2020 Impact Report

2020 IMPACT REPORT

Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland

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Dear Girl Scout Family and Friends, The past year has been a challenging time for us all because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic can’t stop Girl Scouts.

We found new ways to serve and connect with our girls. We took to Facebook Live and held daily programs in late March through May. We welcomed girls and their families to our camps for special single-day and weekend programming, so they could still experience the great outdoors by hiking, trying slingshots or archery, creeking, and more. Girls experienced camp at home through Camp in a Box that delivered traditional camp activities right to their door.

Girls made a difference in their communities through Take Action projects to earn their highest awards. In the past year, 212 girls earned their Bronze Award, 43 girls earned their Silver Award and 15 girls earned their Gold Award. We recognized our Gold Award Girl Scouts by hand-delivering their pins and other items ahead of a virtual ceremony. While it was different than past years, it was a special way to celebrate all they had achieved.

We reimagined our annual fundraiser, Urban Campout, by sending those who registered Urban Campout in a Box kits that included cocktail recipes, stargazing charts, Girl Scout Cookies, and other items that brought the unique experience home to them. We held a virtual event where people could still gather, chat with each other, and learn how we’ve supported girls. Through this event we raised more than $85,000, which helped us provide more programming.

We have kept our girls’ safety at the forefront of every decision we have made this year and we continue to find ways to support them while staying safe. Girl Scouts sets girls up to be the leaders of tomorrow. Through our programming, girls learn skills that will help them become the leaders in our ever-changing world.

Of course, over the past year our volunteers have continued to be dedicated to our girls and our Movement. They’ve found new ways to stay connected with their troops and have been a source of support for girls during these challenging times. We are so grateful for all they have done this past year.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Amy Franko Board Chair 2

Tammy H. Wharton President & CEO 2020 Impact Report

MEMBERSHIP 4,215

4,764

3,780

Daisies

Brownies

Juniors

2,301

631

416

Cadettes

Seniors

Ambassadors

1,435 Total Troops

243 Newly Formed Troops

4,905 Volunteers Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM GIRLS 2,050

TROOP GIRLS 13,668

16,107

GIRLS SERVED

INDIVIDUALLY REGISTERED GIRLS 389 3

GIRL SCOUTS IN STEM At Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, we focus on programming that develops girls’ courage, confidence, and character to prepare them for a lifetime of leadership. We do this through experience in the four program pillars of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), the outdoors, life skills and entrepreneurship. Studies show that girls develop their STEM identity by third grade, and their confidence peaks by age 9. Some of our unique STEM partner programs we were able to offer girls included:

She Builds STEM Workshop with Facebook and Turner Construction.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at Ohio Columbia Gas.

Water conservation and building rain barrel prototypes at AEP.

Through these partnerships with companies in our community we provided girls unique hands-on experiences. They could see and talk to women in fields where they are under-represented. These wonderful partner programs help spark girls’ interests and open a world of opportunity for them to dream big for their future. Our partner programs help:

Develop girls’ leadership skills that will last a lifetime.

Engage girls in STEM, the outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship.

Spark girls’ interest early and often.

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Create a safe place of learning.

Provide unique programs focused on in-demand jobs.

2020 Impact Report

HIGHEST AWARDS Gold Award Ceremony High school seniors had many milestones taken from them in 2020. They didn’t get to dance the night away a prom or feel the joy and pride of walking across the stage at their high school graduations. The Gold Award Ceremony was another milestone that had to adapt, but council staff still found ways to make the event special. President and CEO Tammy Wharton and Board Chair Amy Franko embarked on epic road trips across the council to hand deliver Gold Award pins, delicious treats, yard signs, and more goodies to our Gold Award Girl Scouts the day before the virtual ceremony in August. These individual stops at each girl’s home allowed for more connection with our girls, and we plan to incorporate similar deliveries in the future!

212

43

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Bronze Award Recipiants

Silver Award Recipiants

Gold Award Recipiants

Highest Awards Spotlight After witnessing students impacted by food insecurity at school, Margaret decided to create the Hilliard Darby Food Pantry. On average, it serves 80 students per week and Margaret also expanded the pantry to 14 other schools across the Hilliard district. Margaret worked with Hilliard City Schools to secure grants and donations for the pantry in addition to educating her community about its importance and needs. Her advocacy throughout her community for continued support of the food pantry will make sure the pantry is sustainable for years to come.

