Ventura, CA – Funding in the amount of $20,000 from the Santa Barbara Foundation along with funds from the Orfalea Foundation has provided Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast with funding to begin construction on a shower facility, that will add 8 more showers, for their Girl Scout Camp Arnaz. A total of eight showers will give Girl Scouts the opportunity to provide summer resident camp, as well as overnight program opportunities throughout the year.

A larger capacity camp will also enable Girl Scouts to introduce new camp programming such as surf and kayak camps, horse camps, and drama camps, as well as off-site excursions. Girl Scouts will be able to offer more intensive, multi-day programming such as educational retreats and high-adventure programs, outdoor education, sports, environmental awareness, art and science.

The construction of a shower facility will improve the nightly capacity of Camp Arnaz from 45 resident campers to 145 campers. Girls’ opportunities to benefit from the life-changing experience of camp are limited, simply because Girl Scout resident camps do not exist locally.

Dedicated solely to girls, Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast provides an accepting and nurturing environment for the development of qualities that will serve girls the rest of their lives such as leadership, social conscience and integrity.

Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast aspires to a preeminent mission: to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.