Powering Community 2021 Annual Report

A Message from Board President Sidney Dillard and CEO Nancy Wright

In a world challenged by an unrelenting pandemic, inequities, social restlessness, uncertainty, and fear, Girl Scouts prioritized girls’ social, emotional, and mental wellness. We stepped up to help them navigate the ups and downs of remote learning, the continued disappointment of suspended school activities, and the burden of society’s collective stress.

Our focus was to give girls what they needed.

For some girls, that meant finding connections with other girls via Zoom. For others, it meant stepping into the outdoors to explore, breathe, and laugh again. It meant seeing past the chaos to focus on solving community issues and helping others.

In fiscal year 2021, Girl Scouts GCNWI offered a spectrum of innovative programs and experiences, training and resources for adult mentors, and opportunities to connect and belong.

This year’s annual report captures our indefatigable spirit, financial savvy, resourcefulness, and joy as we carried out our mission despite the odds. Celebrate with us as we recognize the caring individuals, corporations, foundations, and alums who partnered with us to provide a safe space for girls when they needed it most.

We are forever grateful. Thank you.

Membership | Powering Community

The inclusive, all-girl environment of Girl Scouts proved vital in 2021.

Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust skill-building, and adds caring adult mentors and female role models who support and advocate for girls. It offers a safe space where girls can try new things, develop a range of skills, take on leadership roles, and just be themselves. Most of all, Girl Scouts provides a place to connect and belong when nothing seems familiar or “normal.” Certainly nothing was normal in 2021, a membership year which reflected the full, unsettling impact of the pandemic. It was far from easy to keep the heartbeat of our Movement strong, but our Girl Scout tenacity kicked in and helped us make a difference in the lives of girls. We persevered with resiliency, determination, and improvisation to serve a total membership of 42,514 girls and adults in a year like none other.

From the Blog – Membership

Programs | Powering Community

This year, the GSGCNWI program team was excited to be back to in-person events! We continued to offer virtual and hybrid options for Girl Scouts – which allowed Girl Scouts from throughout the council to attend events that may have otherwise been too far to reach. We connected with a variety of organizations and subject matter experts to offer programs as well. Our offerings spanned a variety of topics, though we took a deeper focus multicultural engagement programming, including celebrating heritage and history months.

2021 Spark Day

Thank you to our 2021 Spark Day hosts and partners! Spark Days offer girls career exploration and leadership skills development through office visits, conversations with subject matter experts, and hands-on activities that provide realworld skills.

SPARK DAY HOSTS AND SPONSORS West Monroe Groupon

From the Blog – Programs

Camp & Outdoors | Powering Community

In 2020 we took a pause on in-person camp activities due to the pandemic, but in 2021 we returned to camp and ran a successful, safe program. Although a staff shortage prevented us from hosting all of our resident camp sessions, we continued to provide our Girl Scouts with a place of community. This was a big win for us as we managed to keep camp open even during a variant surge in late summer. While our 2020 – 2021 winter programming was on hold, we did not sit idly. We used that time to revamp our outdoor skills series and create a DIY packet for those who could not attend in-person events. This program was able to engage 651 participants.

GCNWI’s outdoor programming featured a variety of fun, challenging, and experiential activities that empowered girls as they develop values, skills, and behaviors essential to effective leadership in the outdoors.

From the Blog – Camp & Outdoors

Highest Awards | Powering Community

Bronze. Silver. Gold. These represent the highest honors a Girl Scout can earn and a legacy of girls stepping up, speaking out, and sparking change. To earn these prestigious awards, girls tackle an issue they are passionate about to make lasting change. This year’s recipients demonstrated exceptional leadership and determination in completing their projects despite the challenges they faced. Awardees received celebration boxes ahead of a virtual ceremony.

Gold Award Scholarship Recipients

Girl Scouts GCNWI thanks the generous donors who support our council’s Gold Award Scholarship Fund. Seven Gold Award Girl Scouts received a total of $12,060 in college scholarships in honor of their commitment to making the world a better place.

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Ashley Stis

Kayla Austin

Lillian Ryan

Olivia Jozaitis

Sophie Donnellan

Teagan Whiteside

Shaela O’Keefe

From the Blog – Highest Awards

Gold Award Girl Scouts Celebrated at Drive-In Ceremony!

Meet the Gold Award Class of 2021

Meet Therese: National Gold Award Girl Scout!

Our Volunteers | Powering Community

From troop leaders to cookie captains, our amazing council volunteers are the heart of Girl Scouts. Their energy, talent, and unyielding confidence in the power of the girl keeps our heartbeat strong.

To all the mentors, leaders, changemakers, and explorers who volunteer with us; thank you. Thanks to your leadership and know-how, our Girl Scouts have learned to listen to their hearts, think on their feet, and speak up for what they believe in. Thank you for giving girls the space to test their ideas and express their feelings about our ever-changing world.

Because of you we have resilience. Because of you we have role models. Because of you we have Girl Scouts.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

From the Blog – Our Volunteers

Celebrating our volunteers at the 2021 GCNWI Adult Recognition

Ceremony

Celebrating Black History Month: Meet Dr. Renee Matthews!

Meet the GSGCNWI Council Historians

Entrepreneurship | Powering Community

2021 was the second year our Girl Scout Cookie Program was impacted by COVID19. Our girls persevered and did not allow their spirits to be dampened and learned new business skills. They learned to pivot with the times and found new and exciting ways to get over the challenges that COVID19 had thrown their way. They persevered against social distancing rules and all the regulations that would normally make selling cookies hard. But not for our Girl Scouts! They continued to amaze us with their diligence and unrelenting will to sell cookies. Parents and grandparents joined their Girl Scouts and did the close-up transactions while our girls stood in the background dancing around with cookie signs. Because that is what our Girl Scout community does, they work together to accomplish their goals.

