Inspiring Generations C E L E B R AT I O N GIRL SCOUTS IN THE HEART OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Event Agenda 5:00pm
Reception Music provided by Norma Swain 6:15pm
Welcome & Flag Ceremony Marion C. Alexander and Kathryn W. McCorkle, Inspiring Generations Co-Chairs Flag Ceremony – Girl Scout Troop 11602, Hershey-Dauphin County
Introduction of Mistress of Ceremonies Valerie Pritchett, Mistress of Ceremonies WHTM ABC27 News Anchor
Dinner 7:30 pm
Award Presentations Valerie Pritchett Ellen M. Kyzer, MPA, President & CEO Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania Rising Star Awards Taylor Grochowski, Wilkes Barre Lorelei McIntyre-Brewer, Duncannon Trailblazer Awards Gwendolyn Little, Mechanicsburg Felicia Wranitz, Auburn Distinguished Leadership Award Dr. Kimberly Bolig Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
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Dinner Menu S alad
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Spinach, Frisee and Arugula, Smoked Almonds, Blue Cheese Crumbles, and Pear Vinaigrette E ntr é e
Mushroom Ragout Stuffed Chicken with Broccolini, Roasted Carrots and Potato Puree D essert
Dark Chocolate Torte with a Raspberry Sauce and Brandy Chantilly
Remarks from Dr. Bolig 2016 Inspiring Generations Awards Betsy Keefer and Barbara Palmer
Keynote Presentation
Betsy Keefer and Barbara Palmer
Closing Flag Ceremony & Remarks Veronica Longenecker, Chair Board of Directors Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
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Message from Board Chair & CEO Dear Friends,
B oard O fficers Veronica L. Longenecker, Chair Benetta M. Rapier, Vice-Chair Betsy A. Keefer, Secretary Chandra M. “Dolly” Lalvani, Treasurer
M E M B E R S - AT L A R G E Lynn M. Bachstein – Trucksville, PA Joanne M. Bankos – York, PA Karen D. Best – Lemoyne, PA Bonnie D. Burke – Danville, PA Melinda Ghilardi, Esq. – Dunmore, PA Antonio “Tony” Hernandez, Jr. – Lancaster, PA Stacey O. Irwin, PH.D – Lancaster, PA Stacy M. Klann – Mechanicsburg, PA Deborah A. Kolsovsky – Scranton, PA Barbara G. Lyman, PH.D – Shippensburg, PA Kathy W. McCorkle – Mechanicsburg, PA Jeshanah McLeod – Mechanicsburg, PA Karen F. Snider – Mechanicsburg, PA Roberta L. “Robbie” Soltz, PH.D – Bloomsburg, PA Yvette L. Willson, ESQ. – State College, PA
For over 100 years, the Girl Scout movement has been a catalyst for empowering girls and women to use their wide array of unique talents to push past barriers, overcome challenges, and excel in the face of adversity to make our world a better place. In the process they have continually inspired others to take their lead to be the go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and leaders that make them stand out as Girl Scouts.
Veronica Longenecker Board Chair
Ellen M. Kyzer, MPA Tonight we celebrate girls of all ages who have identified President & CEO issues in their communities and who have forged ahead to find solutions that have made a lasting impact on the lives of countless individuals when they needed it most. We also celebrate the adults who have dedicated their time, talent, and treasure to uplift these girls and encourage them to always be their best. These honorees have demonstrated why investing in girls is and always will be a top priority for all of us.
At Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania we believe that when you invest in girls, you change the world. When a middle school Girl Scout provides comfort to pediatric patients around the globe, everybody wins. When a high school Girl Scout shows students how fun learning can be, she changes the world. When a university employee sparks a girl’s interest in a STEM field that lacks women, she changes the perception of what a girl can do. In all of these ways, and in many more, Girl Scouts develop girls to be leaders who are building a better world not only for everyone in this room, but for each and every person they meet throughout their lives. Research shows that women who were Girl Scouts tend to seek more education, are driven to earn more financially and are more inspired to contribute to their communities. The world needs more Girl Scouts. Thank you for your support, which helps us bring the Girl Scout experience to girls across our council’s 30 counties. Your investment in today’s girls creates the women leaders of tomorrow.
k n a Th u! Yo A Special Thank you to the Inspiring Generations Committee Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania thanks our 2016 Inspiring Generations Committee for their hard work and dedication. We greatly value your time and expertise in making Inspiring Generations a success!
