2017-2018 Annual Report
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Dear Members and Friends, We saw another incredible year at Girl Scouts. In 2017-18, we served over 26,000 girls and over 12,000 adults, ensuring that girls achieved the skills and received the tools they need to prepare for a lifetime of leadership. Throughout the past year, the Girl Scout brand has strengthened in a number of ways. We increased our visibility with the help of our local media, billboards, and other channels to let our state know that we are the organization creating—through our skill-building Girl Scout Leadership Experience— the female leadership pipeline filled with the go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and leaders of tomorrow. We continue to work towards ensuring that our members receive the support they need to have a successful experience in Girl Scouting. Though our numbers continue to decline, we are seeing a slowing Mary Barneby CEO trend, and we’ve reorganized the structure of our council and invested in technology to provide the best programming and resources to our girls and volunteers. We are focusing on reaching more girls in underresourced areas, serving 4,200 girls in cities such as Hartford, Waterbury, New Haven, New London, Bridgeport, and Stamford. And this past year, we provided nearly $400,000 in financial assistance to girls throughout Connecticut who otherwise could not participate. This past year was our third year of a balanced budget and our endowment has grown since last year by 27% to close to $7 million. Friends and supporters of Girl Scouts continue to invest in our mission and our future leaders. In the past year, our planned giving has increased to 43 members and counting. We have fully adopted our new way of work known as the Customer Engagement Initiative, also known as CEI. We established a Customer Care Call Center to better serve our volunteers during later hours during the week, and increased our volunteer recognitions by 44 percent. At Girl Scouts, we are dedicated to ensuring our volunteers feel more supported so they can spend less time on paperwork and more time recruiting, retaining, and serving our girls. Girl Scouts of Connecticut continues to work with our volunteers and staff on our Long Range Property Plan. Our vision is to enhance and improve our properties to provide a better outdoor experience for our girls and raise the bar on the quality of the amenities available at our camp properties and service centers. The same with our programs. In the past year, we have been working with Deloitte to evaluate our programming, ensuring that girls continue to experience the best girl leadership programming in the world with the intended impact and outcomes. This past year, girls learned relevant skills from nearly 30 new badge opportunities in cybersecurity and robotics to environmental stewardship and outdoor adventure. And, we cannot forget our iconic Girl Scout Cookie Program. This past year, our local Girl Scouts earned almost $2 million and used their proceeds to fund impactful take action projects, troop activities and amazing trips. Seventy-one Girl Scouts earned their Gold Award last year, making a sustainable impact in the communities we live in, with projects ranging from taking care of our environment to bridging the STEM gap. It total, well over 800 Girl Scouts in our state achieved the highest awards in Girl Scouting—Bronze, Silver, and Gold, making a real impact in our communities. We were thrilled to receive the STEM Achievement Award from the Connecticut Science Center in April 2018. Since 1912, Girl Scouts has provided every girl the access to research-backed, time-tested programming. In today’s world, we remain committed to meeting girls where they are, addressing their diverse interests and watching them thrive as they immerse themselves in our four core pillars: STEM, outdoors, entrepreneurship, and life skills. We hope you are as inspired as we are when we look through all of Girl Scouts’ successes this past year. On behalf of Girl Scouts of Connecticut, we thank all of our supporters – volunteers, families and donors-- throughout the state who help build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Sheryl Sleeva Board President
Farewell to Trish Bowen Trish Bowen served as a Board member for several years before taking on the very demanding role of board president from 20162018. Working tirelessly and in great partnership with our CEO, she was instrumental in raising the bar on our Governance practices and also provided strong leadership to the Board as we renewed our multi-year strategic plan and made significant upgrades to our technology. She was a champion for our volunteers and supported our efforts to make meaningful improvements to the service to our volunteers. We thank Trish for her commitment and service and for the legacy she leaves as a leader and champion for the advancement of girls in our state.
Yours in Girl Scouting, Mary Barneby CEO, Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Sheryl Sleeva President, Girl Scouts of Connecticut Board of Directors
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MEMBERSHIP
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Membership at a glance: Since the beginning, Girl Scouts of Connecticut has valued diversity and inclusiveness, giving every girl the opportunity to be a Girl Scout. As a Girl Scout, the sky’s the limit. Girls immerse themselves in STEM, explore the outdoors, take action in their community, and just have fun!
