Girl Scout Spirit Spring 2014 (includes 2013 Annual Report)

Volume 4 • Number 1
March 2014
Vo l u nte e r
Spotlight
2013
Annual
Report
“#ican’twaitto”
find the fun this summer!
G R OW I N G A G I R L’ S
independence
RETURNING
Year
Year
AF TER
The Girl Scout
The Girl Scout
From Our CEO…
As we head into spring we have SO much going on in our
council. It has been a great cookie season. Did you know
images of our council’s girls were used in this year’s advertising
for cookies across the country? We love that Texas Oklahoma
Plains’ girls are the poster children for Girl Scouts! Keep your
eyes peeled because there’s going to be even more! We
In this issue:
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3
5
7
14
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Volunteer Spotlight
“#ican’twaitto”
find the fun this summer!
Returning Year After Year –
One Girl Scout Family’s
Experience
completed two national photo shoots in February for GSUSA
including photos and videos in support of cookies (you’ll see
—Becky Burton, CEO
them a LOT next season) and a photo shoot to support the
continuing efforts of the ToGetHerThere campaign. Being part of these
campaigns mean that local girls get to be the face (and voice!) of the positive
impact that Girl Scouts makes in every girl’s life…as long as she participates in
the program.
2013 Annual Report
Growing a Girl’s
Independence
Through Girl Scouts
Donor Spotlight
And that’s the key. Girls have to join to gain access to the wonderful
experiences Girl Scouts offers. We’re working hard to spread the word about
the amazing benefits of membership. Girls get to spread their wings, become
more independent, and take on responsibility. We know it’s our members
who are out there telling others about this amazing program we all love. So as
The Girl Scout Spirit newsletter
is published by the Girl Scouts
of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc.
a way to say thank you for the recruiting work you’re already doing,
our council is offering this lovely Add-a-Friend patch –
with charms! – for recruiting new girl or adult members.
4901 Briarhaven Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
800-582-7272 / F 817-732-1261
girls can experience the awesomeness of Girl Scout summer camp.
www.gs-top.org
It’s right around the corner. Even though you can’t register until
Here’s another good reason to recruit new members… so the
Editor in Chief
Kathleen Copeland
5:00 am on April 1, we’ve got all of our camp sessions for Camp Kiwanis and
Area Offices:
Abilene 325-670-0432
Amarillo 806-356-0096
Fort Worth 817-737-7272
Lubbock 806-745-2855
Wichita Falls 940-723-4336
sessions at www.gs-top.org/events (filter Type to “resident camp”).
Stevens Ranch (and High Adventure Trips!) lined up and online. Check out the
Your resident camp guide is a fun and colorful book that you can look through
with your girl. She’ll have a great time dreaming of fun camp sessions like Fairy
Myst (where girls get to play in the woods and learn fairy crafts, games and
songs) or an archery or horse session. There’s lots to choose from so each girl
can find a camp (or two) that fit her summer dreams.
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Volunteer Spotlight
Ada Rummel, Lifetime Achievement Recipient,
Women of Distinction – Lubbock Area
When most people think about how they can
volunteer with Girl Scouts, they think of visible
roles like Troop Leader or event volunteer. But,
there are many people behind the scenes who
help to make Girl Scouting possible. Ada
Rummel is one such person.
Have Your Desserts First
As a Lubbock-based Wells Fargo Financial
Advisor, Ada found a niche within her company
to support Girl Scouts – the annual Desserts
First fundraiser. A delicious way for the
community to support Girl Scouts, it also gives
Ada a chance to use her position within her
company and the community to support
girls. She invites her clients every year to
participate, partake of delicious desserts
made with Girl Scout cookies, and in so doing,
cultivates a way for them to support the Girl
Scout Leadership Experience.
A Trusted Advisor
Ada has been a cornerstone of support for
Girl Scouts even before there was a Texas
Oklahoma Plains council. A Women of
Distinction Honoree in 2002, Ada served as a
Caprock Council board member for nearly
10 years and served on its executive board as
well as fund development and finance
committees. This close familiarity with Girl
Scouts served both the council and Ada
well when huge changes came to the council
in 2008.
In 2008, across the nation, 300+ Girl Scout
councils merged into 100 high-capacity
councils. This change affected us locally, too.
