ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 First troop started

in Lynbrook 2018 1918 C elebrating 100years ofGirlScouting inNassau County Nassau Council GirlScouts of Nassau County, Inc. become GirlScouts become 1986 celebration Centennial 2018 begins Marching into history 1936 1929 Commercially baked Khaki uniforms replaced Girl Cookies with green uniforms went on sale for the first time 1920s 2 Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s centennial year has been filled with lots of firsts, lots of excitement, and very positive energy. We are very proud of the history we have had in Nassau County and our efforts to reach all girls. We have a commitment to provide girls with quality programming, new experiences, and unprecedented access. It is an honor to watch each of them build their courage, confidence, and character. And it is even more Wanda Jackson powerful to see this new generation of Girl Scouts work so hard to make the world a better place. We couldn’t do that without the support of our families, our volunteers, and the support from community partners. The first Girl Scout troop in Nassau County was formed in 1918, and our centennial celebra- tion spans two years, 2018-2019. We love the opportunity to recognize our accomplishments and celebrate for an extended period. In 2018, we continued to promote the Girl Scout Differ- ence. Girl Scouts continues to be a safe space for girls to learn by doing while making lifelong friends and becoming change agents in the world. This year, we continued to make strides in robotics and secured funding to develop our first Savanna Speedway. We lead almost 300 Randell M. Bynum council programs in addition to what girls are doing in their communities. We were recog- nized for our volunteer satisfaction and our retail achievements by Girl Scouts of the USA. Our reach remains strong with a market share over twice the national average at 15%. We continue to ensure that there are no obstacles to a girl participating. Our corporate, individual, and community partner support helps us achieve that. Finally, every day we encourage girls to tell their story, share their interest, and pursue their dreams. And we continue to listen. We do better when we listen to girls. As women who were both Girl Scouts as girls, we are honored to lead Girl Scouts of Nassau County into its next 100 years. Our research shows that Girl Scout alums are more likely to have successful careers and be active as mentors and community volunteers. Girl Scouts is where we both first learned how to be a leader—skills we use daily. Girl Scouts is where we both first made friendships—many we still have. Girl Scouts is where we both first gave back to the community—a commitment we proudly still make every day. In this annual report you will see that an investment in Girl Scouts of Nassau County empowers girls to reach their fullest potential, helps to transform the leadership landscape, and produce a great return on economic development and social progress in Nassau County. Thank you again for your support of Girl Scouts of Nassau County. This year, we bridge the past and the future. We look forward to celebrating our past with you and walking together into our future. Yours in Girl ,

Wanda Jackson Randell M. Bynum President and Chief Volunteer Chief Executive Officer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018-2019 NOMINATING OFFICERS MEMBERS-AT-LARGE COMMITTEE Wanda Jackson Joanne Antun Dr. Nada Marie Anid Shari James George Santiago, Jr. Elizabeth Alford President and Chief Vice President Tonia Bottoms, Esq. Christina Mendoza Valerie Terzano Natalie Borneo Volunteer Officer Erica Rice Chair Nominating Lisa Burke Cathy O’Reilly Dermond Thomas Anthony J. Edelman Treasurer Committee Exec. Vice President Austin Cannon, Jr. Kelly Ann Poole Chloe Van Dorn Christine Bonczyk Lisa Burke Reed, Esq. Christopher J. Secretary, Retired Andrea Elder- Irene Villacci, Esq. Carmel Mendoza Pendergast Howell, Esq. Bonnie Porzio Randell M. Bynum Milagros Vicente Carol Ransom Vice President Mark Florio Seema Rahman Chief Executive Allison Bishop White Kathleen Rau Deborah Schiff Officer Lisa Gardner, Esq. Sharon Ramnauth Vice President Natalie Borneo Valerie Terzano Julie Strachan Carol Ransom Haiber, Esq. Denise Voda Eric Rogers Elizabeth Hill