Nothing can stop a Girl Scout! And one day, when our Girl Scouts become the CEO of their own business or a veterinarian or get their teaching degree or become a Girl Scout leader for their troop of Girl Scouts, she will always be able to smile and attribute skills learned while selling cookies in a pandemic year to whatever dream she is making come true for herself. The power of a Girl Scout cookie is quite magical.

Gift of Caring Platinum Sponsors

Gift of Caring is a service project that enables customers and Girl Scouts to donate cookies, fall products, and program proceeds to dedicated military servicemembers, first responders and other organizations. Thank you to our Platinum sponsors who helped make this possible in 2021!

• A.L. Gilbert Company

• American Chevrolet

• Balletto Vineyards

• BTI Investments

• Cardoza Corporation

• Cass Winery

• CWOC Ladies

• Huff

• McCoy Truck Tire Service Center, IN

• Mercedes-Benz of Stockton

• PMZ INC.

• Porges Management Inc

• Rogers Jewelry Co

• Ross F. Carroll INC.

• Solecon

• TDR, INC.

• Vistech Manufacturing Solutions LLC

• Joseph Perricone

• David G. Celli

• Douglas A. Bott

• Brian Kline

• Paul & Shelia Konynenburg

• Mike West

• Allen & Judy Layman

• Kristy & Michael Frantz

• Mani Grewal

• Robert Dinsmore

• Ryan Fitzpatrick

• Dale Boyett

• James T. Ruprecht

• Ronald Berberian

• Mary and Peter Manno

• Edwin H. Gallison, JR.

• Marilyn and Joseph Franzia

• Rebecca and John Campbell

• Dante Nomellini

• Marilyn Franzia

• Damon J. Franzia

• Marilyn & Joseph Franzia

• Peter Manno

• Rebecca and John Campbell

• Lisa Azevedo

Financial Overview | Powering Community

The financial overview has been summarized from the audited financial statements of Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana for fiscal year 2021 (October 1, 2020 –September 30, 2021).

Our Council | Powering Community

Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust skill-building, and adds caring adult mentors and female role models who support and advocate for girls. It offers a safe space where girls can try new things, develop a range of skills, take on leadership roles, and just be themselves.

Most of all, Girl Scouts provides a place to connect and belong when nothing seems familiar or “normal.”

Certainly nothing was normal in 2021, a membership year which reflected the full, unsettling impact of the pandemic. It was far from easy to keep the heartbeat of our Movement strong, but our Girl Scout tenacity kicked in and helped us make a difference in the lives of girls. We persevered with resiliency, determination, and improvisation to serve a total membership of 42,514 girls and adults in a year like none other.

Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Sidney Dillard President

Partner & Head of Corporate Investment Banking

Loop Capital Markets

Jennifer M. Mikulina

1st Vice President Partner

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Sherina Maye Edwards

2nd Vice President CEO

Itren

Carol Murphy Treasurer

Managing Director

AON Risk Solutions

Sheryl L. Yasger Secretary

VP, Diners Club International Ad, Brand & Marketing

Discover Financial Services / Discover Global Network

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER

Nancy L. Wright

Ex-Officio Member/CEO

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

MEMBERS

Duke Alden

VP, Technology & Operations Alight Solutions

Danielle Austen

Managing Partner & CEO fluent360

Mary Bakken

Jackie Barlow

Managing Director CRE CIBC

Theresa Boland Partner

KPMG

Sarah Cigrang

Vice President, Integrated Talent Experience

Ingredion

Christine Concari

General Manager Customer Service

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

Jennifer R. Evans

Adrienne Fasano

CEO

Scoperta

Traci Fiatte

CEO, Professional and Commercial Staffing

Randstad US

Paul Gariepy

Partner Principle

Ernst & Young

Kathy DePauw Graham

Senior VP, Senior Portfolio Manager

U.S. Bank

Maureen Jamrock

Associate Board

OFFICERS

President

April J. Morgan

Chicago Transit Authority

Vice President

Vanessa Valdez Pelaez

EY

Director of Communications

Kara Nally

Hurst, Robin & Kay, LLC

MEMBERS

Yaqoota Aziz

Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL

Melissa Daniel

Honey Bee Weddings

Alyssa Ferrando

CNA Financial

Christina Konieczka

Director of Talent Acquisition

CNO Financial Group

Julie Marcello

Managing Director

Marsh

Ann McAloon

Senior Vice President

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Jennifer Montague

VP, Communications and External Affairs

NIPSCO

Kimberly R. Reome Vice President and Secretary

The Kenrich Group, LLC

Scott C. Saunders

President Saunders Leadership Institute

Kathy Scherer

Managing Partner, Business Tax Services

Deloitte Tax LLP

Hille Sheppard

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP

Manika Turnbull

Divisional Senior VP, Workforce, Talent & Business Engagement

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Monica M. Weed

Roycealee Wood

Maggie Hartney Invenergy

Lerenza Howard

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Juliann Krupa

Alliance for the Great Lakes

Shannon Layng

Loyola University Chicago

Amanda L. Modelski

Dremel DigiLab

Nakhia C. Morrissette

Solar Energies Industries Association

Laura Rossi

EY

Amy Scholz

Grant Thornton

Devyn Schomer

Stericycle

Alexandria Seay

LinkedIn

Jessica Shuma

dscout

Robyn N. Singleton

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Suzanne Smyth

Tesla

Natasha Stewart

Mortenson

Jeannine Villarreal

Deloitte

Delegates

District Delegates ending 9/30/2021

Patti Huck

Tresa Radermacher

Colleen Rock

Mike Kizman

Keelin Kizman

Sarah Reidy

E. Rose Sims

Barbara Stewart

Carol Macola

Jacqueline Robinson

Beverly Ann Stewart

Chanel Kennedy-Bertrand

Pamela Flowers

Anita Hart

Dr. Renee Matthews

Cora Lee Blazek

Amber Adams-Holocek

Teri Korolewicz

Sadie Dex Nichols

Caroline Bryan

Mary Landis

Maria Johnson

Pat Boyle

Karen Lopez

Ann Ryan

Evelyn Ellerbrock

Fran Seibel

Danielle Gatti

Isabella Gatti

Marianne Strumberger

Katharine Morley

Sue Reinhold

Brenda Charron

Julia Olson

Lizz McDaniel

Holly Olson

Cheryl Sinnott

Heather Larson

Olivia Roden

Scott Bennett

Barbara Murnane

Donna-Marie Advani

Rachel Drone

Tricia McCoy

Eleanor Mitchell

Sara Sullins

Christine Graves

Claire Mosshamer

Emily Churchouse

Olivia Mosshamer

Sandy Cervenka

Josie Diaz-Pope

Daniela Pope

Heather Socie

Molly LaRue

Turney Munson

Kristin Costello

Arwen Townander

Jody Collins

Jolene Knudson

Rebecca Delgado

Christina Gerber

Jennifer Sutton

Theresa SaLee

Britney Toussaint

Amanda Kristo

Tina Melendez

Carrie Cameron

Sylvie Salazar

Christine Alfred

Paula McDaniel

Vikki Ragnini

Simeren Silverstein

Denise Gogola

Abby Komperda

KaSandra Lewis

Dietra McKamey

Kay Tworek-Sanchez

Cindy Murray

Kelly Philbin

Madilyn Philbin

Davia Wilkerson

Vikki Zack

Athena Gallian

Ester Mares (Infante)

Kelly Pavlik

Jennifer Slotabec

Alexis Kosic

Janet Skogsberg

Erin Barndollar

Nooriyah Doriwala

JodiLyn Simmons-Machota

Camille Allen

Missy Chandarana

Cindy DeNormandie

Alternate District Delegates ending 9/30/2021

Phyllis Drewno

Toiria Baker

Narda Seaberry

Rebecca Smith

From the Blog

Kathy Talbert-Mikutus

Kelli Mason

Gail Marshall

Veronica Valentino-Severe

Maggie Clark

Saniya Kodavarti

Kelly Zurek

Ameenah Zawahir

Girl Scout Delegates Take the Lead!

GSGCNWI Girl Delegates Alonda and Carlie

The Girl Scouts of the USA 55th National Council Session (NCS) was unlike any before: nearly 1,200 voting delegates, along with girls, volunteers, staff, and board members from across the country, gathered virtually to celebrate Girl Scouts and consider six proposals affecting the Girl Scout Movement.

Twelve fantastic Girl Scouts from Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana (GCNWI) played an important role in the weekend and NCS proceedings: Leah, Alonda, Caroline, Dex, Alany, Emily, Ariana, Kate, Erin, Dakota, Carlie, and Laura. Two of the girls’ mentors, Alaina Greene and Karen Schillings, provided the opportunity for the girls to take the lead and make real change in Girl Scout legislation. Read on to hear from Alaina Greene, a GCNWI staff member, who helped the girls take the lead and start their own girlled forum!

Girls are Shaping the Future

Girl Delegates Dakota and Erin

Guest-post by Alaina Greene, Troop Support Specialist at GCNWI, member of the National Convention team, and mentor to the GSGCNWI girl delegates.

I am still processing the amazing weekend I just experienced with our delegation, as we attended the 55th National Council Session. It was a groundbreaking, challenging, fun, and Movement-shaping weekend that I am sure you’re excited about—but I am here to tell you about the work of our council’s amazing girl delegates leading up to that weekend.

The GCNWI girl delegates applied to the three-year position last winter, before we knew we would have to pivot to a virtual platform. By the time our nine girl delegates and three alternates were elected in the spring, we were deep into social distancing, and our Orlando trip was no longer possible.

Even with the rapidly changing circumstances, the girls were excited to participate in decisions that would shape the future of the nation’s Girl Scouts. “I enjoyed all of the fun experiences with the badges, but I wanted to see how I could get involved beyond traditional Girl Scouting,” Kate explained in conversation about her NCS experience.

Dakota wanted her opinions to be heard and actually make a change: “I wanted to show the other girls in my troop that if you want to do something big, all you have to do is try.”

“At first,” Alonda revealed, “I didn’t understand any of it. I know now that the things we do and say shape the future for girls.”

The girl delegates’ mentor Karen Schillings—who also serves as a Council Historian, Chair of Adult Recognitions, AND a troop leader—finds this to be the most valuable part of chaperoning the girls through the NCS process: “I want to hear the girl’s point of view.”

And these girls took on the responsibility with great enthusiasm: “They seem to sense that their role as a delegate is historical and will have an impact, not just for today, but for the future of the movement,” Karen reported.

So we persisted, and remained engaged not only in numerous Zoom calls with each other, but countless forums, caucuses, and trainings hosted by GSUSA. They were tasked with learning about their role as a national delegate, including a deep understanding of the six proposals that were up for consideration at NCS, and parliamentary procedures.

Even with the unconventional virtual structure, the girls rose to the challenge and exceeded expectations.

Shifting Gears

Girl Delegates Kate and Leah

As we inched closer and closer to NCS, our girl delegates started to express that the national forums they were participating in weren’t exactly what they wanted. They didn’t want forums moderated by adults— they wanted a forum where they could talk to other girl delegates without having an adult direct the conversation. From this sprang the idea of a girl-led delegate forum, hosted by our GCNWI girl delegates. In under a month, our girl delegates brainstormed, planned, and re-planned a forum led solely by girls. Four GCNWI girls hosted, and delegates from across the country were invited to attend. Delegates from at least 11 councils joined the forum to share their opinions.