In her capacity as Board President, Ada served
as an advisor to the council during this tenuous
time, when five smaller councils merged to
create the Texas Oklahoma Plains council. She
led a successful model with no interruption of
service to more than 27,000 girls and the
9,000 adults who mentor them. The Texas
Oklahoma Plains merger was one of the
most seamless council mergers in the
country.
Today, Ada remains an advisor and
go-getter, someone who helps to
make things happen. She connects
people and groups. Even when there are
opposing viewpoints, Ada manages to guide
people to find consensus for a positive
outcome.
Building Bridges
Ada continues to support Girl Scouts, saying,
“It’s vital to provide our girls with opportunities,
encouragement and support. Girl Scouts
does just that with a hands on approach to
developing leadership and community
involvement with our girls.”
Leaders like Ada help build bridges
between Girl Scouts and the communities we
serve, ensure a sound financial foundation
and take it upon themselves to use their
expertise to lead.
This year, because of her leadership and
advocacy for girls and women, Ada Rummel is
being honored with a Women of Distinction:
Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Girl Scouts’ Women of Distinction
program has a long standing history in the
organization, especially in the Lubbock area.
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The program brings together and recognizes
purpose-driven leaders, women in business,
government and philanthropic communities;
who, like the girls, are dedicated to service and
leadership.
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes
an individual that has dedicated her life to
serving in the interest and support of women
leadership. As a highly visible champion of this
work, we applaud you on receiving this award.
We commend you Ada, and the work you have
done for our girls. Ada Rummel truly lives by
the Girl Scout Law and makes the world a
better place.
Ada has shown that you can support our girls by
championing Girl Scouts in the community and
connecting people to a great cause. Through her
position, persistence, and ingenuity, Ada has
played a very important role in Girl
Scouting. And you can too.
If you have clients you would like to entertain,
purchase a group of Desserts First tickets and
show them a deliciously good time. Lend your
time and talent to our board. Volunteer for a
planning committee. There is much good that you can
do when you connect and take action for girls.
Take action now at www.gs-top.org
MARCH 2014 The Girl Scout SPIRIT 2
#icantwaitto
find the fun this summer!
Registration for our Girl Scout
camps opens at
5:00 am on April 1.
Right now you can see all of the
sessions online at
www.gs-top.org/events
Remember, to register your
daughter(s) for camp, you need
a family login. Create your
FAMILY account at
http://register.gs-top.org
(click on “New Online Account”).
Need help? Help Desk:
(Toll Fee) 855-266-0759
or helpdesk@gs-top.org
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Today, the amount of time kids spend outside is
alarmingly low — only minutes per day — while
screen time is at an all-time high. Getting out-ofdoors is an essential part of Girl Scouting. Today,
we strive to reconnect girls with nature. Real nature
where they can hear the crickets chirp, smell the dew on
early morning breezes and feel the crunch of rocks
underfoot as they make their way down new trails.
Girl Scout camp gives girls a summer to
remember: a summer of swimming, horsebackriding, exploring nature and meeting new
challenges! Attending camp is a great way for
girls to build new skills, make new friends, AND
develop a deep appreciation for nature.
Our beautiful Girl Scout camps are open to any
girl, whether she’s already a Girl Scout or not,
because we want every girl to experience
camp. It is an experience in which girls learn
to live away from home, care for themselves,
think for themselves, work and play with their
peers and develop new skills they might not
learn at home and school (like fire-building
and navigating by the stars).
No matter which type of camp you choose:
horseback riding at resident camp; sleeping
under the stars during a high adventure trip; or
trying out a twilight camp where campers go
home each night — we have a way for EVERY
girl to get outside and experience the richness
of the natural world and the benefits of camp.
Here’s what some of our youngest members are saying about supporting financial aid:
“I want to help girls
who may not be able
to afford to pay for
programs”
“I am a Junior Scout and
my parents taught me
that it is important to
give to others.”
“Every girls deserve
a chance to be a Girl
Scout.”
“We want to help
all girls”
“I wouldn’t of been able
to let my daughter be a
Girl Scout if it wasn’t for
the financial aid.”
Help us give!
Do you believe that camp is a
quintessential part of Girl Scouting?