Girl and adult membership:
26,339 12,579 adults girls Council Properties: • An-Se-Ox • Aspetuck Candlewood • Carlson • Clatter Valley • Katoya
Land-Torrington Yankee Trails • Laurel Merrie-Bee Cabin • Merrie-Wood Pattagansett Rocky Craig
Offices: HARTFORD Service Center: 340 Washington Street, Hartford, CT NORTH HAVEN Service Center: 20 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT WATERBURY Service Center: 171 Grandview Ave., Suite 102, Waterbury, CT WILTON Service Center: 529 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT
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STEM
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GSOFCT collaborated with
46 community partners who brought their STEM expertise to Girl Scout programs. In April 2018, Girl Scouts of Connecticut was honored with the
Connecticut Science Center’s 2018 STEM Achievement Award for its work to further STEM education and workforce development in Connecticut and inspire engagement in STEM fields.
17 Girl Scout teams participated in FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League, serving a total of 102 girls and 58 adults
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girls participated in Hackathons at the University of Saint Joseph and Quinnipiac University.
In partnership with the New York Academy of Sciences, GSOFCT offered three levels of STEM programming: • STEMagination where 207 girls and adults participated. • An after-school mentoring program served three schools in two communities • 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures Virtual Mentoring Program connected 34 girls to STEM mentors around the world.
More than
300 girls participated in
astronomy programs
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OUTDOORS
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Girls get outdoors all year long!
Over 350 girls participated in
archery
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Girl Scouts participated in activities across the state
A group of Girl Scouts hiked part of the
Appalachian Trail canoed and camped along
Girl Scouts the Connecticut River
“This is the first time I have ever gotten to stay overnight away from my family. I really missed my mom at first, but it got better as the days went by…I got to go horseback riding. I joined an environmental club. I learned to make crafts, like face paint, from things in nature. I just wanted to say thank you thank you thank you!” - Girl, age 11
CAMPERSHIP:
$115,238 Thank you to our donors!
17 girls ages 14-17 met with 12 prominent business women across the country at Camp CEO
Camp CEO:
Campers explored the outdoors and learned about social enterprise with the help of reSET, a Hartford-based nonprofit specializing in social enterprise
“I love Girl Scout camp. I always make new friends especially with the counselors. My mom has cancer and is not working so without your help I would have had to miss camp.” - Girl, age 12
Girls came up with products and presented them like Shark Tank: Ideas ranged from creating a kinetic and solar-powered phone case to aid Third World Countries to opening a Cat Café to help sheltered cats get adopted by prospective café visitors.
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LIFE SKILLS
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2018 GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS:
Girl Scouts earned the Gold Award last year.
Created an educational safe space for LGBT youth in her community. Addressed the issue of childhood hunger by developing a sustainable food delivery system. Implemented a science program for elementary-age students to spark an interest in STEM. Created a multifaceted Lyme Disease awareness and prevention plan. Established classes to teach younger students how to combat bullying and improve their emotional and mental health and self-esteem.
11 Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors traveled to Japan—the only girl contingent from out of Asia
Gold Award Girl Scouts were awarded
scholarships: Bea Okwu Scholarship Julia Codere, Shelton Emily Chaison Scholarship Emma Scimone, South Windsor Elks Scholarship Jennifer Browne, Newtown
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Girl Scouts earned their Silver Awards and
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girls earned their Bronze Awards by taking action in their community.
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Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors attended Lunch with your Legislator where they met with local legislators, learned about women in politics, and explored ways to reduce the issue of sexual harassment on college campuses.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Girls across the state earned more than
$1.9 million
which they used to give back to their communities through take action projects, community service projects, and more. Through our Digital Cookie® platform, girls sold over
213,000 boxes
to online customers. This year, we saw a 47 percent increase of girls who sold cookies online and a 49 percent increase of the total number of boxes cookies sold through the Digital Cookie® platform.
Over 100,000 boxes of cookies sent to service women and men at home and overseas through our Cookies for Heroes Program.
Through our Product Sales Programs, girl learn
Five skills:
1. Money management 2. Goal setting
50 girls visited corporate partners Merrill Lynch/Bank of America in Fairfield and Travelers in Hartford to learn financial literacy and specifically about banking/investing and actuarial careers.
3. People skills 4. Business ethics 5. Decision making Girl Scout Kennedy on earning her Financial Literacy badge:
“What made me stick with Girl Scouts for so many years is the life skills I’ve learned. I earned my [financial literacy] badge at the end of last year. We had a bank come in and teach us about student loans and student debt since we are all going to college soon. It was really helpful.”
