2017 Annual Report
2018 Calendar
Message from the Board President and CEO What an exciting year this has been for We’ve had our successes, too! an outstanding young woman and future Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida! We began The biggest highlight of the year was the leader. Your gift of time, talent, and with a nationwide search for a new CEO, G.I.R.L. 2017 convention in Columbus. treasure enables Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast and the ideal match was right here in It was inspiring to see our council’s Girl Florida to deliver high quality programs our backyard. With extensive experience Delegates participate in the General to all, including girls in underserved in nonprofit management and civic and Session and cast important votes related communities. The Girl Scout Leadership political engagement, Mary Anne serves as to the governance of Girl Scouts of the Experience allows every G.I.R.L. to a role model for our girls as she continues USA. The experience of 10,000 young unleash her inner power at a critical time to raise awareness for the life-changing women sharing their stories and passion in her life, preparing her for a lifetime rewards of Girl Scouts. for Girl Scouting was electric—there’s a of leadership. At any given moment, a Rae Dowling, Board President future president in that crowd! G.I.R.L. might be a Go-getter, Innovator, We’ve had our challenges. Risk-taker, or Leader. Your invaluable Together as Girl Scout sisters, we faced We also added many new programs support makes this possible for our Hurricane Irma with great courage and and badge offerings, including 23 STEM/ 6,000 bright stars! reached out to help those in need. We’ve Outdoor badges. Our girls need to be responded to ever-increasing marketplace prepared to assume leadership roles in With much appreciation, competition by renewing our commitment every career path. These programs will Rae Dowling, Board President to deliver the best leadership program in fill the job pipeline in the most important the world for girls—developed specifically sectors of our economy. Mary Anne Servian, for girls, by girls, and with girls—in an Chief Executive Officer empowering all-girl, girl-led, and girl- We sincerely want to thank every family, friendly environment. volunteer, and community supporter for helping facilitate each girl’s quest to be Mary Anne Servian, CEO
Visit our website! Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Check us out on Instagram www.gsgcf.org GirlScoutsofGulfcoastFlorida GSGCF girlscoutsgulfcoast Open only to girls in high school, the Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouts. Projects require a minimum of 80 hours to complete, and must follow a rigorous series of steps, including identifying an issue, investigating it thoroughly, getting help and building a team, creating a plan, presenting the plan, gathering feedback, taking action, and educating and inspiring others. Gold Award Girl Scouts are changing the world—or at least their corner of it—one project at a time. Pictured below are Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida’s 2017 Gold Award Girl Scouts (not pictured: Shreya Mistry).
Kimberly Brett Jade Fischer Nicole Holdgrafer Sarah Kraus Brittany Newman Samantha Shaughnessy Kiarra Womack Cynthia Young Courtney Zoller
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida's girls earned the 2017 Young Women of Distinction girls received the Girl Scout Dr. Elinor Crawford Girl The Annual Young Women of Distinction is our favorite event of the 10 Gold Award 8 Scout College Scholarship year! On one Sunday each May, hundreds of girls, along with their family and friends, gather to celebrate their Girl Scout accomplishments. girls earned the In 2017, we welcomed more than 1,300 attendees from throughout girls earned the Girl Scout our ten-county area. In addition to the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award Journey Summit Award Girl Scouts, we also recognized the top Cookie Entrepreneurs, along 49 Silver Award 241 with girls who have earned the Journey Summit Award, Religious Recognitions, and the Dr. Elinor Crawford Girl Scout College Scholarship. girls earned the girls earned To learn more about these outstanding young women, visit our Girl Scout Religious Recognitions website at www.gsgcf.org 191 Bronze Award 206 At Girl Scouts everything she does is designed with, by, and for girls.
January
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6
New Year's Day Pre-orders for Girl Scout Kwanzaa ends Cookies start TODAY! 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Council offices closed Human Trafficking in observance of Awareness Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Annual Meeting of the Council 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 28 29 30 31
The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls develop essential life skills such as goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics.
February
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3
National Freedom Day Groundhog Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Girl Scout Cookies arrive and Cookie booths begin!
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Valentine's Day Ash Wednesday Lincoln's Birthday Susan B. Anthony's Birthday Lent begins 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
World Thinking Day National Girl Scout National Girl Scout Presidents' Day Washington's Birthday Cookie Weekend Cookie Weekend
25 26 27 28
National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
At Girl Scouts, “Can I?” quickly turns into “I will!”