Give ALL girls a chance to go to
camp. Because of generous gifts to
our “Campership” fund we provide
financial aid making camp a
“As a new Daisy, I would
like to see other girls
have fun too!”
possibility for all girls. The benefit of
being at camp is strongest for the
most vulnerable children — those
experiencing the highest levels of
stressful life events.
“Girls Scouts has helped
so many”
“My daughter Abby used
3 weeks allowance to
help others.”
Would you consider helping
a girl attend camp by giving
$30, $60 or even $100?
Give today at
www.gs-top.org/donate
MARCH 2014 The Girl Scout SPIRIT 4
Returning Year
After Year – One
Girl Scout Family’s
Experience
Girl Scouts is an experience where each year builds on the
year before, and a girl’s skills and knowledge get added
onto from one level to the next. The further that a girl
progresses through Girl Scouts, the more she builds on
what she has learned and gets even more out of the Girl
Scout Leadership Experience.
Spotlight on a
New Girl Scout Family
Sisters Solana and Serenada are Girl Scout
Cadettes who joined Girl Scouts last year.
“We wanted to sell cookies and go
to camp. And we wanted to be with
people and be part of a group,
social activity.”
Every family has their own special reasons
for joining Girl Scouts. Here is what their
mom Della said about why she signed up
her girls:
“The girls wanted to join. I did it as
a girl myself and enjoyed the
experience. And I thought selling
cookies would be a good outlet for
their competitive streak. I hope
that my girls get out of their Girl
Scout experience the chance to
make friends, learn responsibility,
and how to be a leader.”
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A 2012 Girl Scouts Research Institute alumnae
study, “Girl Scouting Works: The Alumnae
Impact Study,” illustrated this very idea. The
study found that those who stayed in Girl
Scouts the longest (six years or more) rated
their experience very high. The view that Girl
Scouting contributed to success later in life
was shared by nearly 60 percent of alumnae
in the study and was felt more strongly by
those women who stayed in Girl Scouts for
six years or more.
Mary, mom to Girl Scout Ambassadors Ellie
and Emily, shared why she thinks it is so
important for her girls to return to Girl
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2013 Annual Report
MARCH 2014 The Girl Scout SPIRIT 6
We are…
22,953 Girls 8,092 Adults
Girl Membership Diversity
1%....... Other Races
1%....... American Indian
2%....... Multi-Race
2%....... Asian
13%....... African-American
81%....... White
Adult Membership Diversity
1%....... Other Races
1%....... American Indian
1%....... Multi-Race
2%....... Asian
6%....... African-American
89%...... White
35% of girl members are of Hispanic origin
13% of adult members are of Hispanic origin
7%
Girl Market Share
1,362
Number of
Troops/Groups
FACILITIES USAGE
1,962
2,281
298
Girl Scout alumnae
including Alumnae
Association members
Adult Training and
Event Participants
Volunteers Receiving
Recognition for
Outstanding Service
Our Volunteers
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5,213
1,919
Youth
Adult
Girl Scouts: Growing leaders
Girl programs help our Girl Scouts make new friends (like
attending an event with other girls), gain independence (like
spending time with caring mentors away at camp), and take
leadership roles to help others (like learning how to prevent
bullying through Be a Friend First).
Girl Programs
5,642
4,279
541
Total girls served through
Events Pathway
Total girls served through Camp Pathway
(Year round activities, Day Camps)
• Resident Camps Attendance: 1,735
• High Adventure Trips: 53
Be a Friend First
Series Pathway
Product Program
86%
2,575,141
102,503
Troop Participation
Number of cookie packages sold
Number of nut and candy items sold
Teaching girls 5 essential business skills
The activity of selling product, like Girl Scout Cookies, is directly
related to our purpose of helping all girls realize their full potential
and become strong, confident, and resourceful citizens.
For example, through the Girl Scout Cookie Program girls develop
five essential skills: • Goal Setting • Decision Making • Business
Ethics • Money Management • People Skills
100% of the funds raised in product sales support girl program.
A portion of the money earned by girls through the product
program stays with the troops for funding their year-long Girl
Scout activities. This year troops kept $1,556,107.65 for funding
service projects, travel, and events.
MARCH 2014 The Girl Scout SPIRIT 8
Statement of
Financial Activities
Financials unaudited as of time of publication.
Audited financials are available by request.
