A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR AND CEO Dear Friends of Girl Scouts: Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey continues to build on its position as one of the strongest Girl Scout councils and youth-serving organizations in the nation. Serving more than 15 percent of girls ages 5 to 18, double the national average, our council has the third largest girl market share in the country. Through our great program offerings and customer service to girl and adult members, GSNNJ was also fourth in the nation in both girl and adult member retention. One of our key efforts last year was to serve girls in Kindergarten, offering great program activities and support to new volunteers. As a result of these efforts, GSNNJ was recognized for serving more than 20 percent of girls in Kindergarten throughout northern New Jersey. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey also impacted more than 3,100 girls through our Learn, Explore, Aspire, Dream (L.E.A.D.) initiative, which enables girls to participate in Girl Scouting in areas where volunteers and resources are limited. In addition, council-led programming served more than 16,000 girl participants and 144 Girl Scouts earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a girl can earn in Girl Scouting. Gold Award Girl Scouts focus on finding sustainable solutions to society’s challenges and complete projects in their community that can change the world. In the coming year, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey looks forward to rolling out a new mobile Girl Scout Leadership Experience, that will bring badge and Journey activities and supplies to communities that cannot access the current activities and events that we offer. In addition, GSNNJ will expand the Outdoor and STEM experiences offered to allow girls to focus on new badges that were launched by Girl Scouts of the USA in the summer of 2019. With continued technology, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey looks for new ways to engage girls, volunteers, and families through Girl Scouts and helps them to understand the lifelong learning that happens in Girl Scouting. We continue to focus on expanding our impact in all communities and strive to build more girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Thank you for your continued support of the work we are doing to help all girls reach their full potential. Sincerely,
Bette M. Simmons, Ed.D. Chair, Board of Directors
Betty A. Garger President and CEO
The contents of this Annual Report reflect the Fiscal year 2018-2019. Please note that since the unprecedented quarantine due to COVID 19, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey has pivoted to support our girls, volunteers, and families in a very different way. GSNNJ launched Girl Scouts at Home, an online platform to enable girls to participate in Girl Scouting virtually, working on badges and connecting with Girl Scouts throughout the region and the country. To support Girl Scout troops and the cookie program, Cookie Connection was created which allows and encourages public support of local Girl Scouts while providing donations of cookie to frontline workers. Girl Scouts throughout northern New Jersey have answered the call to help the community by sewing masks, sending Trefoil Thoughts of care and concern, collecting food, and creating care packages to bring positivity and hope to our communities. Our Girl Scouts and volunteers are awe-inspiring in their support and contributions during this pandemic.
GSNNJ BY THE NUMBERS 3rd in girl market share out of 111 councils
13,530 adult members in northern New Jersey
2,850 summer day camp participants
4th in girl and adult retention out of 111 councils
100 Service Units in northern New Jersey
1.75 million boxes of cookies sold
2,550 Girl Scout troops in northern New Jersey
144 Gold Award Girl Scouts
$1.5 million earned in troop proceeds from product program
OUR COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD CHAIR Bette M. Simmons, Ed.D. 1ST VICE CHAIR Shanna Jafri 2ND VICE CHAIR Veronica Ross SECRETARY Krista Korinis TREASURER Ilan Hirschfeld MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Leslie Achter Leslie Franklin Amy Green Jessica Jansyn Lori Johnson Janet Jones Matthew Lamb Melissa LaPorta Joanne Morreale Joe Pennisi Delia Blackler Perretta Lori Pimenta Priya Prasad Lisa Torres
MEMBERSHIP BY PROGRAM LEVEL
GIRL REPRESENTATIVES Nicole Duca Alexis Lee Emily Schatz
Daisies Grades K-1
Brownies Grades 2-3
Juniors Grades 4-5
6,277
7,204
5,732
LEADERSHIP TEAM PRESIDENT AND CEO Betty A. Garger CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Alex Martinez CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Charisse Taylor
Cadettes Grades 6-8
Seniors Grades 9-10
Ambassadors Grades 11-12
4,300
1,549
1,209
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Edwin Barreto
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Sandra Kenoff DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Rabia Kaleem
MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS •
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey is the largest of the four councils in the state.
