2023 Annual Report
The statistics in this report pertain to our membership year from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023.
Awards
44 girls earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, which requires a minimum of 80 leadership hours, totaling over 3,500 hours of service
133 girls earned the Girl Scout Silver Award, which requires a minimum of 50 leadership hours, totaling over 6,650 hours of service
203 girls earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award, which requires a minimum of 20 service hours, totaling over 4,000 hours of service
Josie Manter of Forsyth County and a member of Girl Scout Troop 2326 was selected as a National Gold Award Scholarship recipient from Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, which was titled “How to Stress Less and Learn More,” Josie created a website (www.stresslessandlearnmore.com) and YouTube channel to help kids with the transition from elementary to middle school. The website includes tips on transitioning to a new school environment and different stress coping mechanisms, as well as how to manage anxiety. The YouTube channel has videos on how to make stress-relieving toys and dgets and locker tutorial videos, such as how to open a locker and how to organize one.
The GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship recognizes one outstanding Gold Award Girl Scout from each of the 111 councils across the United States. Recipients are selected based on their project exemplifying the core components of the Girl Scout Gold Award and demonstrating extraordinary leadership that drives lasting change within the community and beyond. Manter was awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarship monies.
Asheville Service Center 37 College Place Asheville, NC 28801 Triad Service Center 3300 Battleground Avenue, Suite 404 Greensboro, NC 27410 Gastonia Service Center 3826 S New Hope Road, Unit 4 Gastonia, NC 28056 Hickory Service Center 208 Union Square NW, Suite 101 Hickory, NC 28601
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Girl Members Membership 4,502 Adult Members 1,728 lifetime members 1,409 troop leaders 739 active troops 1,488 Daisies (Grades K-1) 1,723 Brownies (Grades 2-3) 1,550 Juniors (Grades 4-5) 1,368 Cadettes (Grades 6-8) 521 Seniors (Grades 9-10) 358 Ambassadors (Grades 11-12) 21% 25% 22% 20% 7% 5%
We gratefully acknowledge support from volunteers, families, foundations, businesses and corporations and the community, including United Way.
7,008
Outdoor Experiences
462 girls participated in weekend programs at camp
252 girls attended equestrian programs at Circle C Equestrian Center
1,014 campers stayed overnight at our camp properties for a troop camping trip
921 campers stayed overnight at our camp properties for a service unit camporee
1,029 Riding-Instructor-In-Training volunteer hours were worked at Circle C Equestrian Center
616 girls attended summer camp and experienced the outdoors in a variety of ways- from boating and archery to climbing walls and horseback riding
Camp Improvements
Camp Ginger Cascades
⬥ Replaced Rocky Ridge decking
⬥ Constructed additional tent units at Hilltop
⬥ Remodeled Rainbow bathhouse interior to allow for more privacy
⬥ Replaced dining hall dishwasher
Camp Pisgah
⬥ Refurnished and rededicated Troop House
⬥ Began contracting designs for waterfront revisions
Keyauwee Program Center
Camp Pisgah launched the Pisgah Forever campaign to
In March 2023, Keyauwee Program Center unveiled its new low ropes course, a gift from the Congdon Foundation featuring 15 team-building activities.
Life Skills Experiences
664 girls participated in GSCP2P programs
188 girls participated in community partner programs
1,394 girls participated in GSCP2P Council Patch Programs
Through partnership with Healthy Blue NC, we developed a new Council Patch Program focusing on mental wellness
61 volunteers and staff trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid
Three girls attended GSUSA Destinations
⬥ Rebuilt Creek shelter after storm damage
⬥ Built Congdon Adventure Park low ropes course
Circle C Equestrian Center
⬥ Purchased two new hay huts
⬥ Purchased four new saddles
⬥ Installed entrance gate
⬥ Installed new pasture fencing and replaced fencing around outdoor arena
GSUSA Destinations provides individual Girl Scouts a chance to travel with Girl Scouts from all over the country. This year, girls from our council attended Broadway Bound in New York City, New York; Biomedical Engineering Immersion in Dallas, Texas and Wildlife, Geysers and Mountains at Tetons Science Schools in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Healthy View, Healthy YOU was created in partnership with our friends at Healthy Blue NC and is all about teaching girls to be resilient, ready and strong. This program helps girls understand their feelings, how to get help when they need it and how to be a support for other girls. 93 girls participated in the six week intensive series and 178 girls completed the individual patch program.
Entrepreneurial Experiences
Fall Product Program
1,526 girls participated
45,825 total products sold
30 was the average number of products sold per girl
1,013 gifts received
$360 was the average gift
United Way Partner Agencies:
⬥ United Fund of Surry County
⬥ United Way of Gaston County
⬥ United Way of Greater High Point
⬥ United Way of Iredell County
⬥ United Way of Randolph County
Cookie Program
4,641 girls participated
1,654,615 total packages of cookies sold
356 was the average number of packages sold per girl
$1,329,183 paid to troops
25,191 packages donated through our council’s annual service project, Cookies for a Cause. To date, 437,754 packages have been donated to men and women in our U.S. military here and overseas, local food banks and cause agencies.
$15,500 in scholarships were awarded to 13 girls, including the top three cookie sellers council-wide for the year
Meals on Wheels was our cause agency for our Cookies for a Cause service project. Thank you for helping our council provide packages of cookies to the senior citizens who receive Meals on Wheels services in each of the 40 counties we serve.
2023 Board Of cers
Carolyn Brickey, Board Chair, Forsyth, NC
Trish Johnson, Board Vice Chair, Catawba, NC
Sarah Hudson, Board Treasurer, Forsyth, NC
Karen Bartlett, Board Secretary, Swain, NC
2023 Board Members
Leigh Blount, Forsyth, NC
Richard Buffkin, Forsyth, NC
Janet “Jan” Donahue, Guilford, NC
Denise Harris, Iredell, NC
Sandy Hoffer, Cherokee, NC
Freda Mayse, Catawba, NC
Leslie McLain, Buncombe, NC
Brenda Newsome, Randolph, NC
Lorrie Ross, Clay, NC
Financial Highlights
GSCP2P Finance Strategy time horizon extended
Signi cant investment in camp improvements and talent
Cash position and asset liquidity aligned with GSUSA standards
Continued rebuilding of philanthropic capacity
GSUSA pension payment to sundown in 2028
Continued right-sizing of GSCP2P multi-use service centers
Signi cant enhancements to internal nance practices
The new Gastonia Service Center was opened after moving locations to better serve our staff and members. We celebrated our grand re-opening in June 2023 with a special patch.
Thank you to everyone who supported our Resilient. Ready. Strong. annual campaign. Together, we paved new roads toward a brighter future for Girl Scouts with a focus on inclusion and membership growth, increased exposure to outdoor experiences and mental wellness resources. 2023
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Contributions and Grants............ $ Miscellaneous Income.................. $ Total Revenue and Support..... $ 8,260,510 385,305 449,994 279,239 341,156 223,667 9,939,871 5,166,215 934,461 3,388,990 9,489,666 Program Services............................. $ Management and General............... $ Fundraising...................................... $ Total Expenses........................... $ Change in Net Assets.................. $ Cash and Investments.................. $ Other Assets.................................. $ Property and Equipment............. $ Total Assets............................. $ Total Current Liabilities.................. $ Total Non-Current Liabilities......... $ Total Liabilities................................. $ Total Net Assets............................... $ Total Liabilities and Net Assets ... $ 8,331,400 2,051,340 31,046 10,413,786 (473,915) 929,992 633,244 1,563,236 7,926,430 9,489,666
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