2017 Annual Report: The Girl Scout Difference

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THE GIRL SCOUT DIFFERENCE

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MESSAGE FROM BOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO

When society looks at 2017 in review, it proves to be a historic year for girls and women. As we reflect on important lessons learned, it’s more clear than ever that there is a need to redefine leadership. More people want representation and a seat at the table. New voices and new faces emerged to take the lead in new and inspired ways. The future is female. The future is Girl Scouts. And they are interrupting the status quo.

At Girl Scouts, girls are front and center and have been for more than a century.

In a girl-only, skill-building environment, every girl develops her ability to speak up for herself and others. With programing and support for girls during their most formative years, Girl Scouts is an experience shaped with girls, by girls, and for girls.

You make an impact when you stand with girls. The current state of girls presents challenges, and Girl Scouts is uniquely positioned to collaborate with girls to form a solution. Girl Scouts is a community of girls championing one another, joining forces, and creating change.

The future will be formed by girls. Girls’ voices matter and need to be heard. Girls already have everything they need inside. Girl Scouts allows them to tap into their potential and access new opportunities.

The world needs people like you to advocate for girls. You power a movement. Girls are dreaming bigger than ever and their potential is limitless.

Girl Scouts enables girls to try new things, take risks, and speak their truths.

Together, we create the Girl Scout difference. Looking ahead, the girls served by Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana are positioned to change the world and make it a better place. It’s in their DNA. As always, thank you for your support. You are the Girl Scout difference, you advocate the Girl Scout Mission, and you make it possible for Girl Scouting to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place!

With gratitude,

Kathy Scherer, Board President Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Nancy L. Wright, CEO Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

W I T H GI R L S You make an impact when you stand with girls. The current state of girls presents challenges, and Girl Scouts is uniquely positioned to collaborate with girls to form a solution. Girl Scouts is a community of girls championing one another, joining forces, and creating change.

THE YEAR OF THE

2017 proved to be a historic year of girls and women interrupting the status quo. Below are some national highlights that celebrate the achievements of girls and women, and prove that female voices are powerful and needed now more than ever.

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On January 21, the Women’s March events draw 3 to 5 million Americans to more than 500 march sites across the country.

Women are paying increased attention to politics, and a record number of women are putting themselves forward in the hopes of increasing the number of women across government.

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In June, “Wonder Woman,” directed by Patty Jenkins, becomes the highest-grossing, live-action film to be directed by a woman.

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In September, female-fronted and created TV shows take home the top prizes at the 2017 Emmy Awards, with “Veep,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Big Little Lies” winning in the comedy, drama and limited series categories, respectively.

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On December 6, “The Silence Breakers” who spoke out against sexual assault and harassment are Time’s Person of the Year 2017. The faces of five women appear on the cover, representing what the magazine calls “the voices that launched a movement.” #MeToo rose to prominence as a social media campaign and has created a wave of awareness.

On December 12, Merriam-Webster dubbed “feminism” its word of the year for 2017. “Feminism” was the most-lookedup word in its online dictionary, with the term generating 70 percent more searches than last year. The word was a top lookup throughout the year, with several spikes that corresponded to various news reports and events.

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GIRL SCOUTS BUILDS LEADERS TODAY’S G.I.R.L. SHAPES THE FUTURE

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Girl Scouts fuels the female leadership pipeline.

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THE STATE OF GIRLS 2017: EMERGING TRUTHS AND TROUBLING TRENDS

Being a girl is complicated.

Thats why Girl Scouts of the USA and the Girl Scout Research Institute took the lead to establish a first-of-its-kind research report focused on the health and well-being of the 26 million girls living in the United States. The State of Girls focuses on national and state-level trends across key indicators: economic, physical and emotional health, education, and extracurricular/out-ofschool activities.

more racially and ethnically diverse.

Family dynamics are becoming more complex. Gender roles are continuing to shift as more women enter college and the workforce. And millions of families with children are still feeling the effects of the 2007–09 Great Recession and its aftermath. These trends are important not only because they may affect how girls are faring today, but also because, in a generation, these girls will enter the workforce and start families of their own.

Girls in the United States are growing up during a period of rapid demographic, social, economic, and technological change. The United States is becoming

Understanding the challenges that girls face means Girl Scouts can be the solution. Learn more at www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/stateofgirls.

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MORE GIRLS ARE LIVING IN POVERTY AND LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TODAY THAN 10 YEARS AGO

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GIRL SCOUTS OFFERS THE BEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE FOR GIRLS IN THE WORLD — ONE THAT IS DESIGNED WITH, BY AND FOR GIRLS.

The inclusive, all-girl environment of a Girl Scout troop creates a safe space where girls can try new things, develop a range of skills, take on leadership roles, and just be themselves. Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust skill-building programming, and adds caring adult mentors and strong female role

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models to whom girls can look for guidance, inspiration, and support. Girl Scouts works. It’s the best leadership experience for girls in the world for one very good reason: because it’s girl-led! And with more than 60 million other G.I.R.L.s to cheer her on every step of the way, there’s no limit to what she can accomplish.

GIRL SCOUTS EXHIBIT STRONGER LEADERSHIP OUTCOMES THAN NON–GIRL SCOUTS. Compared to non–Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts are more likely to…

DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF They have confidence in themselves and their abilities, and are happy with who they are as a person.

DISPLAY POSITIVE VALUES They act ethically, honestly, and responsibly, and show concern for others.

SEEK CHALLENGES They take appropriate risks, try things even if they might fail, and learn from mistakes.

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FORM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS They develop and maintain healthy relationships by communicating their feelings directly and resolving conflicts constructively.

BE COMMUNITY PROBLEM-SOLVERS They desire to contribute to the world in purposeful and meaningful ways, learn how to identify problems in the community, and create “action plans” to solve them.

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GIRL SCOUTS TAKE ACTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

THE GIRL SCOUT DIFFERENCE

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PRO GR A M A R E A S STEM Perhaps she’d like to build a robot, create an app, cure a disease, develop a video game, and send a spacecraft to a far galaxy. Girls are interested in STEM, and Girl Scouts offers opportunities to develop and pursue their passions.

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GIRLS served by STEM programs GIRLS sponsored on 27 LEGO Robotics teams competed at various levels of FIRST Robotics GIRL SCOUT TEAM placed 10th at the FIRST LEGO League World Championship* *See page 18 for more.

LIFE SKILLS Girls gain the skills to accept challenges and take the lead when they explore new places, develop strong relationships, and advocate on behalf of others.

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GIRLS traveled through a council-sponsored trip LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS traveled through the GSUSA Destinations program* WORLD CENTERS to visit and explore: Mexico, Switzerland, UK, India, and Africa *See page 16 for more.

OUTDOORS Connecting with nature in a girl-led setting is a big benefit of belonging to Girl Scouts. When girls spend quality time outdoors and increase their exposure to nature, they thrive physically, emotionally, and intellectually.

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GIRLS served by camp and outdoor programs ACRES across 6 CAMPS provide exceptional outdoor experiences for ALL AGES WITH GIRLS

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Starting at age five, girls learn important, basic business skills like goal settting, decision making, business ethics, people skills, and money management through the Girl Scout Cookie and Fall Product Programs. In addition to learning skills, girls earn proceeds that fund their troop experiences. Council proceeds help support activities, resources, training and properties for the benefit of all girl and adult members.

COOKIE PROGRAM

LARGEST GIRL-LED BUSINESS IN THE WORLD

200 39,013 GIRLS PARTICIPATED 4,362,049 PACKAGES SOLD TOTAL 184,386 PACKAGES DONATED TO GIFT OF CARING $12,651,858 NET SALES

MILLION BOXES OF GIRL SCOUT COOKIES SOLD ANNUALLY IN THE U.S.

FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM

11,162 GIRLS PARTICIPATED 6,369 NUT/CANDY DONATED TO GIFT OF CARING 767 MAGAZINES DONATED TO GIFT OF CARING $748,284 NET SALES WITH GIRLS

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BY GI R L S The future will be formed by girls. Girls’ voices matter and need to be heard. Girls already have everything they need inside. Girl Scouts allows them to tap into their potential and access new opportunities.

STRONG SENSE OF SELF GIRL SCOUTS TRAVEL TO OUR CABAÑA IN MEXICO Travel brings opportunities to explore, get lost, and discover yourself. Meeting new people and learning about different cultures builds stronger selfawareness, and Girl Scouts provides unique experiences to see the world.

In 2017 Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana hosted its first Destinations trip, available to individual girls throughout the United States. The trip to Mexico included time in Mexico City and at Our Cabaña, the WAGGGS World Centre. Five local Girl Scouts planned the trip activities. The first three days were spent in Mexico City where the group stayed at Ticalli, the

Girl Guides of Mexico’s hostel. Girls experienced the historical district, a floating market, a trek to the ancient temples of Teotihuacan, and a museum visit to La Casa Azul, the home of famed artist Frida Kahlo. The Girl Scouts joined Girl Guides from all over the world to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Our Cabaña.

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Greetings from Mexico! Today, we went to Plaza de las Tres Culturas and we learned about why it is important to the Mexican culture and the history of the Mexican government.”