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FY19 girl membership was 26,271
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One in six girls in grades K-12 are Girl Scouts
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We served 160 communities in Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and the northern part of Warren Counties
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19,209 girls were in Kindergarten through fifth grade, which is 73% of our girl membership.
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GSNNJ was recognized for serving more than 20 percent of girls in Kindergarten throughout northern New Jersey.
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Financial assistance was provided for program activities and/or membership to 3,995 girls (15% of our girl membership)
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Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey offered our L.E.A.D. (Learn. Explore. Aspire. Dream) program to 3,100 girls. L.E.A.D. is a six-week staff-led program through which the Girl Scout Leadership Experience is delivered to communities where resources are limited.
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Celebrate Girls Paterson Summer Program hosted 100 girls in Kindergarten through grade 8 each week for seven weeks.
GIRL SCOUTS IN ACTION
LEARNING TO CODE ROSIE THE RIVETER EDUCATION DAY Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey toured Picatinny Arsenal for a “Rosie the Riveter” education day. Rosie the Riveter represented women in World War II who worked in factories and shipyards, produced munitions and war supplies. Many women took over jobs typically held by men, who were serving in the military. Girls received a behind the scenes look at their work in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), toured Picatinny Labs, and saw firsthand the machinery used there to work with metal and shielding made for tanks. In addition, the girls learned how Picatinny uses 3D printers to make robots and armor.
Through a partnership between Girl Scouts of the USA and Microsoft, Troop 97331 attended a free robotics workshop offered in the Paramus Microsoft store. Microsoft staff explained the multitude of tasks robots can perform. Equipped with their own work stations and computers, the girls learned basic coding. Using Microsoft Surface, girls presented their robot and coding project in order to earn the Girl Scout Programming Robots badge.
Officials at Picatinny showed a presentation on the history of the arsenal located in Rockaway, including its involvement in the revolutionary war through its present use. The Girl Scouts’ visit coincided with D-Day, when Allied forces invaded the beaches at Normandy, France in 1944. Officials told the girls how the armory was instrumental in providing ammunitions needed to soldiers for that mission and many of the arsenal’s staff were physically involved in those battles.
SENSATIONAL STARS Eighty-five Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies attended a Sensational Stars event at Grant Elementary School in Dumont. Using the Girl Scouts’ Star Lab, the girls learned about constellations and how to spot them in the night sky. They also created star wheels to take home.
GIRL SCOUTS IN ACTION
CAREER NETWORKING FORUM RIGHT TO VOTE As part of an ongoing collaboration with the League of Women Voters in Morris County, Chatham Girl Scouts joined the Fourth of July parade where the league and Girl Scouts marked the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. Prior to the parade, Girl Scouts also participated in the Voter Girl Project, which teaches girls about the history of the 19th Amendment.
GSNNJ partnered with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women/Bergen-Passaic Chapter to offer a Career Networking event to girls at the Academy of Earth and Space Science (Panther Academy) in Paterson. The Coalition has a similar mission to Girl Scouts in that the group promotes leadership development and gender equity in the areas of health, education, and economic empowerment for girls and young women. The program enabled 30 girls to meet professional women in various careers and participate in speed networking. Girls received the professionals’ bios in advance and had 2 minutes to meet with each woman and ask questions they had prepared. The professionals detailed their career path and spoke of the obstacles they faced in reaching their career goals. Girls learned how to approach their career aspirations, what skills they would need to achieve them, and gleaned insight into their daily work. In addition, girls received the women’s contact information so they could be mentored further after the event was over.
RESPECTING AUTHORITY Troop 97939 met with Police Officer Rob to learn about his job and earn the Respect Authority Girl Scout Daisy petal. The girls learned the need for authority figures and the importance of respecting them for the safety of the community.
Many of the women who participated were members of the Coalition and represented the follow occupations: doctor, lawyer, marketing professional, mortician, nurse, councilwoman, college professor, court executive, technology professional, and makeup artist.
