2016 Annual Report

TAKE THE LEAD LIKE A G.I.R.L. Board of Directors

OFFICERS Melissa Preston Carter Kimberly R. Reome Capital One The Kenrich Group, LLC Karen P. Layng President Phyllis Cochran Scott C. Saunders Scheck Industries Retired HAVI

Kathy Scherer James Dimitriou Violet Sistovaris First Vice President Deegit, Inc NIPSCO Deloitte Tax LLP Hon. Sherina Maye Edwards Michael Wilson Commerce Commission MontellWilson, LLC Monica M. Weed Second Vice President Jennifer R. Evans Navigant Consulting, Inc. The PrivateBank GIRL REPRESENTATIVES Josephine M. Bahl Traci Fiatte 2016 Third Vice President Randstad US Elizabeth Bartusiak EY Jolanta Gal Bethany Baudhuin Gartner Anusha Ebrahim Ann McAloon Bridgette Hegarty Treasurer Cheryl Grace Robin Hemmerich Bank of America Merrill Lynch Nielsen MiCayla Jones Daniela Pope Sidney Dillard Maureen Jamrock Sydney Scepkowski Secretary Retired Taylor Stapinski Loop Capital Markets Sherry Lowe Johnson 2017 Kaitlyn Gaynor Nancy L. Wright Clark Hill PLC Nina Grotto Ex-Officio Member/CEO Aleena Ismail Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago Kevin P. McDonnell McDonnell & Associates Suha Kassar and Northwest Indiana Olivia Louthen Christine Montenegro Sara Lynch McGrath Jamila Sutton MEMBERS Mondelez International Grace Tulley Mya Wallace Duke Alden Tamara L. Meyer Aon Catalina Marketing

Maureen Beal Carla Michelotti National Van Lines Carla Michelotti LLC

Amy Best Jennifer M. Mikulina Exelon Corporation McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Tasha Brown Rachel Portell The best part about being a DLA Piper Taylored Wines girl rep was speaking at various events and explaining what being a Girl Scout truly encompasses. As of Sept. 30, 2016 -ANUSHA EBRAHIM It has been an honor and privilege to “Take the Lead Like FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT a Girl Scout” by serving as president of the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Board of Directors for the past four years.

I must thank our generous donors, the members of our board of directors, our volunteers and staff members who have contributed their time, talents and treasure, supporting more than 52,500 young girls and women who explored being G.I.R.L.s (Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers and Leaders)TM.

The council is stronger for all your efforts and I very much have enjoyed meeting so many of you, in serving our G.I.R.L.s.

We have also strengthened our partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA and the national movement to build more G.I.R.L.s of courage, confidence and character. Please enjoy this annual report’s celebration of just a few of our council’s many successes and growth.

Thank you.

Our “Take the Lead Like a Girl Scout” annual report celebrates FROM THE CEO the donors, advocates and supporters who care about the health and well being of girls. Growing up is complicated, and girls need us more than ever.

According to The State of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends, an updated report from the Girl Scout Research Institute, “Girls in the are growing up during a period of rapid demographic, social, economic, and technological change.”

More girls are also living in poverty and low-income households today than ten years ago. They are facing considerable challenges that affect their health, happiness and achievement.

Our programs and initiatives, fueled by the support of caring donors, ensure that we positively impact the lives of girls today so that in a generation, they will be prepared to enter the workforce and start families of their own. Enjoy the stories of our girls and the exceptional experiences that challenge them to lead like a Girl Scout.

With gratitude,

1 FOUR GIRL SCOUTS ATTEND UNITED NATIONS' COMMISSION ON THE G STATUS OF WOMEN go-getter

Imagine being on the forefront of change. Being The themes of the commission focused on the able to have your voice heard. Standing up for a link between sustainable development and cause you believe in and making a difference. women’s empowerment, as well as preventing and ending all acts of violence against women For go-getters Mariel Boden, Nina Grotto, Laila and girls. Kassar and Eva Lewis, this was a reality. During the week of March 11-18, 2016, the young women The delegates attended various discussions represented Girl Scouts GCNWI at the United about these topics, and Mariel and Eva were Nations’ 60th Commission on the Status of featured speakers in panels about girl activists Women in New York City and joined thousands and their efforts to address local challenges. of delegates from around the world. “Speaking at the event made me realize the “The trip was truly amazing,” said Laila. “I learned power I have, as well as the impact of my voice, a lot about all the different types of feminism even though I’m only 17 years old,” Eva said. and other things related to it.”

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Since attending the commission, these young women have been inspired to continue their advocacy:

Eva co-founded Youth for Laila continues advocating Mariel took a leadership Nina advocates for sister Black Lives, spoke at the UN for diversity at Purdue role in Model UN and Girl Scouts as a girl for a second time, traveled University through her recruited more girls to join representative to the board to South Africa, received an involvement in multiple the club. She also assisted of directors and has chosen Impact Award from Chicago organizations and helped with recent elections and to pursue a degree in Foundation for Women, and plan the Quran Festival, earned her Gold Award with political science at received the Princeton Prize a program to spread a project focused on civic Miami University for Race Relations. understanding and education. beginning fall 2017. tolerance of Islam. 2 G go-getter

IN A STRESSFUL WORLD, GIRL SCOUT BRINGS CALM

Like a true go-getter, Kaitlyn Kropp created an Reactions to Kaitlyn’s project have been so positive impressive sensory room at her school while in that other schools have contacted her about creating pursuit of her Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl similar spaces. Scout can earn. The space gives those with autism and other disabilities a place to minimize their stress Kaitlyn’s project was recognized by Disney, who before returning to class. presented her the Elena of Avalor Scepter of Light Award along with a scholarship. This honor recognized “All I really wanted was an enclosed space where I her ability to lead through everyday challenges with could be by myself and chill for a few minutes so I the same attributes that define Elena’s character. could calm down and get back to my school work without having a bad incident,” Kaitlyn said.

"THE BIGGEST HONOR has been helping so many kids like myself to chill, relax, and get back to achieving great things.” -KAITLYN KROPP GIRL SCOUT DONATES COOKIES TO HOMELESS KIDS After learning about homeless children living at Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, Zara, a 6-year-old Girl Scout Daisy in Troop 20438, decided to donate nearly 60 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to help cheer them up.

“It’s important to give back because they don’t have many treats and I thought they’d be happy to have treats,” Zara said.

This go-getter even enlisted the help of her classmates to create handmade cards to accompany the cookie boxes. 3 I innovator

GIRL SCOUTS HELP TEAM WIN COMED ICEBOX DERBY Team Radiant Flames celebrates its victory.

Thrill took over as Team Radiant Flames found out it’d won first place in the 2016 ComEd Icebox Derby. The team, which included two Girl Scout innovators, had successfully turned an old refrigerator into a functioning solar-powered race car that zipped around the course in the parking lot of the Field Museum.

“I really enjoyed the part during race day when I drove because I felt proud that I had contributed Girl Scout Athena Zheng toward building this amazing car,” said Girl Scout drives the team’s icebox car. Athena Zheng. “I felt a sense of exhilaration course through me as I hopped into the car, put the seat belt on and pressed the pedal to start driving.”

With the help of ComEd mentors, the girls learned about circuits, used power tools, and connected solar panels to the car. "BECAUSE OF GIRL SCOUTS, I have had so many opportunities that I would not have otherwise had.”

-THERESE JAEGER, Girl Scout and The team breezes through 4 Radiant Flames Member a STEM pit-stop challenge. I 50 YEARS OF innovator FRIENDSHIP These innovative Girl Scouts weren’t ready to call it quits when they became adults, so in 1965 they formed one of the few organized adult troops in the country—Troop 007.

After inducting 32 original members, the group already had a waiting list.

Over the course of their 50 years of friendship, the group went on many camping trips and bestowed upon each other camp names, like “Stinky” and “Salty.” In fact, they called each other by their camp names so frequently, they often forgot each other’s real names.

“Make new friends and keep the old” is more than tradition for Troop 007, it’s a way of life.

SILVER AWARD PROJECT SAVES LIVES For many children and teens, food allergies are a matter of life and death. But Girl Scout Susan Tatelli refuses to let her peanut allergy define her.

In pursuit of her Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest honor a middle school Girl Scout can earn, Susan harnessed the power of technology and the reach of YouTube for her innovative project to create a video showing her self-administering epinephrine, a medication used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions, during one of her anaphylactic reactions.

