2018 GSLE Annual Report

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2018 2018 Report Report to the to the Community Community Preparing Girl Preparing ScoutsGirl for aScouts for a Lifetime of Leadership Lifetime of Leadership

Preparing Girl Scouts for a Lifetime of Leadership Girl Scouts unleashes the G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ in every girl, preparing her for a lifetime of leadership—making our program the best leadership experience for girls in the world, created

The 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.

The Girl Scout Law

specifically with and for girls. It is the Girl Scouts who provide the expertise, programming, and legacy of success necessary to help girls reach their full potential.

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.

The Girl Scout Mission Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND CEO Founder

Dear Friends and Supporters of Girl Scouting:

Juliette Gordon Low Founded March 12, 1912

As the new Board Chair and CEO of Girl Scouts Louisiana East, it is an honor for us to guide the best leadership development organization for girls in southeast Louisiana. We are inspired by the dedication and passion of our volunteers and community supporters, and we thank you for your commitment to preparing girls for a lifetime of leadership.

More than any other organization, Girl Scouts thoroughly understands the value of programming designed specifically for girls and delivered in an all-girl learning space. We are, and will remain, the first choice for girls and parents who want opportunities to build new skills, explore the outdoors, get interested in STEM, participate in service projects, learn entrepreneurship, and grow into happy, successful, and civically engaged adults.

From having our voices heard in the state Legislature to demonstrating STEM skills in state and national robotics tournaments, our G.I.R.L.s (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ continue to speak up, demonstrate their skills, and advocate for others.

Please join us in sharing our Girl Scout story with others, as we work to improve our communities and make the world a better place.

Board Officers Dr. Lyndia M. G. Jones Chair Kelly McKinney First Vice Chair Brett Bonin Second Vice Chair Jameeta Youngblood Secretary Dawn Palermo Treasurer Rebecca Pennington Chief Executive Officer

Members-At-Large Dr. Allison Augustus-Wallace Dr. Brenda Leroux Babin Theresa Crosby Marcia Henry Nicole Learson Juana Marine-Lombard Criketa Matlock Dr. Robyn Merrick Chontel Parker Chimene Grant Saloy Dr. Raquel Square-Ayles Betsy Stoner Keely Thibodeaux

Board Development Committee Betsy Stoner, Chair Brett Bonin Jade Brown-Russell David Doss Lee Gary Jr. Terrie Guerin Timolynn Sams Rebecca Pennington, Chief Executive Officer

Lyndia M.G. Jones, M.D. Board Chair

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Rebecca Pennington, Ph.D., CFRE Chief Executive Officer

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HIGHLIGHTS

e of leadership!

for a lifetim Preparing girls

The Girl Scout Over 12,300 girls and 5,100 adults in southeast

Cookie Season gets

Louisiana were active Girl Scouts, committed to

sweeter every year!

living by the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

Our Cookie Bosses demonstrated their

Over 6,100 individuals participated in council-

entrepreneurial

sponsored programs held across our 23-parish

skills by selling over

jurisdiction, including our sixth annual Thin Mint

1 million packages

Sprint 5K and 1 Mile Daisy Dash and two Juliette

of cookies. A total of

Low Fall Festivals and Duck Derbys at Camps

303 Girl Scouts entered our Cookie Hall of Fame for

Marydale and Whispering Pines.

selling 500+, including 32 girls who sold over 1,000 packages. Top seller was Girl Scout Cadette Kai Deberry of Slidell who sold 1,606. A friends and family Product Sale of nuts, candy, and magazines continues to support troops who wish to earn start-up money for their troop each fall, with online sales increasing yearly.

At the council Annual Meeting, 12 volunteers, two religious leaders and two school principals received council-level recognition for their commitment to Girl Scouts. Baton Rouge

Girls in our council love camping as evidenced by

Service Unit 111 received the sought-after

the 8,328 individuals utilizing the council’s three

President’s Award, which recognizes exemplary

camp properties.

