At Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, we're committed to building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place! We serve more than 12,000 members from Monmouth and Ocean counties with the resources to become tomorrow's leaders.
Locations:
Ocean Service Center 1405 Old Freehold Road Toms River, New Jersey 08753
Monmouth Service Center 242 Adelphia Road Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727
Camp Amity Acres 133 Jones Road Barnegat, New Jersey 08005
Program Activity Center 127 Yellowbrook Road Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727
Camp Sacajawea 242 Adelphia Road Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727
Board of Directors
Jacqueline K. Shea Board Chair
Bob McLane Third Vice Chair
Officers
Jaimie Diaz First Vice Chair
Jay Whalen Treasurer
Members at Large
Lauren Holman Second Vice Chair
Dr. Michael Maschi Secretary
Alexis Bailey • Diane Brock • Dr. Charles Ford • Jody Herkloz • Jan Kirsten
Jaclyn Kosco • Dr. Eboné Lawrence-Smith • Brian Murphy • Kate Roselli
Jenna Rosenfeld • Heather Stout • Carla Vanzant
Ben Waldron • Michele Wilson
Dear
Friends of Girl Scouts,
What a phenomenal year it has been for Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore! As I look back on the 20242025 year, my heart is full of pride and gratitude for the girls, families, volunteers, and supporters who make our movement unstoppable. Every day, I see proof that when girls are given the opportunity, they rise—and they shine.
This year, our Girl Scouts built robots, climbed rock walls, earned highest awards, and stood up as leaders in their schools and communities. They showed us what courage looks like when they try something new, what confidence looks like when they speak up for change, and what character looks like when they serve others before themselves. These are not just moments of growth; they are the sparks of leadership that will shape the future of our communities and our world.
Thanks to you, we made those sparks possible. Your generosity opened the doors of summer camp to girls who had never been before. Your commitment ensured girls from underserved neighborhoods could join troops and discover the power of sisterhood. Your belief in our mission allowed us to deliver innovative STEAM, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement programs that prepare girls for the challenges of tomorrow.
We also deepened our work around equity, inclusion, and access— because every girl deserves the chance to be a Girl Scout. And this year proved something we’ve always known: when we remove barriers and invite girls in, they don’t just participate—they thrive.
As we look to 2026, I am more energized than ever. We will continue to expand opportunities, strengthen partnerships, and boldly champion the limitless potential of girls. With your support, we are not just preparing girls for the future—we are preparing the future itself.
On behalf of our Board of Directors, our dedicated staff, and most importantly, our Girl Scouts—thank you for believing in girls, and for walking alongside us as we build a brighter, braver tomorrow.
Yours in Girl Scouting,
Heather Coburn, CEO
As Chair of the Board of Directors, I am proud of the incredible growth and impact the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore achieved this year. Time and again, we see that when girls are given opportunities to lead, they step forward with courage, creativity, and determination.
Our Board is deeply committed to ensuring strong governance, sound stewardship, and a vision that keeps equity and access at the heart of all we do. This year, that meant expanding outreach to underserved communities, building strong partnerships to create new opportunities for growth, and supporting innovative programs that prepare girls to thrive as tomorrow’s leaders.
None of this is possible without you—our dedicated donors, volunteers, and community partners. Your belief and support fuels this movement and ensures every Girl Scout has the chance to discover her voice, and her leadership potential.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your trust and your generosity. Together, we are building a brighter future for all girls.
With gratitude,
2024-2025 Highlights
232 Gold, Silver & Bronze Award Girl Scouts completed over 7,200+ hours of community service
8,290 girls participated across Monmouth & Ocean Counties
InnovateHer Academy empowered 25 Girl Scouts to explore leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship through hands-on STEM activities at Georgian Court University
177,622 boxes of cookies donated for local frontline workers, Hometown Heroes and food banks
120 Girl Scouts from underserved communities attended 2 weeks of summer camp Thanks to Monmouth County Board of Commissioners
966 girls served through no cost staff led troops in underserved communities
Our Membership
What started as a single troop in Savannah, Georgia, has blossomed into the largest girl-serving organization in the world. This vast sisterhood includes 2.5 million Girl Scout members across the United States and overseas, and 10 million Girl Guides in 146 countries.
8,290 Girl Members 2,911 Adult Members 1,162 Lifetime Members
12,363 Total Active Members Girl Scouts by Level
Cookie Program
5,788 Girl Scouts participated in the 2025 Cookie Program
Total Boxes of Cookies Sold 729,288
Cookies by Type
Fall Product Program
2,127 Girl Scouts participated in the 2024 Fall Product Program
The Impact of Girl Scout Camp 2025
This summer, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore welcomed girls to two beautiful camps—Camp Sacajawea in Farmingdale and Camp Amity Acres in Waretown— for a season of adventure, friendship, and growth.