3 4 volunteers duringWorld War II, growing victory gardens and Girl Scouts were active serving where needed 1940s 1956 GSNC’s Ceremonial Unit formed 2001 We reflect on 2018 as a transition their families to two well-attended tion, GSNC served 1,090 girls through year for Girl Scouts of Nassau County programs: One program covered the our effort to reach girls (GSNC)—marching into history while development of empathy and com- in areas where access to Girl Scout- also towards the future. Starting off munications skills. The other was an ing is more difficult. We achieved a the year, our new CEO, Randell M. open discussion about teen anxiety. 16% increase over our 2017 numbers. Bynum, got us reaching for the stars, In April, we held our “Girls Go the These numbers are strong indicators trying new things, and working Distance 2018 Family FunDay” at Old of our success and we’ll continue together to: Bethpage Restoration Village. They working to grow in 2019. • Share the Girl Scout Experience with enjoyed a scavenger hunt through the more girls and increase opportuni- historic village, eco-friendly activities, Create innovative program ties for family involvement and the introduction of the Guide Dog opportunities and strengthen • Create innovative program oppor- Patch Program. Almost 800 girls and community partnerships! their families attended the event. tunities and strengthen community Our girls discovered a full range of partnerships Working in partnership with the New skills and experiences to empower • Help volunteers to unleash their York Jets, we hosted our first ever Girl themselves in the areas of STEM, inner Leader Scout Day at Metlife Stadium. This Healthy Living, Financial Literacy, Art, event also featured our updated “Man Outdoors, and Career Exploration. Girls • Celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting Enough to be a Girl Scout” campaign in Nassau County learned engineering principles from to encourage more male volunteers, mentors, tried computer coding, dis- Girl Scouts of Nassau County was using “Man Enough” apparel, Girl covered the wonders of water, defied ready to meet these challenges. Scouts of the USA memberships, gravity, and learned about cyberse- and early access to the Jets game as curity, and the science of chocolate. incentives. They danced, de-stressed, learned to Share the Girl Scout Experience In 2018, we reached 16,035 girls and laugh, got their hands in the dirt, took with more girls and increase had 5,006 adult members. Nearly horseback riding lessons, and learned opportunities for family one out of every four girls in Nassau to shoot with a bow and arrow. They involvement! County is a Girl Scout. This garnered made smart shopping decisions, Girl Scouts of Nassau County us a 15% market share and a national developed budgets, played the Stock increased family involvement at ranking of #5 among our sister Girl Market Game, and became entrepre- multiple touchpoints. We rebooted Scout councils across the USA. We neurs through the iconic Girl Scout our Critical Issues programming, were ranked #4 in Hispanic/Latina Cookie Program. In the world of the addressing the physical and emo- market share and there was a slight arts, the girls drew, developed digital tional health of our girls. Focusing on increase in our Asian, multiracial, and photography skills, made jewelry, and these areas, we welcomed girls and other ethnicity memberships. In addi- redesigned a room. They painted,