March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3
Read Across America Day
Employee Appreciation Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
International Women's Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Cookie sale ends Girl Scout Sabbath Girl Scout Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Girl Scouts' Birthday St. Patrick's Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
First day of Spring 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Good Friday
Palm Sunday Passover begins
The inclusive, all-female environment of a Girl Scout troop creates a safe space where girls can try new things, develop a range of skills, take on leadership roles, and just be themselves.
April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Easter Last day of Passover 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Girl Scout Leader's Day
Earth Day Arbor Day 29 30
Girl Scouts works. It’s the best leadership experience for girls in the world for one very good reason: it’s girl-led!
May
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5
May Day
Giving Challenge Giving Challenge National Day of Prayer Cinco de Mayo 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
National Teacher Appreciation Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Mother's Day Ramadan begins (at sunset) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Young Women of Distinction Council offices closed in Awards Ceremony observance of Memorial Day 27 28 29 30 31
Memorial Day
At Girl Scouts it’s a girl’s world—a place where girls can be and do anything they put their hearts, minds, and energy into.
June
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SUMMER CAMP BEGINS! Visit www.gsgcf.org for more information World Oceans Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Flag Day Ramadan ends Eid al-Fitr begins Eid al-Fitr ends 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Father's Day First day of Summer 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
At Girl Scouts, girls are empowered to believe in themselves and in each other.
July
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Council offices closed in observance of Independence Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Parents' Day 29 30 31
At Girl Scouts, girls get to lead their own adventures (it’s their world!) and team up with other girls in an all-girl environment. They choose exciting, hands-on activities that interest them most.
August
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
National Friendship Day National S'mores Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 International Youth Day
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 National Senior Citizens Day Eid al-Adha begins Eid al-Adha ends 26 27 28 29 30 31 Council offices closed in observance of Labor Day Women's Equality Day Cookie Dough expires
Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
September
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labor Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Rosh Hashanah begins Patriot Day International Coastal National Grandparents' Day Rosh Hashanah ends Cleanup Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Yom Kippur begins Yom Kippur ends First day of Fall 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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Girl Scout membership year ends. RENEW TODAY! The Girl Scout Movement is made up of individuals who hold beliefs as varied as our nation itself.
October
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Start of a new Girl Scout Year! Child Health Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
International Day of the Girl 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
National Make a Difference Day 28 29 30 31 Girl Scout Founder's Day Juliette Gordon Low's Birthday Halloween
The future belongs to every girl who believes in her power to change the world.
November
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3
All Saints' Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daylight Saving Time ends Election Day Diwali 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Veterans Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Council offices closed in observance of Universal Children's Day Thanksgiving Day Council offices closed 25 26 27 28 29 30
Giving Tuesday
Every day, Girl Scouts unleash the power of G.I.R.L. to make amazing things happen.
December
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hanukkah begins 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Hanukkah ends
Human Rights Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
First day of Winter 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Kwanzaa begins
Christmas Eve Christmas Day Council offices closed Council offices closed Council offices closed 30 31
New Year's Eve The Girl Scout Leadership Experience Girl Scout program outcomes are measured through annual surveys administered in late spring. The survey questions have been professionally developed and tested by Girl Scouts of the USA. We are pleased to share the results from members of the Gulfcoast Florida Council, which illustrate how Girl Scouts perform better than their non-Girl Scout peers in the following five areas:
have confidence in themselves and their abilities, and form Sense of Self 81% positive identities (non-Girl Scouts, nationwide: 68%).
Positive Values act ethically, honestly, and responsibly, and show concern for 77% others (non-Girl Scouts, nationwide: 59%).
Challenge Seeking take appropriate risks, try things even if they might fail, and 58% learn from mistakes (non-Girl Scouts, nationwide: 42%).
Healthy develop and maintain healthy relationships by communicating their feelings directly and resolving conflicts constructively Relationships 55% (non-Girl Scouts, nationwide: 43%).
Community desire to contribute to the world in purposeful and meaningful ways, learn how to identify problems in the community, and create Problem Solving 51% "action plans" to solve them (non-Girl Scouts, nationwide: 28%).
