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Illuminating Our Communities Through Leadership and Service
Be A Part of the Change
This past winter, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois hosted two Be a Part of the Change programs for 4th-grade through 8th-grade girls in DeKalb and St. Charles. The event premiered “I Am the Music: A Rock Operetta,” a 30-minute short-film starring local Girl Scouts. Girls learned how to be a part of the change and take a stand against bullying as they participated in activities like making a “peacemaker” box and bracelet, finding out “where you stand” and going “beneath the surface” in Girl Scout Journey activities from the aMAZE and aMUSE series. A demonstration and workshop with self-defense trainer Kevin Engstrom helped them gain confidence and stay safe. There was also a break-out session for the adults accompanying the girls where with local experts they discussed the subject of cyberbullying and how they could identify if their child is bullying. Our DeKalb event featured guest speaker Andrea Bastaini Archibald, Ph.D., Developmental Psychologist at Girl Scouts of the USA. Look for more Be a Part of the Change events coming this fall. If your service unit is interested in hosting a Be a Part of the Change event, contact Brooke Radford-Knight at bknight@girlscoutsni.org or 847-741-5521, Ext. 7147.
Meet Megan, One of Our Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients When Megan Ewan chose “Depression Education” as the theme for her Girl Scout Gold Award project, she hoped to make students at her high school more aware of what depression and mental illness is and to decrease the negative stigma associated with it. She wanted her peers to realize that everyone is going through struggles of some kind and that they’re never alone. Megan created an organization at Lake Zurich High School to raise awareness of mental illness. Through her leadership, this group of students held a Mental Awareness Week at the school. They produced a video and created a hands-on activity that was used with students during P.E. class. Students wrote anonymous notes about an issue that they themselves or someone they know is struggling with in their lives; the notes were rewritten and posted in a glass case at the school. “Girl Scouts has helped me grow in so many ways. It has given me opportunities and encouragement to reach out in my community when I see a problem. Girl Scouts has made me a better and stronger leader and a better person all the way around.” See all of our GSUSA recipients on our website by the end of July.
www.girlscoutsni.org
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GSLE Highlights Get ready, get set, . . . Camp! Want your daughter to experience a beautiful summer of making memories and new friends? Check out exciting camp sessions available at GSNI’s Camp Dean Resident Camp this summer! The 2013 Resident Camp Program Book is available online at www.girlscoutsni.org/forms/2013_Camp_Program.pdf. Your camper will also love the new camp-cations offered at GSNI’s historic and scenic Camp McCormick! Activities include archery, hiking, crafts, games, swimming, and camp-themed shopping. Camp-cations are available to all girls entering grades 1–5. Sessions will take place 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. at Camp McCormick in Stillman Valley on Tuesday, July 16; Wednesday, July 24; Thursday, August 4. Girls should bring a sack lunch. If your family loves the outdoors, consider attending a Twilight Trek session at Camp McCormick this summer! Sessions are open to all Girl Scout families and include an evening swim, night hike, camp games, and campfire. There is also an optional cookout dinner!
Twighlight Trek Sessions will be: •• Wednesdays - July 17, July 24, July 31 •• Fridays - July 26, August 2 The optional cookout dinner begins at 5 p.m. with the rest of the session beginning at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person or $10 per person, if participating in the cookout dinner. For more information or to register, please contact Laura Bumba at 815-962-5591, Ext. 7173, or lbumba@girlscoutsni.org.
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Jump In! The water’s fine! GSNI has several scenic camp properties that offer swimming options for Girl Scout troops as well as families, community organizations, and businesses. Camp McCormick, in Stillman Valley, has an impressive indoor pool that is currently open through October. Camp Far Horizons, in Hanover, has a beautiful outdoor pool that will tentatively be accessible July 1–28. If you are interested in using the pool at Camp Far Horizons, please contact Jean Henn at 847-741-5521, Ext. 7132, prior to June 1, as decisions will be made about the pool’s availability at that time. Pools must be reserved in advance. Usage fee for GSNI troops is $60 per day along with a $60 per 2-hour session fee, if GSNI supplies lifeguard personnel. Usage fee for outside groups is $150 per day. Outside groups must supply their own lifeguards. All groups must follow a safety activity checkpoint for swimming. For more information or to reserve a pool, contact Jean Henn at 847-741-5521, Ext. 7132, or jhenn@girlscoutsni.org.