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2017 BREAKFAST BADGE AWARD honored Karen Lynch, President at Aetna and Dawn Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Webster Bank, for their achievements in the financial world. We also honored the first recipient of the Community Cares Badge: Linda Kelly, former President of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
SPECIAL EVENTS 2018 “CONVERSATION WITH”... Our annual “CONVERSATION WITH” series honored New York Times’ bestselling-author Martha Hall Kelly. Martha wrote Lilac Girls, a true story based on a New York socialite and Connecticut native Caroline Ferriday who championed a group of concentration camp survivors and brought them solace, safety, and sisterhood. She was interviewed by Diane Smith, Emmy Award-winning TV and radio personality.
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2018 WOMAN OF MERIT celebrated 25 Years of Fearless Women and acknowledged all of our past Women of Achievement. GSOFCT honored Madonna Badger, CCO/Founder of Badger & Winters, and Susan Lasota, Senior Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors for being “fearless� women. We also honored Girl Scout Danielle Wildman for her resilience in confronting challenges head on with the Courage, Confidence, and Character Award.
SPECIAL EVENTS
2018 GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUT MANYA At our special events, Girl Scouts come to share their highest award projects. 2018 Gold Award Girl Scout Manya taught STEM lessons to local third and fourth-grade students to help bridge the STEM gap in her community. Congratulations, Manya!
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GOVERNANCE
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aLaunched a survey with
aMade strides in the implementation
Harvest Development Group to determine the feasibility of creating a capital campaign to fund property improvements in the Master Property Plan.Â
of the Long Range Property Plan improving several of our camps and adding new features and amenities that will encourage more outdoor adventure in the summer.
aExpanded Program Space in our Hartford, Lebanon, and North Haven office locations. Â
aPlaced underutilized properties on sale: Remaining portions of Camp Maria Pratt and Camp Iwatka.
aObtained space to expand the
Girl Scouts of Connecticut: McGuff Museum of Girl Scout History.
aThe Wilton Service Center remains on the market. Once sold, we will seek a new location in Fairfield County.
THE LONG RANGE PROPERTY PLAN
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Examples of the Girl Scout Impact by County
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Hartford County Litchfield County
A summer program at the Hartford Service Center helped launch a Girl Scout troop.
Tolland County Offered two overnight programs at the Adventure Park at Storrs.
A FIRST LEGO League team from Winsted participated in its fourth year of robotics competitions.
Windham County A troop of five girls earned their Silver Award, which focused on getting more people outdoors.
Fairfield County
New London County
202 girls and adults participated in Camp Sikorsky and attended eight workshops aligned with Girl Scout badges.
New Haven County Over 100 New Haven girls were served through a partnership with the Boys and Girls Club.
Middlesex County
65 girls earned the highest awards in Girl Scouting: 54 Bronze Awards, eight Silver Awards, and three Gold Awards.
A new funder provided nine girls with the opportunity to attend summer camp.
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Financial Highlights REVENUES
Total $ Activity
Total % Activity
754,816 52,194 7,102,144 1,761,815 263,107
7% 1% 69% 17% 3%
310,685 10,244,761
3% 100%
8,912,103 1,341,742 10,253,845
87% 13% 100%
Contributions and Grants United Way Product Sales Program Fees Investment Income Miscellaneous Income/ Fund Development Events TOTAL REVENUES EXPENSES Program Services Supporting Services TOTAL EXPENSES* CHANGE IN NET ASSETS Net Gain from Operations Depreciation Investment Income Sale of Property Uncollectable Accounts CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
(9,084) (488,548) 181,953 0 (49,641) (365,320)
TOTAL ALL FUNDS *Of which approximately $700,000 is for pension liability.
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l 69% Product Sales l 17% Program Fees l 11% Fund Development and Miscellaneous Income l 3% Investment Income
Expenses
l 87% Program Services l 13% Supporting Services
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted
Revenues
10,124,195 266,039 1,074,646 11,464,880
Donors We extend our deepest appreciation and gratitude to each and every donor to Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Your generous contributions have enabled us to provide life-changing programs to over 26,000 girls across the state of Connecticut. The gifts recognized below were received between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 and represent gifts to our Annual Fund, given directly or through donations at Special Events. Note: Every effort has been made to accurately acknowledge all gifts. We sincerely apologize for any inaccuracies or omissions. Please contact the Fund Development Department at donate@gsofct.org or (800) 922-2770 to bring any errors to our attention.
