Annual Impact Report 2022-2023

Annual Impact Report 2022-2023

A Message from the Board Chair & CEO Dear Supporters of Girl Scouts, What a remarkable year it has been at Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey. During our fiscal year 2023, Girl Scouts celebrated 111 years of preparing girls for a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.

Through the support of our valued volunteers, Board of Directors, staff, donors, and members, our Girl Scouts were able to engage in a wide range of experiences that explored the four pillars of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: STEM, the Outdoors, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship.

To provide more resources to our 18,500 Girl Scouts and 10,200 members, we focused on programming, technology, philanthropy, property improvements, and staffing to help more girls discover, connect, and take action. We are committed to innovation in our work so that we can “keep up with the speed of girls” and do more to help them achieve our mission.

As we look forward, we know that the future is bright. With your continued support and through programs and initiatives that foster courage, confidence, and character, Girl Scouting empowers girls to become leaders of tomorrow. We are pleased to present this 2023 Annual Report: another year of discovery and innovation.

Sincerely, Bette M. Simmons, Ed.D. Chair, Board of Directors Sandra A. Kenoff President/CEO

Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Board of Directors Bette M. Simmons, Ed.D. Board Chair Shanna Jafri 1st Vice Chair Matthew Lamb, Pharm.D, R.Ph. 2nd Vice Chair Leslie Franklin Treasurer Krista Korinis Secretary Sandra A. Kenoff President/Chief Executive Officer Leslie Achter Jill Andersen Delia Blackler Perretta Elisa Buckley Karyllan Dodson Mack Danielle Furze Julia Helliesen Pia House Walker Germaine Lacqua Joe Pennisi Christyl Lucille Murray Nikki Sumpter Nashira Spencer Girl Representatives Erica Adu Lorayne Gulbrandsen Nicole Pelish

Program Highlights At Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, during Fiscal Year 2023, we remained committed to delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls in grades K-12 to help empower them to find their voices, build skills, and discover their talents.

As the 11th largest Girl Scout council in girl and adult membership (out of 111), we served more than 18,500 girl members and 10,200 adult members in Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Sussex, and northern Warren counties of New Jersey.

Throughout the year, we provided a variety of staff-led program activities focused on the four pillars of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: STEM, Outdoors, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship.

Total attendance for program activities included more than 9,372 girls and 4,964 adults.* Of the top 25 badge-earning activities, those that offered unique opportunities to explore STEM and the outdoors, were the most popular. Among them were Maple Sugaring (Cadette Trees Badge), Girl Scout Brownie Night Out (Brownie Outdoor Adventurer Badge), Crack the Case (Junior Detective Badge or Cadette Special Agent Badge), High Tech Hide and Seek (Junior Geocacher Badge or Cadette Trailblazing Badge), and Morning Chores on the Farm (Junior Playing the Past Badge or Cadette Animal Helpers Badge).

In addition to badge-earning activities, we mentored year-round teams of Girl Scouts in: • robotics (FIRST TECH Challenge Team Steel Magnolias and several FIRST LEGO league teams) • hiking and backpacking (Trailblazers group) • media relations (Media Girls) Seventy-two girls were active in our robotics programs, which included FIRST competition training and our “Dance Off, Robot Style” activities, during which girls learned to think like engineers to design, build, and code competitive robots using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.

*Individual members may have attended more than one program activity.

Program Highlights Our Trailblazers group learned outdoor skills such as hiking, camping, primitive camping, equipment selection, outdoor safety, and fire building. They hiked the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey and explored other state destinations such as Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, Wildcat Ridge, Pyramid Mountain, Ramapo Mountain, Norvin Green Forest, and more.

Our 12 Media Girls represented our council at events and for interviews and provided communications support in sharing our stories with the media throughout the year. They appeared on News12 New Jersey and WPIX News New York, and shared their own generated video content on our social media.

We celebrated the 111th Anniversary of the Girl Scout movement during Girl Scout Week in March with a council-wide birthday party held in Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream. More than 3,250 Girl Scouts and adults attended. Our Media Girl team helped host the event and spoke with correspondents from local news programs.