GSNI’s LEGOlettes on WGN On April 11, GSNI LEGOlettes team was invited to appear on WGN’s Morning News Show to talk about their experience competing with robots during National Robotics Week. You can watch the entire LEGOlettes segment on WGN’s site. Congratulations girls! Click here to watch!
Troops Send Girl Scout Cookies to Sailors Troop 3768 of Byron and Troop 651 of Sycamore worked together to send Girl Scout Cookies to sailors aboard the USS George Washington. Girls also made cards thanking the sailors for their purchase of the Cookies and for serving the country!
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GSLE Highlights World Thinking Day Aztec Service Unit (Cary and Fox River Grove) celebrated World Thinking Day with A World Thinking Day International Festival! The girls created booths for different countries and took time to learn about other cultures at the event. www.worldthinkingday.org
Cases for Caring Cadette Girl Scout Troop 280 decided they wanted to participate in something that would make a big difference in the world! The girls started looking for challenging projects where they could plug in and get started. When Troop 280 Leader, Bonnie M., mentioned Cases for Caring, which provides unique pillowcases for pediatric oncology patients, the girls were immediately drawn to the project! The girls contacted Material Girl Fabric Shop, a sewing studio in downtown Crystal Lake. Owner Susie Fox offered to put the girls’ project needs in the Material Girl’s e-newsletter. She mentioned quilters often buy an extra yard of fabric when making a quilt. The response from the newsletter was overwhelming, and the troop actually had to recruit additional sewers to help make pillowcases! So far, the girls have made 27 cases and are well on their way to their goal of 101 pillowcases!
Troop 280 picks up a generous donation of fabric at Material Girl in downtown Crystal Lake. The fabric shop advertised the troop’s need for material in its e-newsletter, and the response from the local sewing community was overwhelming!
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Amanda J. prepares the trim for one of the pillowcases.
Melissa V., the troop’s master seamstress, works on sewing a pillowcase for Cases for Caring.
Melissa M. pins the trim to one of the pillowcases.
Melissa M., Melissa V., and Emma C. show their completed pillowcases for Troop 280’s Cases for Caring project.
Earth Day Celebration Dedicated Girl Scout Troops in Chadwick and Milledgeville gathered on Earth Day, April 22, to host a clean-up day in the community. Girl Scouts Seniors and Ambassadors did some advance cleaning, and then the younger girls showed up to finish the job with some old fashioned “elbow grease.” Thanks to Troop 5118 Leader Karin S. for sending in this great community service project!
In the past year, GSNI began partnering with organizations who wanted to invite Preferred Girl Scouts to participate in their organization’s offerings. It was very important to GSNI that these organizations bring a consistent Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) to girls in our council. Organizations that have sent a representative to one of GSNI’s training programs and submitted an application for approval, can offer structured Girl Scout programming to our membership. Their program is aligned specifically to the GSLE and offered only to Girl Scouts. Girls can take advantage of scheduled events that have typically been featured in our program booklets, along with the Preferred Partner logo. Additionally, troops/groups and individual Girl Scouts can contact the organization to arrange a date and time for a troop-specific program event that would be convenient to them. Preferred Partners can be found in GSNI’s program group and on the website.
GSNI Partner
Community Service Opportunities: Community Service Opportunities are projects or actions that benefit the community, giving girls a greater understanding of their local and global communities. Any non-profit organization that aligns with the Girl Scout mission and values is an eligible Community Service Partner. The activities offered must be free, age-appropriate and involve no money earning. Through community service, girls begin to understand issues in their community and work together toward improvement. Organizations that have service opportunities available for Girl Scouts are listed on GSNI’s website. Community Offering: Organizations with events or activities that are open to the public, or provide a discount or special offer to Girl Scout members are listed in our Community Offering category. These events must enhance the GSLE and support the Girl Scout mission. Community Offerings are featured on GSNI’s website and in the program booklet. To browse program offerings from partners in your community, or to learn more about becoming a partner, click here: www.girlscoutsni.org/events/community-partners 5
Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Recap On April 27, over 100 people gathered at Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center on the campus of Northern Illinois University for GSNI’s 2013 Annual Meeting. These dedicated members, including registered Girl Scouts ages 14 and older, elected incoming Board members, celebrated committed volunteers, and provided insight on important issues affecting the council. Special topics included a report by the Long Range Property Planning Committee revealing members’ vision for GSNI’s service centers, camps, and other properties. After the presentation, attendees took part in round-table discussions on recommendations proposed by the committee. Dr. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Development Psychologist for GSUSA Program and Research, was the keynote speaker for the event. She spoke on GSUSA’s research studies and the impact Girl Scouting has on girls, especially in the area of bullying prevention. She also recognized GSNI for its aMAZE Journey program partnership with the Rockford School District and mentioned exciting collaborations for the future!