Over 1,000 girls became Girl Scouts through alternative delivery programs held at schools, churches, and housing authority sites in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, as well as through the Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program, thanks to funding from Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, Capital One, Entergy, 100 Black Men, B & R Foundation, and Cox Community Investment Fund.

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service and positive impact towards the council’s

reception and pinning ceremony at the Old

goals. Seventeen Girl Scout Service Units were

Governor’s Mansion. Additionally, 36 Girl Scout

also recognized for achieving their Annual Family

Cadettes earned the Girl Scout Silver Award, and

Giving goals.

61 Girl Scout Juniors earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award.

When it appeared that GSLE’s request for $850,000 of funding from the state to repair Camp Whispering Pines’ lake valve was left off the Capital Outlay bill, Girl Scouts took action, writing letters and calling and visiting with state legislators about the much needed funds.

Erosion continues to eat away at our 23-acre lake’s spillway, and if not substantially repaired, Timber Lake could empty into the nearby Tangipahoa River causing flooding downstream.

Subsequently, the funding request made the Priority One list, was signed into law by the governor, and a line of credit was approved by the state bond commission.

(back row left to right) Gold Award Girl Scouts Margaux Diebold, Beata Desselle, Emily Licata and Haley Messina; (first row left to right) Margo Matherne and Margaret Britton.

With studies showing that girls today are not spending nearly enough time outdoors, Get a G.I.R.L. to Camp! was the perfect theme for our 2018 Resident Camp. A total of 529 campers enjoyed sessions ranging from three days to two weeks at Camps Marydale and Whispering Pines. Activities included horseback riding, rock

Being a Girl Scout means paying attention to the world around you, identifying problems affecting your community, and taking action to solve them! In 2018, six Girl Scout Ambassadors were recognized as Gold Award Girl Scouts for their leadership and service efforts during a statewide

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climbing, water sports, boating, zip lining, outdoor

of Greater New Orleans (HBAGNO) and the

cooking, and much more.

Women in Building Council. Girl Scouts assisted, working alongside professional builders

Nearly 200

and area craftsmen in fall 2018, providing the girls

campers

the perfect opportunity to meet female builders

attended five

and learn about their craft and careers. The Cabin

volunteer-

will reopen in spring 2019.

directed summer day camps held

Girl Scouts gain important skills in four areas that

across southeast

form the foundation of the Girl Scout Leadership

Louisiana. Girl

Experience: Science, Technology, Engineering,

Scouts also

and Math (STEM), the Outdoors, Life Skills, and

participated in 16

Entrepreneurship. Our Believe in G.I.R.L. (BIG)

summer camp

event held annually encompasses all these areas,

programs in collaboration with New Orleans

and this year’s event at UNO was no exception

Recreation Development and BREC.

with 1,600 participants exploring a day of handson learning from professionals in over 125

GSLE formed its

collaborative organizations.

own Recruiter Corps, comprised of volunteers and girls dedicated to the movement and willing to share their story.

From staffing recruitment tables to promoting Girl Scouts online, this dedicated army plays an invaluable role in membership growth.

Closed due to structural

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issues and an aging

GSLE Robotics teams from Baton Rouge and

septic system,

Slidell competed nationally at a tournament in

McFadden Cabin located

California attended by 80 teams from all over

in New Orleans City Park

the world. While our teams did not win, the

received a major facelift,

experience of competing, meeting other future

thanks to community

engineers, and the thrill of travel, is sure to create

partners, Home

lasting memories for these future female leaders.

Builders Association

The Slidell team, Team Smarties, went on to

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HIGHLIGHTS

win the state tournament in December 2018 and

Three adult fundraisers were held, including

will be going on to compete in the 2019 FIRST

a Forever Green Golf Classic at Bayou Oaks in

CHAMPIONSHIP Tournament in Houston in

New Orleans, the annual Women of Distinction

April 2019.

Luncheon in Baton Rouge, and the second Juliette Low Leadership Luncheon in New Orleans.

Among the Juliette Low honorees was Jacquelyn S. Daniels, who received the Minnie Finley Award.