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SUMMER FUN In-Person Programs Girls had the chance to explore in the outdoors through fun experiences developed by the GSOH team. Throughout July and August girls and their families participated in programs at Camp Ken-Jockety, Camp Crooked Lane, Camp Beckoning Trails, Camp Molly Lauman, and the Zanesville Service Center. Our goal was to offer girls and families the outdoor programming they know and love while maintaining safety for our members, volunteers, and staff.

Families explored local waterways through creeking, tried out slingshots and archery, experienced nature through hikes, and so much more!

300

Attendees

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Programs Camp in a Box Camp is such a crucial part of the Girl Scout experience and to ensure girls did not miss that experience in 2020, we developed Camp in a Box. The boxes included kits for tie dye, camp crafts, SWAPs, and hiking. Many kits also included a postcard from a Girl Scout alum to represent mail call. Through these boxes, camp experiences were delivered directly to girls!

285 Boxes Purchased Each box contained instructions on how to create SWAPS, make tie dye and create friendship bracelets!

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2020 Impact Report

BADGE & PATCHES Journeys Earned

32,387

951 DAISIES

66 AMBASSADORS

Badges Earned

103 SENIORS

252

425 CADETTES

My Promise, My Faith

3,147 TOTAL

711 JUNIORS

891 BROWNIES

Girls Giving Back: Taking Action in their community!

1 Coshocton One of our troops in Coshocton made a very cute Brownie scarecrow complete with cookie boxes.

2 Union Troop 4802 in Union County supporting their community by donating hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes to their local county board of elections to keep workers safe during the 2020 election.

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3 Licking Troops 7548 and 7554 visited the Licking County Humane Society to learn about how the shelter works and visit with the pets.

Troop 7554 also made adoption bandanas for the dogs to keep and wear.

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COOKIE & FALL PRODUCT Girls Participating:

3,443 10,829 FALL PRODUCT

64,316

COOKIE PACKAGES DONATED (THROUGH FOOD BANKS & OPERATION SALUTE)

COOKIE

DIGITAL COOKIE

204,052

PACKAGES SOLD WITH 4,471 GIRLS PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLTY

Cookie Counts:

THIN MINTS 546,236 PACKAGES

TAGALONGS 314,680 PACKAGES

SAMOAS 355,876 PACKAGES

DOSIDOS 227,592 PACKAGES

Cookie Relief Fund Because of stay-at-home orders happening in mid-March, the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program was cut short leaving many girls, troops and the council with packages of unsold cookies. GSOH ensured that troops would not have to incur the cost of those unsold cookies and suggested troops donate their unsold packages to local food pantries and local military organizations. The council could do this thanks to many generous individual donations made to the Cookie Relief Fund.

With our donors’ support, girls learned ways they could support their community amidst the pandemic and fulfill one of our Girl Scout promises to make the world a better place. Our partners at AEP and Nationwide also stepped up and purchased 1,000 packages of cookies and donated them to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. Their gifts were a great way to support both Girl Scouts and the food bank. We are incredibly thankful to all those who supported the Cookie Relief Fund.

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2020 Impact Report

PROGRAMS 4,813 77,908 MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS SOLD

NUT & CANDY UNITS SOLD

102

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COOKIE STELLAR SELLERS

FIRST

FALL PRODUCT STELLAR SELLERS

YEAR!

LEMON UPS 148,142 PACKAGES

Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland

TREFOILS 148,142 PACKAGES

S’MORES 130,908 PACKAGES

TOFFEE 60,598 PACKAGES

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URBAN CAMPOUT Although Urban Campout 2020 looked different this year, we celebrated together on Sept. 25. As with most things during the time of COVID-19, our third annual fundraising event had to be reimagined. With the purchase of a ticket, guests were given an Urban Campout in a Box kit that had items selected to bring a bit of the experience home. Boxes included cocktail recipes, stargazing charts, Girl Scout Cookies, s’mores kits, and more. Guests could have the boxes delivered to their homes or could pick them up at Camp Ken-Jockety and partake in some hands-on camp experiences including hatchet throwing and socially distanced hiking. On the night of the event, our President and CEO Tammy Wharton shared in a virtual fireside chat with Board Chair Amy Franko and Board Member Shakila Ali. Guests heard about what Girl Scouts is doing to support girls during these difficult times while participating in a virtual silent and live auction. Thanks to our sponsors and our guests, GSOH raised more than $85,000, which is critical to continue providing robust programming that builds courage, confidence, and character in our girls.