Board Member Election GSNI’s Board of Directors appointed the following active Girl Scouts for a one-year term as Associate Directors:
At GSNI’s 2013 Annual Meeting, the following volunteers were elected as Officers for GSNI’s Board of Directors: •• Lisa Normoyle, Board Chair •• Scott F. McCleary, First Vice-Chair •• Bobbie Riley, Second Vice-Chair •• Donna Bausman, Secretary •• Robert Quimby, Treasurer Also elected to GSNI’s Board of Directors, for a two-year term as Directors-at-Large, were: •• Dr. Annette Acevedo •• Mark M. Ackerman •• Theresa Barreiro •• Rosario DeLeon •• Christin Giedd •• Hon. Gwyn Gulley •• Dr. Sylvia Hood-Washington •• Michael T. Peddle •• Kate Ramsay •• Jean Marie Saidler •• Patricia Turner 6
•• Stefany Veldhuizen (left) •• Kayla Colwell (middle) •• Lindsay Schwartz (right) Congratulations to GSNI’s outgoing Associate Directors, Aubrey Baker-Clark (right) and Alexandra Fleig (left), as both girls graduate from high school this year. GSNI’s Board of Directors appreciates their service and is confident both girls will make the world a better place as they continue to promote the Girl Scout Mission in the future!
Community Partnership Awards GSNI’s Board of Directors has established Community Partnership Awards to recognize donors and organizations that have significantly supported Girl Scouts in better serving girls and volunteers. In 2013, GSNI presented these awards to Bartlett Nature Center, Elgin United School District U-46 English Language Learners, O’Mara Moving and Storage, Rockford Public School District, United Way of Rock River Valley, and Woodward Inc.
Denise Schrempf Bartlett Nature Center
Bartlett Nature Center, one of GSNI’s Preferred Partners, has assisted GSNI’s outdoor education programs for a number of years. They whole heartedly support council-sponsored programming and local service unit events.
GSNI has worked with Gina Crespo and the U46 English Language Learners for the past two years, expanding efforts to better serve the Hispanic community in Elgin. The partnership has resulted Bertha Torres & Cynthia Febles in great success, including U46 English Language Learners Imagine STEM Program at Elgin High School, TechBridge STEM Program at Canton Middle School and Ellis Middle School, and aMAZE! AntiBullying Program at Ellis Middle School. The team at O’Mara Moving & Storage has been working with the Girl Scout Cookie Program for 40 years. That’s a lot of cookies they have helped move so girls could make cookie deliveries! Mary Timmerman & Karen Squires O’Mara Moving & Storage
Through a partnership with the Rockford Public School District and the Parent and Community Empowerment Office, GSNI has been able to train school counselors in delivering the aMAZE! Journey to all 6th grade Meredith Mackay girls in the school district Rockford Public School District as part of their health class. The cooperation and dedication of the school counselors has been fantastic, and GSNI will serve over 900 girls by the end of the school year! The United Way of Rock River Valley is GSNI’s largest United Way, currently funding the council with over $90,000. This past year, when it became apparent GSNI could not fulfill the Paul Logli obligation of an outreach United Way of Rock River Valley grant from this United Way, they were approached about the possibility of redirecting the funds. With their flexibility, they became one of the first new funding sources for the aMAZE! Journey program with the Rockford Public School District. For many years, Woodward, Inc. has been a significant contributor to Girl Scouts, both with financial support as well as volunteer support. Over the past two years, they have funded new metal roofs for platform tents and Pam Cappitelli buildings along with new Woodward, Inc. windows for the dining hall! Their continued support of Girl Scout camp is extraordinary and commendable. GSNI thanks all the recipients of the 2013 Community Partnership Awards! These local organizations have continued to positively promote the Girl Scout Leadership Experience in all of our communities.
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Volunteer Recognition Volunteer Recognition Over 60 volunteers were recognized at the 2013 Annual Meeting during a Volunteer Recognition ceremony. Awards presented at the ceremony included the Girl Scout Appreciation Pin, Honor Pin, Thanks Badge II, President’s Award, and GSNI’s Courage, Confidence, and Character Award.