Our council led a Girl Scout Destinations trip as part of the national travel opportunities offered by Girl Scouts of the USA. During our excursion, Broadway Bound, we hosted Girl Scouts from all over the country for a week in July. The girls and chaperones stayed at Lake Rickabear Camp’s Friendship Lodge for a week, attended five Broadway shows, and visited several New York City historical locations.

In addition, we conducted several other large-scale events including: • FallFest Family Weekend at Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon, where families learned more about our program activities.

• Virtual Financial Literacy Workshop for Girl Scouts of all levels sponsored by Morgan Stanley, which helped girls earn a financial literacy patch.

• Black History Month Showcase at American Dream, where girls earned a challenge patch.

• Discover Memphis staff-led excursion to Tennessee for adult volunteers.

• Sleep with the Fish overnight at Norwalk Aquarium.

• Intro to Camping: Glamping, which brought indoor troop camping to Girl Scouts Daisies and their leaders.

• Perfectly Imperfect, which explored yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for body positivity.

GSNNJ by the Numbers

11th Largest Council 9,372 girls & 4,964 adults out of 111 in girl & adult participated in membership program activities*

72 girls participated in GSNNJ Robotics

93 girls earned the Girl Scout Gold Award

88 girls participated in travel & hiking activities

1,071 girls served through Community Engagement programs

300 girls earned the Girl Scout Silver Award

366 girls earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award

1,423 girls attended GSNNJ camp

1,640,530 Girl Scout Cookie packages sold 132,604 cookie packages donated

*Individual members may have attended more than one program activity.

Membership By Program Level Served over 18,500 Girl Members and 10,200 Adult Members.

4,886

5,231

3,749

2,707

1,076

899

Fall Product & Girl Scout Cookie Programs By participating in this year’s Fall Product Program and Girl Scout Cookie Program, Girl Scouts learned valuable sales and business skills unlike any other year, while they raised funds to support their troop’s activities and take-action projects. We began our cookie program season with the introduction of a new Girl Scout Cookie flavor, Raspberry Rally. The nationwide shortage of inventory for the highly anticipated flavor, in combination with supply chain and digital platform issues, posed some challenges, as well as life lessons, for all involved. Although more girls participated in the Girl Scout Cookie Program prior to the previous year, gross sales overall were lower. Girls learned important lessons about supply and demand and the challenges businesses were facing in a post-pandemic environment.

Fall Product Program • 4,057 girls participated • Troops earned a total of $102,526 in Troop Proceeds Girl Scout Cookie Program • 14,187 girls participated • 11,573 girls utilized the Digital Cookie platform • 902,883 packages were sold via Digital Cookie as shipped, donated, and girl-delivered orders • Per Girl Average for FY23 was 108 packages • Troops earned a total of $1,258,427.25 in Troop Proceeds • Cookies from Home donations totaled 102,800 packages

Cookies from Home The following organizations were the 2023 recipients of donated packages from the Cookies from Home program.

Blood Centers of NY & NJ Eagles Angels Interfaith Food Pantry Long Valley Community Assistance Program Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Church New Hope Food Pantry Operation Jersey Cares Paramus Community Pantry Paramus Police Department Roxbury Township Public Assistance Salvation Army Table of Hope Trinity Lutheran Church Veterans Food Pantry West Milford Fire & Rescue

Gold Award Girl Scouts The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable and proof that not only can Girl Scouts make a difference, but through their Gold Award projects, they already have. Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors who earn the Gold Award tackle issues that are dear to them and drive lasting change in their communities and beyond. The Gold Award is a key that can open doors to scholarships, preferred admission tracks for college and military service, and amazing career opportunities.

The following are the GSNNJ Girl Scouts who earned their Gold Awards this year.

