2016 Impact Report
Board of Directors Officers 2016 Lynne S. Shand Board Chair Mary Culley, Esq. First Vice Chair Diane Sparks Second Vice Chair Edith P. Villasenor, DMD Secretary Michael Trolio, CPA Treasurer Members at Large 2016 Cris Brookmyer Andrea Crooms Barbara Dodge Dale Hoops Deb King Vanessa Phillips, Esq. Victor Santos Jen Teal Ellie Benjamin Torres, Esq. Katya Nieburg Wheeler Anne T. Hogan (ex-officio) Lynn W. Williams (ex-officio) Girl Scout Representatives Katherine Maher Alexandra Pfleegor
Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law
Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
Invest in Girls. Change the world. Over 100 years ago, one incredible woman sold her pearl necklace and changed the future of girls forever. Juliette Gordon Low believed in the power of girls, but her organization was in need of funds, so she sold her family's heirloom pearl necklace. The proceeds from the sale went directly into the operational costs of what would become the largest girl-led organization in the world. Today, Girl Scouts empowers millions of girls and volunteers to become a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)TM. Our programs encourage leadership, foster personal growth and provide girls with the tools they need to succeed in their lives. Girls develop strong financial literacy skills, confidence, public speaking skills, and a strong sense of self. Studies have consistently shown that one of the most effective ways to boost a nation's economic output, enhance productivity, and improve the overall vibrancy in society is to invest in the leadership capabilities of girls and women. In 2016, Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay opened our brand new headquarters, the Northern Resource Center in Newark. Instead of receiving their Girl Scout Gold Award at On My Honor in 2016, the Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA Anna Maria Chavez presented girls with their Gold Award pins in honor of celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouts changing the world. Six Girl Scouts presented website and video games they designed using code at the 2016 White House Computer Science For All Summit and met the Chief Technology Officer of the United States of America, Megan Smith. We launched online summer camp registrations (UltraCamp) and online property reservations (Double Knot). Camp Todd also became the home for a beautiful dock on Lake Williston. None of these incredible accomplishments would be possible without the support we receive. The investments we make in girls are lifelong and hold invaluable returns for our society and our world. Our 2016 Annual Report is not only a reflection of our accomplishments this year, but is a testament to how investing in Girl Scouting supports transformative girl-led programming that builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. We hope you'll join us in celebrating our accomplishments - and, most importantly, in ensuring there are even more female leaders in the future. Yours in Girl Scouting,
Lynne S. Shand Board Chair
Anne T. Hogan Chief Executive Officer
Building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Financial Literacy The Girl Scout Cookie Program and Fall Product Program truly teach financial literacy and help girls learn skills to be leaders in business, manage their finances, and gain self-sufficiency and confidence in handling money. All proceeds from these programs remain within the council and are used to benefit girls - both directly in the troop treasuries and indirectly by subsidizing the cost of providing Girl Scouting across the Delmarva Peninsula.
29,772
924,276 boxes sold
81%
boxes donated to Operation Taste of Home
of Girl Scouts sold cookies
Girls solicited donations for cookies that were delivered to active duty military through the USO, as well as to local charities!
5,185 Girl Scouts participated in the 2016 Cookie Program. 2,030 Girl Scouts also participated in the Fall Product Program.
176 Average number of boxes sold per girl Each Girl Scout sets a goal for how many boxes she and her troop will sell. 98 girls sold over 1,000 boxes each!
Top Cookie Sellers 2,509 BOXES
Savannah Brittingham Sussex County, DE
2,508 BOXES Addison Roberts New Castle County, DE
2,500 BOXES Alexia Curtis New Castle County, DE
Top Selling Sisters 2,667 BOXES
Eryne & Sydne Jenkins Kent County, DE
Membership
PERCENT OF GIRL MEMBERSHIP BY GRADE LEVEL: DAISIES Grades K-1 BROWNIES Grades 2-3 JUNIORS Grades 4-6 CADETTES Grades 6-8 SENIORS Grades 9-10 AMBASSADORS Grades 11-12 UNREPORTED
18.7% 26.2% 20.8% 17.7% 4% 3% 9.6%
31.5% of total membership served through community outreach programming *
8,709 GIRL MEMBERS 3,773 ADULT MEMBERS
12,482 TOTAL MEMBERS * Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay provides programming to girls in underserved communities and Title 1 schools through community outreach in over 90 locations with 33 facilitators. Programs for community outreach include STEM, Leadership, Financial Literacy, and Be a Friend First—Girl Scouts' anti-bullying program.