“I’ve gotten thank-you notes and emails from people all over saying their kids had anxiety about their allergies and the video helped them,” Susan said. 5 GIRL SCOUT FINDS ADVENTURE AND FRIENDSHIP IN COSTA RICA Olivia Ottenfeld expanded her comfort zone when she traveled to Costa Rica R on a Girl Scout Destination. This is an excerpt from her travel diary. risk-taker “While in Costa Rica, things ran very differently than they would at home. No electronics—no phone, no iPad, no music, and no TV. We didn’t even have clocks! But we had each other. Every night, we had a share circle. We sat with the entire group and went around saying what we appreciated and our highs and lows of the day.

Most would expect that having 30 girls together for 10 days would lead to chaos and drama. These girls were different, though; everyone wanted to learn about each other and we all shared a common interest in making an impact in the community we were staying in.

We worked with sea turtles and saw firsthand the circle of life, and we connected with local children through soccer games. We were even invited to a first birthday party of a little local girl. The entire extended family was there, and they made us dinner, let us partake in the games, and danced with us!

By the end of the trip, our nightly sharing circle began to feel different. Everyone knew all 30 names and could even list where most were from. It’s easy to get swept up in a small friend group and to isolate yourself from the rest of your peers. Since coming home, I have made it my objective to be as genuine as possible in my everyday life.”

"Several times during the trip we discussed just how LUCKY we were TO BE PART OF THIS ADVENTURE." -OLIVIA OTTENFELD

6 #COOKIEBOSS It was her perseverance, a bit of tech savviness and fearless networking skills that made Giada Gambatese the council’s top cookie seller in 2016. R risk-taker In her third year of selling Girl Scout Cookies, the then-8-year-old Brownie sold more than 13,000 packages of cookies; about 12,000 of those boxes were donated to the council’s Gift of Caring program, which sends cookies to military personnel.

In order to achieve her sales goal, which would take her all the way to Walt Disney World, Giada made videos and sent them to prospective customers.

GIRL SCOUT REMINDS HASBRO ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF EQUALITY When Annie Rose noticed Rey, the heroine in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was missing from the Monopoly version of the popular franchise, she took a risk, put marker to paper, and went straight to the source.

As she said in her letter to Hasbro, “Boys and girls need to see women can be as strong as men! Girls matter!”

Two days after her mother tweeted a picture of the letter, Annie Rose got a response from Hasbro stating that Rey would be included in a future version of the game.

This Girl Scout has previously written to former President Barack Obama about helping Syrian refugees and planned to petition brands to make more age- appropriate Halloween costumes for girls.

7 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF LEADERSHIP L th leader In 2016, we celebrated the 100 anniversary of the highest awards in

Girl Scouting. Girls who earned the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award exemplify what it means to take the lead like a Girl Scout. They pull from the courage they’ve found standing up for their beliefs, the confidence they’ve gained learning new skills, and their personal dedication to solving a problem in order to make the world a better place.

BRONZE AWARD BOOT CAMP #100DAYSOFGOLD This new training for Girl Scout Juniors Beginning on March 12, 2016, #100DaysOfGold encourages girls to enter the highest awards was a council-wide service initiative that pipeline early so that they are set up for honored the impactful work of all who have success when they eventually work toward earned the equivalent of the Gold Award, earning their Gold Award. formerly known as the Golden Eagle of Merit, Golden Eaglet, Curved Bar, and First Class Award. girls have Nearly 150 participated to date By the conclusion of this 100-day initiative, there were at least: SUPER GOLD POWER UNU IQ E PROJECTS Our favorite superheroes wear Gold, Silver 87 and Bronze. Real-life highest award projects COMPLETED BY are brought to life in an engaging comic strip format for this self-guided patch program to TROOPS encourage Daisies, Brownies and Juniors to 88 pursue these awards. FROM

girls have Nearly SERVICE UNITS 250 participated to date 47

Illustration by Dave Farrar. IMPACTING 57 C OMMUNIties

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2016 HIGHEST AWARDS BY THE NUMBERS GOLD AWARD CLASS OF 2016 Girl Scout Seniors Amber Adams-Holecek Alyssa Kiszka Isabel Scharf & Ambassadors Sonya Ajani Kaitlyn R. Kropp (p. 3) Julia Schwieterman 68 Kathryn Ausema Emily Lamaze Marcia Schwieterman Earned the Up 39% Courtney Baker Harriet Legan Katrina Seabright Gold Award from 2015 Emilee Baldwin Sheridan Lurie Allison Silverman THROUGH Lucy Barnhart Lucy Martin Hanna Skinner Alecia Bell Brianna McCormick Stephanie Spartz Hours of Service Maureen Black Carolyn Metcalfe Stephanie Stanislawski 6,370 Monique Blackwell Sonja Minnick Anna Stehlik TO Kaylee Clancy Amber Mraz Brandilyn Stockton-Fresso People Abby Donaldson Jacquelyn O’Connell Amanda Strezo 5,124 Madison Fanta Isabelle Pavlik Valentia Sundell IN Abigail Fasullo Kelsey Peterson Elizabeth Travnik Helen Files Natalie Pfister Madeline Ungari 65 Communities Allison Fron Bethany Plebanek Lauren Upshaw WITH Rhegan Graham Megan Ramirez (p. 14) Barbara Vitti Items Jacki Haworth Claire Randall Madi White Donated Elizabeth Hoffman Rachel Rolseth Leah Williams 2,609 Breanna Horn Grace Rost Amber Zayed Shelby Hoyert Emily Rusnak Ashley Zayed Sarah James Amber Salutric Kimberly Zralka 652 Girl Scout Cadettes Earned the Up 19% GCNWI GOLD AWARD SCHOLARSHIP Silver Award from 2015 In the inaugural year of this scholarship fund, six Gold Award recipients received a total of $8,500 in college scholarships in honor of their Girl Scout commitment to making the world a better place. This scholarship is 2,070 Juniors made possible by generous contributions to the council. Earned the Up 37% Bronze Award from 2015 2016 Scholarship Recipients Amber Adams-Holecek Rachel Bennett Central Michigan University Culver-Stockton College

Karyn N. Baldwin Brianna McCormick Illinois State University

Alecia Bell Gloria Elizabeth Tabaczyk University of Illinois Michigan State University at Urbana-Champaign 9 Program

GIRL SCOUTS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A VIBRANT, GIRL-FOCUSED PROGRAM through exceptional experiences in the areas of STE[A]M, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, OUTDOOR, and LIFE SKILLS. All four content areas of the girl experience are interwoven with a girl’s development of leadership skills to change the world. Regardless of the focus area, girls have the opportunity to make sustainable, lasting changes in 10 their communities and the world. Program: STE[A]M

STE[A]M SHOP FUELS ENGAGEMENT, CREATIVITY AND CURIOSITY Thanks to a “Girls STEAM Ahead” grant funded by the Rockefeller Philanthropy FAST THINKING GIRLS group, Girl Scouts GCNWI opened a STE[A]M TAKE THE LEAD IN Shop in its Vernon Hills Gathering Place in FIRST ROBOTICS February 2016. Members of Fast Thinking Girls, a Girl Scout- The STE[A]M Shop provides the tools and sponsored robotics team, are ready to guidance for girls to gather, share resources change the world with their own innovative and knowledge, work on projects, network solution, FIRF: Food Into Renewable Fuel. and build. The space is meant to inspire wonder, encourage playfulness and “[FIRF] will keep food out of landfills, which celebrate unique solutions. will reduce methane in the atmosphere and reduce global warming,” said the girls from In its pilot year, the STE[A]M Shop Girl Scout Troops 40915 and 40792. has served more than 200 girls with programming on app development, Their project landed them a spot as one of circuitry, robotics, coding and structural 20 semifinalist teams selected from entries engineering. The curricula was developed across 23 countries at a competition in in partnership with the Illinois Institute of Washington, D.C. Technology. Girl Scouts’ FIRST Robotics is powered by Exelon.

GIRLS SERVED THROUGH Girls Served Through STEAMSTE[A Programs]M PROGRAMS

FY16 8,273

FY15 5,773 11 JOURNEY WORLD Program: Journey World is an immersive experience Financial Literacy & unlike any other. Entrepreneurship Girls work together to create their own business and run a city all their own. They take on roles, such as mayor, radio DJ, or bank president. Once roles have been assigned, participants tackle fun and exciting challenges, such as becoming superheros or saving the city from a zombie apocalypse.

Throughout their Journey World experience, girls discover interests in the areas of financial literacy and entrepreneurship, as well as STE[A]M, media literacy and civics. They’re also building soft skills like critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, team building and public speaking. Special thanks to sponsors Searle Funds at Chicago Community Trust and Capital One for their support of Journey World.

GIRL SCOUT GAME OF LIFE This interactive adventure prompts participants to choose a career, earn a salary, and navigate their way through games and activities, all while learning about money management and more.

The Girl Scout Game of Life draws approximately 200 attendees from across our council for an experiential approach to financial literacy education.

Participants leave with an understanding of work-life harmony and an appreciation for the complexity of money and economics. GirlsGIRLS Served SERVED Through THROUGH EntrepreneurshipENTREPRENEURSHIP Programs PROGRAMS

FY16 2,113

FY15 270 12 Program: Outdoor

Girls Served Through Outdoor Programs

4,309 Girls Served Through Outdoor Programs 4,309 UNPLUGGED ADVENTURES GIRLS SERVED THROUGH 2,929 Appealing to girls’ ever-growing sense of OUTDOOR PROGRAMS2,829 2,929 2,568 4,309 FY15 adventure, Girl Scouts GCNWI is proud to 1,919 FY16 1,919 offer progressive experiences that introduce FY16 1,641 first-timers to the outdoors, while challenging 2,829 2,929 2,568 returning campers to stretch beyond their FY15 1,919 comfort zones to try something new at camp.FY16 1,641

Day Camp Resident Camp Events & Backpacking programs progress from Girl Activities Scout Brownies practicing Leave No Trace Activities principles to Ambassadors spending multiple nights on the Ice Age Trail, carrying everything Day Camp Resident Camp Events & they’ll need for the next five days. Activities

Our high-adventure programs that include ENVIRONMENTAL ziplining, rock climbing and rappelling are the definition of stepping outside the comfort AWARENESS zone! It’s also a cornerstone of learning for Since 2013, more than 600 girls have girls, giving them opportunities to practice been empowered to be stewards of the communication and teamwork—cheering for environment through Earth Day celebrations each other as they reach for the next foothold hosted at a variety of camp properties. or even supporting physically if it’s their turn to help belay.

Girls who participate in our outdoor programs develop grit, determination and self-reliance. They gain the invaluable virtue of resilience, the ability to stick with something, and the motivation to continue to try.

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Life Skills "Little did I know how much the lessons I learned with my troop WOULD IMPACT THE COURSE OF MY LIFE." -MEGAN RAMIREZ

HOW GIRL SCOUTS IMPACTED MY WORLD VIEW Megan Ramirez is a 2016 Gold Award recipient and attends Eastern Kentucky University. This is her story in her own words. “Growing up, my troop and I would sing camp songs in Cherokee, make music with Lummi sticks, eat Irish soda bread and dream of traveling to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) World Centers. We were courageous in spirit, compassionate by action and eager to meet everyone. As I got older, I realized that not everyone was as compassionate toward other people and cultures as my troop and I were.

For my Gold Award project, I educated local students and sister Girl Scouts about the lives of people in other countries, especially children in war zones. And with such a passion for culture and exploration burning inside me, I took advantage of a study abroad program through my university and spent two months studying in Oman.

The passion for culture and exploration that I discovered and fostered through Girl Scouts continues to shape my life and take me on spectacular journeys.”

TRAVEL WITH GIRL SCOUTS In 2016, four troops traveled on girl-led international trips, seven girls traveled the globe on Girl Scout Destinations, and the council sponsored three trips:

Girls traveled to Mackinac Island with their moms and grandmas to enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides and tons of fudge. Fourteen Girl Scouts headed to Snow Mountain Ranch in Colorado for horseback riding, white water rafting and other adventures. Lastly, a group of Seniors and Ambassadors hopped a plane to Switzerland to take in the 14 sites of Zurich and Bern, spending a week at Our Chalet, a WAGGGS World Center. MEMBERSHIP Membership & Product 52,526 girl members Program 20,284 adult members 9% 0.4% 3%

3% 15% 4% Daisies (K-1) Brownies (2-3) GIRL Juniors (4-5) DEMOGRAPHICS Cadettes (6-8) ◾ Multiple Seniors (9-10) ◾ Other Races 3% ◾ Choose Not to Share Ambassadors (11-12) 2% ◾ American Indian/Hawaiian/ 13% Pacific Islander ◾ Asian American ◾ Black/African American PROGRAM LEVELS 24% ◾ White (GRADES) 25%

66% 33% Data based on those reporting, with 6,487 not reporting

American Indian/Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderHispanic 11%, 5,542 Asian American Non-Hispanic 65%, 33,971 Black/African American White I choose not to share 25%, 13,013 Multiple Other Races I choose not to share COOKIE PROGRAM

Starting at age 5, girls learn important, basic business skills like goal setting, decision making, business ethics, people skills and money management. All profits from the Girl Scout Cookie program stay local. Girls earn proceeds that fund their troop experiences and council proceeds help support activities, resources, training and properties for the benefit of all girl and adult members.

2016 COOKIE PROGRAM RESULTS

39,402 girl members participated

4,639,212 total packages sold 199,728 packages donated to Gift of Caring (Gift of Caring donations send cookies to military members.) $10,778,424 (net) 15 GirlSpace

ArcelorMittal Invests in a BRIGHTER FUTURE for Girls 16 GIRL SCOUTS IS COMMITTED TO HELPING ALL GIRLS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, GirlSpace and the first step toward that goal is helping girls to recognize all the opportunities that are available to them. Through the council’s GirlSpace program delivered in underserved communities, Girl Scout staff work with at-risk girls out of school time to help them acquire critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which give girls the confidence to see endless One such girl whose eyes have been opened to possibilities for their futures. STEM is Dynasty, a sixth grader from Arthur R. Ashe Elementary School in Chatham, who participated in GirlSpace STEM is one of three components of GirlSpace. Dynasty visited GSGCNWI’s new STE[A]M GirlSpace, and it is specifically designed to break Shop in Vernon Hills, where girls engage in projects down the barriers that prohibit girls from pursuing that spur imagination and innovation. Dynasty their interests in science, technology, engineering, attended the Shop as part of her GirlSpace STEM and math and see STEM fields as possible career experience. She is interested in pursuing a career options. Increasing the number of women in STEM in science and wants to do research to help find a fields begins with sparking an interest in girls at an cure for cancer, since her grandfather died from this early age, before gender stereotyping takes hold, and disease. At the Shop, Dynasty constructed a battery- GirlSpace STEM does just that. It encourages girls to powered night light. She and her peers learned that embrace their imaginations and develop the creative some people in the world don’t have electricity but problem solving skills that will empower them to that others can help them by creating devices that tackle 21st century challenges in their communities, provide light but don’t need electricity to work. Before classrooms, careers and beyond. she succeeded in building her product, Dynasty explored different ways to make the night light using Bringing more women into STEM fields is critically various materials, and she learned how engineers important to building the nation’s workforce. Joining use problem-solving skills to design and create us in this project is ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading objects that can improve people’s lives. ⏵ steel and mining company with a presence in 60 countries. ArcelorMittal is a corporate partner who has supported GirlSpace STEM for three years.

“Three years ago, ArcelorMittal sought to build relationships with organizations directly supporting girls in STEM education, and Girl Scouts was one of the first organizations we reached out to,” said Marcy Twete, Division Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Americas and Executive Director, USA Foundation, at ArcelorMittal. “Girl Scouts has a long-time legacy of providing girls skills in leadership and entrepreneurship. We felt strongly that same legacy would be the one that would change the landscape for girls in STEM. Girl Scouts has the unique ability to bring together groups of girls who are interested, smart, dedicated, and ready to learn the skills it "GIRL SCOUTS has the unique takes to join the next generation of women in STEM.” ability to bring together groups of girls who are INTERESTED, SMART, DEDICATED, and READY TO LEARN.” 17 -MARCY TWETE, ArcelorMittal “It’s critical our employees not only know how to THINK, DESIGN, BUILD and EXECUTE, but GirlSpace that they also know how to LEAD IN THEIR JOBS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.” -MARCY TWETE

Ms. Twete said this type of impact is exactly why “Our world is changing every day, with new ArcelorMittal supports the program. technology and new challenges to face. Around the globe, technological skills are being taught to “Our future workforce will be desperately in need of the next generation workforce,” said Ms. Twete. “At those who have STEM skills, girls like Dynasty,” she ArcelorMittal, we recognize that while these skills are said. “STEM jobs will be high paying, highly skilled, invaluable today and in the future, leadership skills and responsible for building the future infrastructure, remain a key differentiator. It’s critical our employees technology, and business atmosphere of our country not only know how to think, design, build and execute, and our world. At ArcelorMittal, we believe the but that they also know how to lead in their jobs and key to success is ensuring STEM jobs are equally in their communities. represented by men and women. Women have a major role to play in the STEM work of the future, and “As a global leader in manufacturing, we recognize the key to achieving equal representation in STEM is that our products and our processes can be best ensuring girls receive education in STEM very early in in class, but we can’t win without employees who their school lives.” choose to be leaders in our company and in their communities. As we work with partners in our In addition to cultivating in girls a knowledge and communities—partners like Girl Scouts--to educate interest in STEM, GirlSpace—like all Girl Scout the next generation workforce, leadership skills are experiences—develops girls’ leadership skills and necessary now more than ever.” lays the groundwork for a world where girls and women are represented equally as leaders of our Thanks to committed community partners like communities, our businesses, and our nation. ArcelorMittal, girls who would not otherwise have the ArcelorMittal sees as much value in the leadership opportunity to be Girl Scouts are able to participate in development aspect of GirlSpace. programming that is giving them the tools to “Take the Lead Like a Girl Scout.” ◾

Omarie participates in GirlSpace programming supported by ArcelorMittal in East Chicago.