Why Camp Matters
At Girl Scout camp, girls gain more than just fun memories—they build skills and confidence that last a lifetime.
Camp Fosters:
• Independence & Confidence
• Leadership & Teamwork
• Outdoor Adventures
• Friendship & Belonging
Access & Inclusion
More than 120 girls from disadvantaged communities enjoyed two full weeks of camp thanks to generous community support.
938 Campers attended camp
The New Jersey Girl Report
INFORMING OUR MISSION
The New Jersey Girl Report, Fueling Her Future—a collaboration of the state’s Girl Scout councils—provides insights into girls’ well-being across Physical Health, Emotional Wellness, Social Well-Being, and Life Readiness. The data shows both challenges and potential; rising stress, social pressures, and unequal opportunities highlight the need for safe, inclusive spaces that build confidence and resilience.
At Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, we turn these findings into action—creating programs that foster leadership, character, and exploration through outdoor experiences, STEAM, and community engagement.
The report confirms what we know; when girls are supported, our whole community thrives.
Sparking Curiosity Through STEAM
“The Mobile STEAM Lab showed me I could be an engineer one day. I didn’t know I liked building things until I tried it!”
– Girl Scout Cadette, Age 11
30+ Programs Delivered 1000+ Girls Reached
At Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, we believe every girl should have the chance to explore the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM). In 2025, our programs empowered girls of all ages to experiment, innovate, and imagine new possibilities for their future.
Innovation Station brings hands-on discovery directly to girls across Monmouth and Ocean counties. Whether parked at schools, community centers, or events, the lab delivers engaging activities like coding, robotics, 3D design, and environmental science—removing barriers so all girls can experience the excitement of STEAM learning.
Higher Awards
Gold Award
15 Girl Scouts
2,000 + community service hours
Silver Award
45 Girl Scouts
2,200 + community service hours
Bronze Award
172 Girl Scouts
3,000 + community service hours
The Gold Award— earned by only 5.4% of Girl Scouts nationwide—is the most prestigious honor, recognized by colleges, employers, and the military for extraordinary leadership and impact.
The Girl Scout Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards are the highest honors in Girl Scouting—milestones of courage, confidence, and character.
This year, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore celebrated girls who led projects tackling environmental sustainability, food insecurity, and mental health awareness—showing the power of young leaders to create lasting change.
When girls pursue these awards, they don’t just imagine a better world—they make it happen.
Learn, Lead, Succeed.
Each year, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore brings together the next generation of changemakers for our Young Women’s Leadership Summit. This one-day program inspires, connects, and empowers high school girls as they prepare to step into college, careers, and leadership roles in their communities.
“I realized leadership doesn’t mean being the loudest person in the room. It means listening, learning, and lifting others up.”
– Summit Participant, 2025
2025 Highlights
• 175+ participants from across Monmouth and Ocean counties
• Keynote Speaker: Bonnie Barczykowski, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, shared an inspiring message on courage, confidence, and character
• Leadership Panel: Accomplished women from business, government, nonprofit, and education shared personal journeys and advice
For the year ending Sept 30th, 2025 Disclaimer
A Community Supporting Girls
November 2024 Raised: $19,025
August 2025 Raised: $54,890 September 2025 Raised: $40,700 May 2025 Raised: $120,390
Your gift will be used to ensure local Girl Scouts gain the skills and confidence needed to accept challenges, overcome obstacles, and become leaders. Plus, every dollar you give stays right here in our community.
Donate at: gsFun.org/donate An investment in Girl Scouts is an investment in making our community better , stronger, and brighter.
Thank You
Your Support Helps Girls Lead, Grow, and Make the World a Better Place!
Girl Scouts gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our donors and funders who have invested in local Girl Scouts.
The following list recognizes all donations of $100 or more received between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025. Great care has been taken to ensure accurate recognition of every donor. If an error or omission has occurred, we sincerely apologize and kindly ask that you bring it to our attention so we can correct it promptly.
$100,000 + County of Monmouth Department of Health and Human Services
$25,000 - $100,000
PM & MJ Galanti Foundation
Grunin Foundation
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Ocean County Department of Human Services
The Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Family Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 - $24,999
The Citta Foundation, Inc.