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Virginia and Joel Giuffré “Girl Scouts is important—it builds a girls’ character,” Virginia says. “It also provides leadership qualities. I think more people look at leadership qualities in girls when they are hiring, and Girl Scouts provides that.” Today, Virginia is an active member of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut Board of Directors and a member of the Juliette Gordon Low Society. Virginia and Joel made an endowment gift in honor of her sister, Rosemary Brosnan, to support Girl Scouts who earn the Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. Virginia chose to endow the Girl Scout Gold Award in Connecticut because of her sister’s fierce support of women and girls issues. Virginia and Joel also attend and lead our signature fundraising events. “I grew up with a father who believed that girls can do everything, so it was natural for me to feel that I could achieve what I wanted,” she says. “I was a Girl Scout many years ago, and the first time I made a presentation as a Girl Scout, I felt empowered.” Virginia says that the organization helped her develop skills that she used throughout her career and adult life. Now, she feels that Girl Scouts is a part of her. “I see everything I believe in with Girl Scouts,” she says. “It’s who I am. If I didn’t discover Girl Scouts as an organization to support, I’d still be searching.” Virginia’s husband, Joel, looks back at their first Gold Award ceremony. He says that the fact that high-school aged girls can make such an impact left an impression on him. Joel says that when he met Virginia, he knew she would be successful, and has always supported her efforts in business and her successes. “Virginia has always helped women succeed, and we support the work that Girl Scouts is doing to empower girls,” he says. “When I saw what the 16- and 17-year-old girls were accomplishing for their projects, I was blown away. They are making a long-term impact. If you want to make a difference, it’s all about personal action, and that’s what Girl Scouts are doing.”
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When we think about philanthropy at Girl Scouts of Connecticut, the Giuffrés are not far from our thoughts. We thank them for their gifts of time, talent, and treasure to help us build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Institutional Giving $40,000+ Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Webster Bank $20,000+ Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Lockheed Martin - Sikorsky Aircraft SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. $5,000+ Advisors Asset Management Aetna, Inc. Bank of America Charitable Foundation J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Inc. Central Connecticut State University Cohen & Steers Connecticut Community Foundation Deloitte Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Eversource Energy Federated Securities Corp. Bruce N. Griffing Trust The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Horizon Foundation, Inc. Liberty Bank Foundation Lone Pine Foundation, Inc. George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee Katharine Matthies Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee Middlesex United Way Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee People’s United Community Foundation Pitney Bowes Foundation State Street Global Advisors Travelers United Way of Greater Waterbury United Way of Milford Valley United Way Women’s Issues Fund at Connecticut Community Foundaton WTNH $1,000+ Albertus Magnus College Branson Ultrasonics Corporation Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Society The Bridgeport Rotary Club Foundation, Inc.
Chelsea Groton Bank City Missionary Association of New Haven Inc. Client Server Technologies, Inc. CohnReznick The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Community Foundation of Middlesex County ConnectiCare, Inc. Connecticut Natural Gas Company The Dime Bank Foundation, Inc. DoubleTree by Hilton Eastern Connecticut State University ESPN Farmington Bank Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William Foulds Family Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee Lily Palmer Fry Memorial Trust, Bank of America, N. A., Co-Trustee R. S. Gernon Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee GSOFCT Clatter Valley Service Unit GSOFCT Ridgefield Service Unit Hartford Hospital Harvest Development Group, LLC International Women’s Forum CT Ion Bank Foundation Kaman Corporation KeyBank Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. The London Company Medtronic The Albert Wadsworth & Helen Clark Meserve Memorial Fund MFS Investment Management Middlesex United Way Women’s Initiative Mintz + Hoke Mohegan Restaurant (SM) LLC Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Moses Tax Group, P.C. Mutual of America Natixis Investment Managers Northeast Area Women & Girls Fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Nuveen Pattison Sign Group, Inc. People’s United Bank People’s United Insurance Agency Robinson+Cole, LLP Natale and Norma Sestero Fund Shipman & Goodwin Siracusa Moving & Storage The Sontheimer Foundation Joseph F. Stackpole Trust Stop & Shop Companies, LLC - New England Division Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation, Inc.