Marion C. Alexander, Co-Chair Kathryn McCorkle, Co-Chair Jayne Abrams Joanne Bankos Nancy Besch Karen Best Norma Gotwalt Linda Hicks Kristi Ondo Karen Snider
Yours in Girl Scouting,
Veronica Longenecker Board Chair
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Ellen M. Kyzer, MPA President & CEO
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Thank You to our Media Sponsor
Thank You Sponsors! GOLD SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
Valerie Pritchett and the team at WHTM are proud to sponsor Mimi Barash Coppersmith
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania’s Inspiring Generations event.
Little Brownie Bakers - Kellogg's
Poole Foundation Philip Sieg
SILVER SPONSOR Gall Foundation 6
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Thank You Friends! Jayne Abrams
Linda Hicks
Marion C. and Bill Alexander
Johnson and White Wealth Management
Allegra Marketing Print Mail
Betsy Keefer
Patricia and James Apple
Kinsley Family Foundation
BB&T
Ellen M. Kyzer
E. Lee Beard
Lynne Leopold-Sharp
Mary Lou Bennett
Kathryn and David McCorkle
Nancy Besch
McNees, Wallace, & Nurick, LLC
Karen Best
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Country Meadows
Kristen and Mark Ondo
Linda Davis
Barbara Palmer
E. K. McConkey & Company, Inc.
PPO&S
Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis
Lance Shaner
Sidney J. Prejean and Melinda C. Ghilardi
Linda Yakacki
Norma Gotwalt
York Traditions Bank
Hall Foundation
Thank You to Norma Swain for sharing her musical talents with us during the reception at the Inspiring Generations Celebration.
Thank you to Pealer’s Flowers and Company for our stage greenery.
Thank You to Capital BlueCross for their generous in-kind donation of the Inspiring Generations Celebration invitations and program printed materials.
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Rising Star Recipients The Rising Star Award recognizes young Girl Scouts who use their time, talents, and resources to do good in their community.
Rising Star Recipient:
Taylor Grochowski Troop 32817 Wilkes-Barre-Luzerne County 13 years old; 8 years a Girl Scout “Helping others makes me feel good because I can be inspiring to other kids. I help them reach for their goals, no matter how big or small, and show them inspiration and motivation. Girls should never give up on their dreams.” A leader in both her Girl Scout troop and her community, Taylor Grochowski spends nearly every moment helping someone else in need. Whether it is a girl in her troop or a homeless shelter in need of clothing donations, Taylor is involved. She volunteers to help facilitate activities for younger Girl Scouts, teaching them about important topics like Girl Scout traditions, camp and water safety, as well as fun activities like crafts and dancing. She has helped them earn two badges and complete a Journey. Taylor has earned her Girl Scout Bronze Award, Leadership in Action (LiA) Award, five President’s Volunteer Service Awards, Service to Girl Scouts Award, and Community Service Bar. She is currently working on earning her Marian Religious Award. Taylor saw a need to provide a library in her school. To ensure her peers have access to books at school, she will be using her Silver Award project to create a free, portable library. Taylor is also active as a bus mentor, volunteer with her church’s Sunday School, and assists her Environmental Educator teacher with trail work. Needless to say, if there is a worthwhile cause out in her community, Taylor is there to help out and inspire others to join.
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These extraordinary Girl Scouts harness their leadership skills to inspire others around them to join their efforts in making our world a better place.
