GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
OUR MISSION
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
THE PROMISE
On my honor, I will try To serve God and my country,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers Julie Smith, Chair of the Board Susie Wellendorf, 1st Vice Chair Pam Crawford, 2nd Vice Chair Bill Graif, 3rd Vice Chair D.D. Porter, Secretary Paula Etter, Treasurer Roberta Preston, Chief Executive Officer Kevin Hill, Chief Financial Officer
To help people at all times,
Directors-at-Large
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Cindy Bottomley Anne Brockman Rhonda Collier Susan Crenshaw Donna Cropper Rick Guild Lari Gulley Kelly Johnson Kiemonn Jones Karen Keith Anne Marshall Mia Mascarin Oven Senator Kevin Matthews Lisa McLarty Barbara Moschovidis Ann Owens Gary Provine Dr. Jane Swinney Nancy Thomason Somer Torres Nikki Turner Andrew Ziola
THE 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.
In 2015, innovation was at the core of our development for girls, volunteers, and staff and will continue to impact the way we work and serve our membership. We began the year with a new website tied to a GSUSA platform which provides a united and seamless look across councils. This was followed by the launch of Digital Cookie 1.0, an online tool that creates a secure environment for girls to build their cookie business online. Taking risks safely, is a key component of Girl Scouts. Digital Cookie was created for the girls of today giving them direct experience as online entrepreneurs. It was a highlight of our 2015 cookie season, where our council sold more than 1 million boxes of cookies. The innovation did not stop with those initial efforts. In May, we moved to our new Volunteer Engagement System to facilitate membership and volunteer processes. This was the first phase of a multi-phase rollout that includes a volunteer toolkit and an activities module. It changes not only the way we manage and communicate information but also the way we work to recruit parents, girls and volunteers. It also impacts the way we work internally across departments, processes which evolve with each new layer of efficiency. Most importantly, innovation underlies our programs giving girls opportunities they cannot receive anywhere else. For the second consecutive year, we saw our Daisy robotics team, the Supergirls, attend the White House Science Fair, to present their project, a battery-powered page turner to help those with disabilities. They even advised the President about how to be innovative, recommending that he try brainstorming. Overall, the robotics program grew to 16 teams, including three teams from our Community Outreach troops. In summer of 2015, our older girls traveled to Costa Rica, where in addition to their many adventures, they worked with a school. We were one of only five Girl Scout councils invited to the first White House Campout, and the only council outside of the immediate Washington, D.C. metro area. We were pleased to send five girls from across the 30 counties we serve. In October, we opened Thin Mint Sprint to the Tulsa community and hosted almost 500 runners. We are looking forward to repeating this growing community event in 2016. These are just a few of the wonderful programs that are too numerous to mention but include everything from astronomy, cookie construction, outdoor adventures, travel, STEM, Community Outreach and Girl Scouts Beyond Bars. Lastly, throughout 2015, construction of the Hardesty Leadership Center was underway. The thoughtful design incorporates Girl Scout traditions and offers spaces designed for innovation and collaboration for staff, volunteers, and girls as they come together. None of this is possible without the support of our board, staff, volunteers and donors, who make a difference each day helping to build another generation of girls with courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
Roberta Preston CEO
1.
5 SKILLS STRONG
COOKIE SEASON 2015
When you buy Girl Scout Cookies, you’re helping her build a lifetime of skills and also helping her to make the world a better place.
1,007,467
1. Goal Setting
Boxes Donated to Operation Cookie Drop
2. Decision Making
Total Cookies Sold
5,674 262
3. Money Management
Average Number of Cookie Boxes Sold Per Girl
4. People Skills
3,873
5. Business Ethics
Girls Participating in the Sale
INVEST IN
Future Business Leaders Financial literacy is a critical area that many children do not experience at home. We know that the Financial Literacy/Girl Scout Cookie Program is often the first time girls have handled money, learned to count change and communicate around a financial goal. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-run business in the country and enables girls to gain valuable life skills such as goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. Girls can earn badges at each level showing their proficiency in running their own business. Purchasing cookies from a girl helps her build a lifetime of confidence. In 2015 the Girl Scout Cookie Program received a digital upgrade, Digital Cookie™ 1.0. Embracing Girl Scouts of the USA’s first-ever national digital platform, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Girl Scouts utilized the 21st century technology to sell cookies, via personalized websites, with great success. This innovative initiative was a first step in preparing girls to be leaders in the high-tech, fast-paced, ecommerce world of today. All proceeds from cookie sales stay with our council. Troops set individual and group goals for their sales, using their earnings for troop activities, paying their way for travel or even weeks at summer camp. Many troops contribute to Operation Cookie Drop, the council’s Virtual Gift of Caring Program, where cookies are sent to servicemen and servicewomen abroad.