Program
1,900
Girl Scouts
attended 107 council sponsored programs.
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay runs programming for girls across the Delmarva Peninsula. 74% of the programs offered in 2016 centered on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Programs ran in 2016 with an 83% occupancy rate.
Girl Leadership
179 78 16
When you invest in girls, you build more leaders. Every day across the Delmarva Peninsula, Girl Scouts commit to Take Action. Bronze, Silver, and Gold represent the highest honors a Girl Scout can earn. All three awards give girls the chance to do big things while working on an issue they care about. Whether it is planting a community garden, creating a way for families to participate in expensive rehabilitation at home, facilitating an anti-bullying program at her school, or starting a robotics program to encourage girls to enter the engineering field, a Girl Scout pursuing her Bronze, Silver or Gold Award is making a large impact on her community, while demonstrating significant leadership, planning, networking and organizational skills. In 2016, Girl Scouts celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouts changing the world. Since 1916, the Girl Scout Gold Award and its equivalents have reflected the highest honor and most prestigious achievement in Girl Scouting. This elite group of women go above and beyond to create change.
These 273 Girl Scouts from Chesapeake Bay performed more than 8,760 hours for their Take Action Projects to earn one of the Highest Awards.
Camp In 2016, we provided 358 Camp Experiences across three of our summer camps: Camp Country Center, Camp Grove Point and Camp Todd.
96% of parents were satisfied with Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Summer Camps. This is an increase from 79% in 2015.
What's New at Girl Scout Camp? We remodeled the Program Center at Camp Grove Point Camp Todd received a beautiful dock along Lake Williston and an Archery Range Expanded camp offerings
Financials
Juliette Gordon Low Society
For the Future of Girls‌ and the Girls of the Future The Juliette Gordon Low Society is a special group of individuals who have made plans to leave a future gift to Girl Scouts. These thoughtful and generous gifts help support and sustain Girl Scouting and will extend your involvement beyond your lifetime. They can be made through bequests, charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities, retirement assets, life insurance and other planned gifts. Audrey C. Boys Wilhelmina Laird Craven * Betty Ann Dickson Gloria Zook Diodato Herbert Fincher * Larry Gehrke Mary George Karen A. Gordy Gail Graham
Deborah Grubbe Cinda Hallman * Daniel J. Hernandez Anne T. Hogan Dr. Bentley A. Hollander Mary Elizabeth Hughes Donna Ignatavicius Janice Jessup Maxine M. L’Abbee Willy Lin *
June D. MacArtor * Michael and Janet Maher Harriet MacVeigh Regina Mullen Joyce Peaco Joan Przywara Deborah Reinholz Lynne S. Shand Judith A. Taggart Ann Thomas
* deceased
Including capital campaign support, the fund development department raised $1,306,903 - which is 31% of our total revenues through Public Support, Foundations, United Ways, United Fund, Government Funds, In-Kind Donations and special fundraising events, such as the Women of Distinction programs and the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community. In 2016, the Women of Distinction Programs honored four exemplary women who have made a difference in their communities: Dr. Janice E. Nevin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Christiana Care Health Systems; Gayle Widdowson, Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore; Denise Perry Riley, Editor Emeritus of the Star Democrat; Patti Grimes, Executive Director of the Freeman Foundations.
Public Support & Revenue
Camp Program
6%
Cookie Program
49%
Fall Product Program
3%
Retail Shops
3%
Contributions (Unrestricted)
13%
Contributions (Restricted)
9%
Investment Income
6%
Special Events
3%
UW, Federal & State
6%
Other
3%
Total Revenue and Support
$4,214,950
Expenses Program Services Management and General Fundraising Total Expenses
75% 9% 16% $4,429,850
Change in Net Assets Total Revenue and Support Total Operating Expenses Change in Net Assets
$ 4,214,950 4,429,850 (214,900)
Net Assets: Beginning of the Year End of the Year
Net Assets: 13,541,725 $ 15,377,954
Public Support General Public Support United Ways/United Fund Special Events (net) Government Funds Capital Campaign
$
391,114 149,378 112,119 87,811 566,481
Total Development
$1,306,903
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Offices Northern Resource Center 225 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark DE 19702 Community Services Building 100 W. 10th St, Ste 610, Wilmington DE 19801 Peninsula Resource Center 1346 Belmont Ave, Ste. 601, Salisbury MD 21804
Camp Properties Camp Country Center Hockessin, Delaware Camp Grove Point Earleville, Maryland Camp Todd Denton, Maryland Camp Sandy Pines Salisbury, Maryland Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay serves the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia.