odge . ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁is ▁just ▁outside ▁Adel b oden , ▁in ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁Ober land ▁of ▁Switzerland . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁Al ps , ▁it ▁is ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁Our ▁Ch alet , ▁founded ▁by ▁Helen ▁St orrow , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁It ▁has ▁only ▁been ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁once , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁training ▁and ▁refuge e ▁centre . ▁In ▁the ▁time ▁since ▁it ▁opened , ▁the ▁Centre ▁has ▁been ▁expanded ▁and ▁now ▁includes ▁several ▁buildings . ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁offers ▁year - round ▁activities , ▁special ▁events , ▁and ▁con ferences ▁for ▁Girl ▁Gu ides , ▁Girl ▁Sc outs , ▁and ▁leaders ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁W AG G GS ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁World ▁Centre ▁for ▁Girl ▁Gu ides ▁and ▁Girl ▁Sc outs ▁world wide . ▁An ▁American ▁Girl ▁Sc out ▁leader , ▁Helen ▁St orrow ▁( 1 8 6 4 – 1 9 4 4 ), ▁agreed ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁construction ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁operation ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁Hel ped ▁by ▁Swiss ▁Sc out ▁I da ▁Von ▁Herr ensch wand ▁( 1 8 8 7 – 1 9 6 1 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" F alk ", ▁St orrow ▁found ▁several ▁possible ▁locations , ▁including ▁Gr ind el wald , ▁which ▁had