising the
necessary travel funds. Special consideration will be given to troops impacted by the current economic situation and also for
groups including members from underserved populations.
Troops must submit an application letter outlining their
needs, a travel budget showing funds raised, family contribution and expenses and an appropriate request for funding. Letters
should be mailed to the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, GA 31401 to the Program
Manager. A letter of endorsement from the Girl Scout Council office may be sent separately by e-mail ( birthplace@girlscouts.org),
fax (912) 233-4659 or mailed to the Birthplace. One month after the trip is completed, the funded troop/group must
submit a trip report to the Birthplace, post a trip report on their council website and later in the year complete a service
project for their home council.
The Birthplace Travelship grants for 2009, meeting the
requirements, will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. In general, grant awards will be limited to one per council
however council staff may call the Birthplace at (912) 233-4501 if they have special circumstances.
These grants are made possible through the Birthplace
Travelship Endowment established in 2001. The fund was created to support troop travel to the Juliette Low Birthplace and
established with major gifts from the Hodge Foundation of Savannah, an anonymous Florida Foundation and Birthplace Circle of
Friends contributors. Individuals interested in supporting the Birthplace Travelship endowment with a gift of their own
are encouraged to contact the Birthplace about giving opportunities
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One of the most exciting
things that a troop can do together is take a trip to the birthplace of Girl
Scouting in the USA, Savannah, Georgia.
To make the trip successful takes a lot of
planning on both the leader's
and girl's part.
Please use these
suggested steps to help with your troop's plans.
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