GIRL SCOUTS IN ACTION
SUMMER DAY CAMP 2019 More than 2,800 girls enjoyed day camp at Jockey Hollow Day Camp, in Mendham Township, and Lake Rickabear Day Camp, in Kinnelon, over a seven-week period in July and August. With a variety of fun program themes from science to drama, and sports to cooking, girls enjoyed fun-filled days at the two program sites.
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE The girls of Troop 97195 had a weekend of outdoor adventure when they attended Animal Explorers at Jockey Hollow. They learned about a variety of animals, played games, planted flowers, sang campfire songs, made S’mores, and spent the night in a cabin.
Campers learned how to swim with daily lessons with certified instructors at Jockey Hollow Day Camp and Lake Rickabear Day Camp. Grouped by grades, girls enjoyed team and self-esteem building exercises in the Low Ropes Challenge Course and zip line, and tried their hand at the archery range. Many girls enjoyed the outdoor adventures of hiking through the trails, exploring local streams and wildlife, and earning Girl Scout badges. For the first time in many years, girls were able to participate in pony and horsemanship programs at Lake Rickabear Day Camp. In total, 414 girls rode ponies and horses at both camps. At Girl Scout camp, girls learned to work as a team, build self-esteem, and become environmentally conscious. Almost 40 girls earned their Counselor in Training pin, and transitioned out of their camper role into Junior Counselors.
TROOP HONORED Troop 96094 was recognized by the Hopatcong Environmental Commission with proclamations for adopting a half mile section of the Lake Hopatcong trail. The girls cleaned up the trail twice, held community hikes, promoted hiking safety and encouraged the local community to go outdoors and exercise. The culmination of their efforts was a celebration of National Trails Day in June 2019. During this event, the girls created booths displaying information on trail safety, first aid, proper nutrition, and the history of the trail.
GIRL SCOUTS IN ACTION
LEARNING LIFE SKILLS Troop 95592 collected donations of cookies for the Cookies from Home program, as well as other local charities. They said their experiences taught them the power of community involvement and giving back. The cookie program also taught them marketing and money management, skills that they will keep for the rest of their lives.
FABULOUS 425 CLUB AND GOAL GETTERS Fabulous 425 Club Girl Scouts who sold more than 425 packages of cookies during the Girl Scout Cookie Program were invited to bring four guests to spend the day at Lake Rickabear for a full day of fun including zip lining, archery, boating, swimming, mini golf, and crafts. Girls also participated in a workshop that taught them how to set goals and offered input on cookie rewards for the following year.
TRIPS, ACTIVITIES FUNDED Troop 61017 has participated in the cookie program for many years and learned about running a business, the fine details of retail, money collection for product, and marketing. Funds earned from the Cookie Program enabled the girls to attend the Sow What Journey Program, GIRLtopia, the REACH program (about relational aggression), and Maple Sugaring and Cake Decorating workshops, as well as their annual overnight encampment at Lake Rickabear.
Goal Getters More than 350 Girl Scouts became Goal Getters and earned a free week at day camp by completing three service hours and selling 175 cookie packages during the Girl Scout Cookie Program, plus selling 30 nut and candy products and six magazines during the Fall Product Program. Our financial literacy programs help girls learn to set goals and create a plan to reach them; make a decision on their own and as a team; create a budget and handle money; find their voice and build confidence through interactions with customers; and act ethically in business.
FUND DEVELOPMENT Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey is thankful for the generosity of the individuals, corporations, foundations, and small businesses who supported our organization and initiatives in the past year. Donations to Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey in FY2019 helped us expand the impact of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and provided support for: • Girl Scout Troops • Staff-led Community Programs • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Activities • Camping and Outdoor Adventures • Scholarships and Financial Assistance • Life Skills Training • Recruitment and Training of Volunteers to provide them with the tools needed to engage and mentor girls
FUNDRAISING HIGHLIGHTS •
495 households donated to GSNNJ when they joined or renewed their 2019 membership.