Participants in our first “Man Enough� Fishing Tournament enjoyed a morning of fishing at the Myrtle Grove Marina in Port Sulphur. The fall

2018 Women of Distinction Luncheon honorees included: Donna Britt, seated, Betsy Stoner, Rebekah Gee, and Julie LeBlanc, standing left to right.

tournament was hosted by Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and additional sponsors included 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.

After five years of grassroots fundraising by local Girl Scout volunteers, GSLE announced plans for an in-ground swimming pool at Camp Covington.

The pool will be available for use by campers in summer 2019.

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2018

FINANCIALS

Financials General Operations 2018 (audited)

Public Support and Revenue Contributions and Grants Gifts in Kind

$

106,281 116,241

Cookie & Fall Product Program (net of cost & troop bonuses)

2,706,210

United Way (St. Charles, St. John, and Southeast Louisiana)

61,686

Program Service Fees

202,457

Sale of Uniforms and Insignias

117,708

Other (misc. and site income)

480,048

TOTAL

$ 3,790,641

Expenditures and Uses of Cash Program

$ 2,940,603

Management and General

517,556

Fund Raising

230,607

Pension Spinoff* Change in Net Assets TOTAL

2,779,675 -2,677,800 $ 3,790,641

WHERE YOUR DOLLARS GO… Program Delivery Expense (% excludes pension spinoff expense)—80% • Girl recruitment/outreach; alternative delivery program research and development; events; maintenance and repair of three camps; troop and resident camp.

• Training and development for volunteers.

• Recruitment, supervision, support, and recognition (including publications, adult learning, and workshop materials) for 5,100 adult volunteers and 45 full- and part-time employed staff.

• Technology which includes membership registration system, digital volunteer toolkit, website platform, email marketing program.

Fund Development Expense (% excludes pension spinoff expense)—6% • Fund Development volunteer training, materials, and donor recognition for annual giving.

• Development of alum and other fundraising campaign materials, including special events.

• Preparation and presentation of United Way allocation requests and reports, grant proposals and reports.

Management and General Expense (% excludes pension spinoff expense)—14% • Occupancy expenses and management of fiscal, human, and physical resources throughout 23 parishes. * Pension Spinoff: A sustainable financial model plays an important role in the health of the council, and to this end, effective May 1, 2018 and through mutual agreement, GSLE spun-off from the GSUSA national retirement plan to a local, single employer retirement plan. The national retirement plan, frozen in 2010 and accepting no new participants, has long been a liability and underfunded. The spin-off will ultimately provide cost-savings, the freedom to invest more effectively, and reduce the long term indebtedness as projected by GSUSA.

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FRIENDS OF GIRL SCOUTING Thank you for your commitment to Girl Scouts.

You’re making a difference for the girls in our community.

ambassador

Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust John Williams Jonathan Wilson Mary-Patricia Wray Margie Loud Zeno

$25,000 or more

United Way of St. Charles

senior

$5,000 to $24,999

B R & R Foundation Entergy Louisiana, Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Norco Community Fund St. John United Way Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation

cadette

$2,000 to $4,999

Linda Law Clark Jacquelyn S. Daniels GSLE Service Unit 216 Robyn Merrick Truist Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts

junior

$1,000 to $1,999

Audubon Nature Institute Jacqueline Alexander

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daisy

$100 to $499

Mary Jane W. Becker Fred M. Blosser Chester Development, LLC Cox Louisiana Crescent Crown Distributing Dow Chemical Company Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts Audubon Council Troop #7 Greater New Orleans Foundation GSLE Service Unit 118 GSLE Service Unit 121 GSLE Service Unit 122 Hancock Whitney Bank Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, Inc. Lyndia M. Jones Junior League of Greater Covington Julie Z. LeBlanc Myrle LeBlanc Louisiana Healthcare Connections Pat Mackey Marathon Petroleum Company Kelly McKinney Joan K. Mollohan Billy Nungesser Orleans Parish Sherriff’s Office Edwin Shorty