Alpine/Tenafly Allie Baldini Georgeena Gonedes

Kinnelon Keira Fischbeck Sky Sedlacek

Mountain Lakes Jennifer Catallo Olivia Manchand

River Edge Abigail Finan Maeve Flynn

Boonton Lexa Ananian

Lakedale Gina Oswald

North Warren Madelyne McCormack

Chatham Nicole Mueller Julia Nugent Miranda Salinger Mary Young

Long Hill Dena Mistichelli Meghan Sherer Erin Aroneo Shaye Bundonis

Norwood Alexandra Fruhling

River Vale Nicole Choi Olivia Garcia

Chester Natalia Cresti

Lyndhurst Isabella Freitas Deeksha Prabhu

Clifton Maria Calvi Denville Isabella Nemerofsky Abigail Rokicki Anna Staltari Jacqueline Williams Judy Yeung Glen Rock Grace Lew Emma Ohnegian Hanna Perez Goffle Brook Alexandra Spalt Hillsdale Kareena Shah Lauren Zawadzki Hillside Annie Li Ho-Ho-Kus Emily Bulko Olivia Burchell Kait Karoleski

Old Tappan Sierra Lumia Allie Tama

Rutherford Lauren Pfleger

Mahwah Abigail Puzo

Parsippany Monalisa Hait Ava Turrisi

Saddle River/ Upper Saddle River Zoe Anderson Harley Carlin Sarah Cassell Autumn Chiu Catherine Corrado Anara Pollak

Mendham Katelyn Liloia

Pequannock Amber Derricks

Sparta Lily Tobachnick

Montvale Ella Espino Grace Zak

Randolph Alexa Helmke Gracie Schrader

Montville Swara Agarwal Sophia Kalliaras Madeline Tubbs Sahana Vaidya

Ridgefield Park Gianna Terrarosa

Washington Township Katelyn Poggi Erin Thomas Natalia Wolinski

Madison/Harding Clara Forte

Morristown Emma Collins Natalie Rosenthal Mount Olive Olivia Casale Victoria Granberg

Oradell Madelyn Fried Marisa Schoenberg Anna Vidaic

Roxbury Ashleigh Ribe

Ridgewood Tierney Johnson Katelyn Dickson Lindsey Libenson Alexandra Rupprecht Isabella Salerno Kat Slott Ava Swartz Katrina Weispfenning Ringwood Lyndsey Christiano

Wayne Arya Kaul Isabelle Mailman West Milford Linna Liaukus Westwood Mia Heid Wyckoff Claudia Ferenc Ava McCann Delia J. Perretta

Girl Scout Adventures Our Gold Award Girl Scout Valencia Julien was awarded the 2023 National Gold Award Girl Scout scholarship from Girl Scouts of the USA. One girl per council is awarded this honor, and as our council’s recipient, Valencia received a $10,000.00 scholarship for her take-action project, which helped children to understand Alzheimer’s Disease.

She was selected because her work exemplified the core components of the Girl Scout Gold Award and demonstrated extraordinary leadership to drive lasting change in her community and beyond.

Kareena Shah earned her Girl Scout Gold Award this year with a take-action project that focused on the world water crisis. She studied the water crisis in India, created an educational program for middle-school children, and produced a series of podcasts on the subject entitled, “One Drop at a Time,” during which she interviewed leaders and experts on the issue. She reached out to the Eileen Fisher Corporation to learn more about their work in water conservation and to interview their staff, which availed her of the opportunity to participate at a conference with the company’s Social Consciousness team and create a video presentation that was shown company wide.

Kareena also met with students from USKids4Water (USK4W) to plan Hack4Water, a hackathon geared towards immersing students in working to solve water-related issues.

Shaye Bundonis earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by addressing the need for adapting toys for children with special needs. She reached out to the Target Corporation to present her ideas for adapting switches on toys. Target’s heads of marketing and product development agreed to meet with her and showed interest in working with her to develop product improvements.

Earning her Gold Award gave Shaye the courage and confidence to take her project further and take additional steps to make the world a better place.

Autumn Chiu earned her Girl Scout Gold Award with her take-action project, Sweating Out the Stigma, which focused on addressing society’s preconceived notions about people with special needs and challenges. She wanted to eliminate the stigma associated with persons with special needs, particularly among high school students. Autumn created a program that brought children with special needs together with high school students to play Pillo Polo. She recruited and trained student volunteers to help conduct the program. As a result, Autumn discovered that the children involved in the event were learning to work with others, were gaining confidence, and were improving their coordination, while the volunteers were gaining a better understanding of the special needs community and learning to see each person beyond their disability.

Natalia Wolinski was concerned about how much waste was being produced and disposed of each day at her high school during lunchtimes. She developed her Girl Scout Gold Award take-action project to find a better way of managing the waste.