Sponsors Presenting

Silver • AEP • Medical Mutual • Nationwide • The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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Bronze • Bob and Robin Harriman • Feazel Roofing • GSOH Board of Directors • Huntington • Kokosing Materials, Inc • PNC • Rockbridge Capital Friends of GSOH • Amy and Dave Franko • Ann Teske • DHL Supply Chain • Improving • Julie Holbein Campfire Circle • BBCO • Cramer & Associates • Diana Westhoff • Doug and Jennifer Kuntz • Jerry Batt, QuickInsured • Tanya Crawford 2020 Impact Report

DONOR HIGHLIGHT Girl Scouts individual donors stepping up in BIG ways!

What a year 2020 was for our community, our country and our world. Between the pandemic and the racial injustices, it has been a year of trying to find ways to cope, manage and have a voice. Imagine what our youth have been feeling.

At Girl Scouts, we have been hearing firsthand the challenges our girls are facing. That is why, it was more critical than ever to ensure that we continued providing programs for our girls through these difficult times. But we could not have done it without our donors!

Our individuals stepped up in big ways to support girls through this time and we thank you! You supported the Cookie Relief Fund, sponsored Camp in a Box programs for girls, provided membership assistance and provided general support to ensure our programs and camps continued. Whether your gift was $5 or $10,000, every gift supported girls in our community. These funds have been more critical than ever before as we continue providing girls support through these times. We did it because of donors, and we thank our donors from the bottom of our hearts!

Juliette Gordon Low Society The Juliette Gordon Low Society members include those who have designated legacy or planned gifts to Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland.

• Shakila Ali • Anonymous (two individuals) • Erik and Eva Anderson Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift • Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift

• Wayne and Ruth M. Cook • Nancy Cruickshank • Tracy A. Elich • Amy Franko • Eileen S. Goodin • Julie Holbein • Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz • Anne Powell Riley

• Heidi Hansen McCrory • Tammy Wharton • Annette L. and Lyle Whittemore

We’d like to honor the following individuals whose commitment to Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland is being recognized for their realized planned gifts.

• George H. Alber • George H. and Dorothy T. Alber • Emma Barr • Melvin Busch Jr. • Betty Clark • Sara H. Cowgill • Ruth L. Crumrine • Susan Dunlap Marr • Jesse Eyeman

• Anna G. Ferguson • Rosemary Flowers • Emmett J. France • Rebecca F. Fraundorfer • A.L. Gregg • Nellie Hatfield • Logan Holl • Walter E. Hoover • Imogene G. Howland • Louise Kling

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• Thelma and John G. LeBrun • Arline and Clay Littick • Anna J. Lytle • Theodore R. Magnuson • Marcella Niehaus Mahrt • Louis McClain • Mary Jane and Donald McClurg • Phyllis Milks • Mary Ann Moeffert

• William B. and Norma Moore • Donald Robbins • Della Selsor • Barbara P. and Larry Smith • Burton Stevenson • Merry Texter • Buell F. Webster • George Wooster • Mabel Wurster 11

ALUM Connect with Girl Scout Alums through our Facebook group!

Find us at: facebook.com/groups/GSOHAlum

Pearl Society The Pearl Society members include those who have given a cumulative gift of $1,000 or more between Oct. 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020.

• Glen and Shakila Ali Ahrens • Anonymous • Michele Bertoia • Jacquie Bickel • Karrie Braganza • Audra Christie • Molly Crabtree • Michelle Cramer • Phylis and Ray Crook • Donald and Suzanne Cruickshank • Nancy L. Elam • Tracy Elich • Cailin Falato • Amy and Dave Franko • Eileen S. Goodin 12

• Bob and Robin Harriman • William Heffner • Julie Holbein • Dan Hunt • Stephanie Infante • Joyce and David Johnson • Stella Keane • “Casey” Kerr • “Tak” Lowe • Cathy Lanning • Kathryn Lowrey Gallowitz • Sarah Martin • Elizabeth McAllister • Linda Miller • Trunali Patel

• Barbara Poppe • Anne Powell Riley • Jennifer Reimer • Daniel Sedmak • Mary Serian • Teresa Smith • The Terez Family • Lisa Terry • Ann E. Teske • Susan Tomasky and Ron Ungvarksy • Molly Watts • Tammy H. Wharton • Annette Whittemore

2020 Impact Report

GIRL SCOUTING DURING A PANDEMIC Stronger Together Our staff worked diligently to create new experiences and reimagine existing programs to keep girls engaged through the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring and summer. While so much was changing, Girl Scouts was there when our members needed us most.

Through virtual programs, our staff connected with girls in a way they never had before, keeping girls connected even from home.

Facebook Live Programs

100+

50,000+

Videos Published

Total Views

Virtual Mad Mud Girls got the Mad Mud patch and then got access to videos to help them create a series of 10 challenges at home.