—Gillion (Joliet, IL) and Leianna (Chicago, IL)

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POSITIVE VALUES LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS GIVE BACK TO KIDS AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY After watching a CNN special about students displaced after Hurricane Harvey, 12-year-old twins Allyssa and Ashley Smith joined forces with their sister Girl Scout Cadettes in Troop 50384 to collect school supplies for kids in need.

“I saw the interview with a few students who were crying about losing all their stuff and not being able to go back to the same schools with their friends,” said Allyssa. “It made me really sad and I wanted to do something to give them hope that it was going to be okay.

I thought if they had a new school bag with new stuff, it would let them know I care about what has happened to them even though I don’t know them.”

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Right now, we are blessed to have more than what we actually need so why not be a blessing to someone who may be down on their luck?”

—Gelani Clark, 13-year-old Girl Scout Cadette, Troop 50384

The troop partnered with the Aurora Fire Department to reach their goal of 500 filled school bags for students in the Houston Independent School District. The girls also collected toiletries for those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The girls received donations from people in the community, as well as retailers such as JCPenney and Five Below. In addition to school supplies, each bag contained a note of encouragement from the Girl Scouts as part of their Silver Award project, which is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn.

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CHALLENGE SEEKING GIRL SCOUT TEAM PLACES AT WORLD LEGO ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP Girl Scouts are pioneers when it comes to innovation. Designing a robot to compete in an obstacle challenge is no problem for these girls. To date, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana has sponsored more than 800 girls through the LEGO Robotics program. In 2017, 27 teams and 140 girls were sponsored. One high-school team made it all the way to the world championship!

The Newton Busters, a team from Wilmette, IL, earned 10th place at the 2017 FIRST LEGO League World Championship in St. Louis. The four-day event featured more than 15,000 students from 33 countries. In preparation for the competition, the Newtown Busters team performed driving tests for their robot and held meetings to practice their presentation.

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I have been mentoring Girl Scout LEGO teams since fifth grade and find it so rewarding since all the girls gain so much from the experience. Girl Scouts is the perfect place to find STEM activities to try and see if you have a passion for it.”

— Samantha Fountain, 15-year-old Girl Scout Senior, Newton Buster Team Member

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Girl Scouts has provided me multiple opportunities to learn about STEM. I have learned how to innovate new solutions to problems; write programs for testing; analyze results from our test programs; create complex algorithms to complete tasks and much more. We focused a lot on testing robot components this year to improve them.”

—Athena Zheng, 15-year-old Girl Scout Senior, Newton Buster Team Member

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HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

Tess Vasil (left) and Traci Fiatte (right)

CAMP CEO This year, Camp CEO welcomed 30 high-school-aged Girl Scouts to Camp River Trails in Sheridan, IL. Over the course of five days, they formed meaningful bonds with high-level professional women in fields they hope to pursue. In a camp setting, Girl Scouts and their mentors explored workshops, outdoor activities, leadership challenges, and traditional Girl Scout camping. Below is one girl’s experience.

If I’m being honest, it was my mom that had an extreme interest in Camp CEO before I did. Without my knowledge, she had signed me up and was bursting with excitement when she told me. Although I wasn’t opposed to going to the camp, I anticipated the same experience I had at every other camp: hiking, games, singing around the campfire, uncomfortably sticky nights, and belly-aching laughter.

I have been to Camp River Trails before with my mom and the rest of my troop, so I knew to expect the platform tents, the setup of the dining hall and showers, as well as the layout of the camp. However, this program was different from what I had experienced before. It had all of the same elements

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of a summer camp, but there were going to be many different women with diverse backgrounds and high positions in their careers coming to mentor us throughout the four days we were camping. There were women who were lawyers, doctors, CEOs, presidents of companies, authors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and more.

Although we were each partnered with one mentor, they all spoke about themselves and their careers and shared advice that helped them in their own journey.

In addition, there were different programs scheduled each day for us to participate in. In orderly groups, we discussed what it means to be a girl in society, prepared for college and student loans, simulated job interviews and firm handshakes, learned about bank accounts and efficient ways to save money, and created our Shark Tank products and presentations with provided supplies.

I was so excited about this and was able to connect with different girls as well as the women mentoring us.

Through Camp CEO, I was able to meet and spend the day with my wonderful mentor, Traci Fiatte, CEO, Professional and Commercial Staffing, Randstad US. She gave me so much guidance

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about college, future jobs, tips to run a successful business, and advice on how to improve my group’s Shark Tank product. I also learned about her personal life and how she coaches and motivates her own daughters through the pressures of society.

Other than meeting all of these inspirational women, Camp CEO continued to offer opportunities to me and the other Girl Scouts, including applying for a girl position on the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Board of Directors.

I applied, and to my delight, was accepted as a girl representative to the board, exploring and advising on

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girl retention. Since then, I have had an active role in creating a survey to gather information about the interests of young Girl Scouts in the Chicagoland area, constructing new ideas for future programs and camps, and establishing the Girl Scout social media campaign.

I have also had the honor of emceeing the annual Tribute to Achievement Dinner and meeting the supporters of the Girl Scouts, as well as thanking them for all of their service and support benefitting the Girl Scouts.

Tess Vasil Girl Scout Ambassador Girl Representative GSGCNWI Board of Directors

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COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING HIGHEST AWARDS Bronze. Silver. Gold. These represent the highest honors a Girl Scout can earn and over a century of women who have done big things. As girls earn one of Girl Scouts’ highest awards, they identify an issue in their community and take action to change their corner of the world—and maybe even beyond. The possibilities are endless for these inspired problem solvers.

GOLD AWARD CLASS OF 2017 Kalpa S. Anjur Kavya I. Anjur Katherine Barr Nicole Leanora Beulah Mariel Boden Amanda Marie Brennan Stephanie Marie Brokop Erica Brooks Jaelyn Kennedy Brown Maggie Anne Brown Naomi Bulpitt Arkayla Janae Burkes Lauren Chemak Kayla Jean Clair Julia Whitney Clarke Kara Coleman Lauren Rae Constantino Maeve Anne Cullen- Conway Erin Duffy Elena Margaret Fazio Gabriella Diaz Finch Meredith Fleck Kimberly Casey Foster Maria Theresa Gabrielsen Megan A. Harms

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Kelsey Healy Bridgette Hegarty Zoe Herdman Nina Hulet Justine C. Izah Jordyn Jones Elizbeth M. Kelley Allison Leigh Klage Natalie Koenig Sophia Kolbash Rachael Ellen Lau Shelby Lerner Alexandra Leverett Mattie Levy Margaret Maeve Lewis Gillion Machota Sara Mason Erin Burke McBriarty Hannah Metzger Anna Marie Mitchell Ellen Morgan Nicolette Theresa Nolen Danielle O’Connell Erin O’Donnell Kelly O’Donnell

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Fiona Parsons Alaina Renee Patterson Quinna J. Phillips Anastasia Quercia Simin Rajwany Madeline Rambissoon Kiersten A. Rasberry Zamira Rivera Katherine Anne Rohr Julianne Hall Ross Grace Lucille Schwander Anna Louise Skaleski Mairead Mary Skelton Catherine Grace Slingerland Grace Ann Spindler Anne Stanislawski Taylor Stapinski Hailey Staunton Elizabeth Stavros Kylie Sterling Samantha Taylor Sarah Anne Toomey Alianna Vazquez Francesca Pearl Vena- Pedersen Lianna Joan Wisneski

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2017 GOLD AWARD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS In the second year of this scholarship fund, 17 Gold Award recipients received a total of $10,000 in college scholarships in honor of their commitment to making the world a better place. This scholarship fund is made possible by generous donors.

Kalpa Anjur Carnegie Mellon University

Rhegan Graham Emerson College

Kiersten Rasberry Princeton University

Kavya Anjur Johns Hopkins University

Elizabeth Hoffman Butler University

Anne Stanislawski Augustana College

Mariel Boden McGill University

Emily Lamaze Louisiana Tech University

Elizabeth Travnik University of Notre Dame

Maggie Anne Brown High Point University

Gillion Machota Aurora University

Lauren Upshaw Western Michigan University

Kara Coleman New York University

Sara Mason Elon University

Amber Zayed Concordia University

Lauren Rae Constantino Indiana University Bloomington

Francesca Vena Pedersen Fordham University

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SILVER AWARD HIGHLIGHT

Abby Rigazio, Audrey Carter, and Ayesha Abassi from Troop 51031 in Clarendon Hills, IL created a standout Silver Award project in 2017. “Book Donation for Family Shelter Services in Wheaton” made use of the girls’ love of reading, which they wanted to share with others.

Working with Family Shelter Services,

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they created a brochure, decorated two bookshelves, and donated 430 books. In their shared leadership roles, each Girl Scout utilized her own talents, whether it was creative writing, budgeting, or managing the timeline of the project overall.

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STEM & OUTDOORS NEW NATIONAL PROGRAMMING Through hands-on and age-appropriate experiences for girls as young as five, Girl Scouts is both enhancing the important outdoor opportunities the organization is known for and addressing the lack of exposure many girls have to STEM. In fact, Girl Scouts are almost twice as likely as non–Girl Scouts to participate in STEM (60 percent versus 35 percent) and outdoor activities (76 percent versus 43 percent).