1986 GSNC partners with DHL Express creating Operation Cookie — sending boxes of cookies to soldiers serving overseas and locally 5 designed comic books, and produced Girl Scouts. They assisted with our “Badges mean nothing in videos. In 2018, 5,650 girls participated entrepreneurial programs and in 310 programs run by staff and provided opportunities for our girls themselves, but they mark vetted program partners. to contribute to the community. a certain achievement and While riding horses, gardening, and DHL Express continues to support they are a link between Operation Cookie with their shipping cleaning up the shoreline, they also the rich and the poor. For explored the outdoors! Over 1,767 girls services. This year, they moved 81,290 experienced traditional troop camp- boxes of to those when one girl sees a badge ing, spending the summer at Camp serving in the military in far-off places on a sister Scout’s arm, if like Bahrain, Afghanistan, and Japan. Blue Bay, and enjoyed council pro- that girl has won the same grams like Mommy & Me Weekends, Island Harvest helped feed the hungry the Camp Blue Halloween Party, and on Long Island with donated product badge, it at once awakens the Work and Fun Weekend. from the GSNC Mags&Munchies an interest and sympathy Program. GSNC Chorus had the Community partnerships and opportunity to sing at Radio City between them.” career exploration went hand in hand Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular. — .. this year. Girls met engineers at NY They followed up with an encore, Institute of Technology and Hofstra performing the national anthem for meetings, organize activities, and use University. They were exposed to the the Mets. The Nassau Bar finance recordkeeping tools. They study of psychology at Molloy Association’s We Care fund brought an learned the logistics of taking girls College. St. Joseph Hospital opened audience from the Girl Scouts Where on local trips and navigating being their doors for the girls to discover You Live (GSWYL) program to The outdoors. We provided workshops careers in health care. They became Nutcracker. For many, this was their on how to guide girls through earning Shop G.I.R.L.s and explored retail first exposure to classical music and the highest awards: Bronze, Silver, management in the fashion industry the ballet. and Gold. With their guidance, 851 at Lord & Taylor. Equine Sciences were Girl Scout Juniors earned their Bronze introduced at the New York Equestrian Award, 357 Girl Scout Cadettes earned Center. Girls previewed the world of Help volunteers to unleash their Silver Award, and 71 Girl Scout sports journalism at Hofstra Univer- their inner leader! Seniors and Ambassadors completed sity. Advancing Women in Science Our volunteers were key in helping and Medicine (AWSM) and the Fein- girls unleash their inner G.I.R.L. stein Institute for Medical Research (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, discussed the rewards and challenges Leader)™. Throughout the year, we of biomedical research. provided resources, training, and In addition to helping with career support to help them prepare girls exploration, our community partners to lead successful lives. Tapping into offered program venues, supported us their inner Leaders, they used the financially, and advocated for Volunteer Tool Kit to run better troop

1940s 1965 2010 During WWII, girls interested Nassau Council Tallest cookie tower

in flying participated in the of Girl Scouts measuring more than 1980s Wing Scouts program formed 6 feet tall constructed in Roosevelt Field 6 1940s