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Almost $15,000 was raised on #GivingTuesday, which took place on November 27, 2018
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$7,450 was designated in honor or in memory of someone with over 100 tribute card notifications mailed out
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Nearly $13,000 was raised by donors who supported GSNNJ through corporate matching, employee matching, and corporate designation gifts
HOW DONATIONS HELP • $40 underwrites a girl’s registration fees for one year. • $100 provides mentoring for girls earning their Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. • $250 offsets costs of outdoor adventures like archery, low-ropes challenge course, and zip lines. • $500 subsidizes fun STEM education program events. • $1,000 helps send four girls to summer camp. • $5,000 pays for materials and fees for a six-week Girl Scout L.E.A.D. program in communities where mentors are needed most.
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CIRCLE OF FRIENDS The Circle of Friends are our generous supporters who have made multi-year pledges of $5,000 or more to ensure the long-term sustainability of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey. Carol and Bill Barrett Leslie Franklin Betty and Andy Garger Cheryl Hardt Holmes Family Foundation Shanna and Rafi Jafri Felicia Jamison Sandra and Eric Kenoff
Virginia Laughlin Rosie and Harold Lunde Meghan and Alejandro Martinez Susan and George Miller Alicia and Richard Stennett Charisse and Tony Taylor Katherine and Ronald Wnek
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Over $19,000 was raised and designated to support our three incredible camp properties and outdoor programs
FUND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Grant funding from Novartis supported STEM programs at Lake Rickabear and Jockey Hollow summer day camps.
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
Our largest fundraiser of the year, Women of Achievement, took place on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Westmount Country Club, Woodland Park. With nearly 400 guests in attendance, this year’s event raised $124,000. Funds raised from our gala benefitted girls in our underserved northern New Jersey communities and allowed us to expand the impact of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT SPONSORS
Amber and CC Sabathia
BD hosted Celebrate Girls Paterson at their campus in Franklin Lakes for a full day of hands-on STEM activities.
Grant funding from 3M supported our award-winning FIRST Lego League Robotics teams.
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS Why I give “I’ve been a Girl Scout a long time. My early years in the Girl Scouts were very formative and helped shape the person I am today. I want to make sure that the same opportunities are available for today’s girls.” Joy Firshein Lifetime member Girl Scout Volunteer
“It makes me feel good when I can give back.” Martha De Young Service Unit Manager, Lifetime member, 2019 Women of Achievement Honoree
JULIETTE GORDON LOW SOCIETY The Juliette Gordon Low Society recognizes donors who support Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey through a planned gift. Anonymous Eva and Erik Andersen Janet Slater Anderson* Lowell Ray Anderson* Rosemary Anderson* Hazel Balch* Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift Elise Bennett* Veronica Curran* Beverly Downing* Lewis Dunham* Esther and Robert Endres “We give because we Joy Sallovitz Firshein believe all girls, Betty and Andy Garger regardless of their Lois Hargreaves* zip code, deserve a Kathie Harrington chance to be Girl Scouts. Susan A. Harwood Shanna Jafri When girls succeed, Benn W. Jesser* so does society.” John Henry Kemp, Jr.* Roy Kennell Shanna and Krista and Justin Korinis Rafi Jafri Virginia Lee Laughlin 1st Vice Chair, Meral Malady Board of Directors & Barbara McNally Lifetime member Lydia Memoli* Nancy Miaoulis* Lori Miller Danielle Nebres Michelle Newhouse Margaret Nicolais Jessica Panagioutu Lori and Paul Pimenta Veronica Ross Marc J. Schumacher Ruth Sebzda* Candace Shanks Jane Talpey James A. Tatem, Sr.* Helen Troschsler* Ruth A. Turner* F.L. Wehran, Sr.* Helen Wronski *deceased
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS The following pages include a comprehensive list of donors: GSNNJ is grateful to all contributors and salute their choice to invest in the girls and volunteers of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey. Space limitations, however, prevent the printing of names of donations less than $100. The list below represents contributors whose gifts were received from Oct. 1, 2018 - Sept. 30, 2019. Thank you to all of our donors for their continued support.