Thomson Reuters United Way of Northwest Connecticut Women & Girls’ Fund at the Main Street Commmunity Foundation World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Yale New Haven Heallth $250+ Aerospace Alloys, Inc. Amazon Smile Foundation BlumShapiro Devon Rotary Club Durham Manufacturing Company Fairview Capital Partners Mark Fusco Foundation The Goldstone Family Foundation GSOFCT Guilford Service Unit GSOFCT Montville Service Unit GSOFCT New Canaan Service Unit GSOFCT Troop 33177 GSOFCT Troop 60264 GSOFCT Troop 60419 GSOFCT Weston Service Unit Lions Club of Coventry Manchester Rotary Club Milone & MacBroom, Inc. Niantic Lions Charities Rotary Club of Enfield The Rotary Club of Hamden Rotary Club of Niantic The Stamford Woman’s Club TD Bank, N.A. The Town and County Club United Way of West Central Connecticut University of Saint Joseph Wapping Fair $100+ Glastonbury Elks Lodge 2202 GSOFCT Greenwich Service Unit Laticrete International, Inc. Madison Historical Society, Inc MetroHartford Alliance New London Elks No. 360 RosmanSearch, Inc. The Valley Community Foundation Waterford Group Charitable Foundation WCGCS Federated Church of Christ Windham Area Women & Girls Fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
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Individual Giving $75,000+ Estate of Alice Hubbard Kelsey $10,000+ The Estate of Lily, Sarah and Grace Badger The Etzel Family Virginia and Joel GiuffrĂŠ Joseloff Trust Fund Margaret Monaco Eleanor H. Smith and Donald R. Smith Charitable Fund Thomas & Carolyn Witt Foundation $5,000+ Mary and Kirk Barneby Bassett Family Fund David and Eunice Bigelow Foundation The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Inc. Julia Denise Jackson Karlson Family Foundation Cynthia Priest Herbert J. Reeves Trust Sheryl Sleeva $1,000+ Richard Abrams Anonymous Anonymous Madonna Badger The Barden Foundation Sharon and Brett Bellinger Patricia Bowen Susan and Joseph Brosseau Christopher Brown Carol Buchanan and Tom Reimer Mary and Edward Budd The Irene Buynoski Revocable Trust Shari Cantor Leslie and James Chapman William J. & Julia K. Czapor Trust The Dayton Trust Wendy Elberth Elizabeth and Robert Ellis Louise England Beth Ferrari Doon and John Foster Frey-Hershey Foundation Fund Molly Garrett Valarie A. Gelb The Maurice Goodman Foundation, Inc. Laurie Havanec
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Denise Hebner Margaret Hirsch Carol James The Cyrus W. & Amy F. Jones & Bessie D. Phelps Foundation Kari and Jere Kaplan Estate of Ruth I. Krauss Susan and George Lasota Jo-Ann Little Karen Lynch Jackie Gorsky Mandyck Juliann Martel Liz McGovern and Judy Eckert Cheryl and Stephen McGuff Linda and Vincent McMahon Amy Randich Rita T. and Paul C. Rohr Friend A. Russ Fund, Inc Margaret A. Sakellarides Nicole Sandford Pamela Scagliarini Karen Sheehan Joseph T. and Helen M. Simpson Foundation Lida Tingley Sarah and Thomas Van Leeuwen Maddy and Larry Weinstein Caroline E. Wilke Kari J. Williams Frances T. Woody $250+ Marie Allison Jeanne and Antonio Ambrosio Dr. Jaen Andrews and Mr. Robert Kelly Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Sousan Arafeh Courtenay D. Austin Stanton Avitabile Judith Bankowski Kim and Chris Becker Barri and Thad Belfanti Sally Berry Jeanne and Eric Bickford Erica Bouges Katherine Brophy Tamara Bross Louise and Thomas Brundage April Callahan Eleanor N. Caplan Wendy Carroll Virginia Case