Being a member of the Green Team at West Morris Central High School in Chester, she set out to lead the team to build three compost bins in the school garden and establish a system to collect school food waste. She created a YouTube video and shared her success with the New Jersey Composting Council to promote composting in schools around the state.

National Council Session In July 2023, delegates from our council were in Orlando for Girl Scouts’ 56th National Council Session (NCS) and Phenom by Girl Scouts convention. NCS is the national business meeting held every three years, during which delegates from every council across the nation meet to discuss, debate, and vote on issues important to the Girl Scout Movement.

At the 56th National Council Session, July 18–20, 2023, the body of delegates debated and voted on seven proposals and took various actions.

Proposal 4, which was originated by the Girl Scouts of the USA National Board upon recommendation by the DEIRJ Board Advisory Committee, proposed amending the preamble to the Girl Scout constitution in the following way and the motion was voted on by all 111 councils’ delegates and approved. _________________________________________________________ PROPOSAL 4, APPROVED AS AMENDED PROPOSAL: To amend the Preamble of the Constitution by inserting the words “and anti-racism” after the word “pluralism” in both places where that word occurs.

ADOPTED LANGUAGE: DIVERSITY, PLURALISM, AND ANTI-RACISM “Girl Scouts advance diversity, pluralism, and anti-racism and actively identify and oppose racism by removing systemic barriers to participation in our Movement and in the communities in which we live.” _________________________________________________________ This was a very exciting session for our girl member delegates (high school age), who for the first time, were able to attend an NCS convention in-person on location to participate in the national debates and voting.

Congratulations to our Girl Scouts who took on leadership roles during the sessions: Girl Scout Ambassador Kalia Cheung was chosen to be a Girl Presiding Officer for NCS and Girl Scout Ambassador Libby Nebres was a discussion Co-facilitator.

Our NCS Delegates spent three years preparing for this event and we are truly grateful for their time, dedication, and insights while representing our council.

Thank You to Our Delegates Emily Aprea Chiquita Barnes Brittany Boetticher Paulette Brauch Kalia Cheung Jessica Hoffman Shanna Jafri Sandra A. Kenoff Krista Korinis Libby Nebres Regan Sharkey Bette M. Simmons, Ed.D. Kathryn Tucker Alternatives Allison Bottoni Isabella Krepps Aurora Luer Kim Luer

Property Improvements This year, we made a significant investment in our camp properties to enrich the Girl Scout Camp experience for our members at Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon and Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham. Underscoring our commitment to outdoor programming, which is a key pillar of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, our camp properties underwent renovations and upgrades so that we could provide girls and their families with more enriching and fun experiences that enable them to learn new skills and thrive in the outdoors.

Upgrades completed in FY23 at Lake Rickabear Camp included the addition of eight new pickleball courts, two basketball half courts, four-square and hopscotch courts, and a junior scooter track, in addition to new roofing and replacement windows in the Friendship Lodge and Beach Lodge, respectively.

At Jockey Hollow Camp, capital improvements included upgrades to the archery range and refurbishing of the swimming pool and horse corral. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in July, which local government officials and the media attended.

At our Service Centers, to ensure that our troops have access to the materials they need, we expanded the offerings of our retail shop by installing a locker delivery system outside our Service Center to offer convenient pickup of retail purchases such as uniforms and badges after shop hours.

And, after a year of preparation, we successfully migrated our council website (www.gsnnj.org) to the new national Girl Scouts website platform on July 19, 2023, to join the many Girl Scout councils that had already upgraded their systems. The move provided improved technology and navigation and better access to national information for our members and staff.

Lake Rickabear & Jockey Hollow Camps During Summer 2023, girls engaged in hiking, boating, swimming, riding horses, zip lining, archery, woodworking, nature exploration, cooking, sports, and arts & crafts at our Jockey Hollow Day Camp in Mendham and Lake Rickabear Day Camp in Kinnelon.

Campers during this year were the first to receive pickleball instruction and play basketball on the new courts, and those who were also registered as Girl Scouts were able to earn Girl Scout badges and patches for various activities.

• 1,423 girls participated in our summer camps • 827 girls attended Jockey Hollow Day Camp • 596 girls attended Lake Rickabear Day Camp To support the increase in usage of our camp properties by our members (including troops, Service Units, and families) and outside groups (such as schools, churches, and towns), additional staff were hired, enabling us to bring the camp experience to more visitors, including those who were not in our summer camp sessions.