Did everything go smoothly? No. In fact, our girls had to shift quickly, and our facilitator, Leah, had to get creative with her tactics. Conversations struggled at the top, but soon, more and more attendees were unmuting. Delegates were sharing their ideas, but also voicing when they were uncertain, something we all know can be intimidating to say to a group.

“As a host for the girl delegate call,” Leah said, “even if things went differently than I had prepared for, I had to go with the flow. I’m proud that I was able to help give those girls a meaningful experience.”

“One thing I’ve noticed,” Karen explained, “is that girls are capable of significant accomplishments if we just give them the support and confidence they need to lead. When we, as adults, show that we believe in them, they ultimately believe in themselves.”

I am so proud of the work our girl delegates put into this, both behind the scenes leading up to the day, and during the forum. The teamwork, leadership, and innovation they demonstrated allowed them to create the safe space for the dialogue they hoped for.

Attendees of the forum commented that they were so happy to have the opportunity to attend and connect with other girl delegates. At the end of the Forum, they all said, “See you next weekend at NCS!”

In the past year a lot of our plans have changed, and many of us have been forced to shift. What has not changed is the determination and spirit of our girls. They continue to blaze new trails and inspire.

“It’s important for girls to take leadership positions so they can make a change in their lives, instead of letting someone else do it,” Dakota said.

“Girls have a specific point of view that adults don’t—it’s important for girls to be able to share that point of view,” Leah explained, and Alonda added, “I feel like there’s not enough recognition for young girl’s and women’s leadership.”

Carlie also agreed: “Girls are often told it’s bad to be loud, and Girl Scouts teaches us that our strength is our voice, our actions, us. Creating spaces for girls to learn voting, business, public speaking, and diplomatic skills is crucial to creating a world that is meant for us, too.”

Kate concluded, “I’m excited to be a part of something that will impact not only my community, but girls throughout the United States.”

Save the Date for the next National Council Session!

Girl Scouts are welcome to attend the next National Council Session in July 2023 on their own, as a troop, or you can apply to be a delegate.

Applications will open in 2022 for the 2023 National Council Session. Adults and Girls that are 14 and up will be able to apply.

Learn more about our Democratic Process and other opportunities on our website.

Thank you to the Girl Delegates and Alternate Girl Delegates:

And thanks to Karen Schillings and Alaina Greene for their mentorship!

Look out next week for a blog post all about the adult Delegates whose achievements have been three years in the making.

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Our Supporters | Powering Community

With gratitude and appreciation, Girl Scouts GCNWI recognizes the financial contributions, donated goods, and in-kind services given by individuals, corporations, foundations, government entities, and the United Way during the Oct. 1, 2020–Sept. 30, 2021, fiscal year. Thank you!

Corporate, Foundation, Government, United Way

$50,000+

John W. Anderson Foundation

Polk Bros. Foundation

Westlake Health Foundation

$25,000-$49,999

A.G. Cox Charity Trust Fund

BMO Harris Bank

Bowman Lingle Foundation

Chicago Blackhawks Foundation

Chicago Dept. of Family & Support Services

CIBC

Exelon

Girl Scouts of the USA

Motorola Solutions Foundation

NextEra Energy Resources

NIPSCO/NiSource Charitable Foundation

Sidley Austin LLP

$10,000-$24,999

Aon

ArcelorMittal

Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Bruce Foundation

Brunswick Corporation

Bunzl Retail Services

Christopher Family Foundation

Colgate-Palmolive Company

ComEd

Deloitte LLP

EY

GSUSA/Instagram

Henry Crown & Company

ITW

Legacy Foundation

MB Real Estate

Mesa

Peoples Gas Community Fund

PwC

The Buchanan Family Foundation

The Vistria Group

Thorn River Foundation

Truth Initiative

U.S. Bank

United Way of Will County

$5,000-$9,999

Aileen S. Andrew Foundation

Assurant

Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL

Cleveland Cliffs Inc.

Discover Financial Services

Dr. Scholl Foundation

Ecolab Foundation

EDPR

Fifth Third Bank

Fluent360

Freeborn & Peters LLP

George M. Eisenberg

Foundation for Charities

Groupon Ingredion

INTREN

Invenergy

InventorCloud

KPMG LLP

Make It Better Media

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Meijer

Nicor Gas

Northern Trust

Rancho Sante Fe

Randstad

Reyes Holdings, LLC

Silver Cross Healthy Community Commission

UPS Foundation

West Monroe Partners

United Way of Grundy County

President’s Circle

$1,000-$4,999

Bullhorn

Capital Strategies Investment

Centier Bank – Merrillville

CIGNA Corporation

Dick’s Sporting Goods

Fleet Feet Sports

Francis Beidler Foundation

Grant Thornton LLP

GSUSA/D-Pass Grant

GSUSA/M.M.LaFleur

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

McGraw Foundation

Monica M. Weed Consulting, LLC.

Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust

Sahara Enterprises, Inc.

Sulzer Family Foundation

The Alben F. Bates and Clara G. Bates Foundation

Turano Foundation

United Conveyor Foundation

Village of Vernon Hills

VJS Construction Services, Inc.

William M. Hales Foundation

Woman’s Club of Evanston

$500-$999

Brodsky Family Foundation Inc.

GSUSA/Walmart

Reed Smith LLP

The President’s Circle recognizes individual donors for giving a combined total of $1,000 or more within a fiscal year.

