The Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa are getting a much-needed upgrade to their facility in rural Iowa.
Thanks to a grant from the Audubon County Community Foundation, they'll be able to install an interactive touch table in the girls' restroom at the Exira Public Library, reports the Des Moines Register.
The foundation, an affiliate of the Omaha Community Foundation, has given more than $2.8 million to community projects in the county since it was established in 1997, per a press release.
"This speaks to the generous, philanthropic spirit of our communities," says the foundation's board chair.
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