2014 GSOH Impact Report

IMPACT REPORT

GIRL SCOUT PROMISE

Dear Girl Scout Family & Friends, It has been another wonderful year at Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland. We continue to see the positive impact Girl Scouting has on all of our girls, especially as they explore new experiences, learn valuable skills, and continue to develop as leaders.

We saw girls experience their unique interests from LEGO robotics to the great outdoors at each of our camps. Others dedicated time to volunteering, and through their service hours, saved their communities more than $6 million.

With the help and contributions of our thousands of volunteers and supporters, we were able to recognize many wonderful firsts. We kicked off our annual State of the Girl event, and established the GO LEAD Academy in partnership with Otterbein University.

This 2014 Impact Report reflects the abundance of blessings and excitement of our Girl Scout year. Because of your support, Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland continues to provide our girls opportunities that will help them reach their fullest potential. With your continued feedback and engagement, we will ensure that girls have a safe, positive space to become our future leaders as they discover their sense of value and purpose.

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.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Laura Warren President, Chair Board of Directors

Tammy H. Wharton Chief Executive Officer

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

SHE BELIEVED SHE COULD...

So she did.

2014 YEAR AT A GLANCE

2.1 Million Boxes of Cookies

13 Gold Awards

23,540 Program Attendees

58.4% Increase

4,769 Volunteers

4,393 Summer Campers

$6 Million*

24,715 Girls

Total girl membership across our 30 county region.

Girls attended over 720 programs.

Record-breaking Resident Camp attendance.

All-time high of 89% girl participation.

Philanthropic support grew significantly from 2013 to 2014.

The highest Girl Scout honor earned by those impacting communities and the world around them.

Direct Service Volunteers dedicated over 1,220,000 hours.

20 Years

Saved in local communities through 1,400+ service projects

The Bonds Beyond Bars program celebrated a continued effort to keep families close.

*Predicted from actual sample size statistically significant +/-5 at the 99% confidence level.

AWA RDS

Journeys Outdoor Education

9% • 7,266

5% • 3,805

Early Bird

9% • 7,298

Leadership, Advocacy, & Engagement 13% • 9,913

The badges, patches, and other insignia on a girl’s uniform highlight her adventures and the amazing achievements she has taken on as a Girl Scout. Her badges represent earned awards like the Girl Scout Journey Awards from the three Leadership Journeys. Program levels include Daisy Petals and Leaves, as well as Girl Scout Brownie through Ambassador Proficiency badges, and more. Patches celebrate a girl’s exploration and participation in the events and activities that interest her most.

Total Badges

50,947 Total Patches

27,107

Arts

8% • 6,070

Total Journeys

7,266 Completed

STEM

41% • 32,177

Health & Wellness 15% • 11,525

“My Gold Award taught me how to advocate for an issue I’m passionate about.”

-- Rachel Beery

CEO Tammy Wharton poses with the 2014 Gold Awardees

Gold Award Recipient: Rachel Beery When Rachel Beery discovered just how dire the need for clean drinking water around the world was, she started taking action through her Girl Scout Gold Award project. She focused on a rural village in India desperate for a clean water source. Rachel created a plan to help, presented on the issue and her goals, and raised money to drill a $1,000 well that now provides clean drinking water to an orphanage of 300 children in India. She also supplied women and children in the area with 40 Pack H2Os which allow them to carry sanitary water to their homes.

Girl Scouting’s highest awards—the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards—are a Girl Scout’s chance to make a lasting difference in their community and in the world.

13

71

320

Gold Awards earned, 2014 Seniors/Ambassadors

Silver Awards earned, 2014 Cadettes

Bronze Awards earned, 2014 Juniors

P ROG RAMS

2nd

BONDS

longest running

B A R S

in the nation

24 girls impacted

18 women affected

2x

GO LEAD Academy celebrated its inaugural year in 2014.

We are looking forward to expanding upon this leadership program with the Pass It On Challenge, which encourages girls to implement sustainable Take Action projects in their local communities.

rated the overall program good or excellent

38

girls attended

100%

reported that there is at least one way in which she can make the world a better place using the skills and knowledge learned at GO LEAD feel more able

85% to identify

community needs

89%

feel they gained

92% cooperation and

team building skills

original service goal

20th ANNIVERSARY

Our council celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Girl Scouts Bonds Beyond Bars program in 2014. The program provides girls an opportunity to visit their incarcerated mothers and participate in troop meetings together.

Girls connect with their mothers and gain leadership skills that help them reduce their own risk of incarceration.

NEW P ROG RA M L AUNCH IN 2015 Bonds After Bars This complementary program will focus on girls and women to continue their Girl Scouting experience after the adult is released from incarceration.

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4,500+

girls received hands-on experience in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math through programs like:

Techie Camp

STEMfest

OSU Campus Groups

Audubon Nature Programs

Astronomy

Pet Programs

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1,033

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Outdoor programs focus on Total Number of Summer Campers team building, outdoor skill

4,393

CAMP GARDENS 635

adult volunteers

2,569

girl campers

Outdoor/Environmental Programs:

+ 350 pounds

donated to food pantries

Supplemented Molly Lauman resident camp salad bar

4,500+

girls participated in gardening programs

8,700+ girls

participated

development, problem solving, artistic inquiry and much more.