Source of Funds
$8,820,059
73%
16%
6%
5%
1%
Program Related
Other Revenue
United Ways
Public
Contributions
Special
Events
$6,405,387
(including Product
Sales and Retail)
$1,399,724
(Investments
and Oil/Gas)
Use of Funds
$7,614,028
$551,398
$407,908
$55,642
82%
12%
6%
Program Services
Management &
General
Fundraising
$6,279,850
$909,891
$424,287
Statement of
Financial Position
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash & Equivalents.............................................................................. $599,040
Misc. Receivable........................................................................................ $23,458
Contributions Receivable......................................................................$84,199
Inventory..................................................................................................... $148,487
Prepaid Expenses and other assets............................................... $65,776
Short-term investments................................................................. $2,550,316
Property & Equipment, Net............................................................$2,730,123
Long-term investments......................................................................$846,231
Investments restriced for endowment................................... $1,255,396
Total Assets.........................................................................................$8,303,026
Accounts Payable................................................................................................. $63,314
Accrued Expenses.............................................................................................. $217,612
Deferred revenue....................................................................................................$4,108
Total Liabilities................................................................................................ $285,034
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NET ASSETS
Unrestricted..................................................................................................... $4,021,310
Unrestricted - Board Designated........................................................ $2,699,326
Temporarily restricted.................................................................................... $197,007
Permanently restricted.............................................................................. $1,100,349
Total Net Assets............................................................................................ $8,017,992
Total Liabilities & Net Assets..................$8,303,026
Number of Awards Earned by Girls
Each of these awards represents a significant achievement for the girls. As they fulfill award
requirements, girls learn about helping others, organization, team building and leading.
They find power within themselves to make a positive change in their communities.
GOLD
67
S I LV E R
331
BRONZE
457
J O U R N E Y A WA R D S
4,980
Our Gold Award Recipients
Girls who participate in Girl Scouts will reach achievements that positively influence them for the rest of
their lives. A unique way girls learn is through participating in, and achieving, recognition in the Girl Scouts
award program (Bronze, Silver, and Gold).
For a girl to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award (the highest award in Girl Scouting), it is as challenging as it is for
a boy to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. In fact, parents with children who have done both think it may be
harder for girls to earn their Gold Award. The Armed Forces understand this: Gold Award recipients, just
like Eagle Scouts, enter the service one grade higher in rank than other enlistees, having already proven
themselves leaders.
Join us in congratulating our 2013 Gold Award recipients and honoring these special young women who
achieved the Gold Award last year. They join the ranks of generations of women who know the value of
leading to create sustainable, positive change.
Corey Acker
Danielle Agler
Elizabeth Andersen
Elizabeth Bender
Karen Boerner
Savannah Boettcher
Elizabeth Brown
Vanessa Campbell
Bethany Chambers
Katherine Daniel
Victoria Daniel
Alyssa Dequeant
Anna Drummond
Lauren Ermish
Megan Fitzgerald
Amber Friend
Caroline Glaser
Brittany Godwin
Kiran Gokal
Danielle Green
Jessica Gregg
Zahra Hemani
Marlea Hickman
Chloe Holt
Haley Hurlburt
Christine Jaecks
Sara Kabani
Emily Kemins
Sanya Khan
Kylee Kittrell
Bailey Kruse
Mika Leinen
Zowey Lidyard
Meredith Mannix
Lorraine McChesney
Ellie Miller
Miranda Miller
Jessica Moree
Elizabeth Nelson
Kate Pollack
We make every effort to accurately recognize our girls. Please contact pr@gs-top.org for corrections.