$10,000 + Carol and Bill Barrett Bayer USA Foundation BD The F.M. Kirby Foundation Girl Scouts of the USA Holmes Family Foundation The Hyde and Watson Foundation Shanna and Rafi Jafri PSEG Foundation TIAA $5,000-$9,999 3M Foundation Alfiero & Lucia Palestroni Foundation The Allergan Foundation Celgene Corporation Community Chest Ernest Schacht Fund Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. Inserra Supermarkets, Inc. John A. and Margaret Post Foundation Kearny Bank Lakeland Bank Virginia L. Laughlin The Lillian P. Schenck Fund Novartis Pharmaceuticals Foundation Oritani Bank Charitable Foundation Palmer & Cay PNC Bank Foundation Amber and CC Sabathia, PitCCh In Foundation Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center The UPS Foundation Katherine and Ronald Wnek Wyndham Worldwide Charitable Foundation $2,500-$4,999 Benevity Community Impact Fund County College of Morris Emerson Charitable Trust The Frelinghuysen Foundation GSNNJ Randolph Service Unit Cheryl Hardt Roberta G. and Robert M. Henry Alejandro and Meghan Martinez Mercedes-Benz of Paramus
Susan and George Miller Nygala Corp/FLOMO Odyssey Media Veronica Ross Alicia and Richard Stennett $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (1) Elaine Adler Allergan Margaret Anderson Emily Aprea Atlantic Stewardship Bank Margaret and Charles Blewett Kristin Buffardi Express Scripts, Inc. Leslie Franklin Betty and Andy Garger General Dynamics Mission Systems Global Installation Resources, LLC Eric Golbek GSNNJ Troop 1286 Jessica Jansyn Robert and Peggy Keith Sandra and Eric Kenoff Laborers’ International Union of North America Matthew and Jessica Lamb Erika Liles Harold and Rosie Lunde M&T Bank M2 Media Group, LLC McCarter & English McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP Metro YMCA of the Oranges Mutual of America Life Insurance Company NJM Insurance Group Order of the Evergreen Delia Perretta PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP Prudential Foundation Laura Ranji Barbara Saunders-Adams Mikele Simkins Talk To Me Post Tour The Tarpey Group, LLC
Visions Federal Credit Union Margaret and William Wainscott Wells Fargo Jeanie Winstrom Melissa Wreski Eleanor Young $500-$999 AFD Contract Furniture Daisy Aguilera Helen Appleby Beverly Baker Edwin Barreto The Bergen County Bar Foundation Bergen Smile Confidence, P.A. Stuart Bloom Peter Callegari Janet and Greg Cash Erin Chung Michele Cohen Karen Connelly Dahlia Cooper Andrea Deng Driscoll Foods Joy Firshein Jason Franks Goya Foods, Inc. Balpreet Grewal-Virk and Yogi Virk Linda Hanlon Home Sweet Sarah, Inc. IT-Radix JM Contracting and Snow Removal, LLC Dawn Johnson Johnson Controls Krista and Justin Korinis Jane and Michael Kurek Kay Lang Sara Mikrut Mia Mischuk-O’Brien Suzan J. Mitchell Sarah Molnoski Network for Good New Jersey Natural Gas Jonathan D. Nguyen Debra Nydam Daniel O’Dougherty Marie and Michael O’Reilly Linda Frees O’Sullivan