With six properties across Ohio, our council offered girls many ways to experience the great outdoors— from weekend troop camping trips, to exciting outdoor events, and of course, summertime adventures at Day and Resident Camps.

151 2,144,606 STELLAR SELLERS

60,611 NUT AND CANDY ITEMS

sold $800 and above

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Through the Girl Scout Product Program, Girl Scouts learn skills essential to success in life, while earning badges for budgeting, establishing credit, and giving back.

Participating Girls

3,782 4,883 MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Fall Product program (candies, nuts, and magazine subscriptions) runs from September through October. It provides funds for registrations fees, uniforms, program books, and troop activities.

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D IR E C A D U LT S IN

T S E R V IC E

VOLU NTE E R S I love working with our troop of Cadettes! No matter what we do, we always have lots of fun! Being with our sweet, responsible girls makes me feel better about today’s young people.

—Lisa Hopkins,Troop 1845 I love being part of the Girl Scout family. Every day I run into a girl who is now in another troop or has dropped out and she comes up to me and tells me how much she learned from Girl Scouts!

—Connie Fabin, Troop 1755 Girl Scouting is inclusive! My daughter with disabilities has been a Girl Scout for six years and has had wonderful experiences. Her friendships through Girl Scouting are deeper than any others.

—Lynne Fogel, Troop 1037 In a world where basic “how to live and thrive in community” is not valued as much as testing and automation, Girl Scouts give these girls that oh so important piece to their lives for their future.

—Christina Ross, Troop 321 I have learned so much by interacting with my troop of girls and have experienced several new activities myself. Girl Scouts is not only a positive influence on girls, but also for the leaders and volunteers who get to experience these things with the girls.

—Megan Bettle, Troop 2164

S TORI E S O F

P HIL ANT HR O P Y

Leaders for Tomorrow

450

12

Attendees

Corporate Sponsors

$50,000+ Raised for Financial Aid

Five young women shared their inspirational stories at the 2014 Girls in Real Life: Leaders for Tomorrow fundraising luncheon. They related their real life experiences providing a clean water source to a school in India, gaining leadership skills as a girl member on our board of directors, finding their passion for community service, and more. Our corporate sponsors and Girl Scout family and friends raised more than $50,000 to provide financial assistance to Girl Scouts who do not have the resources to pay for membership, uniforms, or program costs. Many thanks to our top sponsors Mills James, Nationwide, and Articulation, Inc.

Foundation Helps Girl Scouts “Power Up” Our council’s bullying prevention program, Power Up, received strong support from the Licking County Foundation thanks to a community grant in 2014.

Positive programming like Power Up has given Licking County Girl Scouts the tools they need to curb relational aggression and make their communities more inclusive, safe places. Many girls who participated said they now feel equipped to intervene when they witness someone being bullied. Together with community partners like the Licking County Foundation, we are making an amazing difference in the lives of young girls in Licking County!

Helping Girls Be The Best They Can Be As a lifetime Girl Scout, Eileen Goodin fondly remembers her experiences. Memories of an excellent troop leader, lasting friendships, and of developing essential skills contributed to her career as an attorney, and fueled her desire to see girls succeed. Eileen helped establish a scholarship award which has benefited girls for two decades. Eileen’s passion for Girl Scouting also led her to help found annual campership awards, which allow hundreds of girls to attend day and resident camp. She continues to help girls by serving on the Campership Award Review Panel and on the Girl Scout Ohio State Fair Board Committee.

Legacy for Fayette County Girl Scouts Fayette County native, Melvin Busch, Jr., created an enduring legacy through his generous estate gift.

After he passed away, Mr. Busch’s estate provided our council with $264,000 to support Girl Scouts in Fayette County. We will establish a permanent fund in his name which will provide ongoing support for Girl Scouting in Fayette County through the Columbus Foundation.

His gift will also directly support Girl Scout programs countywide for the next several years.

Cool Archery at Camp Ken-Jockety Volunteers at Camp K-J discovered that without shade to cover the archery field, archers could easily overheat in full sun.

An anonymous volunteer took action, and through a donor-advised fund, made a donation of $5,000 to install a sun shade on the archery field. Today the shade offers safe and cool respite for hundreds of Camp K-J visitors.

F I NANCIALS

AUDITED STATEMENT OF

FINANCIAL POSITION Total Assets

$

11,893,427

Liabilities

$

3,424,440

Net Assets

$

8,468,987

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$

11,893,427

Total Support Revenue and Gains

$

8,142,190

Total Operational Expenses

$

7,582,516

Change in Net Assets

$

559,674

Net Assets, Beginning of Year

$

7,909,313

Net Assets, End of Year

$

8,468,987

AUDITED STATEMENT OF

ACTIVITIES

2014

REVENUE

2014

EXPENSES

70%

NET PRODUCT SALES

34%

GIRL PROGRAMS

9%

PROGRAM FEES

16%

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

16% CONTRIBUTIONS 2%

OTHER INCOME

3%

RETAIL SALES

The condensed statements of financial position and activities have been summarized from the audited financial statements of the Girls Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council, Inc. The audited financial statements are available for inspection at the offices of the Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council, Inc.

