Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Legacy Continued
Annual Report
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Sue Peters joins the ranks Dear Friends of Girl Scouts,
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A visionary, the late Sue Peters left a lasting legacy on Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. In addition to her devotion to girls, Sue was a passionate and highly engaged member of our community. She was active in a wide range of interests including public radio, literacy, and Leadership Nashville. Her dream to improve the lives of girls in our community remains alive and vibrant to this day.
As the largest girl-serving organization in Middle Tennessee, Girl Scouts is committed to ensuring that all girls reach their full potential. And one woman, the late Sue Peters, paved the way for us to shape the destiny of our girls. In 2014 we said goodbye to Sue. A long-time personal mentor and champion of Girl Scouts, she shaped so much of today’s Girl Scout experience in our community. Sue joined the Council in 1970 as Executive Director and served for nearly 25 years. Sue Peters represented an era of leadership that was donor driven. With the donor support of the Board and the community, Sue raised the funds to build the Council's Girl Scout Center, and to make significant improvements to our Girl Scout camps. Her legacy is one that we are still espousing and it will continue to be felt for generations to come. This Annual Report is a snapshot of how we continue to build girls of courage, confidence and character in Middle Tennessee. Our accomplishments in 2014 were made possible by volunteers and supporters like you who believe in our mission, and in Sue Peters’ extraordinary vision. With deep gratitude,
1970 Sue joins the Council as Executive Director 1977 Named Nashville Business and Professional Women’s Woman of the Year 1983 Inducted into the Association of Girl Scout Hall of Fame 1988 Received the Thanks Badge II, the highest honor a Girl Scout adult can achieve 1989 Received Promote Women award by CABLE 1991 Girl Scout Center becomes a reality after a $4 million dollar capital campaign, the largest for a Girl Scout Council at the time 1992 Honored as part of YWCA’s Academy for Women of Achievement 1992 Sue Peters retires and the Council passes a proclamation naming the 19th day of November, 1992 as Sue Peters Day
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Programs We are committed to preparing tomorrow’s leaders—today’s Girl Scouts. Our programs are fun and cultivate a girl’s sense of adventure and leadership, one experience at a time. Girls develop respect, leadership and responsibility that will follow them into adulthood.
Girl Members Whether it’s a week long troop camping trip, or your typical Monday meeting—true friendship is formed in Girl Scouting. The teamwork and interpersonal skills our girls develop from belonging to a troop are unmatched.
38,430 girl experiences delivered through Programs 3,292 experiences through Council Sponsored Programs
13,347 girls
363 through Arts experiences
Daisy troops (K-1) Brownie troops (2-3) Junior troops (4-5) Cadette troops (6-8) Senior troops (9-10) Ambassador troops (11-12)
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1,000 Service Unit Day Camps 3,904 On Your Own Programs 352 Council Own Patch Program 29,882 Girl Scouts and friends had fun at one of our 4 camps throughout the year. 3,983 Horse Programs with our 40 Horses at Camp Sycamore Hills
Adult Members 6,778 adult Volunteers 3,995 adult trainings completed, a 28% annual increase in number of trained volunteers 1,290 Face-to-Face and 2,705 Online trainings 189 Attended Volunteer Enrichment Weekend (VEW) 25 new Council Trainers recruited 90 Volunteers attended the Service Team Summit
14,441 Adventure Programs 9,698 Troop Camping experiences 1,760 Girls discovered some thing new at Summer Residential Camp
6 Service Units received the President’s Award which recognizes the efforts of a community team for moving its area toward the achievement of the Council’s goals.
208 girls received a scholarship to attend summer camp
56 Volunteers recognized by the Service Unit or Council for outstanding leadership 165 Troop Leaders have earned the new Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Trained Volunteer Pin which debuted in August at the Volunteer Enrichment Weekend
948 through Healthy Living experiences
854 through Leadership experiences
1,100 Girl Scouts in the LEAD program that provides enriching experiences and mentors to girls in underserved areas. 25% of girls in our state live in poverty 12% of girls are have experienced neighborhood violence 2,090 Girl Scouts receiving $64,983 in financial aid for membership, programs and summer camp.
141 through Financial Literacy programs
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Awards
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Our girls are making the world a better place—and they’re not even old enough to vote! Rooted in their communities, these young women have seen an issue, discovered its complexities, and taken action to address it. Girl Scout Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards are symbols of honor that you can’t get anywhere else.