100 Girls Participated

Zombie Bash

900

In-person attendees

900

At-home participants Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland

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FINANCES 4.8% ADMINISTRATION

4.5% COMMUNICATIONS

5.3%* FUND RAISING

*includes capital campaign expenses

9.8% PROPERTIES 25.4% MEMBERSHIP SVCS

Expense Breakdown

3.2% PROGRAM FEES

2.3% 8.7% RETAIL 0.3% CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER

50.2% GIRL PROGRAMS

85.5% PRODUCT

Revenue Breakdown Total Assets: 13,782,620 Liabilities: 2,963,598 Net Assets: 10,819,022 Total Liab & Net Assets: 13,782,620

Total Support Revenue & Gains: 8,605,913 Operating Expenses: 7,323,748 Change in Net Assets: 1,282,165

Net Assets Beg: 9,536,857 Net Assets End: 10,819,022 14

2020 Impact Report

BOARD MEMBERS 2018-2019: President and Chair Julie Holbein Big Lots Director, Talent Development First Vice Chair Jennifer Reimer OhioHealth VP, Marketing & Communications Second Vice Chair Cathy Lanning Nationwide Senior VP, Property & Casualty Marketing Secretary Michele Bertoia Huntington Senior VP, Commercial Bank Treasurer Sarah H. Martin Abercrombie & Fitch VP/Chief Audit Executive Members-at-Large Shakila Ali Community Advocate

Jacquie Bickel Improving Director of Business Development Karrie Braganza PNC Wealth Management Sr. Relationship Strategist Audra Christie PINK LBrands VP, Head of Human Resources Molly Crabtree Porter Wright Litigation Attorney Tracy Elich American Electric Power VP, Human Resources Cailin Falato Verily Life Sciences Program Manager Amy Franko Impact Instruction Group Founder & President Dan Hunt Park National Bank Vice President Stella Keane Big Lots SVP, Talent Management

Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz Vanguard Veteran, LLC Chief Innovator Linda Miller Rockbridge Capital Human Resources Executive Trunali Patel Scotts Miracle-Gro Program Manager Teresa Smith NiSource VP of Human Resources Annette Whittemore Chase Wealth Management VP, Consumer & Business Banking CEO Tammy H. Wharton Ex Officio Diana Westhoff Huntington Bank Commercial Business Risk Office Sr. Analyst Girl Members Eden B. Katarina S.

Members-at-Large Shakila Ali Glen and Shakila Ahrens Family Foundation President Jacquie Bickel Improving Vice President Karrie Braganza PNC Wealth Management Sr. Relationship Strategist Audra Christie PINK LBrands VP, Head of Human Resources Molly Crabtree Porter Wright Litigation Attorney Tracy Elich Community Volunteer Cailin Falato Verily Life Sciences Program Manager Dan Hunt Park National Bank Vice President Stella Keane Community Volunteer Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz

Vanguard Veteran, LLC Chief Innovator Linda Miller Rockbridge Capital Human Resources Executive Trunali Patel Scotts Miracle-Gro Program Manager Matt Pieper JobsOhio IT Manager Elizabeth Seely OSU Wexner Medical Center Chief Administration Officer, Hospital Division Teresa Smith NiSource VP of Human Resources Annette Whittemore Community Volunteer President & CEO Tammy H. Wharton Girl Members Lily C. Jordan P.

2019-2020: Chair Amy Franko Impact Instruction Group Founder and CEO First Vice Chair Jennifer Reimer OhioHealth VP, Marketing & Communications Second Vice Chair Cathy Lanning Nationwide Senior VP, Property & Casualty Marketing Secretary Michele Bertoia Huntington Senior VP, Commercial Bank Treasurer Sarah H. Martin Abercrombie & Fitch VP/Chief Audit Executive Past Chair Julie Holbein Big Lots Director, Talent Development Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland

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6 SERVICE CENTERS COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS 1700 Watermark Drive Columbus, OH 43215 614-487-8101

CHILLICOTHE 1130 Western Ave. Chillicothe, OH 45601 740-773-2146

MARION 1713 Marion-Mt. Gilead Road Suite 208 Marion, OH 43302 740-389-2528

MOLLY LAUMAN 9130 Big Bear Creek Road P.O. Box 179 Lucasville, OH 45648 740-353-2579

MANSFIELD 24 W. Third Street Suite 110 Mansfield, OH 44902 419-522-0391

ZANESVILLE 3230 Bowers Lane Zanesville, OH 43701 740-454-8563

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