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WHAT IS GIRLSPACE? 2016 GIRLSPACE NUMBERS GirlSpace is an after-school program, designed and delivered by Girl Scouts A FTer-SCHOOL SITES GCNWI staff, that reaches girls who are 71 underserved because of where they live, PLUS where they go to school and their often challenging family situations. 26 SRUMME PROGRAM SITES GIRLSPACE CURRICULA SERVE STEM + 3,003 girls in CHICAGO ⏵⏵ Girls apply the scientific 1,305 girls in NORTHWEST INDIANA process to design, test and + build their own inventions 520 girls in PR OVisO TOWNSHIP ⏵⏵ Girls explore careers through + field trips and guest speakers 309 girls in JOLIET

TOTALING FINANCIAL LITERACY ⏵⏵ Girls take charge of their 5,137 GIRLS AGES 5-17 money by budgeting for needs and wants ⏵⏵ Girls track spending habits and categorize them by spending, saving and giving ⏵⏵ Girls learn about philanthropy and how they can make an impact through giving

HEALTHY LIVING ⏵⏵ Girls identify different types of bullying behaviors and develop healthy communication skills ⏵⏵ Girls practice techniques to Nearly 300 GirlSpace participants overcome stress from Englewood sang, danced and ⏵⏵ Girls develop skills to build opened presents at a holiday party. healthy meals full of fruits and vegetables 19 Fundraising 26th Annual Events TRIBUTE TO ACHIEVEMENT DINNER Ignites G.I.R.L. Movement At the 2016 Tribute to Achievement dinner, it was clear that just one girl can spark a movement to make the world a better place. With the help of our generous corporate partners and supporters, we ignited a movement for G.I.R.L.s.

Karen Layng and Nancy Wright pose with 20 some G.I.R.L.s before the event. ON APRIL 25, 2016, 545 guests gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel to honor a luminary, a corporation and a Fundraising dedicated Girl Scout supporter. These inspirational partners lead by example, showing us what girls can achieve when they Events dream big and work hard.

Leadership is a very important part of the Girl Scouts’ DNA and an increasingly important focus for the next generation. Our mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character compels us to provide customized opportunities that are an investment in girls and their potential to lead as women.

Thanks to the generosity of our Gold Sponsors, Kellogg and Navigant, and our corporate partners and attendees, the event raised more than $600,000 to support the Girl Scout Movement. We look forward to celebrating new accomplishments in the lives of women and girls, fueled by the support of our generous donors, today and in the years to come. ⏵

2016 HONOREES

LUMINARY AWARD Wendy Davidson President, U.S. Specialty Channels, Kellogg Company

CORPORATE APPRECIATION AWARD Navigant Accepted by Julie Howard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

GIRL SCOUT'S OWN AWARD Carla Michelotti Board Member, Strategic Marketing and Regulatory Consultant, Carla Michelotti LLC and former Executive Vice President and Chief Legal, Government, Corporate Affairs Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide 21 Fundraising TRIBUTE TO Events ACHIEVEMENT 2016

The event featured a special Mission Moment between today’s Girl Scouts and: ⏵⏵ ILENE GORDON Chairman, President and Chief Executive Board member Monica Weed of Navigant, Officer, Ingredion Inc. the Corporate Appreciation honoree. ⏵⏵ CARRIE HIGHTMAN Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, NiSource Inc. ⏵⏵ CONNIE L. LINDSEY Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Diversity & Inclusion, Northern Trust, Immediate Past National Board President, Girl Scouts of the USA

The Mission Moment included Annie Rose (p. 7), Board member Sidney Dillard who shared how she leads like a Girl Scout. during the paddle raise.

Annie Rose shares her story with Carrie Hightman.

Girl Scouts prepare to sell 22 cookies during dinner. SMART COOKIES Fundraising Empower Girls’ Full Potential Events On Sept. 14, 2016, more than 350 guests joined us at the Fairmont to honor five extraordinary Smart Cookies. The event raised more than $150,000 to empower girls to be tomorrow’s leaders. 2016 HONOREES & BITES OF WISDOM

SHRADHA AGARWAL Co-founder and President, Outcome Health (formerly ContextMedia) “Create opportunities where you may The Smart Cookies not be alone in thinking, but are able to Breakfast celebrates bring people together for a shared women and men who, purpose or passion.” through their smarts and achievements, BRIDGET GAINER Cook County Commissioner and change the rules of the Vice President of Global Affairs, Aon game, and in doing so, “I was trained to be independent and smart serve as role models and fierce in fighting for others; and a for our next generation group of incredibly independent nuns were of girl leaders. the ones who taught me how to be all of these things with humility and grace.”

AMANDA LANNERT CEO, Jellyvision Lab, Inc. “In order to unleash the potential in others, I explain what’s important and then get out of their way.”

The 2016 event chairs were CHERYL GRACE, SVP U.S. JODI BONDI NORGAARD Strategic Community Alliances Founder and CEO, Dream Big Toy Company “Girls are smart, strong and adventurous, and Consumer Engagement and it is important for them to know what at Nielsen and MELISSA their minds and bodies can do versus what PRESTON CARTER, Senior Vice their bodies look like.” President and Chief of Staff, Financial Institutions Group at Capital One. ANGELIQUE POWER President, The Field Foundation of Illinois “We carry two companions inside of us: doubt and belief. I think that Girl Scouts ensures belief is in girls’ DNA at a very formative time in their life, in which doubt can sometimes be louder.” 23 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE Financial IN NET ASSETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 2016 2015 Support OPERATING ACTIVITIES: PUBLIC SUPPORT Individual gifts $ 240,630 $ 340,446 Corporate gifts and grants 334,533 538,331 Government grants 26,848 45,921 Foundation grants 622,586 415,920 Family partnership campaign 51,104 46,353 United Way allocations 146,541 165,177 Special event revenue, net 511,365 667,650 Total public support $ 1,933,607 $ 2,219,798

REVENUES: STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Program-related revenue SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 Cookie sales, net $ 10,778,424 $ 10,724,589 2016 2015 Fall sales, net 729,035 729,370 ASSETS Program fees 1,753,213 1,521,888 Cash and cash equivalents$ 2,327,919 $ 2,530,587 Sales of merchandise, net 719,214 707,734 Accounts receivable, net 7,792 4,227 Other revenue Pledges receivable, net 135,890 320,183 Interest and dividend, net 173,013 150,398 Inventories 377,104 345,156 Miscellaneous 34,476 162,613 Prepaid expenses 163,771 417,842 Total revenue $ 14,187,375 $ 13,996,592 Other assets 300 300 Total public support $ 16,120,982 $ 16,216,390 Investments 11,091,017 12,250,870 and revenue Property, plant and EXPENSES: equipment, net 15,104,475 13,725,109 Programs Assets held for sale 458,435 - Membership services $ 11,947,222 $ 11,740,728 Camping 1,050,031 907,582 Total assets $ 29,666,703 $ 29,594,274 Supporting services Management and general 1,356,599 1,599,722 LIABILITIES Fundraising 1,039,851 928,763 Accounts payable $ 526,904 $ 934,028 Total expenses $ 15,393,703 $ 15,176,795 Accrued expenses 458,500 846,731 Membership dues Changes in net assets from owed GSUSA 11,723 27,826 operating activities $ 727,279 $ 1,039,595 Deferred revenue 108,864 440,534 NON-OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Notes payable 3,021,825 2,580,668 Net realized and unrealized Deferred rent 78,686 75,483 gain (loss) on investments $ 377,536 $ (168,758) Total liabilities $ 4,206,502 $ 4,905,270 Gain on insurance proceeds 928,792 - GSUSA pension contribution (1,263,258) (1,203,321) NET ASSETS Gain on sale of property 848 301,442 Unrestricted $ 24,513,168 $ 23,837,174 Total non-operating $ 43,918 $ (1,070,637) Temporarily restricted 680,976 585,773 activities Permanently restricted 266,057 266,057 Changes in net assets $ 771,197 $ (31,042) Total net assets $ 25,460,201 $24,689,004 Net assets, beginning of period $ 24,689,004 $ 24,720,046 Total liabilities and net assets $ 29,666,703 $ 29,594,274 Net assets, end of period $ 25,460,201 $ 24,689,004 24 THANK YOU TO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FOR BRINGING THE GIRL SCOUT MISSION TO LIFE Delegates We are exceedingly grateful to all of our volunteers, including these delegates, who have given their time and passion in the name of building girls of courage, confidence and character.