William Caswell John Ciulla Margaret and Arthur Clegg Carol Colvin Manon Cox and Dan Adams The Curran Foundation Gina D’Ambruoso Emily Dawkins Joseph and Jennifer Delvecchio C. F. Doran Chris and Carol Dubrowski Michele Emond-Breen Peggy Erlenkotter Gregory Fischer M.J. Foti Linda and Michael Fournier Geraldine Frankel Susan Freimuth Judy and Keith Frey Sabra Gallo Edith Gengras Marie C. Gervasini Elizabeth Gianesello Judd Maureen Gorman Ann Maynard Gray Rich Graziano Nancy and Paul Greeley Marion Griffin Annemarie Gucwa Virnette and Bruce Hamilton Linda and Sherman Henry Jeannette Hicks Terri Hochdorfer Runa Islam Juanita James Jennifer and Robert Jasminski Judith Johnson Linda and Mark Kalish Linda J. Kelly Tracy Knofla Betsi Krivo Marie Kulesza Katherine Larson Marta Jo Lawrence Thomas Lips Georgianna and Marc Lissauer Agustin Lopez Krystyna Lugo Margaret Lukaszyk Kathleen Lynch Eileen Lynch Crista Mathew Kathleen Matteau Estate of Rose Mazerolle Jeanne B. Merola
Deborah and Gil Midford Carl Miller Dawn and Shannan Morris Carle Mowell Laurine and Bryan Nazworth Karen Nelson Roy Newman Amy Oldenburg Christine Oliver Kelly Orban Michele Orris-Modugno Elizabeth Osta Rosemary Padin Cheryl Palmer Joan H. Piercey Carol Quinn Toomey Martha Radford Angela Raimondo Karen and Walter Riemer Theresa Roddy Deborah Sabia Patricia and Tod Schaefer Elizabeth Schmitt Laura M. Sheldon Caroline F. Sloat Shannon and Bryan Smith Douglas K. Spracklin and Debra L.J. Carson Pamela and Jon Stenman Sunshine Society of New Britain Carolyn Surgent and Jacques A. Friedman Carol Tartaglia Louise and Pierre Theriault Katherine and Neal Thomas Dorothy Trefts Michele Velez Carol and Lee West Michele Willis Todd Wingen The Yu Family Nancy and James Zawadzki Paula J. Zuraw $100+ Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Carlene Archer Susan Armstrong Lisette Athans Linda M. Autore Angela Baldi Shirley Barber Bruce Barth
Kim Batterson Biglow Theresa Becker Rose Marie Bepko Dorothy L. Berger Phillip I. Blumberg Susan Bordash Jenna Bowen Patricia Bracone Kathleen Brady Louise and Maurice Bridge Kristin Briggs Barbara Briggs Scripps Matthew Brown Urana Brown Mary Brunner Joyce and Harold Buckingham Betsy Buckley Sheryl Burke Samar Bush Nancy A. Bussmann Victoria Butler Marla and John Byrnes Matthew L. Carden Deborah E. Caruso Elizabeth Casasnovas Lorraine Catalano Mary Caudill Jane Colwell Simpson Marie Connors Martha and Carl Coppola Felicitie Daftuar Patricia and Eric Daniels Lorie Darrow Sarah DeFilippis Jessica DeLaura Aimee Derry Nancy Di Dia Donna Diagostino Laura and Louis Dimauro Leander and Raymond Dolphin Alice Dorn Marianne Downie Jonathan Earle Erica Evans Gioffre and Michael Gioffre Loretta Finck Rhiannon Forlini Randi Frank Amy and Eric Freidenrich Karen Galbo Marilda Gandara Carol Garlick Tina Garrity Paula Gilberto Anne and Jeffrey Godsey Samantha Goodman
Marsha and Harold Graves Sharon Greenfield Teresa Guadagno Sheryl Hack Denise Hall Elaine and Lynwood Hammers Marcy Hardt Anne I. and George F. Hayes Sherri Haymond Kim A. Healey Elizabeth Herlihy Nancy Hetmanski Heather Hillman Shirley Hodkinson Karen and Craig Hoffman Debra Holcomb Susanna Hong Diana M Ingraham Doug and Kate Ingram Carrie Jennison Julie Johnson Kathleen Kelliher and A.P. Obelnicki Kristen Kennen Caren Kittredge Shannon and Jeffrey Klenk Maria Kokiasmenos Marsha R. Kono Rocklan Kopylec, Jr. Sara and Jason Kroon Susanne D. Kuligowski Patricia T. Kurtz Barbara Labarre Jeanne Laporta Corky and John Larew Barry Lastra Susan E. Leslie Cathy Levatino Stephen Lewis Janet Milici Lewis Henry L. Long, Jr. Elaine T. Lowengard Betsy C. Mack Bonnie Malley Kassondra and Ian Mangione Margaret Marchak Joyce Marston Emily Mathews Martin Mattessich Mary McCormick Kelly McDevitt Linda McDowell Kathleen McGuinness Anthony Mendolia Denise Merrill Suzanne Messina
