Fairbanks Girl Scouts :: FOR HER FURTURE Building Campaign

FOR HER FURTURE Building Campaign
Our Service Center vision for the future

Building Sketch graphic This Girl Scout Council is committed to providing a Service Center that first meets the needs of the Girl Scouts we serve and second, meets a need in the community to host gatherings and meetings. The $520,000 campaign to renovate the building will secure the future of the Girl Scout Movement in Interior and Northern Alaska.

Farthest North Council Service Center upgrades include:

Heating and cooling system overhaul – The council furnaces are the originals from 1981 and need replacing. They require several emergency service calls each winter. Forced air heating in Alaska heats buildings unevenly and does not allow for multiple zones. By switching to a boiler system with baseboards throughout the building, zones will be created for greater comfort and flexibility. Included in this upgrade is an automated ventilation system to regulate both heating and cooling, providing circulated outside air, year-round.
Parking lot paving with landscaping and retaining wall – Adequate parking on our oddly shaped lot has been of issue since purchase in 1993. Paving the lot and adding guiding lines will double the number of spaces currently available. In addition, the upgrade will add attractive color and foliage to our corner. The retaining wall will include a decorative safety feature for building occupants on the dangerous corner at College Road and the Old Steese Highway. With the buildup of the shopping district on the east side of town, traffic is increasing along with the speed vehicles travel through the intersection.
Community Room upgrades – Numerous Girl Scout functions and non-profit group events and meetings take place in the 3,000 square-foot meeting room in the Girl Scout Service Center. This room needs new carpet after 15 years of continuous use, a lighting upgrade to maximize efficiency, a kitchen remodel to better meet the need of girl cooking projects, a bathroom remodel from use by groups of girls during overnights, and updated furniture that is showing tremendous wear. Many users groups have suggested partition walls in the large meeting room to accommodate numerous small groups for overlapping reservations. This upgrade will add track wall to divide the room.
Rural Department office remodel – When the rural department was added in 2003, their offices comprised the back corner of the small conference room / resource library. In 2006, the rural staff expanded to include the entire conference room. Since a portion of their office space is used to store cookies during that spring program, a wall and separate door is necessary to section off this portion.
Exterior paint – The exterior of the building needs wood stain applied on a four year cycle and is due for an application in the summer 2009.

Here’s how you can help:

The Girl Scouts are looking for donations to help with this project, big and small. If you can help, please contact the office at 456-4782. We accept Visa and Mastercard for your convenience. Thank you for your interested in the future of girls in our community.