A total of 1,943 registered Girl Scouts camped overnight at our campgrounds. Archery, the low ropes challenge course, and waterfront activities were the most popular with visitors and a total of 1,040 registered Girl Scouts participated in these activities outside of camp sessions.* *Individual members may have attended more than one camp activity.

Community Engagement Our Community Engagement staff continued to expand the impact and reach of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience by helping girls in underresourced and emerging communities participate in Girl Scouting within our jurisdiction. The staff provided Girl Scouting opportunities throughout the school year during lunch hours and after school, as well as program activities during summer months with our Celebrate Girls Summer Program. A special focus this year was on exploring STEM careers, discovering how to stand against racism and pledge to work for a just society, practicing mental wellness, creating positive change in the community, and more. It was our first year working with Speer Village Housing, part of the United Passaic Organization, and with Englewood’s Palisades Charter School.

• 1,071 girls were introduced to Girl Scouting • 975 girls participated in school programs • 78 girls participated in summer programs

Celebrate Girls Summer Program At our Celebrate Girls Summer Program in Paterson, we served 78 girls during seven one-week sessions held in July and August. Girls worked on Girl Scout badges, attended field trips, spent time in the great outdoors, practiced mental wellness, and participated in a Book Club. Weekly field trips on Wednesdays included visits to museums and shows. Girl Scout Cadettes and Juniors made a special field trip to Becton Dickinson, where they learned about STEM-related careers. Weekly field trips to Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon were held every Friday to spend time outdoors learning new skills.

Annual Meeting & Adult Recognition Events The Annual Meeting and Adult Recognition Event returned to being a combined, in person event. Approximately 300 volunteers and staff attended on May 10, 2023, at The Cosmopolitan in Wayne. At the 16th Annual Meeting, new GSNNJ Board Members and Girl Representatives were sworn into office and outgoing members were recognized.

As a mission moment, Girl Scouts Heather Fenton from Bloomingdale and Natalie Vadakkan from Oradell were recognized for being winners of the Girl Scouts of the USA essay contest, To the Moon and Back. They were presented with Girl Scout patches that had traveled on the NASA Artemis 1 Mission in 2022. Heather and Natalie spoke to those in attendnce about the importance of the Girl Scout Leadership Program in their lives.

The evening continued as we showed our appreciation for our Girl Scout Volunteers, who are the lifeblood of our organization and who help prepare our girls for a lifetime of leadership by being the mentors they need in today’s world. Service Unit Managers, Product Program Managers, and other volunteers were honored with recognition awards and membership year pins.

In 2023, 253 adult recognition awards and 187 membership year pins were presented to our dedicated volunteers. We were honored to celebrate their special accomplishments and collective years of service to our organization.

Women of Achievement Women of Achievement 2023, our largest fundraiser of the year, was celebrated at the Westmount Country Club on April 20, 2023.

There were more than 300 guests in attendance and an active silent auction online. The event raised over $200,000 to help expand the impact and reach of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience in northern New Jersey.

We honored these extraordinary local women leaders for their personal and professional accomplishments: Dr. Jabeen Ahmed Medical Director, Sheefa Pharmacy and Wellness Center Colleen Fay, CPA, MST Tax Partner, Withum Samantha Plotino Executive Director, The Provident Bank Foundation Elinor J. Ferdon Young Woman of Promise Danielle Nebres Service Unit Manager, Madison and Harding Townships, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Mitzi Golbek Spirit of Girl Scouting Award

Thank You to Our Donors The following is a comprehensive list of our Donors in alphabetical order. We are grateful to all contributors and salute their choice to invest in the girls and volunteers of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey. Every dollar makes a difference, but for the purpose of this report, we are listing the names of donations greater than $100. The list below represents contributors whose gifts were received from Oct. 1, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2023. Thank you to all of our donors for their continued support.

The Juliette Gordon Low Society recognizes donors who support the mission of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey even after their lifetime through planned giving. It was established to thank and honor friends of Girl Scouting who choose to make Girl Scouts part of their legacies and a beneficiary of their estate plans. View our listing of JGL Society Donors.