Elizabeth Stoner Top Drawer Strategies United Way of Midland County

brownie

$500 to $999

Capital One Associates Kenneth P. Carter Delta Flooring, Inc. Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation GSLE Camp Loblolly GSLE Service Unit 131 GSLE Service Unit 408 GSLE Troop 164 GSLE Troop 10594 Robin M. Guillmette Jefferson Volunteers for Family and Community Inc. Louisiana Art & Science Museum Louisiana Lottery Marrero Land & Improvements Association, Ltd. New Orleans Gem & Mineral Society Allison U. Rovira, Attorney at Law, LLC

DeLane Abernathy Bryan Adams Marianne Addy Peggy T. Armstrong Ashley Arnolie Allison C. Augustus-Wallace Michele Z. Bache William M. Ballard Kiki B. Barnes John A Batt The Blood Center Brett Bonin Amanda Brady Brooks, Jackson & Little, Inc. Jason Brown Toya Brown-Robertson Joyce Butler Curtis Calloway Carmen Canavier Celeste Clark Ronna Corrente Jeff Craighead Culinary Kids Jill Daigle Panarat Duke Shelly Ferro

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FRIENDS OF GIRL SCOUTING Lee Gary Rebekah Gee Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Greater New Orleans United Methodist Men’s Fellowship Katherine Griffin GSLE Service Unit 380 GSLE Service Unit 401 GSLE Service Unit 415 GSLE Service Unit 435 GSLE Troop 10340 Andres Guevara Michelle Guidry Louis Gurvich Debbie Hardnett Joseph Henry Amena Henville Michael L. Heyd Dianne D. Huber IBM Employee Services Center Tiffany Jackson Tina M. Jones Kirschman Foundation Sara Leikin Tony Lopez Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations Kelley Mackenroth Bev Manson John Manzella Genny May Cerise McClendon-Martin Debbie McDowell Anita S. McField Debbie Melancon Nathalie R. Mitchell

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Blaine Moncrief Alisha Moore Motiva Enterprises Gloria B. Moultrie Bonnie Nelson Vicky Neumeyer Aaron Newitt Linda T. Norton Nancy L. Nussbaum Patience Obih Amanda O’Keefe Veronica Osby Dawn Palermo Donna Paramore Rebecca Pennington Daryl Pfeif Lisa Plaia Jill Pollard Nancy Powell Premier Lanes Entertainment Julie Quinn Gary Rauber Baldwin Read Read Richardson Sondra Anne Roberts Rotary Club of Metairie Jennifer Schock Swati J. Shah Leigh Sisk Small Fry’s Cooking, LLC. Law Office of Mark Spears LLC Splendor Farms Raquel Square-Ayles Gloria B. St. Pierre Steamboat Natchez James E. Schlottman Kimberly Stover-Tessitore Jenny Tagert Times Grill I, LLC United Way of Southeast Louisiana Lauren Vance Laura Vickery Rebecca Wagner Evelyn Warner Bethany Washington Michele Watson Susie Whitlow Roena Wilford Maria E. Winn Jennifer Womble Workshops, Etc! Inc,.

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YourCause, LLC Trustee for Chevron Matching Employee Funds Ramona J. Zeno Charles A. Zitzmann Elaine Zoudlik

friends

$50 to $99

Friends $50 to $99 Alpha Kappa Alpha - Gamma Eta Chapter Toya Barnes-Teamer Aimee Braud Taymika Byrd Michelle Carbo Tania Castellanos William Cothren Jeffery Craig Patricia A. Day Miriam K. Delaune Eileen Deroche Rebecca Dietz David Doss Deidra Edwards Perry Faulkner GSLE Service Unit 401 GSLE Service Unit 444 GSLE Troop 10386 GSLE Troop 30094 GSLE Troop 42606 Laurie Hardison Kinesha Harris Tiffany Harvill