$100,000+

Jeanne Hansen‡

$50,000-$99,999

Landgraf Family Foundation**

$25,000-$49,999

Kathy Scherer

Carole and Gordon Segal

Roycealee J. Wood

$10,000-$24,999

Anonymous

Josephine M. Bahl

J.S. Frank Foundation

Jolanta T. Gal

Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel & John H. Krehbiel, Jr.

Julie Marcello

Judge Paddy McNamara**

Craig Newmark

Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation

$5,000-$9,999

Duke Alden

Patricia Aluisi

Jennifer Mikulina and Brian Bordini

Karen Case

Jeff and Leslie Cox

William and Kittie Devers

Sidney Dillard

Jennifer Evans

Victoria and Paul Gariepy

Deborah Hervey**

Maureen Jamrock

Vicki King*

Kay and Frederick Krehbiel

Connie Lindsey

Carla Michelotti

Kimberly R. Reome

Stevens Family Foundation**

Monica M. Weed and Frank D. Smith

$1,000-$4,499

Anonymous (2)**

Ivy Anderson**

Danielle Austen

Mary Bakken

Jacqueline Barlow

Cheryl Beebe and James Grimm

Todd Benn

Theresa H. and Charles M. Boland

Elizabeth Brohan

Patricia Broughton***

Carrie Camino

Marie T. Campagna

Deborah K. and Thomas M. Carmazzi**

Sarah Cigrang

Sally Clair**

Colman Family Fund

Christine Concari

Linda and Alexander Darragh**

Dr. Catherine Dimou

Nicasia Maria Djikas

Jean Dorsch*

Sherina and Michael Edwards

Robert Espie‡

Elaine Espie Memorial Fund for Youth

Sherry Ezell

Patricia Fay

Alyssa Ferrando

Traci L. Fiatte

Rosa Garcia

Barbara Geist**

Nancy Gerrie

Katie and Max Gillman**

Marla Gordon

Katherine Graham

Patricia and William Hagenah

Louis and Myrna Hellerman

Jill Hudson**

Janet Hulet

Sheila Janin

Amanda C. Jones**

Susan Kenski-Sroka and Timothy Sroka

Christina Konieczka

Dr. Suzanne Smyth and Andy Kreling

Esther Kristoff

Marian and Robert Kurz**

Karen P. and Patrick Layng

Elaine R. Leavenworth

Ann Logue and Rik Lantz

Tracy Long

Catherine Lustgarten

Carol Ann Macola**

Tracy and Doug Marconnet

Ann and Patrick McAloon

Guy Mcginnis

Jean Medina

Jennifer Montague

April J. Morgan

Portia Owen Morrison**

Patricia Godfrey Moss and William Moss**

Mike Murphy

Carol Murphy

Patricia and Thomas Nelson

Abigail Nichols

Jason Argyle Nohr

Lydia Ortiz

Dean Parnell

Anika Ranginani

Suellen Ravanas

Mazaruny Rincones

Michelle Rogers

Loretta Rosenmayer

Laura Rossi

Kirsten Sandberg

Lisa Savegnago

Margaret Scanlan-Brown

Devyn Schomer

Katherine and John Shafer

Megan and Steven Shebik

Peggy Tuck Sinko and Kenneth Sinko

Catherine L. and Raymond Sodoma‡

The Somogyi Family

Natasha Stewart*

Natalie Stopka

Manika Turnbull Ph.D.