Tanner Pruitt
Tahsin Rajabali
Mariah Rendeiro
Nicolyn Restivo
Danika Riddlebarger
Adrien Rohmer
Christina Rohmer
Lauren Rohmer
Alexandra Sakakeeny
Sarah Sakakeeny
Jessica Schomburg
Atifa Shalwani
Ellie Sullivan
Emily Sullivan
Laura Tovey
Shelby Taylor
Tara Tiller
Breanna Tuck
Tiffany Vandivere
Sarah Vickery
Ujala Virani
Zaineb Virani
Abby Walterschied
Bailey Walterscheid
Lora Walterschied
Kallie Weaver
Katy Werner
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Individuals
Amy Aaron
Michael R. Abbott
Brian Achilles
Victoria Acker
Alex and Juanita Acosta
Kimberly D. Adams
Mattie Jo Ainsworth
Susie Akers
Cathy Allen
Leanna Allen
Leigh Altman
Clifton and Georgia Altom
Anna M. Alvarado
Amada Alvarez-Cervantes
Anonymous Amarillo
Emily Amidon
Lance Anderson
Lisa Anderson
Seth and Laura Anderson
Anonymous-Fort Worth
Lisa Armstrong
Babara Arrington
Alba Austin
Letha Aycock
Christi Baker
Debbie Baker
Danelle Schmucker Barber
Dana Barfield
Rebecca Barksdale
Salee and Wendell Barrick
Sunshine R. Barry
Dixie Bassett
Christopher and Kerry Baucom
Julissa Bautista
Beth Bayless-Snider
Heather Beasley
Crystal Beckwith
Lynette A. Belknap
Susie Bell
Gary and Joyce Bender
Agatha Benjamin
Christyann Bennett
Jimmy and Debra Bennett
Maria I. Berry
Deneen Bertadillo
Alanna Bias
Nancy Bickel
Amy Bickle
Susan K. Bierrenbach
Carolyn Blackwell
Sherry and Brian Blessing
Dorcas Boerner
Ann Bopp
Jennifer Bowers
Byrl and Wendy Bragg
John and Theresa Brasuell
Amberly Bray-Griffin
Betty Bresnahan
Bill Briggs
Michelle Bright
Barbara Brock
Dennis and Tammy Brooks
Lisa Brown
Kristen Bryant
Rebecca Buffington
Janet Bunch
Gerianne Burke
Mary Burnette
Dick and Shotti Burton
Rebecca Burton
Sarah R. Bustmank
Joseph and Christina Butler
Susan Butler
Teresa Butler
Jim and Beverly Byers
Zachary and Barbara Clark
Laura Clegg
Dale and Paula Clymer
John and Jeanette Cocharo
Vivian Cockrell
Robyn Coffey
Jonnie D. Cogdell
Christine Cole
Vicky Collier
Adelaide Colwell
Pearl Cook
Cory Coons
Mava Cooper
Monica Cottrell
Nancy B. Cox
Travis and Steffani Cox
Adrienne Cozart
Dana Cozby
Jill Craig
Julie Crawford
Dolph and Martha Crawley
Mary Crites
Lena Crusha
Christy Cruz
Michael and Barbara Cutter
Jill Dalton
Lisa Dalton
Susan Daniel
David and Marianne D’Aquila
Robert and Debbie Daugherty
Amy Davis
Jamie Davis
Melanie Davis
Raylon and Molly Davis
Wendy De La Torre
Maye DeAnda
Jr. DeLacy Frampton
Margaret DeMoss
Amy Dickerson
Lou Dunn Diekemper
Stephanie Diers
James and Gayla Dirks
Marguerite Domatti
Calvin and Gail Donaghey
Bill and Mary Downs
Emilee R. Duck
Kay Duggan
Kathryn Duke
Diane Dynis
Christy Ealy
Michael and Cindy Eichler
Fay Ellis
Heather S. Engelhardt
Veronica Estrada
Melva Ethley
Marcia Etie
Lisa Everett
Carmen Facundo
Lisa K. Farnsworth
James and Mary Farrier
Jenna Farrier
Martha Farris
Max and Kenda Faulkner
Ann B. Fields
Debra Finney
Scott Fisher
Judy Flanders
Ann Fleming
Jason and Gretchen Florie
Joe and Mozelle Foran
Chad Ford
Ginger M. Forst
Courtney Foster
Chantel Francis
Emily Franda
Shelley Frank
Becky Gibson
Christine P. Glaser
Annette Glass
Jennifer Glenn
Marsha Goebel
Ann Gohl
Shannon Gollihar
Carl and Janet Gonzales
Elia Goodman
Joan Graham
Cory and Amanda Graves
Mary Green
Gwen E. Green-Perez
Stella Greer
Maria Gregorio
Cynthia and Curtis Griffith
Donna Groschup
Richard and Joan Grue
Leanne Guhl
Karen Gustafson