Garden State Trust Company
Hackensack
Meridian Health
Marie McCool Charitable Trust
New Jersey Natural Gas
Ocean County Vocational Technical School
$5,000 - $9,999
Aspire Technology Partners
Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Manasquan Bank
OceanFirst Bank
OceanFirst Foundation
RWJBH – Community Medical Center
Stone Foundation of NJ
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
$2,500 - $4,999
The Anabel Foundation
The Baldwin Group
Bright Harbor Healthcare
ENCON
HerSpace MedSpa
HFA Holman Frenia
Allison PC
Dr. Eboné
Lawrence-Smith
Kevin J. Leahy
Local 400 IBEW
Lorrie Losapio
Ocean County Business Development & Tourism
Owen, Little & Associates, Inc.
PNC Institutional Asset Management
Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP
RWJBH – Monmouth Medical Center
Target Circle Community Support
James Whalen
$1,000 - $2,499
Bayshore Recycling Corp.
Bil-Jim
Construction Co., Inc.
Jonathan Luke Black FDN., Inc.
Diane Brock
Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle, Gutman & Petro
CentraState Healthcare System
Cisco Systems Community Foundation of NJ
Cooperative Communications, Inc.
Ann P. Ferguson
Georgian Court University
Gregory Greco –Monmouth Plastic Surgery
HP Women’s Group
William Hrehowsik
Jersey Mike’s Gives
Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce
John Klein
L & L Paving
Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s
Monmouth County
Alumnae Chapter
Monmouth Park Charity Fund, Inc.
Ocean University Medical Center
Teri O’Connor
Louise Olshan
Jonathan Petro
Pine Belt Auto Group
Red Arrow Technologies LLC
RLG Environmental, Inc.
Kate Roselli
The Rotary Club of Toms River
Schindler Elevator Corp.
Jacqueline K. Shea
Jennifer Shufran
Smart Energy Water
Soroptimist
International LBI
Stillwell-Hansen, Inc.
Township of Wall
Troy’s Tree Service
United Way of Monmouth & Ocean Counties
Jim Vaccaro
Wintrode Family Foundation
Woodhaven Lumber & Millwork
$500 - $999
A & E Clothing Corp.
Atlantic Health
Urgent Care/Immediate Care Medical
Paige Baran
Barbara Birdsall
Birdsall & Laughlin LLC
Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County
Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC
Brookdale Community College
David Brown
Heather Coburn
Christina Cox-West
ConnectOne Bank
James Daly
Jim & Jill DeAngelis
The Kaitlyn Leigh
Duckworth Memorial Fund
Maria Farhat-Tanzola
FSD Enterprises, LLC
Vin Gopal Civic Association
Grunin Group
Joseph Hamilton
Construction
George & Ruth Harms Foundation, Inc.
Hiering, Dupignac, Stanzione & Dunn, PC
Honest Living LLC
iCode School-Shrewsbury
Ironworkers Local 11
JAM Foods 4 Corp.
Chelsea Kaufmann
Stephan & Judith Leone
Little Silver Mammography HerSpace
Middlesex County Building & Construction Trades Co.
Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners
Brianne Montella
Rodney & Susie Morris
Sandra & H. William Mullaney
NY Waterway
Ocean County College
Oliverie Funeral Home
Palmer & Cay, LLC
Provident Bank
PWC NJ
Meghan Rehbein
Renaissance Women’s Club
Carla Scarabino *
Seacoast Missionary
Baptist Association
Seacrest Recovery Centers
Second Baptist Church of Long Branch ServPro
SHI International Corp.
Stacy Sherwood
Heather Stout *
Trinity Hall
Jason Volk
$250 - $499
Bahiyyah Abdullah
Karen Adam*
Allied Fire & Safety Equipment
AT & T
Bright Funds
Theresa Calsetta
Pamela Coefield
Carol Cousins
The D’Onofrio Foundation
Karen Edelman
Barbara & Joseph Fitzgerald
Ethel Fairley
Denice Gaffney
Eric Gelb
Marilyn Hampton-Brown
Hecht Family Foundation Inc.
Shawn Heeter
Lysa Israel
Chanta L. Jackson
Jersey Mike’s Subs
Geraldine Jones
Sarah (Lucille) Jones
Janice D. Keener
Charlene Lawson
William Luby
Dena Mayo *
Karen McFadden
Amy & Robert McLane
Jackeline Mejias-Fuertes
Veronica Miller
Monmouth & Ocean County Bldg. & Construction Trade Council
New Jersey School Boards Assoc.
Ocean County Foundation for Vocational & Technical Education Inc.
