The devastation and need in the region are tremendous. Support we receive from businesses like Capital One and individual contributions are critical to our efforts.

It’s going to be a long-term operation. We’re talking many, many weeks, months.

We were ready from literally the time the storm blew through. We were ready to go. We just were not given permission to go in.

This represents the best of girl scouting. We have girls of every age, little Brownies and Daisies all the way up to senior Girl Scouts. It’s a very diverse group, and the most important thing...