INVEST IN
The Outdoors Outdoor experiences place girls in new physical, physiological and social situations that help motivate their curiosity, foster a sense of discovery of their own strengths and passions, as they gain an appreciation of nature. Outdoor activities have always been part of the Girl Scout experience, giving girls the chance to try new things and test their limits in a safe and supportive environment. For many Oklahoma girls who have a desire to explore the outdoors, but might not have a way or the means, we continue to provide numerous opportunities for memorable outdoor experiences. For three years in a row Camp Tallchief, our resident camp has experienced an increase in attendance totaling 24% and our numbers for this summer continue to rise as girls who experienced camp last year are returning with friends in tow. Likewise, our high adventure activities are filled to capacity. Our high adventure and outdoor programming, which includes lake and river canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, rock climbing, and spelunking, continues to be in high demand. Rock climbing and spelunking occur in state parks in our region, while lake canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boarding take place at our camps, WahShah-She and Tallchief. River canoeing takes place on local rivers. Girls participate in these activities, individually and with their troops year round, and while at day camps and Camp Tallchief during the summer. To further encourage outdoor experiences, GSUSA launched an Outdoor Initiative which includes a partnership with the National Park Service along with a curriculum and patches designed and voted on by girls. In July, GSEOK was one of only five councils, selected to participate in the firstever campout on the White House lawn. We sent five girls from across the 30 counties we serve accompanied by GSEOK staff. The girls received personal notes from the First Lady, had an unexpected opportunity to spend time with both President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama around the campfire, and even spent the night in the Executive Office due to a surprise storm.
INVEST IN
STEM Offering STEM opportunities and programming has become an essential part of Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma. We continue to provide innovative ways for girls to experience STEM through three focus areas; architecture/design, astronomy, and robotics. Funded in part by Motorola Foundation Solutions, Williams Foundation, IBM and Best Buy, girls of every age are learning about science and its many applications in their everyday lives and in turn are building confidence, seeking challenges, and mastering new skills. Our experience is that girls are hungry for STEM education, every STEM activity is filled to capacity. Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma utilizes FIRST LEGO League curriculum, a robotics program in which teams research a topic, then build and program a robot to perform tasks related to that topic. We have seen an expansion in the number of our Robotics teams – we now have 16 teams, three of which are comprised of Community Outreach troops. One of our teams even attended the FIRST LEGO league National competition in St. Louis. For the second year in a row girls from our council, the Supergirls, a Daisy troop, were invited to attend the White House Science Fair. They built a page turning device to help those with limited dexterity. Mentored by professional women engineers and architects, four teams learned and applied the principles of architecture through Cookie Construction, designing three-dimensional structures out of Girl Scout Cookie boxes. The theme for Cookie Construction was Oklahoma icons and we had everything from a tornado to a Pops bottle model and of course, an OU and OSU football field and stadium. Under the guidance of NASA-trained volunteers our astronomy programs are filled to capacity as our Girl Scouts have been involved in the many engaging aspects of astronomy like stargazing, sundials and making comets with dry ice.
