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gsunow 2014-2015 / Vol. 3 www.gsutah.org

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Convention 101’s All your questions, answered!

8 Convention Timeline So much to do, so little time! 10 Volunteer for Convention

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13 Council News GSU receives national recognition

14 Troop News Girl Scouts can do anything 17 Annual Report 2013-2014

11 Girl National Delegates Girls are integral to Convention

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Girl Scout University Back by popular demand, Girl Scout University is again offering interactive, thought-provoking, and fun learning workshops for convention attendees. But there’s more! Girl Scout University will also have Learning-in-a-Flash, Conversation Cafe, and Learning Pause opportunities. All workshops require pre-registration. Three-hour workshops are $60, and 90-minute workshops are $30. For more information about each seminar see convention.girlscouts.org

History Conference

Girl Scout University

CONVENTION

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20 percent if you register before September 15! The second thing to know about Convention is that it will be amazing! Between the speakers, the Hall of Experiences, History Conference, Girl Scout University, and much more – there is something to delight and educate everyone. This exciting event will reunite alumnae and invigorate a global movement of girls, women, and men around the theme, “Discover, Connect, Take Action: Girls Change the World.”

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The most important thing to know about National Convention is to register… now! You will save up to

GSLI GSLI is where the magic of Convention happens! The GSLI experience will give each girl the opportunity to make new friends, develop important skills, learn about new planning processes, and take advantage of a support system that will be there to meet her needsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all in a fun and engaging way.

Hall of Experiences

Girl Scout Leadership Conference (GSLI)

A cadre of speakers, entertainers, newsmakers, thought leaders, politicians, and celebrities from across the country and around the world will converge on Salt Lake City this October to celebrate and advocate on behalf of girls. Join us for stimulating sessions and numerous opportunities for your professional development, networking, and of course, FUN! Girl Scouts of Utah is so excited to host this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

National Council Session The National Council Session is charged with giving broad direction to the future of the Girl Scout Movement. As required by the Girl Scouts of the USA Constitution, the National Council convenes every three years and is the major link between Girl Scout councils and the national organization. See page 11 to see how to represent the Council and become a National Delegate.

Conversations of Consequece

National Council Session

Travel Tips For those of you traveling, Girl Scouts has negotiated lower rates at budget to luxury hotels within walking distance to the Salt Palace Convention Center. You may call 855-699-6906 Monday through Friday, or visit convention.girlscouts.org to book online.

It will be a historic event that will shape the organization for many years to come, read the following pages for all the specifics, and stay tuned to the GSU website and Facebook for updates! Now then, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve registered, right? Plan your trip! See next page for Convention timeline > > > > > >

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History Conference Hall of Experiences

The Hall of Experiences is an interactive, experiential trade show comprised of organizations and businesses aligned with the Girl Scouts Mission. The Hall will be open every day of the Convention and all ages are invited to attend.

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Alumnae Reception

As we like to say, “Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout,” join us for these Alumnae events: • Hospitality suites at the hotels during registration hours to help you kick back and relax after your trip • An Alumnae Networking Reception (Thursday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.) where you can find your old friends and make new ones • A Young Alumnae Reception (Friday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.) where alumnae ages 18–30 can connect and reconnect

FRIDAY 10/17/2014

Theme Dinners

SATURDAY 10/18/2014

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Each theme dinner will include an exciting guest speaker and lots of fun activities, and will be a great opportunity to connect. You’ll have a fantastic evening and leave these special events feeling empowered to take action when you return back to your communities! Location dependent on which theme you choose!

SUNDAY 10/19/2014

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Convention | Volunteer

Convention Volunteer Opportunities • Business Meetings The National Council Session as well as the opening and closing ceremonies will need volunteers to usher, and help with distribution of voting materials. • Learning Events These include Girl Scout University, the History Conference, and Conversations of Consequence. These meetings need ushers, distributors of learning material, and people to monitor and control entry ways.

Make a Difference. VOLUNTEER TODAY!

• Customer Service Desks These locations will need people to process registrations, manage lost and found items, and oversee the technical area for recharging devices and giving attendees help with apps and internet. We’ll also need local experts who can give information about Salt Lake and the surrounding area.

Volunteer at Convention

• Hall of Experiences The expo hall will need people to assist vendors and give them breaks, workers for the GSUSA retail shop, and people willing to assist vendors with providing girl experiences. • GSLI The Girl Scout Leadership Institute will need people to help with registration, guidance to other events, and distribution of materials.

You can’t get closer to the action! Remember volunteering for the 2002 Olympics

opportunities for all skill sets, and there are

and meeting, greeting, and getting to know all

some great promotions for volunteering

those great people from around the world?

too. For every three-hour shift, volunteers

Utahns extended every helping hand and it

will receive a transferable pass to the Hall

was magical how much we got back in return

of Experiences, a vibrant, experiential trade

– learning exotic cultures and customs, trying

show where attendees will be trading ideas

(and failing) new languages—we became

and witnessing the future of Girl Scouting.

comfortable on the world stage by stepping out

Along with a t-shirt, each volunteer will receive

of our comfort zone.

credentials that will allow them to watch the business meetings, where the ‘meat’ of

In October we will have a once-in-a-lifetime

convention will be taking place.

opportunity to relive that experience with our

Convention Volunteer PERKS!

Girl Scout Family! The National Convention will

Opportunities start on October 13 and go

bring thousands of Girl Scout professionals,

through the final day of Convention, October

volunteers and girls from the U.S. and around

19. Each day, three-hour openings start at

the world to Salt Lake City and we need you!

8 a.m. and go till 8 p.m. You can sign up for just one, three-hour shift, though with all the

•F REE pass to the Hall of Experiences

We’ve had a huge number of people sign-

opportunities and advantages, we hope you’ll

up to volunteer already, so you’ll be in the

want to sign up for a few more!