Laura Van Dyke

Jeannine Villarreal

Catherine and Fredrick Waddell

Regina Williams*

Nancy L. Wright

Natalie Wynn

Sheryl L. Yasger

Susan A. Yates**

Doyoung Yong

Katarzyna Zarish

Individual Donors

$500 – $999

Tracy Ardis Carter

Robin and Andrew Basney

Mitzi Beebe

Kathleen Bell

Joan Bieler

Dana Brad

Cheryl Burton

Nicole Caban

Daniel Craig

Irene Crea

Diane Currano

Kevin Daly

Paula Danoff

Diane Davidson

Deirdre Drake

Paul Dzurovcik

Breeon Fisher

Jennifer Fitzgerald

Ellen Gaynor

Elise Gluck

Anna Gomez

Hugh Guyler

Mercedes Harris

Connie Heier

Patricia Hurley

Denise and Peter Illing

Melissa Daniel and Denton Jacobs

Stacy Janiak

Robert Janis

John Katrenak

Joan and John Katsis

Janet Kirkman

Juliann Krupa

Diana Kunz

Marie Kupferschmid

Cecelia Largura

Carole Long

Robert Lopes

Katherine Lucas

Debbie Merovitz

Amanda Lynne Modelski

Robin and Daniel Moss

Janet Nalley

Jeanne Pagorek

Vanessa Valdez and Juan R. Pelaez

Susan Rakis

Jean and Bill Robinson

Craig Schuttenberg

Alexandria Seay

Dena Seybold

Kerrin Slattery

Lauren Somogyi

Lea Spicer

Kathi Sterling

Sara Sullins

Britney Toussaint

Christy Webber

Donna and Ken Wright‡

Donna and Phillip Zarcone

$250 – $499

Jill Aardsma

Valerie Barker Waller

Bridgette Barry

Susan Benton

Ruth Bernhardt-Kuehl

Andrea Bovard*

Margaret Brothers

Matt and Carolyn Buckley

Lydia Bueschel

Shannon Carstens

Douglas Carty

Lynn Chandler

Colleen Cicchetti

Sandra Clarke

Jessica Coleman

Regine and Richard Corrado

Shawn Cummings

Gillian Darlow

Karen DeToro

Jane Doyle

Colleen O’Malley Driscoll

Marie and John Erbeck

Blake Evans*

Susan and David Findling

Kristen Flens

Becky Frederick

Sara Gilley Krivoshia

Julia and Michael Gilmartin

Kristen Gilpin

Christine Graves*

Patricia A. and Steve J. Gyure

Angela Habisohn

Katherine Haile

Teresa Harmon

Kevin Michael Harris

Theresa and Michael Hawley

Carol Hedtcke

Rita Ho

Monica T. Hood

Michael Jacobson

Jennifer Kerksick

Sameena Khaja

Tomoko Kizawa

Marlene and Wallace Knapp*

Lynette Knight

Kim Kourelis

Matt Kubic

Nancy Lahey

Mary and Dirk Landis

Jill and John Levi

Eric Macey

Madeline Malabanan

Katherine and Eric Mattson

Rebecca McFall

Elyse Meardon

Ryan Miller

Michele Mills

David Moll

Linda Monge

Warren Morgan

Sandy Morris

Roger Murray

Kara Nally

Lynn and Shawn Noroozi

Renee Okonek

Autumn Oley

Cynthia Christensen & Gerard Oprins

Kasey Ostarello

Julie Paschal

Joy Peters

Shannon Piatek

Archana Rana

Sandy Reynolds

Debi Richardson

Maureen and Frank Riordan

Juliette Romeo

Julie Russell

Karen and Denny Schillings**

Amy Scholz*

Vickie Schomer

Kristen Seeger

Bonnie and Dan Shamblin

Naomi Sharani

Phil Skoropad

Michael Stibich

Mary Kay and Larry Stoor

Michael Terchin

Glenn Thomas

Katherine and Mark Thompson

Deb Townander

Yu Ten Tseng

Susan Vitti

Jessica Wetmore*

Jennifer Wood

Michael Yadgar

$100 – $249

Anonymous (2)