1947 Camp Blue Bay was acquired

7 2013 1934 Girl Scouts of Nassau Girl Scout Mariners began County girls featured on and were active 1940s cookie boxes for the until the 1970s second time 8 meaningful Take Action Projects to CHAIRS OF ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS* earn their Gold Award. Our Girl Scout AND DELEGATE CHAIRS volunteers helped girls become Association SUVMs Delegate Chairs entrepreneurs and in the Girl Scout Baldwin Tricia Keskinen Christine Sostack Cookie Program, we saw the average Bay Lynn McDonnell Melanie Sinesi number of boxes sold by a girl Bellmore Maria Kotanidis Erin Sullivan increase to 106, up from 100 in 2017. Joanne Duffey Carle Place/Westbury No SUVM No Delegate Chair Central Park Tracy Gorman Ali Scotti Snopkowski Celebrate 100 years of Girl East Meadow Maureen Raichel Jennifer Morris ELLM Debbie O’Connor Karen Feltkamp Scouting in Nassau County! Elmont Jennifer Marsh Raven Brewington In September of 2018, we began our Laura Becker Floral Park/Bellerose Kathy Glowinski Lisa Vigo celebration of our second century of Betsy Olivera Girl Scouting in Nassau County. Our Freeport Colleen Haithman Colleen Haithman limited records show that the first Garden City Susan Quigley Kimberly DeMaro Girl Scout troop was formed in Glen Cove No SUVM J. Lydia Wen Lynbrook, New York in 1918-1919, Great Neck No SUVM Wendy Giddings-Gold Hardscrabble Sue Rogers Victoria Miller beginning the first century of Girl Margaret Andrew Scouting in Nassau County. The Hempstead No SUVM Janet Gordon celebration began with our Centen- Herricks Melissa Thorp Lauren Jones nial Bowling Bash, the kickoff event Hicksville Barbara Leader Eileen Sill Island Beach No SUVM Dawn Cozine to our Mags&Munchies program. It Jericho/Syosset Maureen Ahearn Wendy Van Dorn was followed by GSNC Day at the Manhasset Susan Cannatella Danielle O’Sullivan New York Jets game. We developed Cindy Rainson a Centennial Celebration Patch Massapequa Elise Deegan Laurie Spurrel Program that focuses on the Past, Merrick Robinann McGonigle-Pope Diane Danielsen Oceanside Maria Vitale Roberta Greene Future, Self, and Community. We Park Elizabeth Boehme-Murray Sally Zehnter challenged our members to com- Marie Garvey plete 100,000 hours of community Plainedge Dawn Parker Tracey Wargo service by September 2019. The Plains Tracy Keesee No Delegate Chair Port Washington Deirdre Conneely Donna Russo The festivities will continue in 2019 Rockville Centre Elana Wills Theresa Danks with more programs and events Roosevelt Francisca Myrie Francisca Myrie celebrating the Centennial. We’ll have Seaford/Wantagh Nancy Setzler Christine Kollar opportunities for community mem- Shore No SUVM No Delegate Chair Uniondale No SUVM No Delegate Chair bers to join us in recognizing Valley Stream/Five Towns Nora Sirianni Marcia Azeez the impact that Girl Scouts of Nas- Donna DePiola sau County has made. During the WARM Jessica Laffey Alexandra Blach Amy Levine first 100 years, more than 2 million WHFS Jennifer Camacho Eleanor Molina girls experienced our program and Jennifer Stacchini developed their leadership skills, leaving a lasting mark on the local and national levels. With the help of GSNC, the premier girl leadership development organization, these girls have changed their world and grown into a generation of leaders.

2008 1918-1928 2018 Robotics programs Girl Scout GSNC’s Centennial became part of our STEM Observer badge Celebration offerings for all levels Commemorative patch

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Honor Circle Members 2018 Corporation/Organization Donors

The Honor Circle Lawrence Calder $10,000 and above PSEG Long Island LLP $200 - $499 Society recognizes Staples Business Susan Caruso Dormitory Authority of Adelphi University individuals who plan Advantage Donna Ceravolo the State of New York Berdon LLP William & Francoise to include Girl Scouts Paula Davy Hofstra University Community Chest South Barstow Foundation of Nassau County in Terri Della Vecchia RE/MAX IQ Shore their estate plans. This Iris Dorfman United Way of Long Island Garden City Police process is one way to $500 - $1,999 Luci Duckson-Bramble Verizon Foundation Benevolent Association ensure that resources Alcott HR Group, LLC Lord & Taylor Manhasset Anthony Edelman are available for Girl $5,000 - $9,999 Bank of America Nawrocki Smith LLP, CPAs Scouts in the future. Theresa Edelman AT&T Charitable Foundation New York American Water Each year, the Council Judi Franzen Frank J. Antun Foundation BNY Mellon Corporation Port Washington Service hosts a formal induc- Cynthia Gordon Incorporated Village of Community Partnership Unit tion ceremony for new Carol Gorst Hempstead CDA Cook Maran & Asso- Pricewaterhouse members, so please Maryse Haig Nassau County Bar Asso- ciates, Inc. Coopers LLP let us know if you plan Debra Ieraci ciation WE CARE Fund Colgate-Palmolive Stop & Shop Company Cares Program Companies LLC to, or have already Frank Ieraci TD Bank, N.A. DHL Express TIAA included GSNC in your Wanda Jackson The Community Chest of estate plans. We are ELLM Service Unit VFW District 1 Dept. of NYS Diane Last Marks Port Washington grateful to all our Morgan Stanley Faber Coe & Gregg, Inc. Gloria Mauter Honor Circle Society New York Community members. Carlie Mendoza $2,000 - $4,999 Bank Foundation Martha Naples New York Life American Citizens for Cathy O’Reilly NYU Winthrop Hospital Soldiers in Service Ridgewood Savings Bank Joanne Antun Donna Rivera-Downey (Dee’s Nursery & State Farm Companies Eileen Baker Margaret Stacey Florist Inc.) Foundation Dianne Belk Judy Stenson Bethpage Federal Credit The Estee Lauder Deidre Blackmore Mary Vanden Heuvel Union Companies Christine Bonczyk Diane White Microsoft Workday, Inc.