George P. Guttery
Suzann Haas
Brian Haines
Janna Hale
Kirstin Hamilton
Jerry and Nancy Haning
Judy Harman
Yvette Haro
Cathy Harrelson
Susie K. Harrison
Stephanie Haskell
Holly Hayes
Elaine Hazlewood
Amanda Hedtke
Rebecca Hegar
Doug and Lisa Heick
Terri Hein
Andrea L. Helms
Sharon Hemphill
Lacy Henninger
Alan and Sandy Henry
Cassandra Henry
Stephen and Pat Henry
Corlos and Lou Hernandez
Mike and Dawna Herring
Kenneth and Susan Heymann
Sherry Hicks
Jeremy J. Hill
Teresa Hillman
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Hines
Kristina Hippman
Marley Hoggatt
Michelle Hoggatt
Dot Hogue
Amanda D. Holland
Pam Holman
Dugan Holt
Jade Holt
Martha Holt
Sally Hopper
Carol Horton
Beverly D. Hottois
Kari Howard
Amy Howe
Brent and Bobbye Hrncirik
Morgan Hudson
Harvey and Gloria Hudspeth
Robert and Sheila Humphrey
Joyce Hunt
Mary Huntington
Jennifer Hurley
Julia Huseman
Kimberly A. Hutchison
Megan Ibarra
Rebecca Ibarra
Jerry and Sharon Jelinek
Sandy Kautz
Marcy Keeney
Rachel Kellar
David Kemp
Nateasie Kendrick
Tammy Kenedy
Robert and Patricia Key
Michele R. Kidwill
Dustin and Kelly Kile
Angel Kiley
Tammy King
Diane Kinzlmaier
Bonnie Kirk
Karen Knight
Kristi Kolpanen
Etta Korenman
Kathryn A. Krammes
Kathy and Ledak Krammes
Paulette Krehlik
Lee Ruth Krieg
Gus and Lisa Kuelbs
Glen and Sherry Kunka
Lorene Lacer
Chelsea Lackey
Brent and Pamela Lane
Donald H. Lane
Joy Lane
Alice Lang
Bill and Linda Lardie
Michelle Lawson
Susan Leach
Deborah LeBlanc
Elizabeth LeBlanc
Marife Lee
Julia Leonard
Linda LeShanna
Amy Lewis
Catheirne Lewis
Megan Lewis
Sherri Little
Martha Littlefield
Steven and Lenice Littlejohn
Summer Littlejohn
Sam and Carol Lovelady
Yvonne Lowrie
Thomas and Rebecca Lucas
Kathleen Lyons
Giovanna Macias
Connie Maldonado
Riki Clark Malott
Simone Marino
Melissa Markey
Stanley and Wendy Marsh
Wendy Marsh
James L. Marshall
Carolyn Martchenke
Cindy Martin
Donald and Emily Martin
Eddlilisa Martin
Grover and Pearlene Martin
Jeanie Martin
Twyla Masterson
Rose Matthews
Robert and Kelly Matwick
Amanda May
Holli McClain
Gary and Shirley McCoy
Kaki McDuffie
David and Jill McKnight
Ethel McLeod
Darlene McMurray
Alma Melendez
John B. and Eloise Merrick
Nelda Merriott
Marie Meyer
Sonia Meza
Tori Mulvaney
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Your generosity this year allowed us to provide critical programs to girls, adult volunteers,
and their communities including: powerful service to reduce poverty, feed the hungry,
and work toward environment sustainability; outreach to alumnae; and increased
awareness for the need of Girl Scouting programs for developing girls’ leadership skills.
For more information about Planned Giving or if you have
included Girl Scouts in your will or estate plan, please let us know!
Contact Mary Burnette at 817-735-5302 or mburnette@gs-top.org
When you include Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains in
your will or estate plan, please use the following description:
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc.,
a Texas nonprofit corporation.
This list contains donors who made contributions during the
October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013 fiscal year. We make every effort
to accurately thank our donors. For corrections or updates on recognition
preferences please contact Mary Burnette at mburnette@gs-top.org.