Cathleen Adams*

Jeanne Adams

Faten Ahmad

Umer Ahmed

Holly Allen

Heather Anderson

Nancy Arango

Nancy Armstrong

Katherine Arnold

Karen Atwood

Yaqoota Aziz

Deborah Backman

Lee Baker

Kathryn Baker Kemp

Bonnie Batchelor

Rachel Baumbach

Katy Beck

Tracey Becker

Barbara Best

Joanne and Christopher Bloom

Barbara Bocka

Ellamarie Boersma

Christine Boler

Rosemary BombelaTobias

Sue G. Boyer

Kelly Brest van Kempen

Meredith Bruner

Christine Brynaert

Phyllis Burks*

Catherine Burnham

Kristi Bush

Barbara Butzin*

Evette Cardona

Amy Carlstead

Katerina Carnett

Mariana Carreiro

Wendy Cartier

Charisse Chamorro

Anita ChandwaneyKhemani

Julia Chang

Jodi Chavez

Jennifer Chiang

Jill Clarke

Leslie Clausen

Vincent Clemente

Joseph Collier

Rebecca Collins

Serendia Compton

Lisa Compton

Denise Conlon

Rosemarie and Thomas Courtney

Cynthia Crane

Jessica Crawford

Mary and Richard Cullen

Karen Davidock

Allison Davidson

Mehrab Deboo

Agatha Deignan

John Denbroeder

Christina Dent

Sarah Devenish

Janeen Devine

Kimberly Dewitt

Karen and John Dingler

Dorothy Dodendorf

Emily Dolan

Sharon Donaldson

Elizabeth Dousias

Heidi Driggers

Cindy and Gerard Dupczak

Jana Durham

Alisia Eckert

Lydia Erickson*

Viviane and William Evanoff

Maureen Ewing

Amy Falater

Marisa Ferson

Kristen Feurer

Heidi Fezatte

Susan Fickling-Munge*

Ginger Flahaven

Jake Fleming

Lisa and Zachary Fortsch

Suzanne Fox

Patricia and Richard Frachey

Brett Furuness

Susan Geisler

Annmarie Gleason

Kathie Glick

Jennifer and Ariel Goldfarb*

Irasema Gonzalez

Joanne and Kenneth Gray

Faron and Emily Greenfield

Mayank Gupta

Cindy Hall

Shalina Hampton

Barbara Harpold

Ilana Harrow

Mark Harvey

Daniel Heinz

Shelley Hendrickson

Amy Herdman

Todd Hetrick

Elizabeth Higgins-Beard

Susan and Todd Hitzeman

Valerie Hoffman Hatcher

Marlene Hogue

Glynnis Hokenson

Anna Hsu

Donna Ioppolo

Mary Ann Isaac

Ami Johanson

Vivian Johnson

Wendy and David Johnson

Holly Jones

Joan Kadlec

Judith Kaleta

Christina Kallenborn

Betsy Karp

Janet Katich

Amanda Kehl

Brian Kelley

Lesley Kennedy

Maria Kennedy

Adrienne Kilgore

Natalie and Jason King*

Karyn Kirk

Emily Klinefelter

Irina Konchan

Gina-Marie and Thomas Koontz

Scott Koorndyk

Gabrielle Kosche

Michelle Kosmin

Fran Kravitz

Dorothy Kurtz

Jean Lachat

Sheri Lambert*

Collette Lamont

Molly LaRue

Anna Lasley

Shannon Layng

Helee Lev

JoAnn Lilek

Heather Linehan*

Justin LoVallo

Stephanie Lowe

Gail Ludewig

Susan Lynch*

Thomas Lynch

Carol Lyons

Mary Malinowski

Kelly Marberry

Beth and Steven March

Kathleen Marrin

Chloe Marshinski

Heather Martin

Tara McElmurry

Matt McGrath

Nancy McGregor

Carole McMahon

Patrick McManamon

Sally MaNcamara*

Evelyn Mejias

Linda Melone

Laurel Metken

Phyllis and Keith Meyer

Edward Milzer

Jennifer Moench

Samina Mohiuddin

Morgan Molenhouse

Emily Monnelly

Deborah Muhammad

Kathleen Murphy

Mary Musson

Jonathan Mykrantz

Tammy Nally

Debra Nawara

Denise Ndukwu

Carol Nenne*

Brianna Neylon

Justin Ng

Odessa O’Bannon

Conor O’Brien

Suzanne Oehrlein

Gail Ogdon

Edonna Ojeda*

Marie Oskerka

Joan and John O’Sullivan

Joseph and Gloria Pavese

Tom Pavich

Holly Plew

Linda Pote

Veronica and Roy Pradelski

John Race

Tresa and Raymond Radermacher*

Michelle Radosevich

Maja Ramirez

Mary Rebedeau-Warren

and Mark Warren

Laurel Rector

Abby Ristow

Jacqueline Robinson*

Erin Roeper

Liz Ross

Margaret and Charles Rowe

Jennifer Rubin

Linda Ruegsegger

Jenny Salas

Sunay Salievski

Theresa Salus

Amanda Sayers

Karen Scotese

Lori Sekera

Micki Shank

Lisa Shields

Jessica Shuma

Ilene Simmons

Violet and Sam Sistovaris

Jackie Slaats

Dorie Smith

Peter Sostakowski

Jeanne Spagnolo

Kathleen Spiewak

Teresa Sripada MD

Jeanne Stange

Oak Stevens

Mary Tagler

Saundra Taylor

Linda Templin and Gerald Hutter

Jessica Testani

Jeffrey Thrasher

Tamara Turk

Andrea Twiss-Brooks

Angie and Aaron Underwood

Denise Urban

Therese Vande Hey

Gina Vera

Esther Vickery

Alesia and Derek Wall

Clyde Andrew Walter

Brenda Washington

Joycelynn WatkinsAsiyanbi

Corinna Weckerle

Sally and Kent Westley

Theodore White

Maureen White

Tim White

Davia Wilkerson*

Lisa Wirtanen

Donna Wisely

James Wolf

James Woodworth

Leslie Worcester

Earnping Wu

Stephanie Yanaga

Maggie Zellers

Victoria Zickenheiner

Cheryl Zminda and Kevin Davey

Kelly Zurek

$50

– $99

Anonymous (4)