The Appreciation Pin is awarded to
volunteers actively giving outstanding service to at least one geographic area or program delivery audience. 2013 Appreciation Pin recipients are:
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Donna Bausman Marg Blum Amy Goze Karen Grant Annette Happ Liza Johnsen Terry Lynch-Knox Bobbie Riley Jean Marie Saidler Amy Suarez
The Honor Pin recognizes volunteers actively giving outstanding service in two or more geographic area. 2013 Honor Pin recipients are: •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
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Mary Chris Arnesen Margaret Backman Boettjer Cathy Johnston Anna Kotvan Karin Podolski Kate Ramsay Diane Saber Betty Szwansowski
The Thanks Badge II is awarded to
volunteers who have already received the Thanks Badge and who are actively giving service that impacts the council or the entire Girl Scout Movement. The 2013 Thanks Badge II recipient is Chris Alsip.
The President’s Award is given to a
geographic area team or program delivery team that has significantly contributed to meeting one or more council goals in membership growth and retention, fund development, or increased community visibility. The 2013 President’s Award recipients are:
•• Doubletree Service Unit •• 100th Anniversary Committee •• Ojibwa Service Unit Day Camp Committee
The Volunteer of Excellence Award recognizes those volunteers who have contributed outstanding service, while partnering directly with girls in any pathway to implement the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. These volunteers were recognized in the program at the Annual Meeting, as well as at their local service unit meetings. The 2013 Volunteer of Excellence Award recipients are:
Arapaho Lisa Diedrich Barrington Joanna Carl Barbara Carlock Alicia Fritz Lisa Riemenschneider Susan Stoga Boone Megan Becker Erick VanEtten Roberta VanEtten Broken Arrow Krista Kooistra Carroll Amanda Hanchelle Jodi Sedivy
Cheyenne Yvonne Mundorf Shera Oneil Denise Schrempf Double Tree Rachel Vidales Nicole Williams Jo Daviess Travus Albrecht Stacy Kloss Kaskaskia Brianna MacMullen Lori Ortman Lake Zurich Carol Lubera
Lee County Virginia Whaley Ojibwa Debbie Alexander Angela McMeel Elizabeth Piotrowski Ann Plant Kimberly Scheerer Taryn Stebbings Sandra Tegal Deborah Wallenfang Tracey Zschernitz
Spring River Chris Ligelbach Breahna O’Hearn Stephenson Monica Eckert Jennifer Whitson Glenda Whitson
Quapaw Danielle Brumm Janice Piesens Sue Rutherford
Special congratulations to Betty Moore, this year’s recipient of GSNI’s Courage, Confidence, and Character Award.
Betty Moore (middle), pictured with Board Chair Lisa Normoyle (left) and CEO Vicki Wright (right).
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Leadership Financial Literacy Awards 2013 Bling Your Booth Contest Winners! Congratulations to the following troops for winning this year’s Bling Your Booth Contest. This year’s theme was “Decision Making,” one of the five skills girls learn while participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Our first-place winners are pictured below. Great job girls!
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Sugar Grove Service Center First Place: Troop 4801 Second Place: Troop 449 Third Place: Troop 4137
er Rockford Service Cent First Place: Troop 3399 23 Second Place: Troop 32 Third Place: Troop 3398
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Thank You! A special thanks to all of the business who offered booth sale sites this year. We greatly appreciate your contribution in making the Girl Scout Cookie Program such a success!
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National Girl Scout Cookie Day GSNI celebrated the first-ever National Girl Scout Cookie Day on February 8, with FREE Girl Scout Cookie tastings for the public at our four service centers. Local Girl Scouts were on-hand to talk about how the Girl Scout Cookie Program provides them with savvy business skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics, and people skills. Visitors had an opportunity to learn more about these skills through the Girl Scout Cookie Program and order Girl Scout Cookies.