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Board of
Directors
Officers
Members at Large
Chair...............................................Adrienne Cozart
Anna Alvarado
Jimmy Bennett
Sherry Cannedy
Terri Hein
Julia Huseman
Parris Jones
Risa Jones
First Vice Chair.........................Rebecca Barksdale
Secretary..................................... Cathy Allen
Treasurer.....................................Lois Weeks
Chief Executive Officer.......Becky Burton
Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer..........Cynthia Odom
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Amarillo
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David Kemp
Shirley Thomas
Cindy Martin
Libby Watson
Patricia Miller
Melinda Mitchell-Jones
Ny Lynn Nichols-Crowell
Judy Rupay
Shoshana Thoma-Isgur
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Growing a Girl’s Independence
Through Girl Scouts
“The activities that girls do in every aspect of Girl Scouting provide a unique
way for girls to gain key character skills including independence,” said
Linsday Power, Outcome
Measures Analyst/Outdoor
Education Coordinator.
By trying new things,
working in a group and
giving to others, girls are
able to find and follow their
bit more about themselves – and
passions, discover a little
learning to have pride
in who they are – with each
activity or project.”
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Lindsay continued, “I’m excited
Cookies: A Way for Girls to Set and Reach Their Goals
that we are focusing on
“The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the world’s largest girl-led business,” said Debbie Turner, Senior
Director of Product Sales and Retail. “It is a way for our girls to learn important life skills like decision
making and goal setting, while also earning funds for things like special trips, camp and supplies for
their Girl Scout experience. Many troops also give back to their communities, by using their cookie
funds to purchase supplies for community service projects.”
measuring outcomes of what
our girls gain throughout their
Girl Scouting experience
because we’ll have the data to
really show us how girls receive
our program and what they’re
getting out of it. It’s an
opportunity for continued
growth and improvement and
will ultimately help us better
serve our girls.”
The things we think of as classic
Girl Scout experiences – selling
cookies, going away to camp
and being part of a troop – all
work together to help our girls
become independent thinkers
and effective leaders. All of
these parts contribute to a
greater whole, a Girl Scout
experience that helps a girl
develop a strong sense of self,
learn how to work with others
and the ability to speak up for
themselves.
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Girls learn many skills while selling cookies, skills that help them to be not only better business
women, but also independent thinkers and ultimately better leaders. Girl Scout parents Darlene
and Dave of Keller had this to say about how their daughter Arianna has grown through her Cookie
experience:
“Watching her now as a Cadette, she’s got it all worked out and it’s more about the planning
and goal setting. She prepares the emails to send out to family & friends who live out of town
and for her Dad to forward to co-workers to buy cookies. I know she has become more
independent, because she is confident about taking on the necessary tasks to improve her
sales on her own.”
And Arianna added:
“There is a huge difference in selling cookies from when I started Girl Scouts as a Brownie to
now that I am a Cadette! When I first started, I didn’t understand the power behind selling
cookies the way I do now. I have a better understanding of why goal setting is so important.
I’m also much better at math and counting out change. I’m more confident when talking to
customers about the cookies I’m selling. I have my own ideas of how to sell better at booth
sales. Knowing that I can decide what I am trying to earn through cookie sales on my own and
together as a troop makes me feel good!”
Camp: Fostering Independence
Away From Home
One of the most popular activities girls use
their Cookie funds for is to pay for camp. Camp
is Girl Scout tradition that has long played a
part in fostering a girl’s independence. For
many girls, resident camp is their first
experience being away from home and their
first chance to develop their identity away
from their family.
Troops: Group Decisions, Individual Progress
When children try out team sports for the first time, it’s often a sight to see – a small group of
children going for the ball all at once. It isn’t until much later, after they have tried various
positions on the team that they know what their strengths and weaknesses are, what position
to play and how best to support their team. Troops work in much the same way. Girls try out
various roles, play a part in troop decision-making, and in the process, learn what their individual
strengths are.
One of the processes at the heart of Girl Scouting is that activities are “girl-led.” Does this mean
that girls get to do whatever they want? No – but they do get a say in what they do as a troop and
in what they do as an individual Girl Scout. Girl-led opportunities abound in Girl Scouting:
• What should a troop’s Cookie goals be? How will they get to those goals?
• What should they spend their troop funds on? An end-of-the-year party? Uniforms? Badges?
• To learn more about animals, should they take a trip to the zoo? The animal shelter?
Or a wildlife sanctuary?
• To earn the Silver Award, the second highest award in Girl Scouting, what can each individual girl
contribute to the project: Are they better at organizing? Promotion? Fundraising?