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS Shannon O’Toole Karen Passaro PediatriCare Associates Lori Pimenta Samantha Plotino Presbyterian Women Rotary Club of Madison Lisa and Stephen Schmittgall Bette M. Simmons, Ed. D. Mary Ellen and Joseph Snow Kelly and Ray Spitzley Truist/Frontstream Tim Urie Ellen Valente Verizon Foundation $250-$499 Anonymous (2) Advantage Emblem & Screen Printing AJ’s Pizza Loren Pierce Alexis and George Alexis Carolyn Andres Amanda Angulo Joseph H. Apgar Emme Aronson Chiquita Barnes Rita Bayer Elizabeth T. Beierle Bogota Savings Bank Sharon Bojcik Todd Brower Buehler Challenger & Science Center Capital Impact Group Denise and Ronald Cauchard Columbia Bank Malaak Compton-Rock Jake Cooper Kaitlin Costello Christine Croonquist Natalie Cullen Martha De Young Amanda DeMouthe Susannah Doherty Kay and Frank Failla Rachel Flynn James Forde Fulton Bank of New Jersey Helen Futterknecht Carol Gabel Garden State Honda Goldman Sachs & Co. Greater Paterson Chamber of Commerce
Ground/Water Treatment & Technology, Inc. GSNNJ Madison-Harding Service Unit GSNNJ Troop 1240 Lauren Gurry Sarah Hill Ilan Hirschfeld Debbie and Bob Kirsch Kiwanis Club of the Chathams Diane Korinis Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP Susan Leeds Tina Luchkiw Darlene Lyden-Cooper Bridget Macklin Nona and Thomas Maher Jennifer Maxfield Ostfeld Jennifer Mazawey Vinosky Linda Mei Christine and Stephen Mirante Tonia Nesheiwat Pfizer Annual Giving Campaign Pledgeling Foundation Police Superior Officers Association Ramsey Junior Women’s Club Gigi and Paul Regolizio David Reilly Seaton Hackney Stables LLC Michelle and Scott Shappell Wendy Chinghwa Shen Linda and Joseph A. Spencer John Stezar TGI Office Automation Linda Van Valkenburgh Linda and George Wells Wiley, Malehorn, Sirota & Raynes $100-$249 Anonymous (1) Ellen and Roger Aanonsen AmazonSmile Foundation American Express Employee Giving American Express Foundation America’s Charities Elaine Andrecovich Lynn and Dave Apolinaro Kathleen and William Aprea Allen and Katherine Ballar Anne Barkley Julie Barounis Connie and Richard Batherman Behnke’s Paramus Building Supply Co. Treasure Bellamy
Katherine Bickerton Dorothy and Spotsel Bing Diane Bordonaro David Brotman Angela Browne Michele Calise Brenda Lynn Callahan Capital One Services, LLC Melinda Carley Cynthia Carvalho Phyllis Casey Rachel Cawley Ngee-Pong Chang Annie Chen Robert Cicchino Anne Clewell Clyde Paul Agency, Inc. Elyse Constantin Carmen DaCosta Anne Marie Darling Darmofalski Engineering Associates, Inc. Cecilia de Freitas Allison DeCongelio Yevgeniya Devine Stacie Dinwiddy Lilie and Robert Donahue Barbara Dunn Kendrick Durant Ann Edattel Heather Egli Kate Einspahr Pam and Jeff Eisensmith Caroline Fajolle Family Eye Care Betty Fetzer Kathleen Finnegan Rehana and Kenneth Flessner George D. Fosdick Linda Foster Frank Kapitza & Associates Andrew Garret Janett Gibbons Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin Jenny Goodbody Kathleen Graham Regina Graham Hartlove Jessica Grant-Sljivar Dawn Green Maryellen Gribben Liz Grinko GSNNJ Butler/Bloomingdale Service Unit GSNNJ Chatham Service Unit GSNNJ Clifton Service Unit
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS GSNNJ Emerson Service Unit GSNNJ Englewood Service Unit GSNNJ Glen Rock Service Unit GSNNJ Goffle Brook Service Unit GSNNJ Hillsdale Service Unit GSNNJ Ho-Ho-Kus Service Unit GSNNJ Lakedale Service Unit GSNNJ Long Hill Twp. Service Unit GSNNJ Mahwah Service Unit GSNNJ Maywood Service Unit GSNNJ Midland Park Service Unit GSNNJ Montvale Service Unit GSNNJ Montville Service Unit GSNNJ Morristown Service Unit GSNNJ Mt. Olive Service Unit GSNNJ Newton Service Unit GSNNJ Oradell Service Unit GSNNJ Park Ridge Service Unit GSNNJ Ridgewood Service Unit GSNNJ River Edge Service Unit GSNNJ River Vale Service Unit GSNNJ Rockaway Service Unit GSNNJ Saddle Brook Service Unit GSNNJ Teaneck Service Unit GSNNJ Upper Saddle River/Saddle River Service Unit GSNNJ Washington Twp. (Morris) Service Unit GSNNJ West Milford Leaders Association GSNNJ Wyckoff Service Unit Maureen L. Haggerty Kathleen Harmon Kathie and Phillip J. Harrington Theresa Harvin Hannah Hashash Tricia Hawley James Haynes Leslye and Scott Heller Maria Helliesen Beverly Horstmann Debra and Robert Houston Frances Jannicelli Julie Jeanes Eva Kaestner Mary Lynn Kearns Elizabeth Anne Keat Laura Kelly Lisa Kelly Malavika Khullar Lorena Kirschner Louise Koegel Elena Lavalas Jessica Lee
Melissa Lewandowski Carol Lindsay Lucyna and George Lubertazzo Amy Lubow Megan Lunde Paula Madison-Ryner Brendan Maher Eileen Manning Katie and Florian Matias Kerry Mavrides Gary McAfee Norma McDermott Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce Media Post Communications Jennifer Mendrzycki Theresa and Rick Merino Jeanne Michaud Lori Miller Perri Ann Morgan Regina Morris Diane E. Murray Helene Nagurka Carol and Thomas Neilson Michele and Robert Newhouse Kris Nolan Maureen O’hara Mary J. Orloff Terry Pagan Maria Palmer The Paton Law Firm, LLC Hermande Penn Pfizer Foundation Matching Gift Program Kathryn Posen Anne Powley Kara Puttre Stacy Rapacon Tamy Recchia Linda Reed Elizabeth and Ramsay B. Reid The Retina Clinic, LLC Ardyce and Robert Rigg Lara Rodriguez Susan Rodriguez James Royster Anne Sailer Fred Schaan Melissa Schielzo Regan Sharkey Rebecca and James Shields Emily Shore Ji Austin and Christina Song Treva Spencer-Dupree
Judy and Jim Stahl Laurie Stepper Mary Storella Linda Suarez Roseanne Sullivan Andrew Taub Katherine Tejada Judie Teller Kim Thomas Mary Ann Thomas Rosella Thomas Lisa Torres Ken Toumey Tranquility United Methodist Church Leroy Varga Samantha Varga Thalia Vasiliades Jackie Veliky Tara Vest Barbara Von dem Hagen Dorothy Waddleton Barbara and David Waldman Waste Management, Inc. Lola and William J. Weiss Rose Anne Weissel Denise Wennogle Westmount Country Club Kimberly Wolf Donald Wolfe Jai-Marie Zacco-Healy JoAnne Zerby Joan and Robert Zsiray Tracy Zur Every effort was made to ensure that our donor listing is accurate and complete. If your name does not appear or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and call us at 973-248-8200 so we may update our records.
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GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS ALLENDALE Christina Rose Boniello Ally Costello Kathleen Leahy Rebecca Lucas Caroline Martin Megan McCarthy Grace Morrissey Jenna Squasoni Megan Wilczynski
HILLSDALE Sevan Gulleyan Julia Scozzafava
MOUNT ARLINGTON/ ROXBURY Adrianna Smith
HO-HO-KUS Madalyn Devitt
MOUNT OLIVE Olivia Baldwin
JEFFERSON Brittany Boetticher Colleen Kuntz Kayleigh Elizabeth Silverstein
CHATHAM Samantha Chasalow Marie Field Olivia Mudrick Samantha Murphy Melina Panagakos Julia Raskin
NEW MILFORD Autumn Becker Brianna Kelly Rhea Rajasingham
KINNELON Christina Cate DiBrigida Emily Less Erin Morris Dominique Polanco Hannah Soliman
CHESTER Kristen Briney
KITTATINNY Annika Johnson Katie Keates Jessica Smalley