With the introduction of 23 new badges, which marks the largest programming

rollout in almost a decade, Girl Scouts can create algorithms, design robots and racecars, go on environmentally conscious camping trips, collect data in the great outdoors, try their hand at engineering, and so much more.

Girl Scouts of the USA created programming that included contributions from many notable organizations. Collaborators include the STEM-focused Code.org, GoldieBlox, SciStarter, Society of Women Engineers, and WGBH/Design Squad Global, as well as the outdoor-focused Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.

LOCAL OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING High-adventure programming continues to give local Girl Scouts opportunities to rock climb, zip line, horseback ride, kayak, and sail.

Through established partnerships in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, more girls are participating in these highadventure, team-building experiences.

A new partnership with Sand Valley Golf Resort allows girls to explore the

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backcountry of the resort’s eco-park, an ambitious restoration of Wisconsin’s Sand Valley. Girls meet restoration experts, play golf, and tent camp.

Excitement around the new national Outdoor Journey and Outdoor badges led to a local pilot where girls learned about navigation, outdoor cooking, and planning outdoor experiences for their troops.

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FOR GI R L S The world needs people like you to advocate for girls. You power a movement. Girls are dreaming bigger than ever and their potential is limitless. Girl Scouts enables girls to try new things, take risks, and speak their truths.

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Wendy Davidson, President of Kellogg Company’s U.S. Specialty Channels, believes innovation and an owner’s mindset are keys to driving business success. As a leader, she encourages risk-taking which drives innovative solutions and allows for entrepreneurial thinking. As a Girl Scout alumna, she’s bringing that spirit of innovative thinking through a partnership with Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana called “Healthy Girls, Bright Futures.”

Kellogg/Little Brownie Bakers has had a long partnership with the Girl Scouts

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as a bakery partner in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. But Girl Scouts is about so much more than cookies, and Kellogg is proud to be much more than a baker.

Thanks to Wendy’s vision and this local Kellogg program partnership, girls who participate in Girl Scouting through the GirlSpace program are learning about healthy food choices, budgeting, the science of food, product innovation, and packaging design. In addition, girls explore careers in research, nutrition, marketing, finance, and quality control by interacting with Kellogg employees in those roles.

I am extremely proud of our partnership with the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The Healthy Girls, Bright Futures program is designed to support the overall mission of the Girl Scouts: building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. And by providing opportunities through programs like this, we are offering girls a chance to see what they can be and practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure and success.”

—Wendy Davidson, President of Kellogg Company’s U.S. Specialty Channels

Nancy Wright (left) and Wendy Davidson (right) with local Girl Scouts

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LURIE COMMUNITY PARTNER

NEW PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM The world can be a hostile place for girls. For some girls, especially those in underserved and under-resourced communities, the odds are greater and the challenges are systemic.

Violence on the streets sometimes spreads into areas that are supposed to serve as safe spaces. Home and school do not always provide the safe and nurturing environment that is hoped. With a long-standing tradition of helping girls face these challenges and build resilience, Girl Scouts took a giant step forward by entering into a program collaboration that supports girls the women that serve as their program leaders.

A new two-year partnership with the Center for Childhood Resilience at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will help Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana better meet the challenges impacting the girls who participate in GirlSpace, a staff-led community outreach programming.

This initiative is resulting in enriched curricula by creating alignments to the Illinois Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards and better serving girls with exposure to high levels of violence. Additionally, capacitybuilding opportunities for GirlSpace program leaders focus on traumainformed practices.

“It has been a pleasure to partner on this project,” said Caryn Curry, M.A., mental health consultant, Center for Childhood Resilience. “My colleagues FOR GIRLS

and I so appreciate the organization’s fierce commitment to teaching and nurturing girls using trauma informed knowledge and practices, as well as intentionally focusing on social and emotional skill building in their GirlSpace program. It is a privilege to support the Girl Scouts to promote these foundational concepts that are so critical to girls’ opportunity to thrive and create their own success in life.”

GirlSpace, an alternative model to traditional troops, is a free, yearround, out-of-school-time program that prioritizes the advancement of approximately 5,000 girls from Chicago’s most distressed communities on the city’s south and west sides, and in Proviso Township, Joliet, and northwest Indiana.

In GirlSpace, staff help girls acquire critical thinking and problemsolving skills, which gives them the confidence to see endless possibilities for their future.

Providing these girls the opportunity to build Social Emotional Learning skills will result in improved outcomes in GirlSpace’s three curricular areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Financial Literacy/Entrepreneurship, and Healthy Living/Life Skills. These are transferable skills that will benefit girls’ personal relationships and home life, and support their academic and career achievement.

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MARY ANN TUFT

GIRL SCOUT ALUMNA, JULIETTE GORDON LOW SOCIETY MEMBER

When Mary Ann Tuft was in junior high school in the late 1940s, her teacher invited all the girls in her class to be in a sorority. All the girls, that is, except for Mary Ann, who was Jewish. For some girls, that might have been very deflating. It wasn’t for Mary Ann, because she had her Girl Scout troop where she was accepted, no matter what.

Mary Ann fondly recalls her troop leaders and experiences as a Girl Scout in Easton, PA. Her Girl Scout experiences and the sense of belonging she felt, beginning as a Brownie and through high school, helped build her confidence. As a high schooler, she was one of two girls chosen to represent Pennsylvania in a Girl Scout “All-State” gathering in Cody, WY. One Girl Scout opportunity led to the next for Mary Ann. She became a Girl Scout leader in college, and continued as a leader afterwards. One of her favorite memories was taking girls to Colorado Springs to go camping like she did when she was a Girl Scout.

Then Girl Scouts of the USA asked Mary Ann to be a representative to the co-ed scout movement in Israel; her trip was funded by the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. She lived in

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Israel for six months, never staying in a hotel. She lived with different families and learned a new way of life.

“Girl Scouts has always been ahead of the times,” says Mary Ann. “Girl Scouts has always been accepting of other cultures.”

When she returned from Israel, she served as a national trainer for the Girl Scouts for three years. “Girl Scouts is the ultimate training course for life,” says Mary Ann. She went on to serve as Executive Director of the National Student Nurses Association in New York and Executive Director of the Radiological Society of North America in Oak Brook, IL for a total of 18 years.

In 1988, she founded Tuft & Associates, a Chicago-based national executive search firm; she still is involved with the firm today.

“None of this would have happened without Girl Scouts,” Mary Ann says.

“In addition to my parents, any success I have had is because I had Girl Scouts as my foundation.”

When Mary Ann saw that Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana was launching the Juliette Gordon Low Society (JGLS), which recognizes individuals who include GSGCNWI in their estate plan, “I immediately connected and felt that I had no other choice but to give.”

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ZAHRA LALANI

GIRL SCOUT ALUMNA, VOLUNTEER

Throughout Zahra’s life, as she transitioned from being a young Girl Scout selling cookies to earning her Gold Award to being a troop leader, Girl Scouts has been an unwavering pillar of support and guidance. In her earlier years, the program empowered her to speak her mind and formulate concrete opinions based on sound research.

Now, years later, she uses those tactical and interpersonal skills as a foundation for most everything she does. Whether it’s in her finance role working on corporate mergers and acquisitions, as a Girl Scout troop leader in her hometown, or in her role as GSGCNWI’s Associate Board President, Zahra flexes the skills she learned in Girl Scouts every day.

“I’m proud to see the girls in my troop blossom, gain confidence and learn to use their voice, just like I did. Now as an adult and lifetime member, I’m making a long-term impact on the council I grew up in.”

Zahra helped launch and develop the council’s Associate Board, the first Girl Scouts Associate Board in the country, which engages new, emerging

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leaders and raises needed funds for the organization. One thing that has stayed constant with Zahra and the council is the shared belief in building girls of courage, confidence, and character.

To Zahra, this feels more important than ever: “In a rapidly changing, more politically charged environment, I can very clearly see the benefits of being part of an organization so deeply engaged in fostering well-rounded, confident, global citizens. I credit my ability to formulate, articulate, and execute project objectives to the opportunities provided by the Girl Scouts, and to the Girl Scout leaders who believed in my potential and pushed me to seek new challenges.”

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I’m proud that I can continue to make a difference in my community and with Girl Scouts, no matter my stage in life. In the 18 years I’ve been part of the Girl Scouts family, I’ve seen the organization shift and grow, just like I have.”

—Zahra Lalani

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DONOR CELEBRATIONS

THE ASSOCIATE BOARD The Associate Board launched in April 2017 and hit the ground running. It celebrated its first fundraising event, Cheers to G.I.R.L.s!, in October 2017, raising $15,000. The group is made up of 25 enthusiastic young professionals who are Girl Scout ambassadors in the Chicago community and bring funds, friends, and energy to the council.

INAUGURAL PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE RECEPTION The first President’s Circle Reception was held October 20, 2016 at the Union League Club Chicago. President’s Circle Reception is a recognition event for those donors with a combined giving total of $1,000 or more within a fiscal year. Featured speakers at the reception were Sidney Dillard, GSGCNWI Board Fund Development Chair, and Girl Scout Athena Zheng (above), who joined Nancy Wright, GSGCNWI CEO, and members of the President’s Circle.