“Girl Scouts 2018 In-Kind Donors

is not just Aramark Donna Rivera-Downey Long Island KJOY 98.3 Stew Leonard’s East Ashdon Farms Doughology Lynbrook Long Island Marriott Hotel Meadow knowing but Benihana Restaurant FEMCHO* Lord & Taylor/Clinique Stop & Shop Glen Cove BJs Wholesale Club- Full Service Contracting Luci Duckson-Bramble Stop & Shop Oyster Bay doing, and Garden City Hall Lane Moving and L&S Graphic Services St. Joseph’s Hospital not just BJs Wholesale Club- Storage Microsoft Store Susan Silverman Westbury Havana Central Nassau County DA’s Quigley, CFP doing but Bobo’s Oat Bars Restaurant Office Target Farmingdale Build-A-Bear Herald Community New York American Water Wanda Jackson being.” Workshop, Inc. Newspaper News 12 Long Island Whole Foods Market —Juliette Gordon Low .. Cabot Creamery Hofstra University New York Institute of of Manhasset Cooperative In-Tents Party Rental Technology Yorkshire Food Sales Cathy O’Reilly Irene Villacci New York Jets Corp./Wise Connoisseur Media, LLC Joanne Antun Northwell Health Zimmerman/Edelson, Inc. Costco-Westbury Jackson Lewis P.C. NYCB Live Debra Ieraci Kashi Rockville Centre Molloy College DHL Express The Katz Institute for Seema Rahman Doherty Enterprises/ Women’s Health Shop Rite Plainview Applebee’s Bar & Grill Kellogg’s/Little Brownie Staples Glen Cove Doherty Enterprises/ Bakers Staples Jericho Panera Bread Kelly Ann Poole Reed, Esq. Starbucks Garden City

2016-17 A special thank You make sure the Girl Scout Leadership Experience is available to Girl Scouts of Nassau every girl in Nassau County. You make a positive impact in the lives of girls, and you break down barriers to participation by funding member- County renovated its you to each of you ship and program fees, camp and STEM activities and so much more. Council Service Center for your support (If we omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies and in Garden City notify us at [email protected] so we can make the corrections.) 10 ,

2018 Family Partnership Summary of Selected Financial Data Families donating $100 or more (for the year ending December 31, 2018)

