The Girl

Scouts of Pine Valley Council's annual fundraising

dinner, hosted by Dr. Terry L. Maple at the new Ford

Pavilion at Zoo Atlanta, was the setting for announcing a

significant gift from the Amy Vassey/ Joyce Cohrs family.

The $6,000

gift will purchase two-way radios and build three fire

rings at camp Pine Valley, the 600-plus acre Girl Scout

camp located in Pike County, Ga. Both Joyce Cohrs and her

daughter, Amy Vassey, are deeply committed to the camp,

and their interest and support played a role in the

council's decision to prepare a Master Site Plan to guide

future development of the Girl Scout property.

Vassey,

wife of Peachtree City dentist Robert Vassey, grew up in

Girl Scouting. She joined the movement in Cleveland,

Ohio, as a Brownie Girl Scout. When the family moved to

Clarkston, Ga., She continued her involvement throughout

her high school years. She spent summers at Camp Pine

Valley, first as a camper and later as a camp counselor.

As an

adult, Vassey is still very involved. She has been a

Brownie Troop leader for her daughter, Elizabeth, and

continues with her troop as they have now progresses on

to become Junior Girl Scouts. She has also played a

leadership role in local fund development efforts.

Joyce

Cohrs, Amy's mother, has been a financial supporter of

the Girl Scouts of Pine Valley Council for many years.

However, her philanthropic generosity extends to other

areas within her own Decatur, Ga. community as well. She

recently made a large gift to the DeKalb Historical

Society, which enabled them to install a computer network

to facilitate their work.

Cohrs is

generous with her time as well as her money. She has been

actively involved with Goodwill Industries, particularly

with their annual book sale. She volunteers with Fernbank

Museum of Natural History where she works with the

museum's computer system, and she helped convert the

Woodward Academy library database onto computers.

Vassey and

Cohrs come from a family with a strong tradition of

volunteerism. Cohr's mother, Elizabeth Stauthammer, who

is in her 80's, is an active Pink Lady in her Ohio

community.

Both Vassey

and Cohrs state that their financial support of Camp Pine

Valley, owned by Girl Scouts of Pine Valley Council, will

continue as the Council moves forward in the new master

site plan for development of this beautiful property.

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