JULIETTE GORDON LOW SOCIETY EVENT The Juliette Gordon Low Society debuted in May 2017 at an event where donors who confirmed they had included Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana in their estate received a JGLS pin. The Society recognizes individuals who have made a planned gift to Girl Scouts GCNWI through a bequest, retirement accounts, insurance policy, charitable gift annuity, or charitable trust.

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27 th A NNUA L

TRIBUTE TO ACHIEVEMENT

March 16, 2017 marked the 27th Annual Tribute to Achievement Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel. With 513 guests in attendance, the evening celebrated interrupting the status quo and taking the lead like a Girl Scout.

Civic and corporate leaders were recognized with the Luminary, ToGetHerThere, and Corporate Appreciation Awards. The honorees

answered the call to support the next generation of women leaders at a time when they need us most.

Thanks to the generous support of Gold Sponsors (Deloitte, INTREN, Kellogg, Navigant, and The Segal Family Foundation), corporate partners, and attendees, the event raised more than $650,000 to support Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

2017 HONOREES Luminary Award Cheryl Burton Anchor, ABC7 Chicago ToGetHerThere Award Carole Segal Co-Founder, Crate and Barrel Corporate Appreciation Award Deloitte Accepted by Carl Allegretti, Chicago Managing Partner

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SMART COOKIES A CELEBRATION OF INNOVATION On September 20, 2017 more than 300 guests honored four exceptional Smart Cookies at the Union League Club of Chicago. The event raised more than $150,000 for girls.

BITES OF WISDOM FROM OUR 2017 HONOREES: Rita Sola Cook Midwest Region Executive for Global Commercial Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch “I use innovation every day when dealing with clients and solving problems. It’s about creating an open environment, one that looks at a process and allows for it to be approached in a new way.”

Chris-Tia Donaldson Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Thank God It’s Natural “As a leader, it is vital to set an example and establish a culture of innovation for my team. By using the latest technology myself, I pave the way for my team to do the same.”

Katy Lynch Co-Founder and CMO, Codeverse “One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur is to surround yourself with the very best people. We hire extremely talented individuals and advisors who are forward thinking and have expertise in their respective fields.”

Jennifer Sherman President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Signal Corporation “Successful innovation when solving a problem in the business world sometimes means thinking or acting in a new way in order to achieve success that reaches beyond the original problem to achieve better solutions.”

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 2017

2016

$ 3,654,418

$ 2,327,919

Accounts & pledges receivable, net

337,806

143,682

Inventory & other

649,835

541,175

ASSETS Cash & cash equivalent

Investments

11,722,792

11,091,017

Property, plant and equipment, net

15,534,960

15,562,910

$31,899,811

$29,666,703

2017

2016

$ 1,743,954

$ 1,184,677

2,963,773

3,021,825

27,192,084

25,460,201

$31,899,811

$29,666,703

TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts payable & other Notes payable Total net assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

FY17 REVENUE $19.3 MILLION CAMP & PROGRAM $2,045,591

COOKIES, FALL PRODUCT, & RETAIL, NET $14,148,736

OTHER $751,808 PUBLIC SUPPORT $2,305,991

FY17 EXPENSES $17.5 MILLION LEGACY PENSION $1,272,480

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES $14,449,872

FUNDRAISING $1,014,146 MANAGEMENT & GENERAL $783,745

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TOGETHER, WE CREATE THE GIRL SCOUT DIFFERENCE.

Carole Segal, Co-Founder, Crate and Barrel (left) and Girl Scout Jurni McCord (right)

Girl Scouts mentored by NIPSCO employees at the 2017 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.

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Girl Scouts receive a hockey lesson from the Chicago Wolves’ head coach, Craig Berube.

Monica Weed, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Navigant Consulting, Inc (left) and Girl Scout Suha Kassar (right)

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS Kathy Scherer President Deloitte Tax LLP Josephine M. Bahl 1st Vice President EY Jennifer M. Mikulina 2nd Vice President McDermott Will & Emery LLP Sherina Maye Edwards 3rd Vice President Quarles & Brady LLP Ann McAloon Treasurer Bank of America Merrill Lynch Sidney Dillard Secretary Loop Capital Markets

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Nancy L. Wright Ex-Officio Member/CEO Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

MEMBERS Duke Alden Alight Solutions Maureen Beal National Van Lines Theresa Boland KPMG Melissa Preston Carter Capital One

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James Dimitriou Advanced Resources

Violet Sistovaris NIPSCO

Jennifer R. Evans CIBC

Marcy Twete ArcelorMittal

Traci Fiatte Randstad US

Austin Waldron Retired

Jolanta Gal Gartner

Monica M. Weed Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Cheryl Grace Nielsen

Michael Wilson MontellWilson, LLC

Maureen Jamrock Retired

Sheryl L. Yasger Discover Financial Services / Discover Global Network

Sherry Lowe Johnson Volvo Financial Services Karen Layng Scheck Industries Christina Konieczka Ingredion Incorporated Kevin P. McDonnell McDonnell & Associates Tamara L. Meyer WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Carla Michelotti Carla Michelotti LLC Tracie D. Morris Exelon Kimberly R. Reome The Kenrich Group, LLC

GIRL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD 2017 Kaitlyn Gaynor Nina Grotto Aleena Ismail Suha Kassar Olivia Louthen Sara Lynch Jamila Sutton Grace Tulley Mya Wallace

2018 Antoinette Gilliam Jacqueline Jania Christine Potermin Jillian Scott Mary Therese Vasil

Scott C. Saunders HAVI

As of September 30, 2017

ASSOCIATE BOARD

OFFICERS

MEMBERS

Zahra Lalani President Conway Mackenzie

Joanna Bossi United Way of Metro Chicago

Robert Gale Vice President Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Alexandra Brown Heidrick & Struggles

Rachel Portell Director of Communications Silverado Vineyards

Michael Edwards Aon Plc

Bridget Sweeney Director of Finance The Boeing Company

Misse Daniel Honey Bee Weddings

Kara Nally Nally Law Group Chelsie Nelson Grant Thornton LLP Carolyn Potts Crown Equipment Corporation Laura Rossi EY Eddie Sak Paycom

Alyssa Ferrando CNA Financial

Susanna Shuman Lumere

Jacob Gerber Clarity Insights

Jodie Minton Skoropad Modern Luxury

Emily Hannan KPMG Amanda Modelski Oracle Corporation April Morgan Chicago Transit Authority Nakhia C. Morrissette Illinois Commerce Commission

Suzy Smyth Exponent Julia Suprock AECOM Madeline Unger RSM US LLP

Through December 31, 2017

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DELEGATES

THANK YOU TO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FOR BRINGING THE GIRL SCOUT MISSION TO LIFE Girl Scouts is exceedingly grateful to all our volunteers, including these delegates, who have given their time and passion in the name of building girls of courage, confidence, and character.

NATIONAL DELEGATES

DISTRICT DELEGATES

Levita Anderson Marty Devereux-Poch MiCayla Jones Beverly Macrito Cathy Neely Michelle Ptack Selena Randecker Kathy Scherer Karen Schillings Denise Urban Nancy Wright Madelynn Zeller

Democratic Process Task Group CHAIR Maureen Jamrock

Alternates Kristina Adamczewski Delia Canino Athena Gallian Teri Korolewicz Sofia Rodriguez Camille Rodriguez Natalie Urban Amanda Wade

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DISTRICT 1 CHAIR Marie Oskerka DISTRICT 2 CHAIR Melissa Young- Bridgeforth DISTRICT 3 CHAIR Donna Ioppolo DISTRICT 4 CHAIR Robin Moss DISTRICT 5 CHAIR Yolanda Shannon-Albert Council Delegates Amber Adams-Holocek Donna-Marie Advani Christine Alfred Carol Austin Maria Baldini-Potermin Elizabeth Bartusiak Scott Bennett Joan Billingham Cora Lee Blazek Alyssa Bolbot Aaliyah Brown Maggie Ann Brown Carrie Cameron Grace Carpenter Gina Ceaser Sandy Cervenka Missy Chandarana Brenda Charron Susan Chin Cindy DeNormandie Cynthia Deters Laura Erickson Pamela Flowers

Joanne Ford Athena Gallian Tonya Garbers Christina Gerber Melissa Gibbs Carolyn Gomez Christine Graves Michelle Harris Anita Hart Lindsay Hayden Amanda Hays Patti Huck Pat Huntoon Mumtaz Jamal Heather Jarvas Maria Johnson Kathy Kadlec Norena Kazmierczak Chanel Kennedy-Bertrand Mike Kizman Patricia Klopp Jolene Knudson Barbara Krummick Mary Landis Patricia Lasley Jen Lee KaSandra Lewis Marypat Lexow Stella LiPomi Karen Lopez Carol Macola Rita Malvaez Ester Mares Tamela Martin Dr. Renee Matthews Nia McClendon Tricia McCoy Lizz McDaniel Paula McDaniel Tina Melendez Robin Michon Sherry Milsap Eleanor Mitchell Connie Mitchell Penny Montgomery Rachel Moody Helen Moy Claire Mueller As of September 30, 2017

Turney Munson Barbara Murnane Cindy Murray Rebecca Nelson Holly Olson Wendy Passini Kelly Pavlik Daniela Pope Elizabeth Ptack Anjali Rentfleish Alice Reynolds Lana Rivera Jacqueline Robinson Colleen Rock Hannah Roen Kelly Roggow Elizabeth Rovegno Ann Ryan Sylvie Salazar Laura Sampson Liz Schallack Shelley Schilling Fran Seibel JodiLyn Simmons Machota E. Rose Sims Cheryl Sinnott Janet Skogsberg Jennifer Slotabec Marianne Strumberger Jennifer Sutton Kay Tworek-Sanchez Gina Verta Cheryl Vlach Pat Walenga Megan Weiss Davia Wilkerson Mary Wisniowicz Anjanette Wold Kathy Zmich Rebecca Zoltoski

Alternate Delegates Toiria Baker Pat Boyle Allison Charlier Phyllis Drewno Jane Evans Sheila Evans Donna Frenier Anita Hart Terry Howe Kelli Mason Amy Miller Stephanie Nowka Laurie Paschke Tresa Radermacher Narda Seaberry Rebecca Smith Kathy Talbert-Mikutus Asha Tate Vikki Zack

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TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS— THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN GIRLS

HONOR ROLL OF

With gratitude and sincere appreciation, Girl Scouts recognizes the financial contributions, donated goods and in-kind services given by those in local communities this past year. Thank you!