INVEST IN
Community Outreach Our membership is enriched by the diversity of our region. Girl Scouts is committed to bringing our leadership program to all girls, and we work with community partners to ensure that girls from every zip code--regardless of their economic status-- have the opportunity to explore the fun and adventure of Girl Scouts. Through our generous funders, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma continues to bring the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls in underserved areas throughout eastern Oklahoma. Whether a girl is participating in our Community Outreach or Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program, we remain committed to bringing the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to every girl. Within the context of GSEOK’s unique girl-centric environment, we continue to work effectively with the culturally, racially, and socio-economically diverse group of girls in Tulsa’s low income housing communities, surrounding schools and neighborhoods. In addition to providing services to support their social, emotional, and educational development, our highly trained staff (functioning within the parameters of Girl Scout’s staff-led model) tailor activities and Girl Scout curriculum to address the interests and needs of these girls, many of whom have had some involvement with the juvenile justice system or have experienced trauma. By providing transportation, food, and the influence of positive female rolemodels, our Community Outreach programming continues to challenge the effects of poverty and in 2015 served 2,500 girls in this capacity.
INVEST IN
Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Imagine you are 10 years old and one or both of your parents are incarcerated. What is next and how do you find a different path? Girl Scouts Beyond Bars (GSBB) has answered those questions for more than 14 years. This staff-led program works with mothers and children to strengthen families. Through Girl Scouts Beyond Bars (GSBB) our staff transports girls, ages 5 through 18, to correctional facilities where they facilitate specialized programming to foster positive relationships between mother and child(ren), maintaining a healthy bond despite separation. Children participate in traditional Girl Scout activities with their mothers providing a bridge to connect them and give them a way to communicate. Mothers receive drug and alcohol prevention, conflict resolution, and life skills programs, such as Nuturing Parenting classes facilitated by our GSBB staff. Upon successful completion of these programs, the Department of Corrections and Victims’ Impact Panel reduces time served, hastening family reunification. The ongoing success of Girl Scouts Beyond Bars is reflected in 2015 where we reunited 759 girls with their mothers and once again saw the reduction of separation anxiety, improved self- management among the girls, and to date, none of the girls entered the juvenile justice system.
DONORS
October 2014 - September 2015
Your generosity enables us to do the work to which we are committed. Please accept our sincere thanks. Corporations, Foundations, and Civic Groups AAA Insurance of Ada Bill and Claudia Abernathy Foundation Ada Custom Memorial & Granite Interiors Ada Family Chiropractic Ada Nissan Ada Regional United Way Ada Rotary Club Ada Sunrise Rotary Adams Hall Wealth Advisors Allen Family Foundation Fund American Bank and Trust Company Anchor Stone Company The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Arvest Bank AT&T Employee Giving Bank of Oklahoma Barnes & Noble The Barnett Family Foundation, Inc. Bartlesville Regional United Way The Bartlett Foundation Beck Design Bennett Vision Best Buy Foundation B.F. Stradley Unitrust BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma BP North America Cameron Glass Inc. Campbell-Lepley-Hunt Foundation Inc. Cantrell Solutions The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Cherokee Nation Businesses Chickasaw Nation Childrens Reading Charitable Trust Chevron Citizens Bank Citizens Bank of Ada City of Muskogee Classic Dental CloseBend, Inc.
