WARWICK, R.I. - Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) received a $75,000 donation from Amica Companies Foundation in a check presentation on Friday afternoon at GSSNE’s new headquarters in Warwick.
The donation will help establish the Girl Leadership Experience Center, a girl-led hub of creativity, connectivity, exploration and inspiration located at the headquarters. The center will offer programming in six key areas: making a difference, life skills, travel/adventure, camping/outdoor skills, global citizenship and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and math).
The center is currently used for meetings and programs on a limited basis. However, through donations to the capital campaign, Girl Scouts is hoping to fill the space with interactive technology that would allow girls in the center to connect with girls at urban satellite locations, camps and throughout the world.
“We were looking for that first big donation, and we’ve been blessed with Amica’s support,” said Neil M. Stamps, CEO of Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England. “We want to continue moving toward our capital campaign objectives.”
“One of the goals is to have state-of-the-art technology in the Girl Leadership Experience Center,” said Lisa DeCubellis, a vice president in the claims department at Amica Insurance and chair of GSSNE’s Board of Directors. “We want to build girls of courage, confidence and character, and we need the funding to support that goal.”
To donate to the Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England’s capital campaign, click here.
Lisa M. DeCubellis, right, a vice president in the claims department at Amica Insurance and chair of Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England’s (GSSNE) Board of Directors, presented a check for $75,000 in support of the capital campaign to fund the Girl Leadership Experience Center. Receiving the check, from left to right, are McKenna, a Daisy Girl Scout, Ginger Lallo, senior director of fund development, product sales and marketing, and Neil M. Stamps, CEO of GSSNE.
About Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England
Girl Scouts is the world’s preeminent girl leadership organization where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England, in partnership with 2,600 adult volunteers, serves 8,700 girls. For additional information, please visit www.gssne.org,follow @GirlScoutsofSNE on Twitter, and like us on Facebook.
About Amica Insurance
Amica Mutual Insurance Co., the nation’s oldest mutual insurer of automobiles, was founded in 1907. The company, based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, is a national writer of auto, home, marine and umbrella insurance. Life coverage is available through Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary. Amica employs more than 3,300 people in 43 offices across the country. For more information, visit Amica.com.