The Circle of Friends Giving Society was founded in 2017 by generous champions of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey who made multi-year pledges of $5,000 or more to ensure the long-term sustainability. View our listing of Circle of Friends Giving Society Donors.

Donors ($100+) Katherine Abbott Accurate Proclean Leslie Achter Jabeen Ahmed Allstate Office Interiors Amazon Amazon Smile Foundation Jill Andersen Kelsey Anderson William Anderson Hilary Anderson Emily Aprea ASCO Atlantic Health System Estate of Audrey Anderson Axel Johnson, Inc. Laura Axler Hyung Bae BAE Systems Richard Baker Melissa Baralt Estate of Barbara Von Dem Hagen Chiquita Barnes Bonita Barnhart Frank Barra Edwin Barreto Carol Barrett Bayer Fund BD

Behnke’s Paramus Building Supply Katherine Bickerton Spotsel & Dorothy Bing Raquel Bini Margaret Blewett Anand Shah/Borough of Prospect Park Louanna Branca Bressler, Amery, & Ross, P.C. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Lynnferd Brown Angela Browne Elisa Buckley Kristin Buffardi Judith Carey Cynthia Carvalho Denise Cauchard Rachel Cawley Mabel Chang Laura Chepucavage Hemma Chertkoff Aashna Choudhary Vicki Christie City of Passaic Clyde Paul Insurance Agency Sheryl Colligan Christine Collins Cathy Coloff Karen Connelly Katie Cook Dahlia Cooper Wendy Costello

County College of Morris Carmen Dacosta Darmofalski Engineering Associates Jo Ann Davaris Mary Ann and Philip Deacon Patti Deitz Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation Shari DePalma Nicole Devonshire Martha DeYoung Diana Dloughy Driscoll Foods Kendrick Durant Ed Fagan, Inc. Gerry and Monica Eichman Suzanne Elliot Ernest Schacht Fund F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Caroline Fairchild Steve & Colleen Fay Renee Feldman Elizabeth Festa Kathleen A. Finnegan Joy Firshein First Hope Bank Shawn Fohs George D. Fosdick Tevra Francis Leslie Franklin Franklin Mutual Insurance Company The Frelinghuysen Foundation

Danielle Furze Carol Gabel Sabrina Gagliotta Dara Garcia Betty Garger Suzzanna Gill Global Installation Resources, LLC Nazly Gonedes Lynn Gregorski GSNNJ Chatham Service Unit GSNNJ Hanover Twp. Service Unit GSNNJ Harrington Park Service Unit GSNNJ Maywood Service Unit GSNNJ Washington TWP Service Unit Maria Haggerty Jennifer Hallahan Lisa Hamm Linda Hanlon Bradley Hanson Kathie Harrington Julia Helliesen Leigh Hermey Sarah Hill Jessica Hoffman Stephen and Bonnie Holmes Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ Pia House Walker Cindy Huson Inserra Supermarkets Inc. Shanna Jafri Jersey Barnfire Beth Johns Jessica Joyce Kearny Bank Keil Oil Etta Kelly Sandra Kenoff Hyunjung Keum Melissa Kiesche Bob & Debbie Kirsch Maria Lorena Kirschner Stephanie Kivett Ohnegian Kiwanis Club of the Chathams Marianne Klein Shannon Knowlton Erica Kolodziej Krista and Justin Korinis Merryl Kramer Anna Krepps Kuiken Brothers Company, Inc. Jane Kurek L3 Harris Technologies Suzanne & Daniel La Rue Scarberry Germaine Lacqua Lakeland Bank Matt Lamb Scott LaRue Ginny Laughlin