CRESSKILL Rohini Deivasigamani DENVILLE Rosemarie Milelli Kaitlyn Rose O’Kean DUMONT Sofia Marchese EAST HANOVER Isabella Vescera FAIR LAWN Mikela Tardio FLORHAM PARK Miranda Asral Meghan Muth GLEN ROCK Kelsey Boyle Sarah Hutchins Meghan Kane Samara Rosen GOFFLE BROOK Grace J. Boonstra HACKETTSTOWN Alyssa Zacchia HANOVER Sara Kahn Catherine Keating Kaitlyn Murray HARRINGTON PARK Allison Hargrove HASBROUCK HEIGHTS Olivia Magno Renee Perdomo
LENAPE VALLEY Gina LaPilusa LONG HILL Kathryn DaSilva Alexa Mistichelli Sarah Sheng MADISON/HARDING Emily Axelsen Carissa Finnerty Elizabeth Kiernan MAHWAH Natalia Fay Mary Nelson MENDHAM Lily Juhasz Isabella Maria Valentine MIDLAND PARK Helena Van Vliet MONTVILLE Giovanna Angiolini Marissa Bordonaro Gabriella Casiano Zoe Lee Jacqueline MacStudy MORRISTOWN Sheetal Meera Bangalore Anna Cliché Nya Federoff Amelia Langan Christina Ledfor MOUNTAIN LAKES Ashley Miller Molly Sentowski Lauren Sherman
NEWTON Kayla Hannemann Paige Strangeway NORTH WARREN Julia Buttgereit Madeline Hunsinger OLD TAPPAN Emily Klein Oradell Elizabeth Ippolito Emma McKeon Emily Morch Briana Picinich PARAMUS Joanna Balestier Emily Schatz PARSIPPANY Neha Deshpande Daniela Falcone Devina Jain Hannah Turrisi PASSAIC VALLEY Grace Rose PEQUANNOCK Emma Tucker RAMSEY Alexandra Chambers Sarah Halpern Julianne Iaccarino Teresa O’Hara RANDOLPH Chloe Kehayas RIDGEWOOD Anna Monroe RIVER EDGE Tara Daly Olivia Dunleavy Olivia Kim Madeline Matonti RIVER VALE Emma Wentland April Yoo
RUTHERFORD Charlotte Bimson SPARTA Juleanna Green Joan Guarda Julia Muth Michele Scaglione TEANECK Soubia Hasan TENAFLY Kaitlyn Yeh UPPER SADDLE RIVER Victoria M. Booth Ava Lyons Amanda Pittman Melissa Reifman Juliette Voskian Ashlynn Zheng VERNON Destiny Wynne WALLKILL VALLEY Nicole Rodak Alyssa Ann Zacchia WASHINGTON TWP. (MORRIS) Julianne Cantwell Carolyn Galloway Maria Gizas Kaitlyn Hennelly Rosie Laurezzari Hayley McIsaac Emily Nowak Sasha Valentino WAYNE Kristen Cinquino Claudia Pisciotta WEST MILFORD Cindy Cintron WOOD-RIDGE Madison Christiana Christina Vazquez WYCKOFF Julianne Bruggemann Elizabeth Coyne Caitlin McCarthy Grace White Julia Wisniewski Kathleen Wisniewski
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S LETTER
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 2018-2019 SEPTEMBER 2019 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Investments Accounts receivable, net. Contributions receivable, net. Inventory Prepaid expenses Land, buildings, and equipment, net
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Deferred income Debt, net Total Liabilities NET ASSETS Without Donor restrictions With Donor restrictions Total Net Assets
2018
3,288,937 5,048,211 38,643 89,946 191,655 176,573 $16,801,784
2,539,955 4,934,161 70,024 158,478 175,238 159,510 $16,365,045
$369,906 379,893 1,850,105 2,599,904
$368,180 568,602 1,893,739 2,830,521
13,848,804 353,076 14,201,880
13,125,867 408,657 13,534,524
$16,801,784
$16,365,045
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 2018-2019
Program Service 87% Administration and Management 7% Fund Development 6%
Product Sales 64% Program Fees 17% Public Support 5% Retail Sales 4% Council Service Fee 4% Investment Income 2% Rental Income 2% Other 2%
Girl Scout Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who 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 responsibile 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.
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