• FREE Volunteer T-shirt

great company of passionate, enthusiastic

•F REE entrance to business meetings

and supportive members of the Girl

Scout Family! Volunteer tasks range from

Visit www.gsutah.org/volunteer-convention

hostessing and ushering, to giving directions

or contact Volunteer Services at

and helping people register. Any girl 14 and

volunteer@gsutah.org or (801) 265-8472.

over can volunteer with an adult. There are

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convention | Delegates

Girls Represent Council’s Interests at National Convention By Smythe Eddy Participate in democracy! Represent the council!

implement the change or dismiss it. Months

Be an honored member of the Girl Scouts of Utah

before the Convention, National Delegates meet

community! As a National Delegate you can do all

with council staff for trainings on parliamentary

of these things.

procedure and then meet with their Community Leadership Teams to review the proposals and

Girl Scouts of Utah truly believes in allowing girls

get feedback from Community volunteers. While

to lead the organization. Because of this, our

girls are encouraged to listen to others’ opinions,

Council encourages girls 14 and over to apply to be

the policies governing National Delegates

a National Delegate. Being a Delegate challenges

are very clear – they should vote with their

girls’ skills and character, and teaches them how

own opinions and conscience after carefully

to be an active and responsible member of their

researching the proposal.

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community. For the 2014 Girl Scout Convention, the Council will be sending six girl Delegates and two

Outside of the triennial Convention, National

adult Delegates who will vote on proposals that will

Delegates attend Town Meetings and the Annual

shape the future of Girl Scouting. These Delegates

Meeting. “This taught me not only the political

are first nominated to the Board Development

process, but also what it means to represent

Committee who selects nominees after an

other people,” said Alternate Delegate Vanessa.

”

application review. They are then voted into a three-year term of service by the local delegates at

Bianca felt the most important skill she learned

GSU’s Annual Meeting.

from being a National Delegate was being able to

Being a delegate has helped boost my confidence, increased my listening and reasoning abilities, and my ability to take action. — Bianca

take action. “I realized the proposals were from Bianca, a previous National Delegate who

people who saw a problem and then took action.

represented GSU and voted at the Houston

This helped foster my belief in how a single person

Convention in 2011 said, “Being a delegate has

can make a big difference,” Bianca said.

helped boost my confidence, increased my listening and reasoning abilities, and my ability

Girls wishing to become a National Delegate must

to take action.” The position allows girls to grow

be a registered Girl Scout, 14 years of age or older,

their leadership abilities in ways that will be

and able to represent their council for three years.

useful in everyday life, as well as on resumes and

Girls interested in becoming a National Delegate

college applications.

can contact the GSU staff in January 2016 when the Board Development Committee will be

During their three-year term, Delegates are sent

soliciting for a new slate of National Delegates who

detailed proposals which alter or change the

will travel to the next Convention in Columbus,

constitution, bylaws or policies of the Girl Scouts

Ohio! Girls everywhere have been improving and

of the United States of America. Just as we send

fostering the growth of an organization they love.

congress to legislate in Washington D.C., National

You can too!

“

This taught me not only the political process, but also what it means to represent other people. —Vanessa

”

Delegates consider each proposal and vote to

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News | council

COUNCIL NEWS

Girl Scouts of Utah Receives National Recognition

Exciting First for Utah

Cabin Collaboration Garners National Attention

interlocked together thereby making it

Girl Scouts of Utah’s innovative cabin

environmentally friendly. The University

collaboration with the University of Utah’s School of Architecture was a huge success for both organizations. The project introduced girls to STEM-related fields while designing and constructing cabins at Trefoil Ranch, which are being used this year for the first time. Girls helped to guide the process, inputting design ideas and thoughts about sustainable construction techniques – many of their ideas were incorporated into the cabins. The push to build as sustainably as possible led the U of U team to use wood from beetlebark forests. These “dead” forests are fire-risks and until recently the wood was thought to be unusable. However, in a

suitable for building purposes. The wood was even harvested and milled near the

Girl Scouts of Utah is excited and proud to announce Debbie Nielson, past Board Chair and Acting CEO has been nominated to the Girl Scout National Board of Directors! Just 30 men and women from diverse backgrounds serve on the National Board and this will be the first time Utah has been represented! A vote at the National Convention in October will formally place Debbie in this new position and we are wishing her the best of luck!

Girl Scout camp, making it even more of Utah’s School of Architecture has received two awards from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, a nonprofit with more than 500 supporting member-schools dedicated to advancing the quality of architectural education. In an unprecedented decision, the juries for both the Collaborative Practice Award and Diversity Achievement Award decided the project was a valuable example of best practices for both awards. GSUSA is now looking at the project which gave girls the opportunity to learn about construction, engineering, and sustainable building practices, as a model for future construction projects at other Councils.

2014 Tough Cookie

More than 400 attended our International Women’s Day Gala which celebrated the accomplishments of Natalie Gochnour, the Associate Dean in the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Gochnour has served governors and presidents and spoke on the growing role of women in the economy.

first for Utah, the wood was treated and

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Troop News

Girl Scouts can do Anything! Two Generations of Girl Scouts Michelle Stimpson, guest writer shares her passion for Girl Scouts I believe in Girl Scouts. I spent seven years of my childhood as a member of the Girl Scouts and that organization created some of the best and most significant memories of my life. My earliest memory of being a Girl Scout was the day the camp brochure arrived in the mail. My mom argued that I wasn’t old enough, but I was eight and if the Girl Scouts said I was old enough for overnight

camp, then I was going. I believed that Girl Scouts could do anything. That first summer at camp I rode a horse by myself, I hiked up a mountain, I slept in a tent, and I made new friends. Most importantly, I gained independence and confidence in myself – two things that only increased during my time as a Girl Scout. Whether I was selling cookies door to door, or leading a flag ceremony, learning first aide or changing a car tire, I was made to believe that I could do anything. Last year, my daughter became a Girl Scout. I was thrilled to learn that the same overnight camp that I went to when I was eight-years-old offered a “She and Me Camp.” I had a rare opportunity to relive my experiences at summer camp with my daughter.