DONORS

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT & UNITED WAY

The Buchanan Family Foundation The CarMax Foundation CDW CIBC Conagra Brands Foundation GSUSA/Motorola Solutions Foundation Henry Crown & Company Ingredion ITW J.R. Albert Foundation MacLean-Fogg Company Motorola Solutions Foundation Navigant Consulting, Inc. NIPSCO NiSource Charitable Foundation Peoples Gas Sidley Austin LLP United Way of Grundy County

$100,000+ Kellogg Company $50,000 - $99,999 ArcelorMittal Barilla Caerus Foundation, Inc. Capital One Chicago Blackhawks Charities Exelon GSUSA/Toyota Financial Services John W. Anderson Foundation Lake Area United Way Polk Bros. Foundation Westlake Health Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Allstate Insurance Company Anonymous Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Deloitte LLP INTREN United Way of Will County $10,000 - $24,999 A.G. Cox Charity Trust Fund Aon Barker Welfare Foundation BMO Harris Bank Bowman C. Lingle Trust

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$5,000 - $9,999 ABC 7 Chicago Accenture Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Alfred Bersted Foundation Anonymous Archer Daniels Midland Barnes & Thornburg Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation BNSF Railway Foundation Bruce Foundation Catalina Marketing Charitable Foundation Caterpillar Foundation CME Group Community Foundation Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana CompTIA/Creating IT Futures Deegit, Inc.

*Friendship Circle

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Dr. Scholl Foundation Energy BBDO EY Freeborn & Peters LLP Gartner Executive Programs The Grainger Foundation GSUSA/Ford GSUSA/Metlife HAVI Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Illinois American Water The Kenrich Group LLC KPMG LLP Kirk of the Lakes Presbyterian Church Legacy Foundation Locke Lord LLP Macy’s McDermott Will & Emery LLP National Van Lines, Inc. Nicor Gas Northern Trust Palmer & Cay Randstad General Staffing USA Reed Smith LLP Reyes Holdings, LLC Scheck Industries Skender Construction State Farm Stout Risius Ross, Inc. Stuart Family Foundation Thorn River Foundation UPS Foundation Wintrust Financial Corporation George H., Marie S., and Lou Zendt Charitable Trust $1,000 - $4,999 The Allyn Foundation, Inc. Anthem Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa Borkan & Scahill, LTD

Honor Circle

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Deceased

Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund COTG Xerox Corporation Crowe Horwath LLP Cushman & Wakefield Enterprise Holdings Foundation Evanston Community Foundation Faegre Baker Daniels Federal Signal Corporation Ford Motor Company Fund Francis Beidler Foundation George M. Eisenberg Foundation for Charities Gerald A. & Karen A. Kolschowsky Foundation GSUSA/DeWitt Wallace Readers Digest Trust Holland & Knight LLP The Horton Group Jellyvision Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Kinder Morgan Foundation Levenfeld Pearlstein Littler Mendelson Loop Capital Markets McCormick Theological Seminary McGraw Foundation Midway Broadcasting Corp/Wvon 1690 Mondelez International MontellWilson LLC Mutual of America Navistar, Inc. Nielsen Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust PJH & Associates, Inc. Plante Moran PNC Financial Services Group QSP/Ashdon Farms Quarles & Brady LLP Rally Capital Services Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund Robert R. McCormick Foundation Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Sulzer Family Foundation Tuft & Associates Inc.

Ulta Beauty United Conveyor Foundation Village of Vernon Hills Walmart White Castle William M. Hales Foundation WWM Investments, LLC Zurich $500 - $999 Allstate Giving Campaign Centier Bank - Merrillville Charitable Flex Fund Clark Hill PLC Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation Kendra Scott, LLC Duane Morris Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP Navy Pier Park Ridge Community Fund Schiele Group VJS Construction Services, Inc. Under $500 A Place for Mom Aafedt, Forde, Gray, Monson & Hager, P.A. AmazonSmile Anonymous Brook-Iroquois Township Community Fund Carnica Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative Domokur Evergreen Executive Source, LLC Gerard Printing Co. Gino’s East LaSalle, LLC Hackbarth & Hudson PC Hill Ahern Fire Protection Incapital LLC Kappa Kappa Kappa Inc. Jenner & Block Jones Lang LaSalle Leo Burnett Worldwide The Northridge Group OneOC P&G CIA Team Pleasant Lake Property Owners Association, Inc. Seyfarth Shaw

Sheridan Road Financial LLC Shure Incorporated United Way of Greater Lorain County Westbrook School Social Fund Whiting Knights of Columbus

“

We are proud to support the GirlSpace Chicago Healthy Living program and excited to partner with the Girl Scouts. Together we educate girls on how to lead a healthy lifestyle.”

—Nicole Noren, Senior Specialist, Community Investment, for Conagra Brands

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HONOR ROLL OF

DONORS

INDIVIDUALS & FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE donors are recognized for giving a combined total of $1000 or more within a fiscal year. $25,000+ Carole and Gordon Segal $10,000 - $29,999 Josephine M. Bahl Cheryl Burton Henry Crown and Company William and Kittie Devers Jolanta T. Gal Mike Keiser Vicki King* Andrew and Joanie McKenna Carla Michelotti Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation Kathy Scherer $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Carl Allegretti Kay and Michael Anderson Marie T. Campagna Karen Case Dan Dumezich Jennifer Fitzgerald Mary Ellen and Stephen Fitzsimonds Katherine and Matthew Frekko Barbara Geist Hodge Family Fund of the DuPage Foundation Maureen Jamrock Landgraf Family Foundation

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TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS— THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN GIRLS With gratitude and sincere appreciation, Girl Scouts recognizes the financial contributions, donated goods and in-kind services given by those in local communities this past year. Thank you!

Connie Lindsey The Honorable Paddy McNamara George W. Morris Trust ‡ Portia Owen Morrison Patricia Godfrey Moss † John and Cathy Murphy Martin Nesbitt and Anita Blanchard Kristie Paskvan Maureen and Frank Riordan Robert Segal and Alicia Rosauer-Segal Karen and Christopher Segal Beverly J. Shaw Hayford and Warren Hayford Stevens Family Foundation Karen VanMeter Monica M. Weed and Frank D. Smith $2,500 - $4,999 Margot and Mark Bowen Melissa Preston Carter Robert Clarke Sidney Dillard Sherina Maye and Michael V. Edwards Jennifer Evans Traci L. Fiatte Paul Gassel Nancy Gerrie Carol Kone Catherine Kozik Ann and Patrick McAloon Kevin McDonnell Tamara Meyer Jennifer Mikulina and Brian Bordini Mary Lee Montague Kimberly R. Reome Loretta Rosenmayer Diane Sare Violet and Sam Sistovaris Marcy Twete

*Friendship Circle (recurring gifts)

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Austin Waldron Maryann and Ronald Waryjas Michael Wilson $1,000 - $2,499 Duke Alden Ivy Anderson* Sally Anderson Anonymous (3) Karen Bartuch Kathleen Bell Theresa H. and Charles M. Boland Karen Bowan Patricia Broughton Margaret Brown Tasha Brown Bruce Coffing Rebecca Coke and Chris Beukenkamp Regine and Richard Corrado Linda and Alexander Darragh Wendy and Thor Davidson Victoria J. Dorgan Jean Dorsch* Cindy and Gerard Dupczak* Patricia Fay Monica Foster Robert Gerstein Katie and Max Gillman Julia Gin Violet Goodheart Amy Gordon and Keith Kudla Patricia and William Hagenah Candice Harold Deborah Hervey Elizabeth Higgins-Beard Dean Holub Jill Hudson Cynthia Hunt Sherry Lowe Johnson Amanda C. Jones

Honor Circle (multi-year pledges of $1K+)