Local survey conducted in April 2017, with a voluntary sample consisting of 9.8% of all troop members council-wide. National results are from the online survey conducted by the research firm Decision Analyst in 2016-2017, with a nationally representative sample. An individual girl is considered to possess the characteristics related to an outcome if she has a mean score equal or greater to 4.0 on a 5-point scale for the set of questions related to the outcome. Strength of Sisterhood Whether you are a new Girl Scout Daisy, a seasoned Girl Scout volunteer, or a proud Girl Scout Alumna, you are part of something bigger than yourself. You are part of a vast sisterhood, extending beyond your troop, service unit, and council, to the largest girl-serving organization in the world. You are part of a 100+ year tradition, sharing a bond with more than 2.6 million Girl Scouts across the United States, and 10 million Girl Scouts worldwide in 146 countries. You are part of an American institution.
GSGCF Girl Scouts GSGCF Adult Volunteers 2016-2017 2016-2017 2,704 Adult Members 899 Troop Leaders 5,916 Girl Members 28 7 22 5 3,010 Girls in grades K-3 Volunteers received Volunteers received Volunteers received Volunteers received local and national GSGCF’s Green GSGCF’s Volunteer of the GSUSA 2,488 Girls in grades 4-8 awards Angel Award Excellence Award Appreciation Pin
356 Girls in grades 9-12 1 1,109 623 187 62 grade unreported Volunteer received Volunteers participated Volunteers attended Volunteers attended the GSUSA Honor Pin in a variety of training Troop Leadership Outdoor Leadership Troops and certification Training/Courses Trainings/Courses 500 courses Financial Empowerment Girl Scouting offers all girls—from kindergartners to high school seniors—the opportunity to build their business savvy and hone their financial literacy skills. Through the Fall Product Sale and Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls earn money to support their troop activities, community service projects, and sister Girl Scouts while developing five essential skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. Tomorrow’s entrepreneurs are getting their start today—through Girl Scouts!
2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program 2017 Fall Product Program
$4,830,408 4286 Girl Scouts participated $306,441 in cookies sold 417 troops participated 382 1,711 2,513 1,181,349 troops Girl Scouts items sold for packages sold Cookie Leaders (girls who sold participated participated Troop to Troop 232 over 1,000 packages) program
98,446 average number of packages cases sold 276 sold per Girl Scout participating
packages sold for the Mints for 67,588 the Military program
earned by Girl Scouts $ 767, 8 7 7 for their troop Investing in Girls When you make a donation to Girl Scouts, you are making an investment in girls’ futures. You are helping us develop and provide quality programs for girls in a variety of areas, including financial literacy, healthy living, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), and environmental leadership. You are helping provide program scholarships for girls whose families are facing financial hardships. You are helping ensure that caring adult volunteers can receive free and low-cost training, giving them the tools they need to help build tomorrow’s leaders. Most importantly, you are helping us develop girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. You are making an investment that yields long-lasting returns with amazing results!
Donations Received October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 For a listing of individual donors, please visit our website at www.gsgcf.org
Juliette Gordon Low Society ~ Planned Giving Donors Estate Gifts Endowments as of September 30, 2017 M. Chester Cole Linda L. Ezzell In Honor of Ellen H. Lojinger Elinor A. Crawford LaTasha Armstead Barbara Lewis Elisabeth Ethal Margaret C. Simone Renee Armstrong Tracy P. Lux Marilyn L. Arnall Jessica Macera Vincent and Anna Mae Pasqua Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder Colleen McGue Company Matches Ann M. Carrasquillo Juliana C. Meek Gifts in Kind Gifts and Volunteer Appreciation Hours Richard Cyphers Joseph P. and Janet H. Rhein Cynthia P. McCague Best Buy Rae Dowling Tracy Seider Dianne Belk and Microsoft Store Ceridian Sue K. Garland Mary Anne Servian Lawrence Calder, Combined