Thank you to our 2014 Board of Directors:
50 Gold Awardees | 125 Silver Awardees | 74 troops earning a Bronze Award
Helena Yarbrough, Chair Kathy Hansen, First Vice Chair Sharon Roberson, Second Vice Chair Sallie B. Bailey, Treasurer Marlee Mitchell, Secretary Agenia Clark, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee President and CEO
John H. Bailey III Tina Boone Samuel J Belk Gretchen Campbell Ron Corbin ReVonda Hawkins John Crosslin Phyllis D.K. Hildreth Jeanine Denney Beverly Horner Liz Allen Fey Elizabeth LaRoche Tina Garcia Sandra Lipman LeShane Greenhill Cheryl Mason John Mayfield Tony Thompson
602 Girl Scouts received Awards recognizing over 12,370 hours of service to our
communities. This represents an Economic Impact of $249,008.00*
106 Girl Scout business mavens received the “Stellar Seller” Award for selling over 1,000 boxes of cookies or more than $1,000 in fall product.
* Economic Impact is calculated using the 2013 estimate for value of the volunteer hour in Tennessee by IndependentSector.org
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$ 4,139,121 $ 429,805 $ 195,281 $ 4,523,922
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$ 2,666,099 $ 911,306 $ 693,945 $ 138,582 $ 113,990 $ 4,764,207
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Honey* and Lamar Alexander Liz Allen Fey* Linda and David* Anderson Anonymous Colleen and Kevin Atwood Jan Babiak Sallie and John A. Bailey Sallie* and John H.* Bailey III Barbara Bennett Lauren Brisky* and Gary Posner Jennifer Buckelew Mary* and Joe Cavarra Agenia* and Charles Clark Kathy Cloninger* and Mike Williams Anita and Bill Cochran Brenda and Ron* Corbin Jackie and Chuck Cowden Nikki and John* Crosslin Marilyn Dubree* Kimberly D. Ely* Debora Enos Barbara and DeWitt Ezell Glenda Glover Laura Harbour Cynthia* and George Harper Karyl Haynes Diane* Honda and David Reiland Beverly and Ken Horner Kay and Steve* Horrell Lee Ann* and Orrin Ingram Audrey* and Frank Jones Pat and Howard Jones Elizabeth Laroche* and John Murray Lindsay Levkoff Lynn* and Jeff Lynn Sandra and Larry Lipman Elaine Lytle Cheryl Mason* John Mayfield* Michelle and Clayton McWhorter Marlee Mitchell Juli and Ralph Mosley Lucille Nabors Nancy and Gary Pack Sue Peters*†Linda and Art* Rebrovick
Sharon* and Clifford Roberson Pam* and Norman Self Sandy Spitz Laura Smith Tidwell Erin* and Jason Tomlinson Laura Anne Turner* Rose Leigh Vines Karen and Mike Ward Janet and Bill Warfield Crissy and Rob Welhoelter Peggy and Walter West Jerry and Ernie Williams Helena and Montel Yarbrough
Organizations contributing $1,000 or more to the Annual Campaign and/or Programs A.O. Smith Foundation AIG American General Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc. Anonymous Ascend Federal Credit Union Atticus Trust Benefits, Inc Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation CLARCOR Foundation Cracker Barrel Foundation Curb Records Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund, Inc. Dell, Inc. Dillard's Department Stores Dollar General Corporation Draughon Foundation Fidelity Charitable First Tennessee Foundation General Mills Foundation HCA - Caring for the Community Ingram Industries Inc. James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Jeff Swanson Farrier Service Landis B. Gullett Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Mars Petcare Middle Tennessee Electric Customers Care, Inc. Millard Leonard Advised Fund Of The Foundation Music City Productions, Inc. Nashville Electric Service Orrin H. Ingram Advised Fund Prologis Publix Super Markets Charities Regions Bank T & T Family Foundation
Tennessee Titans Foundation Tennessee Valley Authority Tennsco Corporation The Ayers Foundation The Community Foundation of Middle TN The Dorothy Cate and Thomas F. Frist Foundation The Frist Foundation The HCA Foundation The Louie M. and Betty M. Phillips Foundation The Scarlett Family Foundation The Steven and Laurie Eskind Family Foundation Washington Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Women in Numbers