David Lee Patricia Lee Susan Leeds Meghan Leininger Carol Leo Erlisa Levin Brianna Licciardi Lillian P. Schenck Fund Little Brownie Bakers Megan Lunde Rosie & Harold Lunde Nina Luongo Darlene Lyden Cooper M&T Bank Karyllan & Joe Mack Bridget Macklin JoAnne Madalena Madison Area YMCA Nona & Thomas Maher Devon Maloney Kathryn Marsh Steven Martin Sally Mason Dave & Randa Mauldin James McCreedy Karen McMullen Medcore Health Group Carrie Meise Merck Partnership for Giving Tracy Merwede Elaine Meyerson Susan Miller Lori Miller Mellanice Miller Patricia and William Milley Christine Mirante Mia Mischuk-O’Brien Sarah Molnoski Craig Montanaro Rebecca Moody Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Regina Morris Morristown Rotary Club Jean Myers Helene Nagurka Michael Naidrich Thomas and Carol Neilson Tonia Nesheiwat New Jersey Natural Gas Michele and Robert Newhouse NJM Insurance Group Novartis Pharmaceuticals Foundation Luisa Nunez Linda O’Sullivan Mary Oates Raed Odeh Adriana Oliver Order of the Evergreen

Susan Pak Palmer & Cay Panera Bread, LLC Kimara Patton Kevin and Beth Paul Joe Pennisi Delia Perretta Helgard Perretta Loren Pierce Alexis Gina Plotino PNC Bank Leanna Porter-Harris Anne Powley Presbyterian Women Jennifer Pressman The Provident Bank Foundation PSE&G PSEG Foundation R&J Strategic Communications Mary-Jane Rader Laura Ranji Gwenette Reese Renaissance Charitable Foundation Research & Development Council of NJ Raffaele Ricciulli Margaret & Elke Riedling Riverdale Police Department Courtney Rosenkrantz Veronica Ross Kristina & Dennis Ryan Leigh Anne Sauchelli Barbara Saunders-Adams Sean Savio Farhanna Sayegh Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP Terry Schile-Morales Francine Schott Candy Shanks Regan Sharkey Brett Sharpton Mikele Simkins Bette Simmons Anupreeta & Samir Singh Lynelle Slivinski Raymond Soroka Nashira Spencer Joseph A. & Linda Spencer St Joseph’s Health Keith Suchodolski Alia Suqi Priya Suresh Swertee Technical Services, LLC Tarpey Group Charisse Taylor Cindy Taylor Paul Telesca TGI Office Automation The Tudor Foundation

Thorlabs, Inc. Tilcon New York Inc. Melodie Toby, Ph.D. Carmine Torrecuso Lisa Torres Tri-Tech Energy Inc. Truist/Frontstream Lisa Tubbs Brian and Lissette Tufaro Gabriella Tuminaro Mari Tuohy UPS Sam Varga Visions Federal Credit Union Margaret Wainscott Ginell Walker-Way Waste Management Donna Watridge Rose Anne Weissel Dianna Weston Wiley, Malehorn, Sirota & Raynes Melissa Williams Withum Women United in Philanthropy YWCA of Northern New Jersey Katherine Zatz JoAnne Zerby Tracy Zur

Juliette Gordon Low Society Anonymous Eva and Erik Andersen Janet Slater Anderson* Ann C. Smart Charitable Trust Janet Boetticher Wendy and Richard Bongo Paulette Brauch Denise Cannizzaro Garcia Diane G. Cifelli Casey Croes Esther and Robert Endres Joy Firshein Adrienne Fulcher Betty Garger Virginia Gibson Kathie Harrington Susan Harwood Dawn Hopper Rose Mary Iannone Shanna Jafri Sandra Kenoff Maria Lorena Kirschner Krista Korinis Ginny Laughlin Darlene Lyden Cooper Meral Malady Barbara McNally

Lori Miller Sarah Molnoski Danielle Nebres Michele and Robert Newhouse Rebecca & Michelle Newhouse Margaret Nicolais* Jessica Panagiotou Lori Pimenta Beth Purdy Veronica Ross Terry Schile-Morales Candy Shanks Bette Simmons, Ed.D. South Shore Outdoor Store, Inc Helen Wronski *deceased member

Circle of Friends Giving Society Jill Andersen Emily Aprea Carol Barrett Kristin Buffardi Leslie Franklin Bonnie & Stephen Holmes Shanna Jafri Sandra Kenoff Stephanie Kivett-Ohnegian Krista Korinis Germaine Lacqua Matt Lamb Ginny Laughlin Harold Lunde Karyllan Mack Susan Miller Veronica Ross Bette Simmons, Ed.D. Nikki Sumpter Katherine Wnek

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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, * Members may substitute for the word God in accordance with their own spiritual beliefs.

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