Kim Hennegan Jennifer Higgins Wineta Hitchens Courtney Hutson Instrumentl Patty Jackson Chelsea Jacques Colleen Johnson Ethel Johnson Laurey Jones Lisa Kennedy Vivian L. Kerr Sarah Kirchhoff Jamie Knight Amanda Kogos Elizabeth LaBorde Nicole Learson Antonio Lopez Erin Majorie Brielle Mallet Gretchen Michel Jan Miles Arthur Morrell Keenan Ruff Allison S. Scott Missy Shanklin Kevin Shipp Deanie J. Soignier Jonathan Stoltz Myrtis H. Tate Keely Thibodeaux Valerie Uccellani Andrea Van Burkleo Jennifer Volner Roena Wilford Florence G. Williams Carrie Wolfe

gifts in kind Baton Rouge Parents Magazine Brennan’s Restaurant Cabela’s Carraba’s Restaurant Chester Development, LLC Cochon Rachelle Johnson Jos. A. Bank Lamar Advertising Company Lot 18 Debbie McDowell and Michael Michel

www.gsle.org

FRIENDS OF GIRL SCOUTING juliette gordon low society Girl Scouts Louisiana East recognizes the following members who have made planned gifts to ensure the future of Girl Scouting in the council:

Mary Jane and John Becker Jacquelyn S. Daniels Candace Davey GSLE Service Unit 122 GSLE Service Unit 442 Elizabeth Stoner Top Drawer Strategies WAFB Channel 9 News Waste Pro USA WWNO

A Campership in Memory of Jean Fahr: Tina Bouzon Pam Gregory

tribute gifts

In Honor of Lyndia Jones: Swati J. Shah

In Memory of Janice Pack Adams on her 65th Birthday, “I miss you everyday, Twin”: J Jaci

In Honor of Kelly McKinney: Michelle Carriere

In Honor of Jackie Alexander: Mary Jane Becker In Honor of Jayne Allen, Great Mom and Girl Scout Leader: Ronna Corrente In Honor of Mary Jane Becker: Nell Nolan

In Memory of Myron Falk and Roberta G. Falk: Baton Rouge Area Foundation

In Honor of Dr. Robyn Merrick: Vivian L. Kerr In Memory of Abigail Stoner: Katherine Griffin In Memory of My Mother, Former Board Member, Leatrice Hubbard Sutton: Sheryl S. Smith

In Honor of Donna Britt: William M. Ballard

In Honor of Mary Dixon Teamer: Toya Barnes-Teamer & Roderic F. Teamer, Sr.

In Honor of Jackie Steele Daniels: Bev Manson

In Honor of Ann Zoudlik: Susie Whitlow Elaine Zoudlik

In Honor of Margaux Diebold, achieving her Gold Award: Guy & Catherine Diebold In Honor of Miss Alayno Durio (Gold Award): Bobby J. Guidroz

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Myrle LeBlanc Patricia LeBlanc Martha J. Long Pat Mackey Debbie McDowell Joan Mollohan Laurence “Laurie” Neeb Jill Pollard Marguerite Redwine Gina McBride Sledge

employee giving society Girl Scouts Louisiana East recognizes these employees for their annual support and financial commitment of $200 or more:

Marianne Addy Jackie Alexander Celeste Clark Robin M. Guillmette Debbie Hardnett Michael L. Heyd Debbie McDowell Anita S. McField Alisha Moore Rebecca Pennington Jill Pollard

Thank you for your support!

Jenny Tagert Lauren Vance Bethany Washington Michele Watson

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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID NEW ORLEANS, LA PERMIT NO. 428

Girl Scouts Louisiana East P.O. Box 10800 New Orleans, LA 70181-0800 (504) 733-8220 • (800) 644-7571 www.gsle.org

www.gsle.org (800) 644-7571

Corporate Headquarters 841 S. Clearview Parkway New Orleans, LA 70121 (504) 733-8220

Regional Service Center 545 Colonial Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 927-8946

Girl Scouts Louisiana East serves the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. It is funded by voluntary philanthropic contributions, the cookie and fall product sales, fees for services, and the United Way in selected parishes.