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The first thing my daughter wanted to do when we reached camp was to ride a horse. Since my daughter is only six-years-old and had never ridden a horse before, I expected the camp counselors to set her on a horse and lead it around a ring. I was slightly horrified to learn that they intended to let my tiny daughter ride a horse down a mountain on a trail ride. The camp counselor told me not to worry and I choked back tears as they boosted up my baby girl onto a horse named, Chief, the same horse I had ridden twenty-three years earlier. Chief plodded down the mountain and when he decided to walk off the trail in search of a mouthful of grass, my six-year-old yanked the reins and led the horse back onto the trail as she had been instructed. “She’s a natural cowgirl!” the counselor remarked to me. “She’s a Girl Scout,” I said. For the next two days I watched my naturally timid daughter meet new friends, eat new food, and try new things. On the second night of camp, she stood in front of the entire camp and led 100 girls and women in singing a camp song. I know that as a Girl Scout, my daughter is going to learn to be both a leader and a team player. She’s going to learn to not just tolerate other people’s differences, but to embrace them. She’s going to learn that she can be anything she wants to be – whether she chooses to be a cowgirl, a cheerleader, a mom, a CEO, a mechanic, or a Girl Scout leader - because Girl Scouts can do anything.

News | Troop

Girl Scouts from Summit and Wasatch Counties collected hundreds of pounds of food and supplies for over a month to give to local food pantries. The girls were excited to drop off the supplies and help stack, sort and even distribute the non-perishable items they had collected!

Daisy Troop 416 recently went to Sandy Fire Station #33 to earn their safety badge! The girls spent some time learning about fire safety and then got a VIP tour of the firemen’s sleeping and cooking areas… but the best part was climbing around the fire trucks!

Junior Girl Scout Troop 2511 earned their Bronze Award by purchasing baby toys and clothes, then holding a baby shower that benefitted the Catholic Community Service’s Baby Layette Program that is a part of the Ogden Food Bank.

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GIRL SCOUTS OF UTAH SHOP National Convention Swag

Availble Now ! Convention T-shirt Comforable short-sleeve crew neck shirt. Heather gray. Traditional fit. Available in youth and adult sizes.

Convention Sew-on Patch Keep convention memories alive with this dynamic patch.

Convention Tote Bag Stylishly “carry on” the conversation with this attractive cotton canvas tote.

Convention Lanyard Festive yellow lanyard. Breakaway clip and lobster claw with PVC trefoil charm. 16” long.

Convention Mini Jotter Journal Compact hand-sized journal and pen with 120 crisp pages. Convention Pencils Pencil-in your get-togethers!

Shop online at www.gsutah.org or visit our shop! 445 East 4500 South Suite #125, SLC, UT 84107 (801) 265-8472 | (800) 678-7809 16 G SUNow

ANNUAL REPORT 2013 G S U N ow

ANNUAL REPORT

2013 Management Team

Dear Girl Scout Family,

Debbie Nielson, Acting CEO Girl Scouts of Utah has had an extraordinary year! Whatever

Hazel Dunsmore, Senior Director of HR

metric you choose to look at, our growth is undeniable.

Alex Eaton, Chief Financial Officer

From fundraising to membership our organization is strong

Melissa Mathews,

and vibrant. As we continue to develop girls of courage, confidence, and character, we must give thanks to the volunteers, donors, corporations, foundations and Girl

Chief of External Affairs Lisa Hardin-Reynolds, Senior VP of Programs

Scout families who allow us to continue our vital mission. Erin Stone, Chair

organizational transformation. Your time allowed girls to create and discover, and your

Connie Amos, 1st Vice Chair

donations funded program experiences that instructed and enlightened. Whether

Pam Lechner 2nd Vice Chair

you are a volunteer or donor, you are helping Girl Scouts of Utah develop the next

Roberta Driscoll, 3rd Vice Chair

generation of empowered women.

Judith Lawton, Secretary Kray Hammond, Treasurer

As we look ahead, we’ll ask for your continued support as we host the National Convention—a once in a lifetime opportunity—right here in Salt Lake City. Years of

Members-at-Large

planning will pay dividends as Girl Scouts from around the world come to Utah to

Samantha Almanza

discover, connect, and take action. I grow more excited each day as I learn about

Marcie Cancio

intriguing keynote speakers, whimsical experiential exhibits, and cultural celebrations!

Alexis Cairo

Hosting this event will require “all hands on deck” and we hope you’ll consider pitching

Peeches Cederholm

in, there are exciting opportunities for every skill-set. I promise you’ll make new friends

Diana George

and memories as you join in this historic event!

Phyllis Hockett Sally O’Neill

Girl Scouts of Utah will turn 95 next year! The organization is dedicated to being the

Matthew Mitton

voice for girls in Utah and remaining vibrant, compelling and influential. We hope you’ll

Luz Robles

continue to join us on this journey.

Brenda Sheer Sarah Waters Cosmo Young

Best regards,

Erin Stone, Board Chair

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Girl Scout Casi Foroughi won a contest to design Erin’s Board Chair patch!

Left: Photo by Zuzanna Aaudette / Right: Photos by Kelli Bramble

Officers As you’ll see, your investments have paved the way for personal growth and

Annual Report

// Financial Report Total Revenue $4,530,865 Investment Rev/Loss $322,137 Other Revenue $106,183 Merchandise Sales 2% $103,503

Program Fees $549,350

Girl Program $3,642,336

Total Expenses $4,789,121

Cookie Sales $3,072,598

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Other Public Support $377,094

12% Fundraising $592,020

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The Outreach Program enables underserved and at-risk girls to experience Girl Scouting.