Federal Campaign Linda Getzen Sandi F. Stewart Lead Gifts Phyllis Siskel Deloitte Helen and Wesley Hansen Susan R. Stewart Collier Commercial Cleaning JCPenney Cecelia Hill Christine B. Yekel Illinois Tool Works Foundation Christine L. Jennings Macy’s East Target If you would like to learn more about the Juliette Gordon Low Society, THANK YOU! Walmart please contact [email protected], or call 941-921-5358. YourCause Business and Foundation Supporters Event Sponsors United Way Allocation Grants AmazonSmile Foundation Mary E. Parker Foundation Al Purmort Insurance United Way of Collier County Amscot Financial Naples Doll Club Alsco United Way Suncoast Anna Maria Island Lodge 2188, Norman and Phyllis Siskel Captivation Media Group United Way of South Sarasota County Loyal Order of Moose, Inc. Donor Advised Fund Dakin Dairy Farms United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Cape Coral Community Foundation - Plantation Community Foundation Family Beautiful Magazine Okeechobee Counties Giving Alliance of Women Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Goodwill Industries Manasota, Inc. United Way of Central Florida Collier County Bar Foundation Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Iberia Bank Community Foundation of Collier County Sarasota Coalition on Legoland Florida Resort Individual Gifts through Duffy's Foundation Substance Abuse, Inc. Macaroni Kid Sarasota - Venice United Way Designations for Edward E. and Lillian H. Sara De Soto Chapter DAR Motorworks Brewing Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Bishop Foundation Sarasota Chapter of Observer Media Group United Way of Collier County Eileen Fisher Kappa Delta Alumnae Assoc Herald-Tribune Media Group United Way Manatee County Florida Power and Light Co. Sarasota Kiwanis Foundation, Inc. Sarasota Magazine United Way of Central Florida Franklin G. Berlin Foundation, Inc. Sarasota Police Foundation, Inc. SRQ Magazine United Way of Greater Philadelphia and SNJ Lavern Gaynor Service Club of Manatee County Starbucks Gerald A. & Karen A. Kolschowsky Suncoast Credit Union Foundation United Way Suncoast Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Limited Foundation, Inc. Swift Family Foundation, Inc. West Coast Woman Getzen Family Charities, Inc. The Parrish Foundation, Inc. Westfield Sarasota Square H & R Block The Tillie, Jennie, and Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Harold Schwartz Foundation, Inc. Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. Foundation, Inc. United Methodist Women of St. John's India Benton Lesser Foundation Vern and Florence Martin Trust Jerome & Mildred Paddock Foundation William G. & Marie Selby Foundation Jessie Ball DuPont Fund Wilson-Wood Foundation, Inc. Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Women’s Foundation of Foundation, Inc. Southwest Florida Tributes
In Honor of Girl Scouts - The S'mores In Honor of Marion Huffmire In Memory of Carol K. Spalding Barbara D. Donnelly Gloria M. Webel Stephanie S. Cook Mary Ellen Felker Ruth E. Getzen In Honor of Mary Anne Servian In Memory of Florence Yates Elaine F. Gregg Robert R. Perodeau Jo Ann Budde Isabel S. Norton Suzanne Grubbe Marie L. Putnam In Honor of McKayla McComiskey Judy Alves and Raymond J. Pelstring Gayle S. Salmon Christina M. Haslinger Emily S. Lacroix Grace A. Tyner Patrick and Anne Noonan In Honor of Charleen D. Peryon In Honor of Doris Powell Melfina Cosmato - Troop 133 Barbara K. Preston Valerie Powell-Stafford Gracie Cosmato Esther Sarafian Trisha A. Wynn In Honor of Lillium Duff - Troop 425 In Honor of My Clients Carol P. Duff Stephen W. Hall In Memory of June P. Watson Laura Spencer Charitable Fund In Honor of Linda Lee Williams In Honor of Rae Dowling Mac Foundation Jesslin J. Preston Patricia Ramthun In Memory of Kappie Spencer In Honor of In Honor of Sue Stewart Carol A. Spencer Madelynn Perry - Troop 697 Susan M. Atherton Blake Medical Center Terri R. Halbach In Memory of My Mother Yolanda Mancha Christine B. Yekel In Honor of Marie Graziosi Laurabeth Goldsmith Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources In Memory of Pat & Frank O’Day Association (SHRA) In Honor of Veda Lococo - Troop 521 Mary Patricia O’Day Genevieve Lococo