Angelico Kelly Putterman-Caplin ASSETS Blundin Li, C. Rainson Current Assets $22,215,780 Burik Li, J. Ross, A. Fixed Assets, Net 5,318,413 Cannatella Lin Ross, E. TOTAL ASSETS $27,534,193 Cash-Miller Luisi Serrano Clutterbuck Makushkin Stackler LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS D’Antonio Margiloff Sullivan-Holweger Total Current Liabilities $5,933,301 Duva Mitchell Tepedino Net Assets: Ferreira Mullaney Cucunato Tusiani-Eng Net Assets without Donor Restrictions Giampetruzzi Pesce General Fund (4,855,784) Haigler Peters Property and Equipment Fund 5,318,413 Hatala Pietraski Board Endowment Fund 3,069,778 Capital Fund 478,392 New Directions Fund 17,529,822 2018 Individual Donors Net Assets with Donor Restrictions 60,271 TOTAL NET ASSETS 21,600,892 SILVER CIRCLE Erica Rice TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $27,534,193 $2,000 - $4,999 Donna Rivera-Downey Randell M. Bynum Deborah Schiff PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUES Christopher Pendergast Margaret Stacey Public Support $310,612 Kelly Ann Poole Reed, Esq. Victoria Strauber Revenues 4,035,614 Valerie Terzano Eric Rogers TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUES $4,346,226 George Santiago, Jr., Ph.D. Dermond Thomas Chloe Van Dorn Irene Villacci, Esq. EXPENSES BRONZE CIRCLE Program Services Expenses: $500 - $1,999 Joyce Wagner Allison Bishop White Membership $1,384,287 Joanne Antun Volunteerism 890,523 Theresa Aulman-Viola GREEN CIRCLE Programs 1,751,636 Laura Bissett-Carr $200 - $499 Camp 884,270 and Wayne Carr Christine Bonczyk Patricia Amoroso Supporting Services Expenses: Tonia Bottoms, Esq. Nada Anid, Ph.D. Management 577,886 Lisa Burke Tara Bowers Public Relations 523,755 Joan Bompane Austin Cannon, Jr. Fundraising 264,087 Lorna de Bellegarde Donna Ceravolo TOTAL EXPENSES $6,276,444 Yahira DeLeon Judi Franzen Luci Duckson-Bramble Donna Geidel Linda Gruskiewicz OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS Anthony Edelman Investment Income $1,199,544 Lucy Effron Diane Mortagua Andrea Elder-Howell, Esq. Ellen Palmisano Unrealized Loss on Investments Held, Net (1,938,895) Mark Florio Bonnie Porzio, Esq. CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (739,351) Lisa Gardner, Esq. Seema Rahman Sharon Ramnauth DEFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SUPPORT Melissa Gebbia, Ph.D. AND REVENUES UNDER EXPENSES ($2,669,569) Julie Strachan Haiber, Esq. Marilyn Stolz Jamie Tortorella Elizabeth Hill Financial Statements of Girl Scouts Milagros Vicente Debra Ieraci Fundraising of Nassau County, Inc. are audited by Denise Voda 4% Public Nawrocki Smith, LLP Wanda Jackson Relations Rama Vora Copies of complete financial statements Shari James 8% Lori Katzman Paul Zuppello may be obtained by writing to: Membership Management Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. Christina Mendoza 110 Ring Road West, Garden City, NY 11530 22% 10% Cathy O’Reilly or NYS Department of Law, Carol Ransom Charities Bureau Registration Unit, Camp 120 Broadway, New York 10271 14%

2018 EXPENSES by Category Volunteerism Programs 14% 28%

11 The Girl La Promesa de Girl Scouts 2018-2019 On my honor, I will try: Por mi honor, yo trataré: Celebrating 100 years To serve God and my country, De servir a Dios y a mi patria, To help people at all times, ayudar a las personas en todo momento, of Girl Scouting in And to live by the Girl . y vivir conforme a la Ley de Girl Scouts. Nassau County The Girl Scout Law La Ley de Girl Scouts I will do my best to be Yo me esforzaré por: Girl Scout Mission Statement honest and fair, Ser honrada y justa cordial y servicial, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, considerada y compasiva, confidence, and character, valiente y fuerte, y who make the world a better place. courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, responsable de lo que digo y hago, y por Girl Scout Misión and to respect myself and others, respetarme a mí misma y a los demás Girl Scouts ayuda a las niñas a desarrollar respect authority, respetar la autoridad el valor, la confianza en sí mismas usar los recursos de manera prudente, use resources wisely, y los principios para hacer del mundo hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, y make the world a better place, and un mejor lugar. ser hermana de cada una de las Girl be a sister to every Girl Scout. Scouts.

“The work of today is the history of tomorrow and we are its makers.” —Juliette Gordon Low 1920s

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