Clyde and Anita Becker Foundation ConocoPhillips PC Country Financial Cowen Construction Cox Charities Community Investment Devon Energy Diamond K Kiwanis Club The Dotson Family Foundation Drummond Law, PLLC E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation First National Bank and Trust Co. First Title & Abstract Services, LLC First United Bank & Trust Fox Lane, LLC Freese Family Foundation, Inc. Fulton and Susie Collins Foundation Gable Gotwals Gaddis & Gaddis Wealth Mgmt, LLC Gem Jewelers George Kaiser Family Foundation The Gelvin Foundation Girl Scouts of the USA Grand Bank Grant Thornton, LLP H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust Hall Estill Attorneys at Law Harmony House Eatery & Bakery Inc. Hatton Enterprises LLC Hardesty Family Foundation, Inc. Helmerich & Payne Herman Kaiser Foundation The Hille Family Charitable Foundation HoganTaylor, LLP The Hogan Taylor Foundation Home Title Guaranty Co. IBC Bank IBM IBM Employee Services Center Irene & Julian Rothbaum Foundation
James D. and Cathryn M. Moore Foundation J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation Jess L. and Miriam B. Stevens Foundation John Steele Zink Foundation JPMorgan Chase KJRH 2 NBC Lake Area United Way Landmark Bank Linn Energy Lorene Cooper Hasbrouck Charitable Trust Lyon Foundation Magellan Midstream Partners, LLC Mariner Foundation Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation Mazzio’s Corporation McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. Mercy Hospital The Mervin Bovaird Foundation Microsoft The Midland Group Moon-Baker Agency Motorola Mott-MacLeod Family Trust Neighbors Building Neighborhoods Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits ONE Gas ONEOK The Oxley Foundation People’s Electric Cooperative Phillips66 Midstream Polo’s Mexican Restaurant Ponca City United Way Puterbaugh Foundation Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation Red Crown Credit Union Redland Childers Architects Rhynes & Rhodes Furniture Inc. Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis Rotary Club of Tulsa Foundation The Ruth B. Snow Charitable Foundation Ruth Nelson Family
Foundation Senior Star Management Company The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation Shaw Machine Company, LLC Southwestern Biomedical Electronics, Inc. Spectrum Energy/ Spectrum Property Services State Farm State of Oklahoma Stillwater Area United Way Tinker Federal Credit Union Todd Family Charitable Foundation The Robert S. and Helen Grey Trippet Foundation Tulsa Area United Way Tulsa Federal Credit Union Tulsa Run United Way of Ponca City United Way of Rogers and Mayes Counties United Way of Southeastern Oklahoma (McAlester) Verizon Foundation Vision Bank Warburton Family Foundation Walmart The Williams Foundation
Individuals Martha Alford Frances Allen Carol Anderson Anonymous Jeanne and Charles Bacon Sally Bair Betsy Barnes Andrea and Gary Bartlett Ann Basinger Sondra Bechhoefer Paula and Don Beck Marthanda Beckworth Yvonne and John Bedford Patricia Bell Mary Birkett Kay and Chuck Bishop Jane Bond
Cindy Bottomley Robbie Bottoms Marian Bovaird Martha Bovaird Corky Bowerman Jane and Gary Brandt Carol Bridges Anne Brockman Tiffany Brooks Delia and Wayne Brown Pat and C. Arnold Brown Lynda Brownson Gene T. and Jay L. Bryngelson Gloria J. Buehring Teresa Burrows Ken Busby Michael Cale Brita Cantrell Patricia D. and Joseph E. Cappy Becky Carver Yoon-Hee Cha Gretchen Chaffin Loretta Chaney Kay Cheaney Kyra Childers Lorraine Childers Dewey Clapp Bryan Close Laura Colgan Kathy Collins Marilyn Conner Mary Ann Couch Carla Covey Ronnie and Glenn Cox Cris and Jeff Cox Pam and Paul Crawford Susan E. Crenshaw David Crisp Donna and Steven Cropper Barbara Cuite Erin K. Dailey Betty Dalrymple Laura Darden Vanessa and Larry Davied Deborah Davis Sharon King Davis Tonita Gomez de Moran
In spite of the staff’s extensive efforts to avoid errors and omissions in the donor list, mistakes may occur. If your name was omitted or listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and notify the Fund Development Department of the error.