Janet and Marty Kalin Colby Anne Kingsbury Christina Konieczka Eric Larson Karen P. and Patrick Layng Elaine R. Leavenworth Ann Logue and Rik Lantz Michael Maasen Carol Macola Heather Madeyski Judd Malkin Tracy and Doug Marconnet Joanell and Jim McKenna Gina McLeod Tracie Morris Susan and Robert Morrison Lizabeth Muniz Patricia and Thomas Nelson Ellen and James O’Connor Elizabeth Parkinson Jill Schwieterman Richard Sciortino Lew Seidenberg Service Unit 513 Service Unit 559 Megan and Steven Shebik Hille and Christian Sheppard Kristin and M. David Short Sheila and Steven Sutherland Troop 51243 Troop 41044 Julie Vander Weele Laura VanDyke-Wall Pat Walenga Andrew Weil Nicole Williams Brooke Wiseman James Witz Nancy L. Wright Susan A. Yates Doyoung Yong $500 - $999 Anonymous (2) Lynda and Steve Baldwin Laurie Barry Nancy Beebe Jennifer Bell Gregory Bergmann Amy and John Best Shan Bhati Margaret Brothers Mark Bultman ‡

Deceased

Michele Burtschi Gwendolyn Butler Deborah K. and Thomas M. Carmazzi Judith and Patrick Casey Phyllis Cochran Jane and John Colman Rita Sola Cook Mary Cossey Christine Czuprynski Melissa Daniel and Denton Jacobs Tina Davies Tina Dearinger Amy Deveau Beth Dickstein James Dimitriou Yovette Drake James Dreyer Colleen O’Malley Driscoll John L. Eisel Robert Espie Carrie Falkenhayn G. Nicholas Farwig Sandra Fitzpatrick Brooke Flanagan Emily Fong Jennifer Fredericks John Gal Brandon Garrison Ryan Garrison Alex Goh William Good Katherine Graham Sara Grenchik Margaret Gunn Nancy J. Hackett John Hagemann David Harper Connie Heier Christopher Hires Sean Horridge Peter Huh Patricia Hurley Mary Ann and James Hynes John Idler Elizabeth Jones Craig Jorgensen Betsy Karp Kristie and John Kelsh Brian Kerr Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris Esther Kristoff Barbara and Patrick Lamb Jodie Lawton Edna Leaner ‡ Shannon Lee

JULIETTE GORDON LOW SOCIETY recognizes individuals who have made a planned gift to Girl Scouts GCNWI. Bonnie Batchelor CoraLee Blazek Patricia Broughton Sally Clair Rosemarie Courtney Nancy J. Hackett Patricia Lasley Edna Leaner ‡ Peggy Tuck Sinko Mary Ann Tuft Nancy L. Wright Susan A. Yates

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I support Girl Scouts because it’s giving back to something that really helped me become who I am. Our children today are under stress, and it’s up to us to guide them in the direction of their potential.”

—Carole Segal, Co-Founder, Crate and Barrel, and President of The Segal Family Foundation Charles Lewis Lauren Loew Martha Mabie Erin Mandel Michael Marzal Alison and Greg McConnell Laurie McMahon Biju Menon Leslie Meredith Jennifer Mesterharm

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Renee H. Metcalf Stuart Miller CFA Barbara Moore Cynthia Muller Cynde Munzer Mark Nahnsen Terry Ann Nissly Kathleen O’Day Victoria Ose Kathryn Palarz Mary Pearlman Tricia Pemberton Jennifer Perr Carolyn Potts Mahesh Rajagopalan Suellen Ravanas Donna Rebeck Paul Reutemann Craig Richey Susan Rider Margaret and Charles Rowe Mark Rust Mary Ryan Paige Sampson Robert Sash Susan Schaefer Michael Schaffer Courtney Schaul

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We invest in Girl Scouting to ensure that Girl Scouting remains vibrant and relevant to our granddaughters and today’s girls, to assist them in formulating and achieving their life goals, as it helped our daughter to achieve hers.”

—John and Anne Landgraf, former troop leader and grandparents of Girl Scouts

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Karen and Denny Schillings Ryan Schreck Betsy Sejud Service Unit 413 James Seymour Russell Sher Jennifer Sherman Lisa Shields Jennifer Shikany Kirk Simme Millie and John Simon Vicki P. Sinar Jodie Minton Skoropad Brian Sommerfeld Julie and Leonard Somogyi * Sara Staniszewski Carrie Steinberg Herb Stokes Peter Sweeney K. Sujata Wolfe Tone Constatine Trela Peggy Tuck Sinko Edmund Velasco Kristin Vitek Ariana Voigt Candice Warltier Randall Westman Joel Wilcoxen Kathryn Witt Patricia Yau Donna F. Zarcone Kimberly Zielinski $250 - $499 Anonymous (2) Christina Abbott Cathleen Adams Henry Alcus Laura Alley Catherine Ashdown Karen Barch Lee Betterman Adrienne Bolbot Joanna Bossi Dana Brad Craig Bradner Peggy Brady Carolyn and Andy Brecklin Alexandra Brown Michelle and Richard Burton James Cannon Suzanne and Douglas Carty Renee Chez

*Friendship Circle (recurring gifts)

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Todd Church Vincent Clemente Catherine Cooper Deadra Crowel Mary and Richard Cullen Lisa Dagher David Davenport Anne Marie Davis Melissa Davis Matt Doucet Jane Doyle Lawrence Doyle Carol Eastin Lisa Egan Donna Eiermann Marie and John Erbeck Carmen Evans* Tamra and Arthur Evans Therese Fauerbach Alyssa Ferrando Kathy Ford Katie Francis Virginia and Phil Fraser Robert Gale Jacob Gerber Brian Gilmore Jennifer Glaspie Andrea Godziela Emily Hannan Cynthia Hardie Margaret Harris Carol Hedtcke Chris Henley Angela Hickey Sheila Hill-Morgan Kathryn Holahan Claire Holland Gail Holmberg Connie Liu and Dr. Christopher Hoover Lee Ann Hoover Denise and Peter Illing Karen Ann Ingwersen J.J. Javors Allison Jewell Mary Josephs Kristen Jurkynas Mary Kaczmarek-Kulbida and William Kulbida Matthew Kaminski Sarah Ketchum Kathy Kilroy Janet Kirkman Marlene Knapp Renee Koppit Michelle Kosmin Lori Kropp Zahra Lalani James Langan

Honor Circle (multi-year pledges of $1K+)

Joseph Lattuca Janet Lee Carolyn Leonard Elizabeth Lombardo Carole Long Jonathan Lotsoff Alinda Marciano Teresa Martin Ruby McCleary Mohini McCormick Agnes M. Mcgrail Susan and Rodger McNaughton Kimberly McQuiston Tracey Mendrek Lisa Meyer Amanda Modelski Jamie Moore Jeffrey Moran Andrea Moran April Morgan Nakhia C. Morrissette Roger Murray Chelsie Nelson Teresa Newhall Julie O’Connor Theresalynn O’Connor Darlene Ossman Deb Owen Aya Ozeki Jeanne Pagorek Joseph and Gloria Pavese Brian Pavlock Cynthia Petro Maria Pinto Rachel and Charles Portell Bryan Powell Anne and Paul Reader Bryn Reese and Dean Klovens Claire Regan Bridget and Glenn Renzulli Rebecca Robinson Laura Rossi Elizabeth and Gary Ruske Lisa Russakov Erin Sahly Danielle and Rahsaan Sales Lisa Savegnago Rachael Scaccia Lynn Schmitt and Mike Barkowski Lori Sekera James Sengenberger Service Unit 275 Service Unit 321 ‡

Deceased

Service Unit 411 Service Unit 710 Victoria and Scott Severson Tracy Singer Chester Singleteary Margaret and Frederic Smies Deirdre Joy Smith Suzanne Smyth Kelly Spowage Teresa Sripada Eric Strickland Julia Suprock Jennifer Szymanski Troop 41519 Tamer Tullgren Richard Tulloch Sherri Turk Twanda Turner-Hawkins Madeline Unger Debbie VanderKrabben Phil Walroth and Virginia Fraser Jana Wesley Hugh Williams Jennifer Wood Kevin Wood Tory Wozny Myla Young $100 - $249 Anonymous (3) Jonathan Aberman Jeanne Adams Lois Adams Martha Aderholdt Anthony Aiello Deborah Akines Stephen Alaimo Paul Allegretti Steven Anderson Kim Anderson Michael Andress Magi Awad Kathryn Baker Kemp John Barile Jr. Paul Barnes Rachel Baumbach Maureen Beal Kim Beans Glynis Benbow-Niemier and Thomas Niemier Maureen and Todd Bennett Elizabeth and Jon Berg Joan Bieler Deb Billow Joseph Bisceglia

John Blackburn Erika Blaze CoraLee and John Blazek Joanne and Christopher Bloom Christine Boler Shauna Boliker-Andrews and David Andrews Paul M. Bommarito Jr. Peg Borgert Sue G. Boyer Carol Moseley Braun Angela Breton Monique Brinkman-Hill Jean Brizzolara Elizabeth Brown Audrey Bueche Josh Burden Phyllis Burks Margaret Duffy and Marcus Burton Maeghan Butler Ferran Cabratosa Vidal The Campion Family Nichole Capraro Michelle Carlson Sharon Chand Ellen Chapelle Jamila Cherry Mary Ann Christenson Jill Christie Marc Churchill Sarah Cigrang Diane Clark Lisa Claybon John Compernolle Julie Cook Robert Cooper Rosemarie and Thomas Courtney Loren Croskey Kathryn and John Cunningham Diane Currano Bill Dallman Donald Davis Carla Dehmlow Katherine Deibert Deany Delaney Janet Dell Tammy Demarco Barbara A. Dent Cynthia Deyhle Lyn Dee and Robert Dobbins John Doyle Brenda Dunn Kinnney Maria Dwyer Aimee Eicher