Rising Star Recipient:
Lorelei McIntyre-Brewer Juliette Girl Scout Duncannon-Perry County 11 years old; 5 years a Girl Scout “As Girl Scout juniors, we are challenged to be Agents of Change and I accepted that challenge. Now I am going to challenge you to do your best to make the community a better place. Find something you know needs to happen, get your team together, and make a difference in the world.” In 2005, Lorelei was born missing half of her heart and endured over 20 surgeries, including three open heart procedures. Lorelei knows first-hand the struggle, pain and fear that children face while being hospitalized and decided to put her Girl Scout leadership skills to use by doing something about it. She started her own organization, Heart Hugs, after her lungs collapsed from open heart surgery causing her to have issues breathing. During this time, she used a compression pillow to aid her recovery. At five years-old, Lorelei learned to sew in order to make a compression heart pillow a day to send to pediatric heart patients, just like her. Soon, she had to enlist the help of volunteers when she received more pillow requests. Lorelei provides the compression pillows to hospitals, orphanages, and families at no cost. Lorelei has helped about 8,000 children across the world. Her work has earned her the Bronze Award, Military Child of the Year by Operation Homefront, Dr. Oz’s Every Day Health Hero, and recognition from the Points of Light Foundation. Lorelei is not only an inspiration to her peers and wider community, but to all whose lives she has influenced across the globe.
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You Can Inspire Future Generations of Girl Scouts During tonight’s celebration, you will hear from girls and women who are fearlessly taking action to make the world a better place. You can also make a difference in the lives of current
and future generations of girls.
Grow the Girl Scout Leadership Experience Make it possible for over 17,000 girls to have the opportunity to build self-esteem and develop essential life and leadership skills. LEADERSHIP
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Provide Financial Assistance
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Give girls the opportunity to participate in an array of options like troop participation, camp, and educational activities. LEADERSHIP
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Give the Gift of Camp Help girls to experience fun challenges and confidence-strengthening activities in the beautiful outdoors.
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Encourage Girls to Go STEM Ignite the spark of interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields by supporting hands-on, girl led, educational and opportunities supported by female mentors.
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Promote Peace with aMAZE Transform girls’ lives through this self-esteem building, anti-bullying program. Middle school girls learn vital tools to develop healthy relationships, cope with bullies in their lives, and become peacemakers in their schools and communities.
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Support Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Help offset the devastating emotional impact for girls with incarcerated mothers by reconnecting, educating and helping them to grow together. LEADERSHIP
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SELF-CONFIDENCE STEM ASSISTANCE CHALLENGES For more information or to support any of our incredible programs, please visit www.gshpa.org or email us at development@gshpa.org.
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Trailblazer Recipients The Trailblazer Award recognizes Girl Scouts who have earned the highest award in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award, as a stepping stone for a successful future.
Trailblazer Recipient:
Gwendolyn Little
These Girl Scouts identified a problem in their community, created a team of support, took action and inspired others to do the same.
Trailblazer Recipient:
Felicia Wranitz Troop 11595 Auburn-Schuylkill County 19 years old; 13 years a Girl Scout
“I didn’t even see it as volunteering. I helped Gamut Theater because they are like family. It was amazing to see the amount of people that came to Gamut each weekend to help with the renovation.”
“I developed a stronger sense of self when I saw I could inspire others at a young age and realized I could be a good role model. I want to continue to inspire the next generation to be themselves and never stop learning.”
Gwendolyn Little never shied away from being the leading lady both on and off the stage. Her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Costume Shop Development, proves it. Gwen, a long time performer with the Gamut Theatre Group, saw the opportunity to make a difference when the theatre needed a new and improved space to grow the arts scene in downtown Harrisburg.
Felicia, a 2015 graduate of Nativity BVM High School, was determined to get children, age five and older, to set aside their electronic screens and get engaged in fun, hands-on, educational activities that they could easily do at home.
Beyond her Gold Award, Gwen earned her Bronze and Silver Award, mentored younger Girl Scouts with her Program Aide Training, and volunteered with a wide variety of nonprofits. During her time as a volunteer, Gwen never thought twice before stepping out as a leader and encouraging others to follow her. Gwen graduated Cumberland Valley High School in 2016 and currently attends Seton Hill University to pursue a degree in Musical Theatre. She aspires to continue her passion for the theater in a career on Broadway.
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Troop 11595 Mechanicsburg-Cumberland County 18 years old; 13 years a Girl Scout
Gwen helped clean, demo, build, move and organize the new theatre. She took the lead to streamline and create a multi-functional costume room and educational space for the theatre and its patrons. When children visit the theatre, they can enjoy the show and get a behind-the-scenes look to learn about costuming and what happens backstage.