7% Girl Member Attendance is National Average

17 minicamps held 866 members attended

8 Gold Awards 56 Silver Awards 157 Bronze Awards

Girl Scout Awards 2013

5 Cornelia Benton Scholarships 90 Ten year awards

Facebook Followers Communication Stats 2013

2012 / 4,621 2013 / 5,659

Twitter Followers

2012 / 786 2013 / 1,100

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DONOR LIST 2012-2013 Ambassador ($5,000.00 + )

C. Scott & Dorothy E. Watkins Foundation Community Foundation of Utah Events by LMG Linda & Robert Garner George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Nancy & Clark Giles Intermountain Healthcare Hilton Salt Lake City Center In the Event, LLC Janet Q. Lawson Foundation Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Debbie Nielson Gary & Kathryn Peterson Prince Yeates & Geldzahler Questar Janice & Brian Ruggles Salt Lake Magazine Barbara Schmidt Erin & Michael Stone The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation Trustco, Inc. Union Pacific Foundation Wells Fargo Women’s Giving Circle Xpedx Zions Bank

Gold Circle ($2,500.00 + )

Brown Brothers Catering Black Diamond Centurylink CR England Goldman, Sachs & Co. Jakob Marketing Partners Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough KeyBank National Association 22 G SUNow

Landis Lifestyle Salon Lily & Iris Lotus Sales Group Matt & Andrea Mitton National Governors Association Oquirrh Community Leadership Team Dan & Pamela Prevo Ruth Eleanor & John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation Cathleen & Randy Sparrow The Complex The Miner Foundation

Silver Circle ($1,000.00 + )

Gayle Adams Alkire Family Foundation America First Credit Union American Express Jayme & Blake Anderson Bank of America Kimm Barney Castle Foundation Rev. Vanessa Cato CBRE, Inc. Peeches Cederholm Rebecca & Tom Colvin Comcast Cottonwood Heating & Cooling Delta Air Lines EnergySolutions Karen & Richard Fairbanks Federal Employees via Combined Federal Campaign Nancy Frame Marie & Rodney Grogan K. Ray Hammond Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation Hotel Monaco Jacobs Technology Inc. Jacobsen Lake Foundation JetBlue Airways

Kimberly Clark Foundation Sue & Pat Leary Pam & Don Lechner Kimberly & Patrick Lewis June Loveless Mike Malaska Masonic Foundation of Utah Andrew & Susan McCrady Merrill Lynch Sally & Bob O’Neill Overstock.com Jen Parsons-Soran & Alexandra Soran Chris & Melanie Piña Steve Powell Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Redman Van & Storage Rocky Mountain Power RSVP Party Rentals Loa Russell Salt Lake County Saralux Snaplock Industries Soroptimist International of Salt Lake Staker Parson Companies Stansbury Pediatric Dentisry Stewart Educational Foundation Suncrest Community Leadership Team Dr. Paula Swaner The Advent Group The Jacquelyn & Gregory Zehner Foundation The Katherine W. Dumke & Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation Mary Troxell Marjorie Tucker University of Utah College of Science Utah Elks Association Utah State Employees’ Charitable Fund John Wallace & Valerie Morgan-Wallace

Weber State University Elizabeth & Sam Weyher Xmission Richard & Tillie Young YWCA

Bronze Circle ($500.00 + )

2 Amis Bake 21st Century Vein Clinic Darlene & Susanna Kate Alley Connie Amos Ann Elizabeth Custom Graphic Design & Printing Narda Beas-Nordell Kassi & Kevan Bybee Alexis Cairo Margy Campbell Alex & Marcie Cancio Dorothy Case Joelle Creager Kandace Dato Linda Dickey Roberta Driscoll Hazel Dunsmore Elliott - Hall Company Sue Ellis Pat Fenton Wendy Frame Diana & Paul George Sandra & William Gibson Alisha Giles Roxane & Kent Googin Grand Targhee Resort Nina Green-Maglish Kelly & Kevin Grieves Hale Centre Theatre Edie Halligan Hardin-Reynolds Family Sherry Harris Patricia Henriques Phyllis Hockett Infinite Scale Design Group Julie & Karl Jakob Joshua & Cherie James

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Karen & Thomas Kendrick Amber Kuecker Katherine Lake Judy Lawton Dr. Harrison Lazarus Gretchen Lordon Elizabeth MacWilliams Caryl Marsh Kat & James Martin Melissa & Simon Mathews Donna & Edward McAleer Deanna McLaughlin Loren Micalizio-Aguinago Morgan Jewelers Teri Nestel O.C. Tanner Company Dawn Opoulos Don Owen Park City Rotary Club Suzanne & Lee Parker Raw Bean Kristin Rector Jenn & Brian Reuben Kim Rupert Manon & Dan Russell Michele Sauk Brenda Scheer Jean & Kenton Smith Glory & Aaron Spurlock Stoel Rives Kathleen & Howard Stone Sundance Institute The Advent Group Heather Thibeau US Foods Andrew & Jane Wallace Sarah Waters Margaret Wilde Chris Wintermeyer

Trefoil - ($250.00 + )

Nola Adams Cassandra & Brian Augustyn Janae & William Barron Colleen Bell Laura Berbusse Dr. Rachel Benator Henry & Gloria Bircher Richard & Aloma Blaylock Boys & Girls Club Maresha Bosgieter Sandra Brown Carly Cahoon Terri Case CHASE Community Giving Foundation Rebecca Chavez-Houck & Martin Houck