SUPER Seller-bration! Our Girl Scout Cookie Program just keeps getting better and better! This year we added a wonderful way to recognize our Girl Scouts who have achieved sales of 500 or more packages of Cookies. We held a Super “Seller-bration� event this past April! Each of the girls and their chaperones were treated to a delicious dinner at Cafe 900 in Rockford and prizes were given to our Super Sellers! Special thanks to all of the girls, parents, leaders, and volunteers for their hard work and dedication to the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
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Leadership Support GirlAwards Scouts
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THIN MINT SPRINT Benefitting Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
8K Thin Mint Sprint
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9:00 a.m. start Rockford Road Runners Circuit Race Splits at every mile 5-mile Course Challenging course on country roads Chip-Timed Event Participants receive DryBlend T-shirts
(guaranteed if registered by 09/03/2013)
Tough Cookie Trail Run Presented by: Mulford Dental Group, Ltd. · · · ·
7:30 a.m. start Rockford Road Runners Circuit Race Approximately 4-mile long course Challenging course on camp trails
(dirt paths and loose gravel)
· Chip-Timed Event · Participants receive DryBlend T-shirts
2-Mile Family Fun Walk/Run
· 9:15 a.m. start · Open to all ages (awards for ages 18 years old and under)
· Runners will have the option to be Chip Timed, walkers will not · Participants receive DryBlend T-shirts (guaranteed if registered by 09/03/2013)
Do the Double · · · ·
Participate in both the Tough Cookie Trail Run and the 8K Thin Mint Sprint Approximately 9-Mile event Chip-Timed Event Participants receive DryBlend T-shirts
(guaranteed if registered by 09/03/2013)
100-Yard Dash
· Free race for children ages 5 and under · Begins at the conclusion of the 2-Mile Family Fun Walk/Run
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Participate and earn this patch through the Marathon Patch Program!
For more information go to:
www.girlscoutsni.org/events/tms OR www.active.com Event Held Rain or Shine • No Strollers, Bikes, Skates or Dogs Allowed
GSNI Receives Grand Victoria Foundation Grant The Grand Victoria Foundation recently granted $75,000 to Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois over the next three years for programs in the Elgin area. GSNI plans to use this funding for three separate programs with School District U-46 and the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin. We will serve girls at Elgin area middle schools with the Be a Friend First (BFF) anti-bullying program, which has been shown to reduce bullying incidents by 48% in some school districts. This funding will also be used to give girls in the English Language Learner program hands-on activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) using our Girls Go Techbridge programs-in-a-box. Finally, we will partner with the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin after-school sites to provide girls with Journey programs and STEM activities. We are also working to form more partnerships with Elgin area elementary and high schools; if you would like to see these types of programs at a school near you, please contact Emma Eschenfeldt at 847-741-5521, Ext. 7124. A huge thank you to the Grand Victoria Foundation for making these programs possible! 12
Making Your Gift Go Further Through Matching Gift Programs You may be able to double, or even triple, the amount of your gift to Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois at no additional cost to you by simply spending five minutes to submit the appropriate form from your employer. Many corporations match the gifts their employees give to non-profit and charitable organizations. These matching programs have been made part of some corporate giving initiatives both to extend the reach of corporate giving and to encourage employees to be actively involved in supporting their communities. Here is a list of some major companies in our area that offer employee matching Gift or Volunteer Grant Programs:* 3Com Corporation Abbott Laboratories Allstate Alliance Capital Management, LP Alliant Techsystems American Express Co. AT&T Avon Products Inc. Bank of America Corp. Baxter International Inc. Belden Wire and Cable Co. Bestfoods BHP Minerals International Inc. Black & Decker Corp. BMC Industries Inc. BMO Financial Group US Boeing Co. Bonneville International Corp. BP Brink’s Co. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Cadence Design Systems Inc. CambridgeSoft Capital Group Cos. Cardinal Health. Chas. Levy Company Chevron Corporation Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Tribune Co. Chubb and Son Inc. Cingular Wireless CIT CITGO Petroleum Corp. Citigroup Colgate-Palmolive Co. Columbus Life Insurance Co. Compaq Computer Corp. Corn Products International Corning Inc. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. Duracell International Inc. Eastern Mountain Sports Eckerd Corp. EducationQuest Foundation Inc. Educators Mutual Life Insurance Co. Endo Pharaceutical Equifax Inc. Exelon
ExxonMobil Follett Corporation Fortis Woodbury Fortis Health Freddie Mac Frederic W. Cook & Co. Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Gap Inc. Gerber Products Co. General Electric Company Gillette Co. GlaxoSmithKline Glenmede Corp. Goldman Sachs Group Goodrich Corp. W.W. Grainger Inc. Harris Trust and Savings Bank Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. Hewett Packard Hillman Co. Hoffman-La Roche Inc. The Home Depot Honeywell International Hospira Hunt Corp. IBM Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Information Technology Systems The Inland Real Estate Group Inc. International Business Machines Corp. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jefferson Pilot Financial John Hancock Life Insurance Co. John Wiley & Sons Publishers Johnson & Johnson Family of Cos. Juniper Networks Kellogg Co. Kemper Insurance Companies Kimball Hill Homes Koch Enterprises Inc. Kohl’s Kraft General Foods Kraft/Nabisco Leo Burnett Co. Inc. Levi Strauss & Co. Lexmark International Inc. Thomas J. Lipton Co. Liz Claiborne Inc.
