Girl Scout's Challenge-Pledge is Matched by CPA

Earlier in the week, we posted information about the the City of Huntington's Weed & Seed organization's plans for a youth event for Earth Day. The Weed & Seed coordinator, Jennifer Williams, made it known they would need $500 in donations to finance the event. Within hours we received a copy of this email sent on April 1st by a local Girl Scout Leader to Jennifer Williams:

"Jennifer & All: My Girl Scout Brownie Troop would like to donate $250 of their cookie earnings to this project if a corporate sponsor will match, or exceed, that amount to make the $500 that you need to kick this project into gear.

Our troop would very much like to be a part of the events that day also as we as Girl Scouts are committed to not only helping to create a cleaner, healthier environment but also to be a positive influence on the community.

Together, people of all ages can make a difference. So please mark our troop, Brownie Troop #2615, down as a $250 sponsor for this event and send out a call to the community to let them know that if 7 & 8-year-olds can do it...they can too. See if someone will match our amount! Let's all be an active part of making not only our community, but our world a better place! Thank you for giving us an opportunity to give back to the environment and the City of Huntington!"

Sincerely,Nichole Martin, Troop Leader GSBDC Brownie Troop #2615 Service Unit #902 nikmartin13@gmail.com

And now for the rest of the story:

The Girl Scout Brownie Troop's challenge pledge was matched immediately by Harold "Gene" Preston, Jr., CPA, a member of the Dixon Hughes PLLC firm, which is located at 707 Virginia Street, East, Suite 1700, Charleston, WV 25301. The funds will be deposited with The City of Huntington Foundation for funding the youth event on Earth Day.

Our admiration for this Girl Scout Brownie Troop and Gene Preston is hereby noted.