Brooke & Sean Clark Jennifer Clark Jenniffer Clark Catherine Cooper Frank Coppola Patricia Coughlin Annie Cutler & Jähn Davis Jessica Dahl-Crouch Suzanne Day Katherine & Ezekiel Dumke Mary Ann & James Gardner Judy Garcia Sheila Gelman Laura & Jim Gibbons Kathy Goddard Gossner Foods, Inc. Veronica Haas Jennifer Hamlin Kimberly & Phil Hansen Stephanie & Tim Harpst Nathan & Mandy Hawkes Angela Healy Janet Healy Brittney & Jake Irvine Michele & Dave Jenson Joshua Jones & Steven Finau Jan Kucera Doreen Kulikowski L-3 Communications Lake, Hill & Myers Lynda Larsen Cathleen Leonard Karen & John Leonardi Shauntay Leonhardt Suzanne Lindquist Amy Lukas Jennifer & Anthony Lund Margie & Brock Madden Ed & Stephanie Mathieu Grace & Edward McDonough Nathan Measom MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co Mt. Olympus Valley Community LeadershipTeam Linda Neeley Jill Nielsen Amy Nielson Janelle Noall Marilyn O’Dell Catherine Perryman Ashley & Matthew Picard Nancy Pitstick Heather Porter Ann & Joe Rice Julie Richmond Cherry Ridges Maureen Riley Patrice Schulze Ara Serjoie

Patrick Shea Jennifer Smith Soroptimist International of Ogden South Valley Large Animal Clinic Patricia & Ira Steele Alice & Kevin Steiner Liesel Stevens Riad Sweilem Alan Urie Barbara Viskochil Wendy’s Centerville Joanna Woolley-Trout Marie & Tai Yergensen Cosmo Young

Trooper - ($100.00 + )

Carl Adams A.I.S.C., Inc. Nancy & Todd Albiston Samantha Almanza Lauren Andersen Lynne Anderson Neena Ashton Ann Ashworth Genevieve Atwood Sarah Aures Automatic Transmission Center Andrea & Byron Bagnell Colleen & Craig Bailey Mary Baldwin Celia Baron Renée & Lynn Beard Debra Benator Barbara Bentley Andrew Bilanzich Kimberly Blackburn Scott & Melissa Blackburn Jennifer Blakesley Catherine & Tom Bobbe Joseph & Sara Bouley Kate & David Boyd Diane Bracey Chad Brossman Ellie Brownstein Brent & Gaylene Burr Rebecca Burton Beth Butler Cynthia Burton Campfire Lounge Michael Carey Charles & Kathleen Carr Murray & Donna Carver Patricia Castelli Anacandy Castro Bonnie Catten Claudia Christensen Judith Christensen

Alexis Clark Amalia Cochran Elizabeth Compton Char Corbit Mary Cosgrove Carol & David Coulter Creative Bioscience Leslie Crossland Becky Crumbo Stephanie Crystal Kay Davenport Denis Davis Carol & Robert Day Jenni DeBartolo Marta Dempsey Mary Dollahite Terrell Dougan Nancy Duncan John Durham Tarja Dye Shelly & Dennis Edmonds Lisa Elin-Craighead Sally Cousins Elliott Elaine Ellis Jeannie Ellison Peggy Emery Michelle English Steven & Janet Evans Gayle Everest Fifth Ocean Consulting LLC Victoria & Jim Fitlow Donald & Lynda Gamble Delores & Colin Gardner H. Faith Gartrell Edith Gates Constance Gates Rebecca Gill R. Mitchell & Darci Goddard Michelle Green Marie Griffiths Rachel Halverstadt Carol & James Hannan Mindy & Brett Harmon Nirla Harris Troy Hart Carolyn Hinckley Ashley Hoopes Carol Huffman Elizabeth Hunter Shawn Jackson & Tyler Barlow Connie & Mike James Alexandra & Darin Johncock Linda Johnson Lou Ann Jorgensen Louise & Helen Jorgensen Adrianna Karras Safia & Lester Keller Jacob Kenczka Marsha Kershaw S U N ow 2 3 Kier ConstructionGCorporation

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Greg Kingdon Teri Klug Shandra & Thomas Koehler Jenny & David Kramer Rhiannon & Jeff Lawrence Christina Lee Joel & Jodie Lee Katherine & Harold Liddle Sue Long Louise Luebcke Yelena Makogon Ann Malooly Linda & Don Malouf Mike & Cherylann Marchese Susan Marquardt Marilyn Marshall Linda Matern Gabrielle & Todd McAfee Shawn McDonough Peggy McElvain Mary Jane McNamee Paulette Measom Collette Mercier Barbara Merz Cynthia Micken Jayne & Richard Middleton Suzy Mihalopoulos Melissa & Justin Miller Jill & Kim Moore Becky Moss Susan Murdock Kenneth Myers Nationwide Foundation Carol Nelson Willetta & Norm Nelson Ruth Nielsen Patricia Noall Emily Normandeau Colleen Norris Jo Packham Shannon & Stephen Parisi Susan Parker Kyna Payne Nicolle Penton Darrell Peterson Mark Pfitzner Professional Marketing International Charitable Foundation Raquel Ramon Rhoda Ramsey Geraldine Reilly Rosanne Reneo Zoe & Lon Richardson Dianne Rivera Annette Royle-Mitchell Parinaz Samimi Martha Sammond Martin & Beth Schwarz 24 G SUNow Kathleen & Norman Setters

Catherine Sharpsteen Eric Shaw Simmons Media Stacia Sidlow Amber & Rob Smith Heather Smith Melisa & Neill Smith Vicki & Kent Somerville Ken & Dana Sowby Samantha & Shawn Stafford Renée Strand Kent Stanger Marlene & Allen Stansfield Carly Stevens Heather Stewart Carla Stoddard Studio H2O Salon Tera Sunder Annette Swan Ellie Syme Diane Taylor Jill & Jason Taylor Helen Thomas Lloyd Thomas Ruth & David Toller Kimberley Tulane Utah AFL-CIO Meg Vinton Karen VonCollin M.W. & Susan Wallace Robert Wangsgard Jerry Warner Suzanne Weaver Stacy Weight Lynda Wendel Barbara & Kelly Wheat Jeff White Dawn Woods Kim Woodward Melissa & Richard Worcester Karyl Zimmerman

Friends of Scouting ($.01 - $99)

Every Donation matters & every dollar counts! Many thanks to our Friends of Scouting donors whose gifts uplift our girls & Girl Scout programs across Utah.