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Kimberly Ekwemoha Lydia Erickson Karen Evans Ikechi and Jamie Ezefili Robert Falconer Mary Therese and Mark Fazzini Paula Fernandez Kimberly Ferrell Susan Fickling-Munge* Katie Filipiak Susan and David Findling Owen Finnegan Kimberley Flowers Rob Fojtik Molly Foley Patrice Folke Teresa D. and Dennis Ford Earnestine Foster Suzanne Fox Kimberley and John Franczyk Jaime Freestone Ashley Fuhri Mary and Floyd Fuller Jennifer Fuscone Kevin Gaillard Lauren Gal Stephen Gal Carolyn Galitz Heidi Gannon Rosa Garcia Susan Gately Joan and Elmer Geissler Lana and Thomas Geselbracht Julie and Michael Gilmartin Kristen Gilpin James Goeke Adam Goettsche Elizabeth Good Marget Graham Kelly Graham Jennifer Graves Erica Gross Jennifer Gunn Patricia A. and Steve J. Gyure Cindy Hall Shalina Hampton Stephen Harms Barbara Harpold Francia Harrington Theresa and Michael Hawley Irene Hayes Louisa Hayward Trey Heath

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Tricia Heintze Suzanne E. and Brendan Heneghan Nathaniel Hewett Barbara and Rick Hibbott Susan and Todd Hitzeman George Hogan Richard Homolka Larita Hoselton Janet Hulet Rosemary Hulett Karen and John Huppert Sharon Hurwitz Dennis Inouye Thor Inouye Chelsea Iraola Deitra Jackson Carolyn Jackson-Johnson Amy Jacobs Betsy Jannush Jill Johnson Alexis Johnson Kathryn Johnson Lisa Johnson Rosemary Johnson Holly Johnston Sue Johnston Karen Joyce Betty Kaczmarek Joann Kaczmarek Mindi Kaploe Erin Kartheiser Jessica Kaskov Donna Kassar John Katrenak Joan and John Katsis Laura Keffer Denise Kelly Loretto Kennedy Denise Kenny Jennifer Kerksick Mary Khoury John Kirkman Ray Kizelevicus Suellen Klauminzer Kathleen Klein Bruce Klink Callie Kooiker Fran Kravitz Tina Krenc Joy Kruyswyk Chad Kucik Kaaren Kunze Laura Kupinski Marian and Robert Kurz Lynn Kuznitz Nancy Lahey Mary and Dirk Landis Anna Lasley

*Friendship Circle (recurring gifts)

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Winfred Leaf Amy and Robert LeBeau Sally Levenstam Rebekah Lichon Dorie Lidd Skiest Deborah Liverett Catherine Lustgarten Susan Lynch* Nancy and Thomas Lynch Andrea Maciejewski Kathryne Maguire Nadine Mallick Matt Mallin Jennifer Margraf Colette Marquardt Gini Marziani Emily Masalski Marcia and Peter Masloski Melissa Massa Amy Matteoni Beatrice Mayer Thomas McDonnell and Ellen Nagle McDonnell Terry McDougall Matthew McKenna Vicky McKinley Carole McMahon Mary K. McMahon Elizabeth McNeeley Nancy Meingast Maria Mercado Andrea Metcalf Jeff Middendorf Alan Miller Robert Millheiser Michelle Mills Matt Mitchell Suzanne Mitchell Mary Monroy-Spampinato Jennifer Morales Paul Mosely Robin and Daniel Moss Elizabeth Mowry Lara Moynihan Matthew Murray Jonathan Mykrantz Kara Nally Bill Nebel Dawn Newman Mary Nowesnick Stephanie Nurczyk Odessa O’Bannon Laura O’Brien Sarah O’Brien Joan O’Connor Kristen Ohlsen Stacy O’Keefe Kirk Openchowski

Honor Circle (multi-year pledges of $1K+)

Cynthia and Gerard Oprins Mary Orfali April Otterberg Diana Palomar Michael Pankratz Louise Pawlak-Chapman Sharon Pepin Julia Tang Peters Maria Phillips Lorna Pinner Jill Pironti Pamela Pollak Linda Pote Margo Powers Veronica and Roy Pradelski Nancy Gray Puckett John Race Tresa and Raymond Radermacher Donna Rahn-Thamm Kristine and David Raino- Ogden Lilliam Rancel Diane Ratekin Mary and William Reed Ryan Riley John Rindler Brigid Robben Jean and Bill Robinson Ann and Stanley Robinson Alexandra Rochon Mary Roeder Julie Russell Carla T. and James T. Rydberg Lina Rzeczkowska Heather Sabin Sylvie Salazar* Kathy Sandner Michelle Sands Caryn Schnierle Kari Schram Kristine Schubert Nancy Schwieterman Karen Scotese Anna Seghetti Warren Sejud Service Unit 733 Amanda Shanbaum Nancy and Robert Shuman Ian Silverstein Ilene Simmons Tristan Slemmons Shirley Smiddy Christine Smith Chante Spann ‥

Deceased

Sonali Srivastava Brooke Stawski Sarah Steiner Annette and John Stoner Pat Storer Austin Suchoval Megan Sullivan Heather Summers Mary Lou Sutton Susan and William Swedler Connie and Mark Sweeney Maureen Sweeney John Sykes Nanette Sykes Saundra Taylor Katherine Templin Linda and Gerald Templin-Hutter Tammy Thames Linda E. Thielke Kevin Thilborger Erica Thorson Debbie Tokimoto Brandon Tolemy Dina Torsan Cindy and Richard Trennert-Lukens Troop 51302 Troop 21143 Troop 20914 Manika Turnbull Andrea Twiss-Brooks Sara and David Ungari Elaine and James Urbanek Andrew Verwilst Debra Walker Nancy Walsh Terrence Ward Mary Wasik Jeffrey Webb Yvette Wedow Natalie Wentworth Jessica Wetmore Anne S. B. Wierbicki Lavonne Wilcox Norma Williams Pam Williams Joan Wilson Paula Wise and Roy Slovenko Stacy Witcher Vicki Wittig Ann Wolff Vic Wonzy Maryanne Woo Roycealee J. Wood

Kendall Woods James Woodworth Sharon and Paul Wussow Rahila Young Cheryl Zminda Trent Zottoli $50 - $99 Luke Adams Angela Allen Lisa Allen Kirsten Anderson Lori Ando Anonymous (3) Cheryl and Jerry Antos Julie Arentsen Nancy Armstrong Cheryl Atwood Gail August Diane Augustine Martha Azcarzte Catherine D. Babjak Kristen Bagnall Marcia Barber Bonnie Batchelor Joyce and Philip Becker Linda Bergdahl Crystal Bibbo Monika Black Amy Blais Stephanie Boggess Jennifer Bontreger Kirsten Bower Heather Bradley Michael Brett Bonnie Brow Jona Brown Deborah Brown Catherine Burnham Janet Burt Broderick Burton Colleen Campbell Rikkisha Candler Colleen Carignan Asada Yasmin Carlos Ryan Carney Holly Carollo Donna and Brian Carroll Haley Carroll Jeffrey Chandler Grace Cheng Mary Clarbour Sonja Claridge Meagan Cleary Beth Cole Molly Cook Mariana Cosma Elyse Coval Jolene Crittenden

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Caroline Cummings Christina Darling-Kramer Mary Davis Fournier Donna and Thomas Day Christine Deering Noel Desierto Gayle Dickerson Murphy Dorn Mary Dowling Cecilia DSouza Richard DuCasse Gloria Duffey Alyson Duffey Amy Dykstra Mary Dzendzeluk Julie Dziobak Suzanne Ekblad Elizabeth Fahey Leah Farris Kathryn Ferrantella Jodi Firchau Angela Flennoy Daveda Flute Paula Ford Becky Foster Ruth Gannon Cook Phyllis Gardner Louise and James Gates Liz Gierhahn Marie Gilliam Judy Gofron Gareth Goh Gavin Goh Linda Gollan Carolyn Gomez Avigail Gonzalez Patricia Gorski Christine Goshgarian Susan Graan Nora Graff Kathleen Grames Joanne and Kenneth Gray Lindsay Gray Elisabeth Sullivan Greaney Beverley Great June Greene Andrea Grote Ganga Gubbi Jean Harlow Jill Harris Josephine Heil Angie Heimgartner Christine Heinrich Manuela Hernandez Candice Hill Terri Holley Lois and James Honan Allison Hudson