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Kathy Meyer Ann Huntington Mickelson Pamela G. Miller Joyce Mini Kara Mitchell Barbara Nanos Vignola Mitchell Lori Mitchener Cathy A. Monckton Patricia Morgan Anne and David Moskal Theresa C. Murphy Marilyn Nelson Minot Nettleton Polly O’Brien-Morrow Carol and Paul O’Connell Vivian O’Meara Wendie and Patrick O’Meara John R. Pastore Marion Pazik Zordon Luci Pellegrino Suzanne B. Peters Bill and Christine Petit Karen Plummer Susan and James Pratt Sue Rapini Shobana and Sathanjheri Ravishankar Bobette Reed Kahn and Jeffrey S. Kahn Joseph P. Regan Rebecca Rende Libby Richardson Sali Riege Gladys Romero Sandra Rowland Susan V.S. Rubin Elizabeth Sankar MaryLynn and Tom Santa Marion Schmeelk Alice Schneckenburger Margaret Shaeffer
Clair and Thomas Sharpless Pam Sloane Debra Slowik Mary J. Smith Diane Smith Marian K. Sorbo Jill Spear Pamela G. Standley Barbara Stauder Elizabeth Jane Stewart Katie Stratton Darlene Stromstad Alexis Stroud Lisa Stump Jonathan Sullivan Tanya Taupier Christen Tribitt Beverly and Paul Truebig Stanley Turski Dawn Tutje Louise Varanelli Suchitra Varma Rich Vedder Thomas Veilleux and Deirdra Beisel Joan B. Walden Sharon Walsh Johnetta Washington Anne Wernert Nadine Francis West Alice Wilcox Derek Williams Ann Bonsall Yost Sheena Young Carol A. Zander Linda Oleksiak Zembron Heather Ziegler Amanda Zielonka
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Members of the Juliette Gordon Low Society
Jennifer Ahern Jeanne and Antonio Ambrosio Erik and Eva Andersen Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift Anonymous Jeannette J. Archer-Simons Mary Barneby Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift Sharon Bellinger Helaine Bertsch Patricia Bowen and Stanley Guzek Linda Bresky Alice Bruno Deirdre H. DiCara Michele and Tom Etzel Erica Evans Gioffre Doon Foster Geraldine Frankel Judy Frey Virginia and Joel Giuffré Anne Godsey Sherrilyn A. Granberg Margaret Hansen-Kaplan Anne I. Hayes Pam Hyland Peggy Jerrell Barbara and William Lawrence Elaine Title Lowengard Liz McGovern and Judy Eckert Deborah Midford Rosemary Padin Libby Richardson Janet Ridenour and Kimberly Johnson Sali Riege Karen Sheehan Sheryl Sleeva Caroline F. Sloat Mary Tesla Carol and Lee West Lea Gina White Teresa Younger
Board of Directors
October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018
Board Development Committee
Officers Sheryl Sleeva, President Wendy Elberth, 1st Vice President Liz McGovern, 2nd Vice President Virginia GiuffrĂŠ, 3rd Vice President Susan Brousseau, Treasurer Leslie Karen Hammond, Secretary
Pam Scagliarini, Chair Susan Bysiewicz Nicole Sandford Jeanne Ambrosio Yasmin Blackburn Marie Kulesza Jade Melvin Janet Lewis
Members at large from 2017-2018 Richard Abrams Elizabeth Biederman, Girl Member Alice Bruno Susan Bysiewicz Rebecca Cohen, Girl Member Michele Etzel Gerken, Jonna Gioffre, Erica Bill James Diana Mahoney Lisette Martinez Michaela McCormick, Girl Member Dawn Morris Adrienne Parkmond Victoria Rozario, Girl Member Nicole Sandford Pam Scagliarini Carol Quinn Toomey
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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.
La Promesa de Girl Scouts Por mi honor, yo trataré: De servir a Dios y a mi patria, ayudar a las personas en todo momento, y vivir conforme a la Ley de Girl Scouts.
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.
La Ley de Girl Scouts Yo me esforzaré por: Ser honrada y justa cordial y servicial, considerada y compasiva, valiente y fuerte, y responsable de lo que digo y hago, y por respetarme a mí misma y a los demás respetar la autoridad usar los recursos de manera prudente, hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, y ser hermana de cada una de las Girl Scouts.
Girl Scouts of Connecticut (800) 922-2770 gsofct.org