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Girl Scouts refuse gift with transgender limits - CNN.com
They refused $100,000, and received $175,000 to replace it. Now let's see if we see the same joy towards children receiving money as we saw towards a pizza shop.
It's not every day the Girl Scouts or any non-profit is handed a $100,000 pledge.
The Girl Scouts of Western Washington recently received the donation to help fund activities for girls participating in Girl Scouts.
But the gift came with a catch.
As transgender stories took over the airwaves in May, the Girl Scouts national organization clarified its long-existing policy allowing transgender girls to be Girl Scouts.
That may have inspired the donor to sending a note adding one condition: "Please guarantee that our gift will not be used to support transgender girls," the note read, according to Seattle Metropolitan magazine's Monday story. "If you can't, please return the money."
Girl Scouts of Western Washington council head Megan Ferland said she felt "very sad" after receiving that letter. But shortly thereafter, she says she decided to return the money.
"Girl Scouts is for every girl," she told Seattle Metropolitan. "And every girl should have the opportunity to be a Girl Scout if she wants to."
The Western Washington council set up an Indigogo fundraiser to replace the donation, and the "Girl Scouts is #ForEVERYGirl" page has already raised more than $175,000 from more than 3,200 donors in one day.
They refused $100,000, and received $175,000 to replace it. Now let's see if we see the same joy towards children receiving money as we saw towards a pizza shop.