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She created her Gold Award project, Beating Boredom, in which she wrote a book outlining 50 learning activities. Felicia’s book has gained national attention and is utilized by schools, educators, families and libraries. In addition to her book, Felicia hosted workshops at elementary schools where children could craft and conduct experiments. Her passion for science can be found in the pages of her books and in her volunteer activities. As a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, Felicia is working towards a double major in Biology and Anthropology and a minor in chemistry. She aspires to earn her Ph.D and pursue a career in genetic research. She gained a head start when her Gold Award experience helped earn her a position in a research lab where she is working to combat and reverse genetic infertility in women, enabling them to someday have biological children. Her ultimate goal is to work for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and participate in Doctors without Borders.
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Distinguished Leadership Award The Distinguished Leadership Award honors a volunteer who has made a significant contribution of time, energy, or resources in Girl Scouts.
Distinguished Leadership Award Recipient:
Kimberly L. Bolig, Ph.D Director, Regional STEM Education Center Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg-Columbia County “I believe that every girl has it in her to be a strong, contributing woman to the STEM field. Overcoming the challenges takes creativity, caring, resourcefulness, motivation, perseverance, generosity, curiosity, and determination.” Since the beginning of her employment with Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania as the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Magnet Program Director, Dr. Kimberly Bolig’s main focus has been to spark high school student’s interest in the STEM fields, guiding them to the courses that will be most beneficial for their chosen career track. Of special interest to Dr. Bolig is the GI-STEM: Girls in Science event, which has occurred on campus of Bloomsburg University for the past two years and brought STEM education to over 300 girls. This popular event was created to encourage young girls to look at the world around them with inquisitive eyes, to become natural scientists, and to explore the fascinating world of the sciences. Girls move through a variety of hands-on stations such as: coding, biodiversity featuring live reptiles, cloud creations and more. Dr. Bolig connects the girls with inspiring and successful women working as professionals in STEM field careers to encourage girls to consider a future in the fields. Dr. Bolig believes that the opportunities in STEM field careers are only limited by a girl’s interest, imagination and desire. This event bolsters a girl’s interest in STEM disciplines by empowering her to pursue her dreams. Dr. Bolig saw her work unfold as girls gained confidence in mathematic problem solving skills, explored microscopic worlds, and engineered possibilities. Dr. Bolig is already looking forward to expanding next year’s event to showcase the STEM fields to a wider range of Girl Scouts and even more possibilities.
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Thank you Theresa Fruet and every Girl Scout troop leader past and present.
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Your efforts have inspired and will inspire generations of girls. – Kathy McCorkle
On behalf of the Inspiring Generations Committee,
Congratulations and thank you Barbara and Betsy.
“I believe that every girls has it in her to be a strong, contributing woman to the STEM field. Overcoming the challenges takes creativity, caring, resourcefulness, motivation, perseverance generosity, curiosity, and determination.” – Dr. Kimberly Bolig, Director, Regional STEM Education
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In 2016-2017
our Girl Scouts are looking forward to:
Becoming Cookie Bosses and launching a brand new
S’mores Girl Scout Cookie (Available Winter 2017) LEADERSHIP
Today’s Girl Scouts Tomorrow's Leaders Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania’s (GSHPA) mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. We achieve this by creating adventures, opening doors, inspiring imagination, teaching philanthropy, and building opportunities that allow girls to shine as leaders in their communities.
We serve over 17,510 girl members, ages 5-17, across 30 counties. GSHPA brings together decades of rich Girl Scout history and tradition and pairs it with innovative programming that speaks to today’s girl.
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Exploring the outdoors, discovering Celebrating 100
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Reconnecting with their incarcerated mothers while learning the life skills and values inherent in the leadership experience with Girl Scouts Beyond Bars
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for helping us to celebrate these inspiring girls and women as they work to make the world a better place.
Girl Scout Promise On my honor, I will try: To serve God* and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law
Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
*We look to individual members to establish for themselves the nature of their spiritual beliefs. When making the Girl Scout Promise, individuals may substitute wording appropriate to their own spiritual beliefs for the word “God.�
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Making the world a better place.
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30 Counties in Our Council Adams Carbon Centre Clinton Columbia Cumberland Dauphin Franklin Fulton Huntingdon
Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lebanon Luzerne Lycoming Mifflin Monroe Montour Northumberland
Perry Pike Schuylkill Snyder Sullivan Susquehanna Union Wayne Wyoming York
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