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Mike Inouye Sylbi Intarakumhang Shakira Irizarry Alan Jagnandan Khadija James-Keating Margie Jeffords David Jeffrey Carole and James Johnson Wendy and David Johnson Lynda Jones Laura Jones* Michael Jung Jeff Kaiser Carrie Kamm Sue Kaplan-Brunett Lisa Kapsa Carrie Kaufmann Katie Kawczynski Bridgette Kayser Keller Family Foundation Paul Kent Jeff Kirkton Leah Konrady Gina-Marie and Thomas Koontz Natasha Koprivica-Adler Amanda Kristo Carolyn Kruk Nan Kubicek Ronald Kulak Alyssa Kupka Dorothy Kurtz Melissa and David LaBrash Daria Lahn Roberta Lancaster Eunice Lasky Marti Leonard Dyanna Lewis Kendal Lewis Nathan Lichon Meghan Linehan Nicole Lombardo Katie Lorenz Lisa and Michael LoVallo Leah Lowery Christina Lynch Aarti Malik Catherine Maloney Evelynn Malvestudo Kathy Manrriquez Beth and Steven March Martha Martinez- Firestone Greg Mathews Zoe Mazurkiewicz Peggy McClanahan Ali McCoy

*Friendship Circle (recurring gifts)

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Nancy McGregor Nell McKitrick-Walenda Patricia Mellema Katie Meshke Michelle Meyer Phyllis and Keith Meyer Mary Miller Roed Audrey Mills Nicole Mitchell Magaret E. Molitor Deborah Moreno James L. Murphy Rose Murtaugh Art Nakamoto Debbie Nawara Jennifer Naylor Carol Nenne Mary Beth and Philip Niziol Jen Novak Gail Novy Denise O’Brien-Peterson Michelle O’Connor Kathryn O’Day Gail Ogdon Jeanette O’Loughlin Mara Orrico Kasey Ostarello Jolene Ostry Joan and John O’Sullivan Helen Page Dean Parnell Priya Patel Sejal Patel Sajit Paul L’Oreal Payton Nicole Peck Lauren Peddinghaus Autumn Penney Carly Perminas Erin Peters Joy Peters Sara Piraino Jennifer Polka Anthoula Pomrening Mary Poponas Angelica Prado Sonja Prifti Anne Purky Nancy Rach Maja Ramirez Craig Reges Kathryn Reilly Debora Renwick Thecla Rettberg Maggie Rice Debra Richey Susanne Riley Jacki Robinson-Ivy

Honor Circle (multi-year pledges of $1K+)

Andrea Rodbro Judith Roess Nancy Rose Keri Rosenbloom Toback Warner Rosenthal Rebecca Roussell Elaine and Arlen Rubin Sara A. Rundell David Russell Pam Saltzberg Stephen Scalzo Bernadette and Randal Scheib Kristin Schmidt Kimberlyn Schultz Carol Schuster Margaret Schweitzer Mary Sebahar Service Unit 273 Service Unit 540 Jillian Seyl Mary Lynne Shafer Valery Sheppard Cornelia and James Shoffner Susanna Shuman Linda Simonpietri Corey Singletary Sarah Skarda Madeleine Slingerland Marion Smith Andrya Smith Timothy Snyder Dottie Soelke Lisa Spelhaug Catherine Spohnholtz Marjorie Springer Jeanne Stange Kathi Sterling Jennifer Stevens Desiree Stewart Mary Kay and Larry Stoor Barb Stott Jennifer Strang Beth Stresser Daniel Strong Therese and Richard Styrczula Becky Sutton Lisa Swatland Kathleen Szot Michael Tabor Lavergne Tedeski Mary Sue Terrance Linda Tiffin-Mascorro Robert Trinco Troop 45144 Bernadette and Richard Trusk ‡

Deceased

Noreen Tunney Marty Vander Velde Jacqueline Vanzant Natasha Vaygilevich Gina Vera Andrea Verney Maggie Walker Susan Walsh Jon Ward Marie Ward Annie Warshaw Ellen Weber Jeffrey Weidner Sarah White Pavlovic Katherine Wildermuth Alex Wisa-Wolferding Gina Wojcik Barbara and Larry Wolfrum Leslie Worcester Maureen Yanong BS Yap Valerie Yeager Tracy Yin Victoria Zickenheiner Elizabeth Zollner

IN MEMORY Niki Allen Diane M. Banks Patricia Bennett Eileen I. Benson Helen DeVries Mary Drish A. F D’Souza Iris DuFour Micheline A. England Brandy M. Gallagher Sylvia Haban Dave Hammer Carol Henderson Judith Hogan Dolores Holub Jennifer Hubbard Jelissa E. Jackson Esta Kaplan Kathy Kelley Gloria E. Kubak Alice H. Larson Lane Latto Edna Leaner Sandi Morrow Bebe Mosillo Helen Nash Blythe O’Sullivan Marlys A. Powers Dave Rastall Mrs. Serwatt Margaret Smith

Charlotte Tabourn Viola Wallenta-Sedlacek James Ware Rolf Zoeller

IN HONOR Shradha Agarwal Marion Berger Karen Case Katie Christensen Arthur Christensen Emily Cole Stephanie Cooney Geissler Kimberly Danna-Mulick Mayela Delgado Victoria J. Dorgan Marian M. DuCasse Traci L. Fiatte Annabel Gordon Georgia Gordon Lindsey Grant Kathy Grzeczka Ann Harper Angela Hickey Mari Hoover Glenna Illing Emily Jungels Ocean Konte Judy Kroll Connie L. Lindsey Lisa A. LoVallo Brooke Mouw Alba Munge Rebecca Newport Zoe Petro Carole B. Segal Susan Snowden Cynthia Stath Troop 40657 Jennifer Wood

MATCHING GIFTS ABC 7 Chicago ACCO Brands Corporation Aon Foundation Matching Gift Program ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program Bank of America Matching Gifts Benevity, Inc. Boeing ConAgra Foods Matching Gift Program Exelon Foundation The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.

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Gartner Executive Programs GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program Ingredion Jellyvision The Kuntz Foundation Leo Burnett Worldwide The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Mondelez International Mutual of America Nuveen Investments Pepsico Foundation Employee Giving Campaign Robert R. McCormick Foundation U.S. Cellular YourCause LLC

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS Adrienne Bolbot American Girl Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Ballet Chicago Bartlett Tree Experts Bottle and Bottega Capital One Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Cubs Baseball Club Chicago History Museum

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Chicago Parent Magazine Chicago Red Hots Chicago Sky Chicago Woman Magazine Codeverse Mary and Richard Cullen Downers Grove Ice Arena Dupage Symphony Orchestra Emerald City Theatre Entertainment Cruises Fortune Fish & Gourmet Four Seasons Hotel Chicago GSU Center for Performing Arts Theater Helzberg Diamonds iO Theater Joffrey Ballet Joliet Slammers Kendra Scott LLC Patrick and Karen Layng Lucky Strike Lyric Opera of Chicago Make It Better Media McDermott Will & Emery LLP NIPSCO Northwestern Athletics The Original Pancake House Maria Pinto Randstad General Staffing USA Rider Dickerson Sand Valley Golf Resort Lew Seidenberg

Sharp Linda Simonpietri Six Flags Great America theWit Theatre of Western Springs White Castle Willis Tower Skydeck Nancy L. Wright Zanies Comedy Nite Club

WAYS TO GIVE

THOSE WHO INVEST IN GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST INDIANA HAVE MANY OPTIONS FOR FUNDING OUR MISSION TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER.

ANNUAL GIVING

DONOR RECOGNITION

Annual gifts at every level fund the most immediate needs of the organization and the 52,000 girls we serve.

Members of these societies receive benefits throughout the year, including special recognition and invitations to exclusive events.

The following campaigns are ways the Girl Scout community and its supporters show their love for the organization and ensure every girl has an opportunity to thrive: ⚬ Annual Appeals ⚬ #GivingTuesday ⚬ Family Partnership

CREATIVE WAYS TO GIVE We are grateful for our donors’ generosity and are happy to collaborate with individuals and institutions to ensure gifts meet the donor’s needs and have the biggest impact possible.

Donors have kindly supported the organization in a multitude of ways: ⚬ Pledges of gifts over multiple years ⚬ Grants ⚬ Estate or planned gifts ⚬ In-kind gifts

EVENT SPONSORSHIPS We host two major fundraising events annually: the spring Tribute to Achievement Dinner and the fall Smart Cookies event. Both have corporate and individual sponsorship opportunities to celebrate the work of Girl Scouts.

NAMING OPPORTUNITIES Individuals have the opportunity to fund and name a scholarship for Gold Award recipients. Other naming opportunities include improvements at the various camp grounds as well as STEM, financial literacy and healthy living programs.

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

Our premier gift society, designated for donors who have given a combined total of $1,000 or more within a fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30).

HONOR CIRCLE

Our recognition society for those who commit to making a multi-year gift of at least $1,000 per year for five years.

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

An option for those that decide to give any amount on a recurring basis. Those who give $84 or more a month will also qualify for the President’s Circle.

JULIETTE GORDON LOW SOCIETY

Recognizes individuals who have made a planned gift to Girl Scouts GCNWI through a bequest, retirement account, insurance policy, charitable gift annuity, or charitable trust.

LEARN MORE Contact: ⚬ funddevelopment@girlscoutsgcnwi.org ⚬ 312-912-6345 ⚬ www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/donate

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