Suzanne Parchment
Wendy Philipps
Tanya Randall
Tami Reid
Darlene Repollet
Jenna Rosenfeld
Nicholas Scarabino
Ann Scott
Rosalind Seawright
M.V. Silveri & Sons
Cynthia Streeter Troop #60147
Phyllis Troy
Bertha Williams-Pullen
YMCA of Greater Monmouth County
$100 - $249
Benida Alexander-Stokes
Always Supporting Our Military
Amdur Benefit Solutions
Christina Baldino *
Susan Bond-Masterson *
Cheryl Bontales
William Brooks
RJ Bubadias
Jennifer Burden *
Carolyn Cannon
CentraState
Healthcare Foundation
Bonnie Chankalian
Laura Chinskey *
Aileen Christiansen *
Lauren Colon *
Coney Waffle
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Meghan Desgroseilliers
Gayle Dettlinger
Barbara & John Dunzelman *
Katherine Durante
Catherine Dzubaty *
Jennifer Edmonds
Tracey Edwards *
Ernest Egu
Kathleen & Peter Eovino
Victoria Marie Fernandez
Beth Fitzgerald *
Sabrina Fowler
Frantasy Enterprises, LLC
Robert Frazier
Freehold Area Branch AAUW
Heather Freeman
Jackie Garbe *
SuSu Garcia *
Garden State Law Enforcement Officers Association
MaryEllen Gibbon *
Eleanor Glazewski *
Betty Graham Grande Brothers, Inc.
Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce
Greenbriar Woodlands Women’s Club
Thomas Hayes
Patricia Heaney *
Joan Hollander
Sharon Hood *
Howell Chamber of Commerce
Ron Importico *
Wendy Jaghab
Kathryn Jones *
Linda Klose *
Jaclyn Kosco
Claudine Krosnowski *
LADACIN Network
Darcy Lawes *
Jennifer Lee *
Linda Lennon *
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Terry LoBue
Locust Advisory, LLC
Bramley Maber
Valerie Mahon *
MariaTeresa Maisano *
Amy-Beth Martin *
Arleen Martir
Tara Mayo
Ronna McCoy
Patricia McCully
Valerie McLaughlin *
Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office
Ashley Newton
Louise Olshan
Katie Parrinello
Theresa Peterson *
Stacy Petti *
Project Write Now
Nicole Pulliam
Gary Ramsey
Valerie Ryan
Salon Kokopelli
Eva & Stephen Scholfield
Dena Scoullos
Kristen Seidle
Penny Shank *
Stephanie Smida *
Sharlene Smith
Kristen Somerville
Soroptimist International of Toms River
Nancy Steck
Christopher Street *
Elizabeth Trapp *
Brett Van Benthysen
Sara Velez
VFW Auxiliary Post #8867
Zal Walton
Robert G. Weigand
Danielle Wilson *
Katie Woehnker
CY Wong *
Patricia Zakar *
*Platinum Leaders
Tributes
In Honor of Rebecca Ferriolo
Carolyn Hordichuk
In Honor of GSJS Staff
Cing-Yuen Wong
In Honor of Judith Kramer
Philip Rosen
In Honor of Louise Olshan
Lorrie Losapio
In Honor of Lynette & Kristin Ramsay
Cing-Yuen Wong
In Honor of Michele Degnan Spang
Anne McGarry
In Honor of Skye Stutesman
Lynn Curry
In Honor of Troop #60432
LindaAnn Horvath
The Juliette Gordon Low Society
The Juliette Gordon Low Society was established to honor individuals who have included Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore in their estate plans.
We are grateful for this powerful gesture and for these members’ dedication to our mission.
Bahiyyah Abdullah
Muriel Beekman
Barbara Birdsall, Esq.
Rachel Castellon
Jennifer Cody
Lisa Combs
Maureen Crinigan
Lynn Davis
Maria Farhat–Tanzola
Elizabeth Gallo
Mary Anne Gearing
Frances Golden
Virginia Haines
Thomas Halpin
Allison Havemann
Carolyn Hordichuk
Mary Johnson
Elizabeth Kelly
Patricia Kurz
Nancy Lewis
JoAnn McCann
Susan McClure
O’Meara Financial Group
Martha O’Rourke, DVM
Megan Osborn
John and Priscilla Oughton
Carolyn Pine
Richard Renzulli
Charles Richter
Linda Rieche
Barbara Romaine
Ann Scott
Roberta Sheridan
Patricia Tuting
Harry Weisfeld
Dianne Belk & Lawrence Calder Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift
Erik and Eva Andersen Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift
Our Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
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.
Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
*Members may substitute for the word God in accordance with their own spiritual beliefs.