Acknowledging the support of our donors is important to us. If you have a correction or question, please feel free to contact [email protected]. Dr. Elinor Crawford Girl Scout In Memory of Lyndi Cyphers “S.S. Journey” Fund College Scholarship Fund to benefit the Dr. Elinor Crawford Jennifer Abbott Girl Scout College Scholarship Fund Kristen Baldiga Nancy Baldiga Marsha D. Alleman Board of Directors Renee Armstrong Bronwyn Beightol Susie Bowie Richard Cyphers OFFICERS OF THE Susan L. Chapman Dr. Bonny Eads Dery BOARD OF DIRECTORS Don and Sharon Gambuzza Katherine B. Coffman Rae Dowling, President Sonya Gazdik Richard Cyphers Richard Cyphers, Vice President Linda Getzen Rae Dowling Carol Fan, CPA, Treasurer Dr. Elinor Crawford John Gray Every Child, Inc. Juliana Meek, Secretary Susan M. Atherton Michele Klco Julia O. Forkgen Mary Anne Servian, CEO, Ex-officio Nicole Maddox Ann M. Carrasquillo Lavern Gaynor Mary E. Ciner Beatriz Paniego Béjar MEMBERS AT LARGE Sonya Gazdik Julian Agollari Darcy B. Denegre Julia Salas Linda Getzen Marilyn Arnall Camilla Dunn Sandi F. Stewart Tracy P. Lux Dr. Bonny Eads Dery Samantha R. Hyatt Susan R. Stewart Paula Williams Alix L. Morin Ashley Harris Kathleen M. Killion Karen Huebner Lynda Young Stephen R. and Mary Lynn Myers Anne A. Miller LaShondia Kendrick Hap’s Gulf Coast Riders (HGCR) Christina Ottman Jenny L. Ronk Mary Fabre LeVine, Esq Kathleen Pickering Kelly L. Ronk Mary Lifland, CPA Joseph P. Rhein Wendy Scott Dellora A. Norris Girl Scout Christina "Tina" Ottman Gina Sauer Sharon Preston-Folta Susan R. Stewart College Scholarship Angela Smith Lynda Young Lavern Gaynor Suzanne Seiter Stewart Stearns Christine Yekel, CPA Susan R. Stewart Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible as provided by law, less GIRL REPRESENTATIVES any goods and services received. 100% of the donation remains within our council jurisdiction. Lori Tomlinson GIRL SCOUTS OF GULFCOAST FLORIDA HAS COMPLIED WITH THE FLORIDA SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACT, REGISTRATION #CH-183. A Julie P. COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES Christine B. Yekel Hannah S. BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 800-435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE OR AT WWW.800HELPFLA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. Financial Report Council Facilities Statement of activities for the year ending September 30, 2017 ♦ Searcy G. Koen Regional Girl Scout Campus of Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc., Sarasota, including: INCOME HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLED Lorraine G. Gunn Council Headquarters United Ways $ 93,490 Cost of Cookies $ 1.02 Gulfcoast Event and Conference Center of Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. Contributions and Events 1,408,957 Cost of Sale .03 William G. and Marie Selby Wetlands Program Fees 55,651 Troop Profit .66 The Ann and Alfred Goldstein Girl Scout Shop Facility Rental 28,468 Girl Awards .21 ♦ Camp Honi Hanta, Bradenton Shop Income 101,070 Service Units .01 ♦ Camp Caloosa, North Fort Myers Investment Income 309,555 Operations 2.07 ♦ Bradenton Girl Scout House Product Sales 2,870,189 Total Price of Cookies $4.00 ♦ Sebring Girl Scout House Other Income 11,421 ♦ Venice Girl Scout House Total Income $ 4,878,801 Maintaining a healthy, Financial statements are ♦ Arcadia Girl Scout House safe, environment, available on our website at where girls can ♦ Collier Girl Scout House take the lead! EXPENSES www.gsgcf.org and by request. Program $ 3,281,486 Service to Girls (Indirect) 444,860 Resource Development 226,923 Total Expenses $ 3,953,269 Net Results $ 925,532 Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. Note: Gain of $1,090,923 before Depreciation of was independently audited for 2017 $420,663 and Investment Realized and Unrealized by Kerkering Barberio & Co. Gain of $255,272. Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Manasota, Florida 34260 Permit No. 355
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Girl Scout Mission Statement Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, We would like to thank Publix Super confidence, and character, who Markets Charities and United Way make the world a better place. for their continued support.
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. *Members may substitute the word God with the word(s) that accurately reflects their spiritual beliefs.
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.