Published April 8, 2024
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri April Showers
April Showers
Thank you for supporting our Girl Scouts as they work together to help those in need by collecting personal care items through April Showers.
New, unused items needed include:
Adult Incontinence
Deodorant
Diapers/Baby Care
Facial Tissue
Feminine Hygiene Products
First Aid Supplies
Mouthwash
Shampoo
Soap
Toilet Paper
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
This year, you can choose how to support our Girl Scouts through April Showers!
Option 1: If you received a sticky note on your door, Girl Scouts will be back through your area on April 13 to collect donations. Place donations in a bag/box outside your front door before 9 am on April 13 with the sticky note attached or clearly marked for Girl Scouts.
Option 2: From April 5-14, you can donate directly through one of our online registries below. All donations are shipped to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and then distributed out to hundreds of agencies throughout St. Louis City and the 28 surrounding counties.
Option 3: Missed our Showering the Community event on April 6? No problem! Additional drop off points are located at your nearest Schnucks and Dierbergs Markets as well as the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Service Center.
- Schnucks
- Look for the bins marked for April Showers in your local Schnucks from April 5-14.
- Dierbergs Markets
- Look for the shopping carts marked for April Showers in your local Dierbergs Market from April 5-14.
- Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
- Blue barrels will be located in the back of our building Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm the week of April 8.
April Showers History
April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s largest community service program, is important to the Girl Scout program and the community at large. Girl Scouts, their troop leaders, families and friends help people in need by collecting personal care items. This extraordinary program, launched in 1998, has since met a need unknown to many community leaders and citizens.
Over the last 26 years, our Eastern Missouri Girl Scouts have collected more than 26 million personal care items. Did you know that families and individuals in need cannot purchase personal care items with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? More than 900,000 people a year in Missouri live below the federal poverty line. The items collected through April Showers are distributed to hundreds of agencies throughout eastern Missouri to support those in need in our communities.
April Showers Support
If you need assistance in figuring out who your April Showers Coordinator is, contact the Answer Center at answercenter@girlscoutsem.org or 314.400.4600.
If you have any questions about the April Showers program, please send them to aprilshowers@girlscoutsem.org.