Girls from Troop 1101 tell about the decision-making they do as they progress through Girl Scouts
and how working together as a troop have helped them grow as leaders:
“Whatever life throws at her, a girl will use the
courage and confidence she developed
at camp to succeed in life,” said Natalie
Stephenson, Director of Outdoor Education.
“Learning how to handle a 1,200 pound horse
all by herself, making new friends from across
the state, speaking up and being a leader at
camper council - camp is full of experiences
that are designed to challenge a girl’s tenacity
and independence.”
Girl Scout moms Catherine and Helen, both
with daughters in Troop 1101, can attest to the
positive growth they have seen in their
daughters because of their camp experience.
“Camp has definitely helped my daughter to
foster a sense of independence by learning
to adapt to a new, safe environment without
parental assistance.” – Girl Scout Mom Helen
“She has become a leader. Now she is the one
helping the younger girls at camp and the girls
look up to her to set an example. It seems like
yesterday she was looking up to her
Program Aides.” – Girl Scout Mom Catherine.
Being an independent thinker is important,
but another vital part of being a leader is knowing how to work in a group. And that is where
the troop experience comes in.
“Being an older Girl Scout, I get to help pick
what our troop does – such as what trips we
take, if we have a party, and so many other
things. Getting to make all of these decisions
has made me more independent.” – Emily
“I have learned how to handle myself out in the
community when working on service projects,
selling cookies, and working with my Girl Scout
sisters.” – Caylynn
Girl Scouts: Many Parts Working Towards a Greater Goal
Many girls start out in Girl Scouts as shy, quiet Daisies or Brownies, unsure of themselves and new
situations. As they progress and grow through Girl Scouts – selling cookies, going away to camp
and participating in troop activities – these once shy little girls become confident young women
leaders who know how to take action in their communities and make the world a better place.
Cookies, camp and troops – these are all formative, classic Girl Scout experiences helping girls
learn independence, sound decision-making and a strong sense of self.
Perhaps there is no better testimony to the power of Girl Scouting than that of a girl who has gone
through the entire program. Of her Girl Scouting experience, Gold Award recipient, University of
Texas at Arlington sophomore and grown up Girl Scout Alyssa says:
“The independence I gained through my Girl Scout experience has helped me immensely in my
college experience. I am part of several organizations on campus, including UT Arlington Women
in Leadership, and I try to take on leadership positions within those organizations. My boyfriend
and friends respect me for my independence and values, and I am grateful to Girl Scouts for the
opportunity to become the strong woman I am today.”
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...to our donors
for your continued support!
Your generosity allows us to provide
programming and outreach to girls throughout
Girl Scouts of Texas and Oklahoma Plains.
For more information about ways to support GS-TOP
contact Katherine Curtis, CFRE at kcurtis@gs-top.org
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Donor Spotlight:
If there’s a Frost financial center near you, you can
bet they’re helping improve the community. Caring
for Texans and service to the community is what
Frost Bank is all about.
Dedication to communities is embedded in Frost’s core
values. Girl Scouts benefits from Frost’s philosophy of
community support. Through ongoing support of our
Fort Worth events Women of Distinction luncheon, Gold
Award Gala and our newest event Desserts First, Frost
shows their continued commitment to the mission of
Girl Scouts.
Shirley Cox, Senior Vice President, North Texas Public
Finance Manager, played a vital role on the GS-TOP
ToGetHerThere committee. Cox helped us reach out
to community leaders in support of girl leadership and
helped to plan the 2012 TGHT Community Conversation
luncheon.
Becky Burton said “I love that they’re
community oriented and show it in
meaningful ways. They support the
work we’re doing – anything we’re
working on, they want to be part of
it.”
Thank you to
for your continuing
dedication to and support of
our mission,
our council, and our girls!
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Coming in April you can “Early
Bird”. Early Bird registration
gives current Girl Scouts the
opportunity to re-register early
for the upcoming Girl Scout
Year (begins October 1) & earn
extra incentives:
Service Units which Early Bird re-register
at least 50% of their girls* will receive $20,
PLUS $1 FOR EVERY GIRL to spend on
hosting an Early Bird Celebration!
*Minimum of 10 girls must re-register per service unit