Fox News The Girl Scouts of Western Washington said it refunded a $100,000
donation because it came with a provision that the money couldn’t be
used to support transgender girls.
The group said it sent the money back in May after the donor had
asked that the gift be returned unless the group guaranteed it would not
be used to benefit transgender girls.
"Girl Scouts is for every girl, and that is every girl regardless of
race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, religion. Every girl is every girl," Megan Ferland, CEO of the
Girl Scouts of Western Washington, said in an interview Tuesday. "It
was a sad decision, but it was not a difficult decision. There was no
way I would be put in a situation of refusing a girl participating
because of a gift. It was really that quick."
The local council has transgender girls participating in Girl Scouts,
said Kate Dabe, the council’s vice president of marketing and
communications. Dabe declined to provide additional details about them.
[...]
On Monday, the group set up a crowdfunding campaign asking for help
to fill the gap. "Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to
return because we welcome transgender girls," it said on its fundraising
page on Indiegogo.com.
By Tuesday afternoon, thousands had given more than $185,000.
"We are astounded," Dabe said. "We were prepared for a 30-day campaign. We raised our goal in a day." [....]
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