_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Contact: Jordan King For Immediate Release:Email: jking@girlsscoutsccs.org March 30, 2016Phone: 209.327.7305

Girl Scouts hold 24-Hour Relay to Fundraise for Charities

(Fresno, Calif.) – The Girl Scouts of Central California South will hold its inaugural 24-Hour

“Relay to Help the World” charity fundraising event on Friday, May 20, 2016, at Woodward

Park. A relay campground will be set up with booths, contests, and donations tables for all

participants and spectators. Opening ceremonies will kick off the event at 9 a.m. and

festivities will conclude Saturday, May 21, at 9 a.m.

At the event, Girl Scouts troops and their leaders from Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, and

Tulare counties will gather for the organizations biggest fundraising event of the year. Each

troop will raise money for specific charities they have selected and present the grand total

to representatives at the conclusion of the relay.

“This is going to be an exciting and inspiring event,” said Jordan King, marketing and

communications manager. “Our Girl Scouts love giving back to the community and this is a

great opportunity for them to do that.”

For more information about the event and to register, go to www.girlscoutsccs.org or

contact King 209.327.7305 or jking@girlsscoutsccs.org.

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About Girl Scouts:

Girl Scouts of Central California South is a non-profit organization that provides

programs and training for more than 10,000 girls. Girl Scouts specializes in building girls

with courage, confidence and character. Girls Scouts aims to assist girls in developing

leadership skills by helping them discover, connect, and take action in their communities.

By learning and utilizing their business skills, Girl Scouts have helped hundreds of charities.

Talking Points

- Girl Scouts of Central California South is a non-profit organization that provides

programs and training for over 10,000 girls.

- Girl Scouts specializes in building girls with courage, confidence and character.

- Girls Scouts aims to assist girls in developing leadership skills by helping them

discover, connect, and take action in their communities.