21% PROPERTIES

(INCLUDING CAMPS)

11%

VOLUNTEER SERVICES

4% COMMUNICATIONS 14% ADMINISTRATIVE & PHILANTHROPY

C OUNC IL

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS 2013-2014 PRESIDENT AND CHAIR

Laura L. Warren L Brands

FIRST VICE CHAIR

Arlene K. Alexander WYANDOT

CRAWFORD RICHLAND ASHLAND

MARION

White Castle Management Co.

WAYNE

SECOND VICE CHAIR

Jennifer Jennings

Grange Insurance Company

HOLMES

MORROW KNOX

UNION

SECRETARY

COSHOCTON

DELAWARE

LICKING

Theresa Schaefer, Esq. GUERNSEY

FRANKLIN

MUSKINGUM

TREASURER

Gwen Von Holten

MADISON

Battelle Memorial Institute

PERRY

FAIRFIELD

CareSource

PICKAWAY FAYETTE

Offices Camp Sites

VINTON HIGHLAND PIKE

NEW IN 2014

JACKSON

Molly Lauman Camp & Service Center The Portsmouth OFFICES Service Center Chillicothe Service Center (Ross Co.) relocated to Camp Council Headquarters (Franklin Co.) Molly Lauman!

Marion Service Center (Marion Co.) Mansfield Service Center (Richland Co.) Molly Lauman Camp & Service Center (Scioto Co.) Zanesville Service Center (Muskingum Co.) ADAMS

CAMP SITES

SCIOTO

Natasha Pongonis

Mary Ann Dutro

Mindy Price

Tamra Fitzpatrick

Nancy Pyon

Kiran Goyal

Jennifer Reimer

Sierra Hawkins

Sara Rose

Julie Holbein

Emily Saleme

Nikki Johnston

Julie Sloat

Amanda McNutt

Annette Whittemore

MEMBERS AT LARGE 2014-2015 McKayla Anderson

Emily Kurz

Michele Bertoia

Natasha Pongonis

Mary Ann Dutro

Patrick Porter

Tamra Fitzpatrick

Mindy Price

Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz

Jennifer Reimer

Kristyn Hartman

Sara Rose

Cynthia Hoffman

Theresa Schaefer

Nationwide Financial M A Dutro CPA, LLC

Columbus Jewish Foundation Community Volunteer Girl Member, Franklin County Cardinal Health PNC Bank

Columbus Radiology

HOCKING ROSS

MEMBERS AT LARGE 2013-2014 Rodney G. Branch

GALLIA

Camp Beckoning Trails (Hocking Co.) Camp Crooked Lane (Morrow Co. ) Camp Ken-Jockety (Franklin Co.) Molly Lauman Camp & Service Center (Scioto Co.) Camp Wakatomika (Licking Co.) Zanesville Service Center (Muskingum Co.)

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS 2014-2015 PRESIDENT AND CHAIR

Laura L. Warren Limited Brands

FIRST VICE CHAIR

Arlene Alexander

White Castle Management Co. TREASURER

Gwen Von Holten

Battelle Memorial Institute SECOND VICE CHAIR

Julie Sloat

American Electric Power SECRETARY

Nancy Pyon

Bogard Insurance/Coldwell Banker

Girl Member, Hocking County Huntington National Bank MA Dutro CPA, LLC

Columbus Jewish Foundation Ohio National Guard WBNS TV

Schneider Downs & Co.

Julie Holbein

Cardinal Health

Nikki Johnston PNC Bank

DK Web Consulting

Patrick Porter

Rea & Associates Direct Effect Solutions Bogard Insurance OhioHealth

Sara L. Rose, LLC Girl Member, Franklin County American Electric Power Chase Wealth Management

Girl Member, Franklin County

Amanda McNutt

Columbus Radiology Nativa

Rea & Associates Direct Effect Solutions OhioHealth Attorney

State of Ohio, Department of Insurance

Annette Whittemore

Chase Wealth Management

C O N VENT I O N

Let’s convention!

The 2014 Girl Scout Convention was a high-energy week that fueled our Movement in big ways!

Girls and representatives from our council rallied around our cause along with more than 6,000 Girl Scouts and volunteers from around the world.

During the National Council Session – which engaged the most girl delegates ever – girl and adult delegates shared their perspectives on outdoor programming, and helped elect our new national board and president, Kathy Hopinkah Hannan. Our girls developed their leadership skills, learned from experts, and started Take Action projects along with hundreds of other Girl Scouts during the Girl Scout Leadership Institute. The 2014 convention was so amazing that we’re already looking forward to hosting it in Columbus in 2017!

See you in

C

2017

Join us for the next Girl Scout Convention

October 12–15, 2017 Columbus, Ohio

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Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council, Inc. 1700 WaterMark Drive Columbus, OH 43215-1097 614-487-8101 800-621-7042 gsoh.org

G R O UN DBR E AKIN G

Camp Crooked Lane: We broke ground in 2014 for a new troop house set to open its doors in 2015.