2013 Founder’s Day Club Linda & Robert Garner Nancy & Clark Giles Marie & Jodie Grogan Debbie Nielson Cathleen & Randy Sparrow Barbara B. Schmidt

In Memory/Honor of:

In memory of Marilyn Joyce Adams C. Richard Adams Gayle Adams In honor of Marleigh Anderson Jayme & Blake Anderson In memory of Wayne Cederholm Renee Strand In honor of Char Corbit Ara Serjoie In memory of Fred Jackson Coxe Patricia Bailey In honor of Hazel Dunsmore Jonathan Cuthbert In memory of Hague Ellis Patricia Noall In honor of Tajha Ferrara Peeches Cederholm In honor of Nina Green Melissa Hall In memory of Bryce Grogan Marie Grogan In memory of Mary Lou Halstead Lorna Koci In honor of Lisa HardinReynolds Ara Serjoie In memory of Earl Holding Dylan & Autumn Aeschlimann Jade & Jake Aeschlimann Leland & Shamra Aeschlimann Richard & Adonna Aeschlimann William & Kristen Aeschlimann Morgan & Le Selia Kemp Margaret & Kassie Karegeannes Mela Lee Winn In memory of Kent Jones Marlene Jones In honor of Landis Lifestyle Salon Seth Allen In honor of Valerie Larrabee Geoff Doiron In memory of Lola & Jack Lawson Jennifer Lund In honor of Dylan Lolofie Lilly Landikusic In honor of Melissa Mathews Chad E. Brossman

In honor of Donna McAleer Mary t. Migliorelli In honor of Nathan Measom Dr. Mark Pfitzner Amber Spek In memory of Kathleen Morgan Robert & Dianne Brown The Jeeping Group Arlene & Charles Jenkins In honor of Debbie Nielson Ara Serjoie In memory of Karl Joseph Nielson Steve Bailey Dee Brockman Brent & Gaylene Burr Peeches Cederholm Lorraine Burr & Eric Christensen Charles Carr Murray & Donna Carver Sharm Christensen Jacalyn Clayton Brian & Joelle Creager Ralph Dearden Bob Dunbar Brent Eckardt Nancy & Clark Giles Girl Scouts of Utah Mitchell & Darci Goddard Finn Gridley Lisa & Trudy Hardin Reynolds Sherry Harris Doug Holmes Ken Holmgren Tom & Karen Kendrick Kier Construction Corporation Lana Kuehl Kent Lindquist Casi Maggio Sharon & Frank Markos Melissa & Simon Mathews Andrew & Susan McCrady Olie Olsen Sally & Bob O’Neill Ogden Golf & Country Club Adrienne Rhoades Darryl Schmidt Ara Serjoie Cathleen & Randy Sparrow Erin & Michael Stone Lloyd Thomas John Ulibarri Dee Warner Barbara & Kelly Wheat Carolyn & James Wold

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In honor of Raw Bean Michelle Wilson In honor of Loa Russell Ara Serjoie In honor of Maria E. Schwarz Beth Schwarz In memory of Whitney Glenn Wallace Girl Scouts of Utah Jeanette Seidelman Rhoda W Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. Joe Sargetakis Mr. & Mrs. Leland S. Swaner Dr. Paula M. Swaner Mr. & Mrs. Sumner M. Swaner M.W. & Susan Wallace In memory of Patricia Wangsgard Connie & Mike James Ruth Nielsen Robert Wangsgard In honor Allison Wiechmann Saundra Liddell In honor of Maggie Wilde Ara Serjoie In honor of Ashlyn Wright Dianna Wright

Photo by Kelli Bramble

In-Kind Donors

2 Amis Bake 2 Local Gals Housekeeping 21St Century Vein Clinic Alta Ski Resort Connie Amos Ann Elizabeth Custom Graphic Design & Printing Studio Artisan Bloom Asian Star Restaurant Ballet West Bambara Kimm Barney Karey Barrera Bed of Roses Benja Thai & Sushi Best Western Zion Park Inn Biaggi’s Gloria Bircher Black Diamond Melissa Blackburn Blooms & Company Blossom Sweets Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine Blue Plate Diner Scott Bohn Brigham Young University Arts Brinker International Broadway Across America Brown Brothers Catering

BugBand Lynne Butner Cactus & Tropicals Café Expresso Café Madrid Café Trio Canyon Culinary Kabi L. Catalano Cedar Village Floral Centered City Yoga Chef Rubber Christian Dior Judith Christensen Denise A. Clark Clark Executive Detail Coca-Cola Company Cold Stone Creamery Cookie Lee Char Corbit Costco Cottonwood Heating & Cooling Couth Booth Joelle C. Creager Crossaction Computer Specialist Cummings Chocolates Jay Cutler Daniel Day Trio David Newkirk Photography Deer Valley Resort Delta Air Lines Dexterity Salon Dick’s Sporting Goods Discovery Gateway Egyptian Theatre Elements Contemporary American Cuisine Events by LMG Fat Cats Finca Five Penny Floral Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Flight Boutique Foothill Oriental Rugs Blake Forsey Frida’s Mexican Market & Catering Galderma Labratories Genco - The Hershey Company Gentle Pain Care Centers Laura Gibbons Grand Targhee Resort Great Harvest Bread Co Bobbie Hackenbruck Hale Centre Theatre Victoria Harris Chelsea Haviland Hilton Salt Lake City Center Hotel Monaco