Carolyn Gomez Alice Reynolds NATIONAL 2016 Christine Graves Lana Rivera COUNCIL DISTRICT Julie Greenfield Colleen Rock Michelle Harris Hannah Roen DELEGATES DELEGATES Lindsay Hayden Kelly Roggow 2014-17 Amanda Hays Elizabeth Rovegno Democratic Process Patti Huck Ann Ryan Kristina Adamczewski Task Group Pat Huntoon Sylvie Salazar Alison Bartusiak Chair Mumtaz Jamal Laura Sampson Karen Johnson Liz Schallack Delia Canino Maureen Jamrock Christine Cline Maria Johnson Shelley Schilling Kirstin Corbett District 1 Chair Lynn Kadel Fran Seibel Jan Grant Marie Oskerka Kathy Kadlec E. Rose Sims Norena Kazmierczak Cheryl Sinnott Cheri Kirkpatrick District 2 Chair Mike Kizman Jennifer Slotabec Patricia Lasley Melissa Young-Bridgeforth Patricia Klopp Roberta Spalla Karen Layng District 3 Chair Jolene Knudson Marianne Strumberger Beverly Macrito Donna Ioppolo Barbara Krummick Jennifer Sutton Ellen Morgan Mary Landis Kay Tworek-Sanchez District 4 Chair Michelle Ptack Patricia Lasley Gina Verta Tresa Radermacher Robin Moss KaSandra Lewis Cheryl Vlach Anika Ranginani District 5 Chair Marypat Lexow Pat Walenga Jacqueline Robinson Yolanda Shannon-Albert Stella LiPomi Megan Weiss Karen Schillings Karen Lopez Davia Wilkerson E. Rose Sims Council Delegates Lisa Mackenzie Mary Wisniowicz Sara Sullins Carol Macola Anjanette Wold Amanda Wade Amber Adams-Holecek Tamela Martin Kathy Zmich Donna Marie Advani Dr. Renee Matthews Anjanette Wold Rebecca Zoltoski Jill Anders Nia McClendon Nancy Wright Maria Baldini-Potermin Tricia McCoy Alternate Delegates Karen Zeller Christine Barr Lizz McDaniel Christine Alfred Elizabeth Bartusiak Paula McDaniel Levita Anderson Scott Bennett Tina Melendez Toiria Baker Joan Billingham Robin Michon Pat Boyle Cora Lee Blazek Sherry Milsap Allison Charlier Alyssa Bolbot Eleanor Mitchell Marty Devereux-Poch Maggie Ann Brown Connie Mitchell Phyllis Drewno Carrie Cameron Penny Montgomery Jane Evans Grace Carpenter Rachel Moody Sheila Evans Gina Ceaser Helen Moy Donna Frenier Sandy Cervenka Claire Mueller Anita Hart Missy Chandarana Turney Munson Terry Howe Brenda Charron Barbara Murmane Kelli Mason Susan Chin Cindy Murray Amy Miller Elaine Darko Cathy Neely Stephanie Nowka Cindy DeNormandie Rebecca Nelson Laurie Paschke Laura Erickson Norrine Nix Tresa Radermacher Michelle Fisher-Rhode Wendy Passini Narda Seaberry Pamela Flowers Kelly Pavlik Rebecca Smith Joanne Ford Elizabeth Ptack Kathy Talbert-Mikutus Athena Gallian Michelle Ptack Vikki Zack Christina Gerber Anjali Rentfleish 25 Honor Roll of TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS, Donors THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN GIRLS

With gratitude and sincere $10,000-$24,999 DLA Piper LLP appreciation, we recognize A.G. Cox Charity Trust Dr. Scholl Foundation Energy BBDO the financial contributions, Allstate Insurance Company Aon EY donated goods and in-kind Bank of America Charitable GCM Grosvenor services given by those in Foundation, Inc. George H., Marie S., and Lou Zendt our community this past Barker Welfare Foundation Charitable Trust year (Oct. 2015—Sept. 2016). BMO Harris Bank George M. Eisenberg Foundation for Charities Thank you! Bowman C. Lingle Trust The Buchanan Family Foundation Gould & Ratner LLP The CarMax Foundation The Grainger Foundation CDW GSUSA/Dove Cushman & Wakefield GSUSA/MetLife Foundation Deloitte LLP HAVI Global Solutions CORPORATE, Elizabeth Morse Genius Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP FOUNDATION, Charitable Trust Holland & Knight LLP GOVERNMENT Freeborn & Peters LLP ITW GSUSA/Motorola Solutions Jenner & Block & UNITED WAY Foundation The Kenrich Group LLC Ingredion KPMG LLP $100,000+ The J.R. Albert Foundation Locke Lord LLP Searle Funds at Chicago Legacy Foundation McDermott Will & Emery LLP Community Trust Loop Capital Markets Navistar, Inc. National Van Lines, Inc. Nicor Gas Peoples Gas and North Shore $50,000-$99,999 Nielsen NIPSCO Gas Community Fund ArcelorMittal Northern Trust Charitable Trust Randstad General Staffing USA Caerus Foundation, Inc. Northern Trust Reed Smith LLP John W. Anderson Foundation The PrivateBank Right Management Lake Area United Way Sidley Austin LLP Scheck Industries Polk Bros. Foundation United Way Grundy County State Farm Tyson Foods, Inc. Stout Risius Ross, Inc. Westlake Health Foundation Stuart Family Foundation $5,000-$9,999 Thorn River Foundation $25,000-$49,999 Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Vantage Leadership Consulting Barilla Archer Daniels Midland Company VJS Construction Services, Inc. Capital One Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa Wintrust Financial Corporation City of Chicago Department of Baker & McKenzie LLP Women’s Energy Summit Family and Support Services Bruce Foundation Zurich Exelon Bullhorn GSUSA/Rockefeller Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Philanthropy Advisors Clark Hill PLC Kellogg Company CME Group Community Foundation Navigant Consulting, Inc. Deegit, Inc. United Way of Will County Dentons US LLP