Individuals contributing $1,000 or more to Special Events Tina and Jeff Adams Sallie* and John H.* Bailey III Jackie and Chuck Cowden Jeanine* and Wade Denney Rebecca Hawkins* Fran and Dan Marcum Brenda and Robert McClure Sharon* and Clifford Roberson Tim Self Sandy Spitz
Tribute Gifts
Tennessee Valley Authority The Ayers Foundation The Dorothy Cate and Thomas F. Frist Foundation United Parcel Service Waller
In Honor of John H. Bailey III Fran Linley In Honor of Des Barton Desireé Porter
*Denotes Lifetime Member
In Honor of Leatha Brewer Bates Katherine and Charles Brewer
In Memory of Martha Warfield Betty and Charlie Warfield
In Honor of Elli Vermillion Lee and John Fairbend B.J. and Larry Taylor
† Denotes Juliette Gordon Low Society
In Honor of Mildred West Judith Hughes
Memorial Gifts In Honor of Happy Birdsong Walter G. Birdwell In Honor of Patsy Brison Jane and Harry Camp
Organizations contributing $1,000 or more to Special Events Agero, Inc. AT&T Avenue Bank Beachaven Vineyards & Winery Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Children’s Dental Associates, P.C. Clarksville Pediatric Dentistry, P.C. CMT Columbia Noon Rotary Club Columbia Pediatric Clinic Community First Bank & Trust Corrections Corporation of America Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc Crosslin & Associates Custom Packaging, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Daniels III Charitable Fund Deloitte Services LP DEX Imaging & Mailing, Inc. F&M Bank Fifth Third Bank First Farmers & Merchants Bank Franklin American Mortgage Frasier, Dean & Howard, PLLC General Motors - Spring Hill Manufacturing Grand Avenue Limousine LLC HCA/TriStar Health Heritage Bank & Trust of Columbia, TN Ingram Industries Inc. Kraft CPA Kroger Little Brownie Bakers Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Middle Tennessee Women’s Health Group Mike Collins & Associates Inc. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Nashville Electric Service Nissan North America, Inc. Party Station Rentals Pinnacle Financial Partners Planters Bank Regions Bank Skanska USA INC Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
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In Honor of Agenia Clark Bob Thomas Sheila Venable Jannie Williams In Honor of Charlene Crimm Diane Crimm In Honor of Millie Ellis Carlos Busschee Lou Ann Mitchell Kathy and Joe Orr Janet Phillips Sandra Soesde Dot and Tom Watson In Honor of Amy Lee Eubank Levena Kline In Honor of Mr. Michael Garrett Rimda and Dinesh Gupta In Honor of Girl Scout Troop 134 Ingersoll Rand Charitable Foundation In Honor of Dia Hall Judith A. Hughes
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In Honor of Ellen Jacobs Barbara and Eric Chazen In Honor of Mr. Brian Linerode Rimda and Dinesh Gupta In Honor of Rena Morton Fran Gray In Honor of Alice Ratcliffe MFF Partnership
In Memory of Sue Peters*† James and Tanya Augustine Sallie and John H. Bailey III Agenia and Charles Clark Kathy Cloninger and Mike Williams Jane Fabian Lee* and John Fairbend Jill Hanson and Andrew Worsey Ruth Hill Katherine and Mack Linebaugh Elaine Lytle Joy and Gary Marcum Glenda Moon Juli and Ralph Mosley Laddie Neil Jean and Russ Oldfield Carol Percy Patricia and George Plunkett Nancy Ransom Susan Schipani Annell St. Charles B.J. and Larry Taylor Judy Therber Trish Blackwell & Associates, LLC Maureen Turnbull Eleanor and Bill Vermillion Janet and Bill Warfield Nancy Weaver In Memory of Kathy Chaffin Susan and Greg Vandergriff In Memory of Dora Jackson Lora Manson In Memory of Judith Lovin Katrin Bean In Memory of Mrs. Charles Mitchell Ruth Hill In Memory of Lillian Morehead Belinda Leslie In Memory of Alice Harton Ratcliffe Ann and Joe Lester
The Juliette Gordon Low Society recognizes donors who make Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee part of their legacies as a beneficiary of their estate plans.
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