Luke Huddleston I J & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center In The Event, LLC J. Brooks Jewelers Jack Mormon Coffee Jakob Marketing Partners Jane Wright Fine Arts Jetblue Airways Darin Johncock Julie Prince Floral Katie Waltman Jewelry KeyBank National Association Greg Kingdon Kingsbury Hall Koo De Ker Kura Door La Caille Chuck Ladvatter Kathy L. Lake Lake County Studio of Steve Aldrich Landis Lifestyle Salon Larry H. Miller Group Kristin Lassche Liberty Park Tennis Center Lily & Iris Lotus Sales Group Kenneth Lowe Lucy’s Heavenly Bites Macy’s Majestic Grill Mike Malaska Mandarin Restaurant Kat Martin Donna McAleer Deanna McLaughlin Masuda Medcalf Meditrina Small Plates & Wine Bar Megaplex Theaters Morgan Jewelers Mountain States Concessions, LLC Neptune Divers Nothing Bundt Cakes O.C. Tanner Company Sally T. O’Neill Odyssey Dance Theatre One Night Club Orchid Dynasty Gwendolyn Orme Overstock.com Don Owen Park City Mountain Resort Pedal Hopper Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Nancy Perschon Petal Pixie

Pie Pizzeria Midvale Pie Pizzeria University Pig & A Jelly Jar Pioneer Theatre Company Steve Powell Provo Marriott Purse Dreams Rainbow Peppermill Montego Bay Raw Bean Rebecca & Tom Colvin Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) Red Butte Cafe Red Butte Garden Red Iguana Red Lion Hotel Salt Lake Downtown Repertory Dance Theatre Rio Grande Cafe Debbie Robb Roosters Brewing Company and Restaurant

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Annual REport | DONORS

Rose Park Golf RSVP Party Rentals Bill Rundle Margy Russotto Salt Lake Acting Company Salt Lake Bees Salt Lake City Golf Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake Film Society Salt Lake Magazine Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek Salt Lake Power Yoga Sam’s Club #4730 Sam’s Club #6684 Sego Event Planning & Floral Design Shabu Smith’s Food & Drug Centers Solitude Mountain Resort Soroptimist International of Salt Lake Cathleen M. Sparrow Spoons ‘N Spice Squatters Pub Brewery St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site Starbuck’s - Union Park Stein Eriksen Lodge Stella’s Stevens Design Erin & Michael Stone Stoneground Kitchen Studio H2O Salon Studio Stems Sundance Institute Takashi Restaurant Telluride Ski & Golf The Advent Group The Cheesecake Factory City Creek The Complex The Dirty Dash The Dodo Restaurant The Farm at the Canyons Resort The Garage The Grand Theatre The Hotel & Club Elevate The King’s English Bookshop The Living Planet Aquarium The Med The Old Spaghetti Factory The Porcupine Pub & Grill The Spa Club Heather Thibeau Timeless Medical Spa and Weight Loss Center Tin Angel Cafe Tona, Sushi Bar & Grill 26 G Aviary SUNow Tracy

Tuacahn Amphitheatre Txtrac Mobile Media Union Grill, LC United Concerts University Of Utah Athletic Department US Foods Utah Arts Festival Utah College of Massage Therapy Utah Festival Opera Utah Jazz Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Utah’s Hogle Zoo VacationRoost Candice Vacher Vinto Visit Salt Lake Wasatch Brewery Waxing Gurus Tessa Wayman Gloria O. West Lani Wilcox Stephanie Wilson Sarah Winward XMISSION Xpedx Yoshi’s Japanese Grill Cosmo Young Richard Young Ashantai Yungai Marcie A. Young-Cancio Z’Tejas Anna Zumwalt Zion Adventure Company

The Juliette Gordon Low Society The Girl Scouts of Utah’s Juliette Gordon Low Society recognizes loyal supports who have named Girl Scouts of Utah in their estate plans. We are eternally grateful for their decisions to provide a legacy gift to the girls. If you have made plans to support Girl Scouts of Utah with a Legacy gift we would be honored to add you to this special group: Barbara Bentley Richard Blaylock Sandra Brown Margy Campbell Margaret Canon Peeches Cederholm Drusilla Copeland Char Corbit Hazel Dunsmore Katherine Dumke Lois Fitzgerald Alida Hannum Joshua Jones Guy Lowell Knight The Reverend Canon Caryl Marsh Melissa & Simon Mathews Matt & Andrea Mitton Debbie Nielson Noreen Rouillard Loa Russell Randy & Cathleen Sparrow Erin & Michael Stone Sarah Waters Margaret Wilde Emeritus Legacy Members: Aloma Blaylock Karl Joseph Nielson

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GIVING

learn more about Girl Scouts! Attend one of our exciting, monthly information meetings to learn about how great it is to be involved in Girl Scouting! We also make it convenient and fun to be a volunteer or Girl Scout! Girl Scouts is for all girls grades K-12. Attend one of these meetings for more information: Girl Scout Offices: First Saturday of each month, 11:00 a.m.-Noon Third Thursday of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. • Northern Utah View online calendar for location. • Salt Lake County 445 East 4500 South, Salt Lake City • Utah Valley 215 North Center Street, American Fork get online updates about information meetings

If you don’t see a meeting scheduled in your community, call Heather Smith at 801-716-5109.