26 $1,000-$4,999 $500-$999 Accenture Centier Bank - Merrillville The Allyn Foundation, Inc. Citizens Against Abuse Honor Roll of Anthem Citizens Telephone Co-Operative, Inc. Associated Bank Corsearch Donors AT&T Illinois Dave and Busters, Inc. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Garofalo, Schreiber & Storm, Chartered Bank of America Merrill Lynch Jaeger Equities, LTD. BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois JDI Realty LLC CareerBuilder Pavilion Advisoy Group Inc. Catalina Marketing Roche, Scholz, Roche & Walsh Ltd. Charitable Foundation Semler Industries Dyer Chamber of Commerce Central Steel & Wire Company Spahn Financial Gerard Printing Co. Datassential Stevenson Crane Service Hill Fire Protection Domokur Sysco Joliet Area Kappa Delta Sorority Enterprise Holdings Foundation TMA Kappa Kappa Kappa Inc. Faegre Baker Daniels Morton Grove Post 134 Pleasant Lake Property Owners Fox Rothschild LLP Under $500 Francis Beidler Foundation Association, Inc. AmazonSmile Renee Hughes Incorporated Gerald A. & Karen A. Kolschowsky American Society of Civil Engineers Foundation, Inc. Reologie, LLC Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Sauk Valley Bank GSUSA/DeWitt Wallace Brook-Iroquois Township Readers Digest Trust Village of Woodridge Community Fund W.W. Grainger, Inc. The Horton Group Chicago Women’s Kinder Morgan Foundation Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson P.C. Operations, LLC XL Screw Corporation Levenfeld Pearlstein Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative Linder Legal Staffing Inc. Continental Honda Littler Critical Blink, Inc. Lockton Crowe Horwath LLP Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP MontellWilson LLC The NPD Group Omnisure Group, LLC Park Ridge Community Fund Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust Perkins Coie LLP PJH & Associates, Inc. Plante Moran PNC Financial Services Group QSP/Ashdon Farms Rally Capital Services Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund Robert R. McCormick Foundation Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Skender Construction South Shore Roller Girls Inc. Sulzer Family Foundation Tuft & Associates Inc. Ulta Beauty United Conveyor Foundation Village of Vernon Hills Walmart William Blair & Company William M. Hales Foundation Winston & Strawn LLP WWM Investments, LLC 27 Traci L. Fiatte Tracy and Doug Marconnet Mary Ellen and Stephen Fitzsimonds Brian Marrano Honor Roll of Karen and Patrick Layng Kevin P. McDonnell Ann McAloon Gina McLeod Christine Montenegro McGrath Tamara Meyer Donors Jennifer Mikulina Darren Montalto Kristie Paskvan Hilda Munoz Kimberly and Kevin Reome Corey Perry Jeffrey R. Samaras Rachel and Charles Portell Stevens Family Foundation Angelique Power Michael Wilson Bryn Reese and Dean Klovens INDIVIDUALS Maureen and Frank Riordan & FAMILY $1,000-$2,499 Ellen Rogin Tom Alexander Barbara Ross PARTNERSHIP Ivy Anderson Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker Anonymous (3) Camille and Kevin Rudge President’s Circle donors Maureen Beal Scott Saunders are recognized for giving a Laurel and Joel Bellows Karen and Denny Schillings combined total of $1,000 or Gregory Bergmann Jill Schwieterman more within a fiscal year. Theresa and Charles Boland Dona and Sam Scott Patricia Broughton Service Unit 290 Margaret Scanlan Brown Kristin and David Short $25,000+ Melissa Preston Carter Millie and John Simon Cheryl Beebe and James Grimm Karen Case Robert L. Smith Carole and Gordon Segal Lynette and Dave Chiaramonte Bryan Sugar Rebecca Coke and Chris Beukenkamp Sheila and Steven Sutherland $10,000-$24,999 Henry Crown and Company Angie and Roy Underwood Colleen Warner Josephine Bahl Wendy and Thor Davidson Jeffrey Weidner Jolanta Gal Sharon Dobbs Nancy L. Wright Vicki C. King Jean Dorsch Susan Yates Kathy Scherer Monica Foster Rosa Garcia Doyoung Yong Pearl and Dan Zager $5,000-$9,999 Barbara Geist-Deckert Robert Gerstein Donna F. Zarcone Anonymous Katie Gillman Richard Benkowski Julia K. Gin Sidney Dillard $100-$999 Ilene Gordon Michelle Adams Jennifer Evans Katherine Graham Celeste Adams-Holecek Therese Fauerbach Patricia and William Hagenah Adult Troop 007 Michael J. Kelly Deborah Hervey Mary Alberts Carla Michelotti Julie Howard Brian Andera Patrick G. and Shirley W. Jill Hudson Steve Anderson Ryan Foundation Maureen S. Jamrock Judith and J. Trent Anderson Maryann and Ronald Waryjas Amanda Jones David Anderson Monica M. Weed and Frank D. Smith K. & D. Wright Family Foundation Dayna Anderson Theresa Kern Sally Anderson $2,500-$4,999 Esther Kristoff Rick Andritsch Shradha Agarwal Karen and Walter Kurek Anonymous (6) Duke Alden Douglas Lancet Lorilyn Aquino Anonymous Amanda Lannert Jennifer Avila Amy Best Elaine Leavenworth Margaret and David Baer Nancy and David Borghesi Connie Lindsey Carnie E. Baffes Marie Campagna Ann Logue Roxanne Bajo Phyllis Cochran Mary MacLaren Katherine Baker James Dimitriou Carol Macola Lynda and Steve Baldwin Hon. Sherina Edwards Judd Malkin John Barile Jr. 28 Juana Barrera Deborah and Thomas Carmazzi Laurie Barry Valerie and James Carroll Bonnie Batchelor Elizabeth Carroll Honor Roll of James T. Beattie Ann Carstensen Charles Beck Suzanne and Douglas Carty Joyce and Philip Becker Pamela and Richard Cary Donors Michelle Beckworth Judith and Patrick Casey Dawn Beery Christine Castellano Annette and Gregory Beitel Sandra Cavoto Kathleen Bell Ellen Chappelle Thomas L. Bené Catherine Chaskin Milisa Benjamin Hardik Chaudhari Robert DeChene Betsy Bennet Anna Maria Chavez Jenny Dempster Maureen and Todd Bennett Pan Chen Neal Desai Kate Bensen and C. Richard Johnson Jennifer Chen Mary-Lynn Desmeules Susan Benton Leslie Corbett Chenoweth Bhavana Devulapally Elizabeth and Jon Berg Kelly Chesney Nicholas DiGiulio Linda Bergdahl Claudia Chevere Renita Dixon Jill Berkley Linton Childs Amy Doehring Lee Betterman Ping Choi Katie Donaldson Meena Beyers Erin and George Cibula Marvis Donalson Joan Bieler Lori Clark Victoria Dorgan Cora Lee and John Blazek Jill Clarke Pamela Downey Joanne and Christopher Bloom Larissa Clementi Lisa Downey Joy Boggs Bruce Coffing Pam Downs Cathy and Bruce Bohren Constance and Thomas Cole Larry Doyle Shauna Boliker-Andrews Michelle L. Collins Jane Doyle and David Andrews Patrick M. Collins James Dreyer Mary Clare Bonaccorsi Jane and John Colman Colleen O’Malley Driscoll Kristen Bonanno Madeleine Condit Kathrina Dubnicek Jill K. Bond Denise Conlon Margaret Duffy and Marcus Burton Donna Bondi Jennifer Convery Cindy and Gerard Dupczak Liz Borchers Catherine Cooper Jana Durham Deborah Bordelon Tarrah C. Cooper Jessica Dvorak Ryan Bormet Jane and Peter Corcoran Thomas J. Dwyer Dana Brad Regine Corrado Carol Eastin Susan Brady Kevin Corrigan Ann Edattel Monique Brinkman-Hill Katelyn Cosgrove Curtis Edwards Jean Brizzolara Jorja Coulter Katherine Ehlert Margaret Brothers Rosemarie and Thomas Courtney John L. Eisel Tasha Brown Cynthia Crane Theresa Enright Robin Brown John Crenshaw Marie and John Erbeck Elizabeth F. Brown Jolene Crittenden Karen Erken Christina Brunka Loren Croskey Kathy Erwin Lydia A. Bueschel Nakhia C. Crossley Robert Espie Mark Bultman Jose Antonio Cruz Patricia Fay Catherine Burnham Sarah Cunningham Mary Therese and Mark Fazzini Joseph Burns Margaret Daley Hedy and Benjamin Felton Emily and Stephen Burt Josh Dalley Jen Ferguson Anna Burtch Mary Daly Matthew Filing Diane Butterfield and Mark Flessner Lisa Daugherty Ricardo N. Fiore Pam Caine Peter Davidson Donna and David Fischer Michael Cainkar Stephanie S. Davis Jordan Fischer Sarah Caplan Anne Davis Katie Fitzpatrick Patricia and Kevin Cappo Stephanie Davis Karla Flannery Erica and Barrett Carlson Debora de Hoyos and Walter Carlson Kimberley Flowers

29 Christine Guthrie Janet Katich Achara Guziec John M. Katrenak Honor Roll of John Hagemann Joan and John Katsis Kathy Hopinkah Hannan Peter J. Kavanagh Moira Hardek Sean Keehan Donors Teresa Hardin Molly Keelan Candice L. Harold Amy Yuhn Kelleher Ashley Harrington Kathryn Baker Kemp Celeste Wright Harris Virginia Kendall Kevin Michael Harris Charin Kent Leigh Harter Brian Kerr Rob Fojtik Valerie and Edward Hatcher Sarah Ketchum Kathy Ford Theresa and Michael Hawley Kathy Kilroy Mary Ann Forness Ryan Hayes Colby Anne Kingsbury Jenny Fortner Kandace Heck Janet Kirkman Lisa and Zachary Fortsch Carol Hedtcke Mark Kirsons Saeed Fotovat Connie Heier Kathleen Klein Suzanne Fox Mary Helfrich Bruce Klink Virginia Fraser and Phil Walroth Leslie Henderson Jenn Kloc Ann Elizabeth Freel Kathleen Henson Kristen Knapp Heidi Frey Magda and Tom Hepokoski Brenda S. and David Knapp Jeff Friedman Kathy Herbert Marlene Knapp Diane Frisch Helaine and Peter Heydemann Tamara Knoedell Mary and Floyd Fuller Angela and John Hickey Ray Koenig Shanin Fuller Elizabeth Higgins Eva Koepke Bridget Gainer Andrea Hitpas Andrea Korte Lauren Gallagher Susan and Todd Hitzeman Paul Kosiek Karin Garduno Kristi Hoff John Kotal Kristine Garrett Jeanie Hoffman Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris Ryan Garrison Amy and Tim Hohulin Kathi Krankoski Jodi Garvey Claire Holland Fran Kravitz Joan and Elmer Geissler Gail Holmberg Tina Krenc Kim Gerber Paula A. Hoste Bryan Kress Nancy Gerrie Liz Howard Mary Beth Krutsch Lana and Thomas Geselbracht Janet Hulet Dave Kucera Kevin Gibbons Cynthia Hunt Renee Kuczwara Andrew Gilliam Patricia Hurley Dolores Kunda Julia and Michael Gilmartin Denise and Peter Illing Marian and Robert Kurz Brian Gilmore Donna Ioppolo Nancy Lahey Kristen Gilpin Toni Irving Mary and Dirk Landis Jennifer Glaspie Carolyn Jackson-Johnson Andrew Landsly Laszlo Gonc J.J. Javors Anna Lasley Miguel Gonzalez Amy Jennings Joseph Lattuca Michael Goode Paula Jernigan Jodie Lawton Violet Goodheart Alisa Jerz Winfred Leaf Mark Goodman Jennifer and Gregory Jerzyk Anita Lebling Marla Gordon Sherry Lowe Johnson Anh Lee Rochelle Gorey Patrick Johnson Susanne and James Lenz Beth Gorz Erik Johnson Laura J. Lichter Harry N. Gottlieb Karen Jones Stephen Lieberman Christina Grana Carla Juravic Heather Linehan Christine Graves Joann Kaczmarek Judith and Larry Linman Barbara Grayson Elizabeth Kaczmarek Deborah Liverett Faron Greenfield Mary Kaczmarek-Kulbida Alisa Lockhart Laura Grisolano and William Kulbida Carole Long Erin Grodnick Cheri Kasella Zachary Loren