Loews Corp. Lojack Corp. Lubrizol Corp. Lumina MasterCard International Inc. Mattel Inc. Maytag Corp. Mazda Inc. – North America McDonald’s Corp. The McGraw-Hill Companies McMaster-Carr Supply Company Medical Consultants Network Inc. Mercer Delta Consulting Merck & Co. Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Microsoft Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics Mitsubishi International Corp. Morgan Construction Co. Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. Inc. Motorola Mutual of America Nestle New York Life Insurance Nicor Gas NIKE Inc. Nissan North America Inc. Nokia Northern Trust Co. Owens-Illinois Inc. Peoples Energy PepsiCo Pfizer Inc. PG & E Corp. Pharmacia Corp. Phoenix Cos. Inc. Pioneer Group Inc. Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. Pitney Bowes Inc. Plymouth Tube Co. USA PNC Financial Services Group PNM Polaroid Corp. Porter Novelli PPG Industries Inc.. Providian Financial Prudential Financial Quaker Oats Company
Quest Diagnostics Inc. Radio Shack Reader’s Digest Association Inc. RealNetworks Inc. Reebok International, Ltd. Reliable Life Insurance Co. Rexnord Corp. R.H. Donnelley Corp. Rust-Oleum Corporation Ryco Division, Reilly-Whiteman Inc. SAFECO Corp. Sara Lee Corp. Schering-Plough Corp. Charles Schwab and Co. Inc. and Subsidiaries Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. Sedgwick Inc. Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. Sherwin-Williams Co. Sony Corp. of America Subaru of America Inc. Sun Microsystems Inc. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Tap Pharmaceuticals Inc. TCF National Bank Temple-Inland Inc. Tenet Healthcare Corp. Toro Co. Travelers Express Co. Inc. Tyco International, Ltd. United Parcel Service United Technologies Corp. U.S. Bancorp U.S. Borax Inc. Vanguard Group Inc. Verizon Corp. Visual Marketing, Inc. Vulcan Materials Co. Walgreens Wal-Mart Washington Mutual Wells Fargo & Company Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. Wisconsin Energy Corp. WordsWorth Books Wyeth
*This is not meant to represent a complete listing of companies with matched giving programs.
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Have you seen our new website! If you haven’t already seen it, check out GSNI’s new website! It’s easy to navigate with a special place just for Girl Scout volunteers. If you visit our website often, be sure to clean your cache and your Favorites so that you can see the new site.
2013 GSNI Calendar July 4 & 5
All GSNI Service Centers Closed
July 27
Girl Scout Volunteer Experience (Dixon)
August 3
Girl Scout Volunteer Experience (Freeport)
August 3
GS Emissary Casting Call, Elgin
August 10
Girl Scout Volunteer Experience McHenry County College
August 24
GS Emissary Casting Call, Rockford
August 17
Girl Scout Volunteer Experience (Yorkville)
August 30
All GSNI Service Centers Closing at Noon
Sept 2
All GSNI Service Centers Closed
Sept 21
Thin Mint Sprint Camp McCormick, Stillman Valley
Oct 1
On-line registration for 2013-14 membership year
Omission from Northern Lights 2012 Winter Issue In our last edition of Northern Lights, we omitted Nicole Tummillo of St. Charles from our list of Girl Scout Gold Award recipients. Her project was titled Holiday Happenings and No School Mondays. We apologize for this error. Elgin Service Center 12N124 Coombs Road, Elgin, IL 60124 847-741-5521 Freeport Service Center 5040 Bus. Rt. 20 West, Freeport, IL 61032 815-235-8777 or 800-925-3327 Rockford Service Center 2820 McFarland Road, Rockford, IL 61107 815-962-5591 or 800-242-5591 Sugar Grove Service Center 200 New Bond, Sugar Grove, IL 60554 630-897-1565
The summer hours schedule for the stores are as follows: •• Elgin, Freeport, Rockford & Sugar Grove hours will be Monday-Friday 8:30–5:00 p.m. •• Girl Scout Express hours will be Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This schedule will be in effect from Memorial Day through Labor Day .
The Girl Scout Express hours will be 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. on August 30. The Service Centers will be closed July 4-5. The Girl Scout Express will be closed July 4-7. 14