Rose Ann Abraham

Anthony Aiello

Brooke Ajlouni

Milad Alasady

Arabel Alva Rosales

Levita Anderson

Cheryl and Jerry Antos

Carrie Baffes

Marlene Bailey

Claudette Baker

Tracy Baldwin

$50 – $99 Cont’d

Katy Baumgartner

Joyce Becker

CoraLee and John Blazek

Cathy and Bruce Bohren

Ben Bowden

Carmen Bowen*

Emma Bradford

Martha Brown

Anita Budiman

Jeff Bukovsky

Marie Caiazzo

Laura and Matthew Callahan

Adriana Campa

David Carr

Alyson Carrel

Michelle Castle

Krsek Cathleen Krsek

Amanda Ceaser

Corrine Cecil

Amanda Cervantes

Kim Cervantes

Danielle and Derek Chesney

Claudia Chevere

Susan Connelly

Kelly Conrad

Mary Costa

Phalesha Cotman

Don Craft

Michelle Curry

Jennifer Dao

Christine Deering

Jennifer Del Vecchio

Josie Diaz-Pope

Kimberly Diercks

Taylor Dietrich

Kristi Dillman

Stephanie Dingman

Sandra and David Dinkel

Erika Dornfeld

Beth Dougherty

Mary Dowling

Laurenel Driscoll

Pamela Drone

Richard DuCasse

Annie Dude

Janice and John Durante

Noha ElSharkawy

Tracy Ericks

Amanda Espitia

Colin Evans

Elizabeth Fahey

Marita Farruggia

Mary Fichtner

Janna Fiester

Earnestine Foster

Lynne Frank

Clayton Frick

Heidi Gannon

Deborah Gardiner

Zach Gasper

Louise and James Gates

Louis Gipp

Allie Gluck

Barbra Goering

Jane Graber

Beverley Great

June Greene

Mary Hadley

Bev Hall

Jean Harlow

Tracy Harrison

Margaret Hartney

Jessica Harvey

Gayle Herce

Rachelle Hernandez

Sheila Hernandez

Veronica Hetler

Meghan Holy

Lois and James Honan

Brenna Huovie

Enid Irizarry

Amy Jacobs

Shruti Jagtap

Jaclyn Jaime

Holly Johnson

Laura Johnson

Lisa Johnson

Desiree Jordan

Allyson Julian

Karen and Joseph Kelly

Megan Kendall

Sarah Ketchum

Amy Klein

Sarah Knipfer

Jason Knoespel

Stella Kohler

Kate Kolodziejczak

Anna Krajewski

Gerald Labedz

Carol Labedz

Kathleen and David Lakowski

Megan Lamb

Dana Lane

Lisa Laning

Daniel Lantry

Emily Lau

Sherren Leigh

Claudio Lerose

Aimee Lewis

Vanessa Licea

George Logothetis

Lisa and Michael LoVallo

Sally Lou Loveman

Ingrid Luna

Megan Madel

Alexis Maharam

Eric Makstenieks

Merissa Malacara

Flavia Martins

Diane McKeever

Michele Medhurst|

Elizabeth Meersman

Kelly Mellott

Amanda Mentgen

Mary Miller Roed

Alyssa Montgomery

Danielle Moore

Juan Morales

Julissa Morales

Lara Moynihan

Madeleine Murphy*

Marilyn and Irving Naiditch

Kelly Namanja

Negin Naraghi

Angela Neri

Mary Beth and Philip Niziol

Gloria Norris

John Obray

Michelle O’Connor

Mary and Thomas O’Donnell

Tracy OFlaherty

Kirstin Oliveros

Jenny Pabich

Helen Ward Page

Reena Patel

Louise PawlakChapman

Robert Perodeau

Gaurav Peshawaria

Kristi Peterson

Michael Petro

Kelly Philbin

Christina Pickren

Mary Pietrzak

Carolyn Placko

Jennifer Polka

Julia Poskus

Margo Powers

Charles Pratt

Kim Prins

Rebecca Pucher

Joan and Michael Rachowicz

Sharon and Frank Racibozynski

Maria Raygoza*

Anna Redmond*

Rachel Reinhart

Amy Rettberg

Sarah Reynolds

Eileen Richards

Daryl Richardson

Beatrice Ries

William Robinson

Julie Robinson

Jennifer Rood

Katie Rooney

Jeannie Ruiz Rackham

Patricia Saltzman

Marisa Sanchez

Kelley and Daniel Sava

Marylee Schmidt

Shari Schmidt

Maureen Schoen

Danielle Schowalter

Nicole Sebastian

Chris Shane

Janet Sikorski

Janet Siwa

Magdalena Slater

Andrya Smith

Kasia Sonska-Niznik

Jacqueline Spagnolo

Sonali Srivastava

Susan Swords Steffen

Jennifer Stevens

Ramona Stevenson

Julia Suger

Jennifer Sugg

Margaret Sullivan Werner

Susan and William Swedler

Pamela Taylor

Jean Taylor

Sandy Toczylowski

Kristy Tokarz

Ly Thien Truong

Bernadette and Richard Trusk

Paihua Tsao

Cindy Valdez

Ernie Valdez

Rene Velasco

Michael and Danielle Vermeer

Chris Victor-McCawley

Rebeca Villarreal

Katharine Waight

Nancy Walsh

Susan Walsh

Claire Walter

Jenny and Bill Waszak

Beata Welsh

Aimee White

Sarah and Noel White Pavlovic

Katie Wilcox

Cheryl Wilgen

Camilla Wilson

David Wilson

Judy Wojciechowski

Gina Wojcik

Betsy Wood

Carolyn Yee

Karen Zeller

Joanna Zvirbulis

Juliette Gordon Low Society (Planned Giving)

The Juliette Gordon Low Society celebrates charitable planned gifts to Girl Scouts GCNWI and helps ensure every girl in every zip code has the opportunity to experience Girl Scouts.

Erik and Eva Andersen Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift

Levita Anderson

Alonda Bardney

Bonnie Batchelor

Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder Girl Scout Movementwide Challenge Planned Gift

Alice and Tom Berntson

CoraLee and John Blazek

Joanna Bossi

Patricia Broughton

Sally Clair

Rosemarie and Thomas Courtney

Doris Eisenmenger‡

Barbara Geist

Nancy J. Hackett

Jeanne Hansen‡

Maureen Jamrock

Christina Konieczka

Nancy Lahey

Patricia Lasley

Edna Leaner

Susanne and James Lenz

Heather Linehan

Carol Ann Macola

Tina Melendez

Amanda Lynne Modelski

Patricia Godfrey Moss and William Moss

Kathy Oker

Kelly and Michael Pavlik

Jacqueline Robinson

Jean and Bill Robinson

Sylvie Salazar

Beatrice and Kenneth Schubert‡

Kimberlyn Schultz

Mary Sue Terrance

Peggy Tuck Sinko

Mary Ann Tuft

Brenda Washington

Nancy L. Wright

Susan A. Yates

Melissa Young-Bridgeforth

* Catalyst Circle (monthly recurring gifts) | ** Honor Circle (multi-year pledges of $1K+) | ‡ Deceased

In Honor & Memory Matching Gifts

IN HONOR

Jacqueline Barlow

Gillian Darlow

Sidney Dillard

Marian DuCasse

Jennifer Evans

Bridget Gunnison

Corinne Gunnison

Glynnis Hokenson

Karen Layng

Carla Michelotti

Cindy Miller

Alba Munge

Marti Ross

Carole Segal

Hille Sheppard

Nancy Stevens

Beverly Wolf

IN MEMORY

Carol Bonus

Joan Frazier

Robert Kenski

Mary Ann Kremer

Elizabeth Kutzner

Donna Malec-Connors

Joy Matthiessen

Jill O’Brien

Marilyn Osterkamp

Nancy Rick-Janis

Gail Schrader

Catherine Sodoma

Dorothy Stein

Mary Sullins

Pat Walenga

Aon

Bank of America

Caterpillar Foundation

Incapital LLC

Ingredion

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Leo Burnett Worldwide

Polk Bros. Foundation

Sentinus, LLC

Sidley Austin LLP U.S. Bank

In Kind

After School Matters

Jeanne and Dan Reynolds

PJH & Associates, Inc.

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Ways to Support | Powering Community

Girls see a world of possibilities. They demand equity, offer compassion and kindness, and jump into action to resolve social issues whenever and wherever they see a need. Girls are resilient, but right now, girls also need support as they navigate the ongoing pandemic, peer pressure, unrealistic expectations, racial inequity, gender bias, and other threats to their social/ emotional and mental health. To thrive, girls need advocates who rally around them, encourage them, and invest in them. They need you.

Your involvement in Girl Scouts is an investment in our community, in our country, and in our future. Together, we can help girls discover their untapped potential and build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Join us!

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Invest in Future Leaders

Your tax-deductible donation helps us provide financial assistance, deliver girl-led, equitable programs and community connections for all girls, and provide training and support for our volunteers.

Consider a Planned Gift

What do you want your legacy to be? Our Juliette Gordon Low Society celebrates charitable planned gifts to Girl Scouts and helps ensure every girl in every zip code has the opportunity to experience Girl Scouts for generations to come.

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