30 Lori Lovens Anthony Nasharr Deborah Ludwig Debbie Nawara Maggie Lundervold Teresa Newhall Honor Roll of Soren Lundsgaard Margery Newman Sue and Vincent Lupori Danielle and Ian Nilson Nancy and Thomas Lynch Terry Ann Nissly Donors Wendy Macgregor Linda and Carleton Nolan Neelima Maddulapalli Jodi Bondi Norgaard Susan Magasi Paul Norman Sarah Magnesen Ann Nugent Matt Mallin Melissa Oakley David Manek Anastasia O’Brien Anne Rea Barbara Manley Julie O’Connor Anne and Paul Reader Molly J. and Matthew Manzella Kathleen O’Day Tami J. Reding-Brubaker Megan Marshall Alice O’Hara Susan and David Reedy Teresa Martin Linda Dao Ohr Claire Regan Martha Martin Kathleen O’Leary Justin Reid Gini Marziani Kirk Openchowski Bridget and Glenn Renzulli Emily Masalski Darlene Ossman Maggie Rice Jayme R. Matchinski Darrren Ostmeyer Debbie Richardson Amy Matteoni Ryan Page Staci Richardson JoAnn May Dana Palmer Shawnelle Richie Michelle McCorkle Cece Palomar Angela Ripinski Michael Mccready Shannon Parchem Jean and Bill Robinson Katie McDevitt Eva Parenti Jacqueline Robinson Mary Kate McDonnell Alison and Philip Park Rebecca Robinson Julie McElmurry Jason Parker Alexandra Rochon Annie McKeon Alpa J. Patel Mary Rodino Mary McMahon Gloria and Joseph Pavese Erin Roeper Laura Mcnamara Louise L. Pawlak-Chapman Lydia Rohn Kimberly McQuiston Lee Peeler Rachael Rohn Marsha Meek Stuart Perlik Juliette Romeo Biju Menon Jennifer Perr Melissa Root Patrice and David Menzel Shannon Peters David Rosner Catherine Merritt David Petersen Margaret and Charles Rowe Maureen Mersch Danyse Peterson Elizabeth and Gary Ruske Laurel Metken Mary Peterson Lisa Russakov Sarah Metzger Amy Pflueger Ann Ryan Jeff Middendorf Stephanie and Gregory Pierce Michael Ryan Holly Miller Jennifer Pinto Erin Sahly Amy Mills Jill Pironti Theresa Salus Matt Mitchell Kristin Poerschke Sam Salzman Anne Mitchell Keri Poi Tom Sampson Kathryn Mlsna Jeanie Pollack Susana Sanchez Emily Monnelly Brea Porter James J. Saul Mary Monroy-Spampinato Carolyn Potts Lisa Savegnago Mary Lee Montague Bryan Powell Rachael Scaccia Barbara Moore Margo Powers Stephen M. Scalzo Michelle Morales Marlene Poynder Mike Schaffer Lynn Mortensen Veronica and Roy Pradelski Judith and Rick Scheck Paul Mosely Maisie Prugh Marylee Schmidt Robin and Daniel Moss Ekta Punwani Kara Harchuck Schmitz Patricia Moss Diane Rack Ryan Schneider John Munn Johanna Rahal Sara Schwarze Alison Murphy Kristine and David Raino-Ogden Melissa Scott Roger Murray Allison Ray Regina Seghetti

31 Heidi Stevens Greta Weathersby Jeffrey E. Stone Geri Weinstock Honor Roll of Louise A. Stone Susan Weiss Pat Storer Corinne O’Melia Wendell Eric Strickland Lindsay Wietfeld Donors Marcy A. Stulce Lavonne and Cal Wilcox Michael Suggs Joel Wilcoxen K. Sujata Joan Wilson Stacy Summers Elizabeth Winans Megan and Stu Summers Joycelyn Winnecke Becky Sutton Scott Witz James Sengenberger Mary Lou Sutton Ann Wolff Service Unit 295 Connie and Mark Sweeney Lauren Wolven Service Unit 309 Michael Sznajder Douglas Wood Service Unit 413 Alaina Tackett Roycealee J. Wood Service Unit 581 Kimberly Talianko James Woods Service Unit 638 Deborah and Nigel Telman Kendall Woods Service Unit 710 Linda and Gerald Templin-Hutter James Woodworth Service Unit 715 Linda Thielke Sharon and Paul Wussow Victoria and Scott Severson Dave Thomas Maria Wynne James Seymour Linda Tiffin-Mascorro Christian Young Molly Sharma Charlotte Toerber Lisa Young Patricia A. Sharp Carlos Tortolero Zorica Zdlravkovic Kari and Bruce Shatzer Beth Treacy Maggie Zellers Meghan Shehorn Chris Trenn Victoria Zickenheiner Hille and Christian Sheppard Cindy and Richard Trennert-Lukens Catherine Zimmerman and Shawn Ellis John Sheridan Troop 1385 Jeannine Zipfel William D. Sherlock Troop 41053 Vicki Znavor Lisa Shields Troop 41525 Rebecca Zoltoski and Jennifer Shikany Troop 41998 Mike Mazurkiewicz Jeanette Shutay Troop 50423 Kelly Zurek Joy Shutters-Helbing Troop 50528 Amy Sieben Troop 51165 $50-$99 Kirk Simme Troop 55314 Christine Alfred Ilene Simmons Troops 58497 & 58492 Julie Allen Chester Singleteary Trine Tsouderos Liliana Anastassova Peggy Tuck Sinko Manika Turnbull Corina Anderson Violet Sistovaris Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks Bonnie Andreas Dorothea Lidd Skiest Karen Uihlein Anonymous (4) Mike Slocum Denise Urban Cheryl and Jerry Antos Robert Slovenko Laura VanDyke-Wall Gail August Shirley Smiddy Aimee Velkoski Cindy Ault Ann and Ric Smies James Vint Marlene Bailey Suzanne Smyth Diane Viverito Bridgette Barry Susan Snowden Ariana Voigt Susan and Alan Baughman Gayle Soberg Austin Waldron Jessica Belica Elizabeth Soehren-Jones Rachel Waldron Amy Berger Sonya Olds Som Pat Walenga Beata and Rich Bierman Brian Sommerfeld Debra Walker Bernice Billups Juile and Leonard Somogyi Valerie Waller Liz Blasgen Eric Sparks Rebecca Walsh Andrea Blumstein Harold Spinka Regina Ward Peg Borgert Lee Spirer David Wartner Andrea Bovard Robin Sprague Mary Wasik Carol Moseley Braun Sara Staniszewski Jenny and Bill Waszak Cathy Brennan Deborah Steinbrink Joycelynn Watkins-Asiyanbi Michelle Bristle 32 Lorraine Buerger Molly Gaus Kathryn Burgdorfer Jacqueline Gelb Miriam Burkland Jennifer Glickley Honor Roll of Sharon Burns Stephanie Gogul Christina Burns Kim Graber Maeghan E. Butler Kathleen Grames Donors Jessica Campion Krissy Greiwe Paulina Caprio Tomi Griesenauer Charisse Chamorro Nancy Hackett Debbie Chin Shalina Hampton Pamela Clarke Barbara Harpold Djenne Clayton Michele Hibbott Michelle Marciano Meagan Cleary Monika Hiebl Amy Margolin Kimberly Coleman Colleen Houlihan Cecile Margulies Sharon Coleman Lisa Haley Huff Barbara Marquardt Grace Coletta Celia and Samuel Hunt Michael Marro Ty Collins Carissa Hunter Lydia Marti Eugene W. Conrad Kara Hurt Heather Martin Cathy Corl Eleanor Husman Annette Martinez Joseph Cornelius Kristin Isaacson Joseph Marzo Jamila Covington Francesca Izzo Joyce and Robert Maslanka Kim Coyne Liliana Izzo Barbara Mason Nicole Marie Craig Deanna Jacob Kathryn McBride Brian Crowley Kristine Johnson Peggy McClanahan Karen Cullen Thomas Johnson Gavin McDonagh John Davis Holly Jones Tara Mckee Christine Deering Janet Kankarla Vicky McKinley Carla Dehmlow Donna Kassar Kelly McMullen Sylvia Delaney Sandra Kipp Kelly Mcnulty Janeen Devine Cathy Klatt Sarah Menke Susan Dickman Jeff Kogan Phyllis and Keith Meyer Kimberly Diercks Fumi Koike Leslie Michaels Veronica DiMario Paula Kolar Marsha Minick Karen and John Dingler Bobi Komer Michela Secco Mordasiewicz Barbara and Robert Donaldson Gina-Marie Koontz Hope Morley Janet Doyle Linda Koppe Stefanie Mullin Julie and John Dreixler Tammi Kozlowski Kathleen Murphy Heidi Driggers Joanna Krek Jonathan Mykrantz Janice and John Durante Chad Kucik Teresa Nagy Mary Dzendzeluk Eileen Kuprewicz Sally Mac Namara Lori and Kevin Early Kathleen Lakowski Anjana Nekkanti Shabara Ebrahim Heidi Larson Brandy Nelson Kerri Edwards Kathleen Lavalli Carol Nenne Margaret Enright Pam Lawless Barbara and David Newman Kara and Benjamin Esbaum Diamond Lee Mary Ann Nowesnick Laura Fendrich Sally Levenstam Kathleen O’Connor Melanie and Corey Ferengul Joyce Libunao Gail Ogdon Margaret Figliulo Bonnie and Walter Liptak Shelley O’Grady Susan and David Findling Andrew Litcher Rhonda Olenik Jodi Firchau Regina Lucero-Garcia Susan E. Olson Geoffrey Fleming Crystal Lundberg Melissa and Michael O’Neill Angel Fox Andy Macko Julie O’Shea Petula Frangias Jill Madary Joan and John O’Sullivan Jamie Frendewey Donna Manella Katerina Ouchokov Lindsay Gaskins Kathy Manrriquez Cathie Overmyer Louise and James Gates Beth and Steven March Helen Page