Renee DeMoss Ruth Dickinson W.J. Dillion III Phyllis and George Dotson Janice Dreiling Janet Drummond Carol Drummond Wendy and Gentner Drummond Holly Easterling Patty Eaton Penny Eccleston Larry Edwards Amy Elliott Miranda Elliott Paula Etter Heather Evans Sheila Evans Corene Evett Jane Faulkenberry Chris Feiler Lori Fitzgerald Margee and Scott Filstrup Bridget Forshay Monique Francois Jana and Phil Frohlich Vaughndean Fuller Leigh Gaddis Bernadette Galvez Gina Gammon Mary and John Garber Glenda Gartside Shawna and Tony Gehres Sue Gerkin Gregory Goins Jan and Vondale Graham Rosie Graheck Bill Graif Ann Graves Glenda Gray Sharon Bell Gray Jennifer Greenstreet Mildred Greenstreet Debora Riggs Grillot Carol Grisham Delores and Frank Gruenewald Carla Guilfoyle Ann Halligan
Sheila Harbert Kellie and Fred Harlan Susan and Jim Harris Vickie Hastings Evelyn Hatfield Nancy and Kim Hauger Dr. and Mrs. H.M. Hawkins Robert Heilmann Linda Heller Kevin Hill Karen Holiday Ginger Homan Bambi Hora Gretchen Hoyt Megan Hubbard Karen Hudson Eunice S. Huffman Deanne Hughes Stacey James Nancy Jamison Jodi and Andrew Jayne Steven Jaynes Lynn Jones Mary Kay Jones Kiemonn Jones Lila and John Junk Betty and John Kane Kathleen Kastelic Karen Keith Susan Kenny Martha Kilgore Connie Kirkland Hilary Kitz Debbie Knebel Charlotte Koske Camille Koster Melinda Koteras Randy Krehbiel Rita Lack April Lai Ruth Landrum Deborah Large Suzanne and David Lee Billie Lester Patricia Luscomb Debbie Luthey Terri Mace Marcia and Ron MacLeod Patrick Mandeville
Shirley and Joel Martin Kevin Matthews Suzanne McFarlane Linda McGowan Julie McKowen Mary Medlock Brenda Melancon Floriene Messall Teresa Messerli John Mihm Theresa and William Miller Sue Milner Sarah Miracle Barbara Monto Sharon Moore Karen Morgan Barbara Moschovidis Mitsli Mukerji Anne Murphy Ruth K. Nelson Julie and John Nickel Jennifer Norman Julie Norman Sandra Norman Keri Coleman-Norris Mary and Patrick O’Brien Melissa O’Sullivan Dwight Odell Laurie Oller Irene Osgood Evelyn Painter Amy Nelson Parodi Flora and Robert Paul Becky Payton Patty Pell Bruce and Emma Perry Velma Peterson Rachel and Leon Phillippi Michael Pippenger Michelle Place Shirley Pogue D.D. Porter Roberta Preston Cyndy and Gary Provine Mari Ramsey J. Tommy Randel Trixy Reynolds J. Elaine Rhynes Tricia Richards Dona Robinson
Ludmila and Frank Robson Hannah Robson Rebecca Roe Gary Ross Laura Sabine Mary Sapp Pam Perrin Schloeder Leila Schultz Nicole Schultz Sarah-Anne Henning Schumann Linda and Jack Seidle Sarah Seidle Mary Sewell Cynthia Shawley Lisa Silvestri Becky Simpson Vani Singhal Joan Singleton Phyllis Sloan Barbara and Allen Smallwood Julie and Ken Smith Alicia Smith L.P. Snyder Barbara Sorochty Lisa Soules Susan Speaker Ida and David Stangl Jilliana Stauffer Carolyn Sue Stees Ruth Steichen Sharla and Terry Stephenson Jennifer Stone Shirley Stonecipher Barbara Sturdivant Susan Suffolk Angela Swift Dr. Jane and Larry Swinney Marjorie Swofford Ethel Thomas Jill Thomas Nancy Thomason Grethe-Ann Thompson Bret Unterschuetz Laura Vaughn Teresa Vazquez Susan Wainwright Joyce Washam Linda Wasson Ashley Webb
M. Beth Webb-Ozmun Janet Wehrenberg Donna and Kirk Weinkauf Susie and Don Wellendorf Gretchen Wendtland Lacy Whitehead Frances Whitehorn Jack Whomble Cynthia Wigley Beverly Williams Bettye Williams Monica Williford Elizabeth Winchester Joe Wolfe Sandra Wood Ann and Richard Woodin Pat Woodrum Adam Wrebiewski Pam Yarwood Zahra Zamanipour Mary E. Ziegler Debra Zinke Andrew Ziola
S U M M A R Y F I N A N C I A L S TAT E M E N T Y E A R E N D E D DAT E INCOME
DOLL ARS PERCENT
Contributions* $8,331,617 United Ways
70%
$498,472
4%
$19,401
0%
Special Events
$222,908
2%
Product Sales
$2,405,771
20%
Program Fees
$266,644
2%
Retail Sales
$94,432
1%
Investment and Other Income
$102,419
1%
Noncash Contributions
$11,941,664
EXPENSES Program Services
$4,013,497
83%
Administrative
$545,140
11%
Fund Development
$281,518
6%
$4,840,155
* Income includes Capital Campaign Contributions
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