We invite you to bring your friends and neighbors so we can share how awesome it is to be a Girl Scout! Please go to our website: www.gsutah.org/information-meetings to view any updates or changes to these meetings. Meetings will not be held July, Oct. 16, or in December.

Girl Scouts of Utah | 445 East 4500 South, Suite 125 | Salt Lake City, UT 84107 | (801) 265-8472 | www.gsutah.org

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Just for Girls The Girl Scout Convention being held in Salt Lake City is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and it’s not just for adults! Girls who attend with their troops or families will have a full convention experience! Girls, here are some things you’ll see and do:

1 Don’t miss the fun!

The Hall of Experiences is open during the following times: Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18

Meet New Friends!

1:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

You can purchase a one-day pass or a three-day pass!

Try New Things!

Hall of Experinces: All ages are welcome. The Hall is open all day every day during the convention! You can meet other sister Girl Scouts through all kinds of activities in a ton of lounges and booths.

Enjoy live entertainment

Girl Only Space: Come meet other girls from all over the world and try things made just for YOU!

6 Girl Scout Convention only happens once every three years – and this time it’s in our own backyard! Be a part of history and sign up today!

Go to www.convention.girlscouts.org to learn more!

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2014 Girl Scout Convention Salt Lake City, Utah October, 16-19, 2014

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Discover more at girlscouts.org/convention. Register today! Dates

Title

Initiative Grades

Time

November 4

Painting Badge Workshop for Brownies

2-3, Adults

4-6 p.m.

Girl Scout Engineering Night Jr.

K-5, Adults

5:30-8:45 p.m.

Juliette Investiture Ceremony

K-12, Families

7-8 p.m.

Drawing Badge Workshop for Juniors

4-5, Adults

4-6 p.m.

BLAST (Babysitter Lessons and Safety Training)@ UEMTC

6-8, Adults

5-7:30 p.m.

Juliette Investiture Ceremony

K-12, Families

7-8 p.m.

14-15

Top Chef

2-8, Adults

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

Kappa Delta International Girls Day 2014

K-12, Adults

6-8 p.m.

Come to Your Senses

2-3, Adults

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Plant Power

4-5, Adults

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

He and Me Football Day

K-12, Adults

TBA

Invention Summit

2-5, Adults

1-3 p.m.

Juliette Investiture Ceremony

K-12, Families

7-8 p.m.

Community Partners

• To view the full GSUGO! Event Guide, please visit www.gsutah.org/publications and click on “View Publication.” • R egister online at www.gsutah.org and click on “Login” in the top right corner, or by mail to Girl Scouts of Utah, Program and Camp Registrar, 445 East 4500 South, Suite 125, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. • P ayments with activity credits must be done by mail. Form is located at www.gsutah,org - click on “Forms” in the upper right corner, then click on “Scholarships.”

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Dates

Title

Initiative Grades

Time

AUGUST 5

Junior First Aid Badge @ UEMTC

4-5

3-6 p.m.

Painting Badge Workshop for Brownies

2-3, Adults

4-6 p.m.

13-15

Mt. Majestic Adventure Minicamp

6-12

10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

15-16

Lightening Peak Adventure Minicamp

6-12

6 p.m. - 6 p.m.

13-16

Mt. Majestic-Lightning Peak Combo Pack

6-12

10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wicked

K-12, Adults

7:30 p.m.

Tracy Aviary - Junior Animal Habitats Badge Workshop

4-5, Adults

1:30 - 5 p.m.

Aug.30-Sept.1 Family Campout

K-12, Adults

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Arts and Smarts

2-5, Adults

1-3 p.m.

5-6

Archery Adventure Minicamp

4-12

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

6-7

High Ropes Course Minicamp

6-12

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

5-7

Archery Adventure and High Ropes Course Combo Pack

6-12

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

Drawing Badge Workshop for Juniors

4-5, Adults

4-6 p.m.

12-13

ZooSnooz

2-12, Adults

7 p.m.-9 a.m.

12-13

Women of the Wilderness - She and Me Minicamp

K-12, Adults

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

13-14

Women of the Wilderness - She and Me Minicamp

K-12, Adults

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

Dancing Scientist

2-5, Adults

1-3 p.m.

19-20

Wilderness Warriors - He and Me Minicamp

K-12, Adults

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

20-21

Wilderness Warriors - He and Me Minicamp

K-12, Adults

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

Tracy Aviary - Cadette Animal Helpers Badge Workshop

6-8, Adults

1:30-5 p.m.

Careers in Aviation

6-12, Adults

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

26-27

Art-A-Rama Minicamp

K-12, Adults

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

27-28

Art-A-Rama Minicamp

K-12, Adults

5:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

Bugs Alive!

2-3, Adults

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Create Your Own: Geology Rocks!

2-5, Adults

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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Community Partners

Program Initiatives We know every girl is unique. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why in 2013 we introduced five program initiatives. The colorful initiative icons help you find the events youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in fast!

Healthy Living

Financial Literacy

Advocacy

1. Science 2. Technology 3. Engineering 4. Math 5. Critical Thinking 6. Problem Solving

1. Goal Setting 2. Decision Making 3. Money Management 4. People Skills 5. Business Ethics

1. Take Action 2. Make a Difference in your world 3. Influence change 4. Explore your passions 5. Human rights/ social justice 6. Identify community and global needs 7. Government and civic engagement

1. Only 11% of children visit a local park or natural area everyday 2. 86% think it's cool to protect the environment 3. 90% of kids who spent time outdoors said it helped relieve stress.

1. Self-Worth 2. Team Building 3. Reflection 4. Anti-Bullying 5. Healthy Media 6. Healthy Lifestyle Choices

STEM

Outdoor

gsuGO! Event Guide August - November 2014

30+ Fun-filled Girl Scout events!

OCTOBER:

2014 Girl Scout Convention in Salt Lake City!