33 Charlene Smigielski Mary Macnamara Dorie Smith Mary Therese Murphy Honor Roll of Kamilla Spoehr Mary Newbold Catherine Spohnholtz Pam O’Shea Frances and Isaac Starks Blythe O’Sullivan Donors Mary Steiger Marlys A. Powers Jennifer Stein Paul E. Ransdell Susan Stern Corinne Schillings Jill Stewart Marge Smith Mary Kay and Larry Stoor Katherine Spinka Sara Sullins Louis Thompson Beth and Perry Palmer Gertrud Maria Sundqvist Eleanor Voelker Karen and Richard Palmer Tara Swords Loretta Warren Gwendolyn Paris Lisa Syren Josephine M. Worcester Sarah White Pavlovic Chad Thompson Karen Zivin Ann Pedersen John Tongelidis Gabriella Pehanich Troop 20167 Claudia Pereira Bernadette and Richard Trusk IN HONOR Rafael Perello Julie Trusky Josephine Bahl Anna Perry Howard Tullman Clare Brusich Joy Peters Kristina Van Liew Boytim Wendy Davidson Lindsay Philbin Johanna Van Swearingen Dan Denov Anthoula Pomrening Jennifer Varner Jenna Dreixler Linda Pote Angela Vasandani Marian DuCasse Diane Powers Adelaide Wallace Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Katherine Protextor Nancy Walsh Liz Fitzsimonds Susan Prynn Kathleen Weber Jolanta Gal John Race Mark Weisberg Camryn Gosa Joan and Michael Rachowicz Jessica Wetmore Lindsey Grant Janelle Reese Rosemary White Ann Harper Craig Reges Susan Whiting Katie Harris-Anderson Lindsey Reid Angelina Williams Julie Howard Yasmina Ribeiro Barbara and Larry Wolfrum Cynthia Hunt Daryl Richardson Mary Yonts Anna Marie Johnson Kimberly Romanski Cha Yoon Jan Kraemer Nancy Rose Rabia Zakaria Zoe Langer Nancy and Thomas Roseing Karen Zeller Connie Lindsey Warner A. Rosenthal Cheryl Zminda Lisa LoVallo Jennifer Roth Scott Zoll Marie Marino Anna Rusk Suzie Mascorro Shane Ryan Carla Michelotti Diane Rydin IN MEMORY Mary Powers Sylvie Salazar Diane Banks Megan and Kelsey Riordan Mary and Larry Sandford Mary Etta Bechtel Patricia Romeo-Gilbert Kathy Schilder Keitha Benkowski Anabelle and Jessica Sanchez Kimberlyn Schultz Tom Bolbot Suzy Shannon Peggie Schultz Lorraine H. Bronoski Suzanne Smyth Carol Schuster Anna Carnahan Lauren Somogyi Bradley Schwab Cathy Coughlin Stephanie Springs Mary Sedlacek Melba Doppler Marin and Greer Waller Lori Sekera Mary Drish Maryann Waryjas Service Unit 414 Theresa Eisen Jennifer Wood Pamela Shimamoto Barbara Ann Hawkins Kenneth F. Wright Stephen Shinall Altee Jackson Cornelia and James Shoffner Carol Lynn Kocan Madeleine Slingerland Alice H. W. Larson

34 We are grateful for every gift that supports Girl Scouting and thank all donors who made gifts of $1 to $49. Every effort is made to ensure that all names listed in this Honor Roll of Donors are correct. Please contact 312-912-6345 with corrections. MATCHING GIFTS Club Aetna Foundation Honor Roll of AT&T Bank of America Charitable Chicago Woman Magazine Donors Foundation Bank of America Matching Gifts Cowshed Spa Boeing Crain’s Chicago Business CN Railroaders in the Community DuPage Children’s Museum Exelon Foundation Entertainment Cruises ExxonMobil Foundation Matching Everpurse Gift Programs Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Padcaster The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc. The Field Museum The Peninsula Chicago Gartner Executive Programs Fleet Feet Pickwick Theater GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Humberto Saldana Ingredion Matching Gift Program Jolanta T. Gal Karen and Denny Schillings ITW Go Go Girls Peggie E. Schultz Jackson National Community Fund Groupon Lisa and Steve Sczurek, Jellyvision Harlem Globetrotters The Original Pancake House The John D. and Catherine T. ImprovOlympic The Second City MacArthur Foundation Michael Seghetti JPMorgan Chase Foundation K. & D. Wright Family Foundation Shedd Aquarium Matching Gifts Program Laugh Factory Six Flags Great America The Kuntz Foundation Legoland Discovery Center Joann Slawinski Mondelez International Lettuce Entertain You Taylored Wines Motorola Solutions Foundation Ann Logue Thousand Waves Martial Arts NiSource Charitable Foundation Levenfeld Pearlstein & Self Defense Center, NFP Northern Trust Corporation Lucky Strike Mary Ann Tuft Robert R. McCormick Foundation M2057 by Maria Pinto Vosges Haut-Chocolate Silicon Valley Community Foundation Blase Masini Wendella United Health Foundation McDermott Will & Emery LLP Walmart Katie McDevitt Zanies Comedy Nite Club The Morton Arboretum The Wit Museum of Science & Industry Rebecca Zoltoski and IN-KIND Navy Pier Mike Mazurkiewicz CONTRIBUTIONS Northwestern Athletics Elisha-Rio Apilado The Apollo Theater The Art Institute of Chicago 28 to Brush Teeth Whitening 360 Chicago Alfresco Park Ridge American Girl Arts n Spirits Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Avid Printers Ballet Chicago Joanne and Christopher Bloom Adrienne Bolbot Melissa Preston Carter The Chicago Athletic Club Women’s Chicago Botanic Garden

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