Annual Report - Girl Scouts of Nassau County
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Annual Report - Girl Scouts of Nassau County
DISCOVER character COMMUNITY mentor Decision Making LEADER BETTER PLACE Courage friendship FUN Sister Take Action responsible HELPFUL LEADERSHIP connect Courageous and Strong LEARN FUN 1912 2015 Annual Report myself and CONFIDENCE world COOKIES AND RESPECT fair honest STRONG TROOP authority Invest in GIRLS Change the World camp GSLE BADGES Journeys grow others CONSIDERATE & CARING sister girl scout Invest in Girls, Change the World was demonstrated in Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s Board of Directors’ 2015 continued commitment to our girls, our volunteers and our community. One that began in 2015, but won’t be seen for a few more months is the decision to renovate the GSNC Service Center on Ring Road. In June of 2015, the Board voted to do a complete renovation of our Girl Scout home. While our centrally located offices have done a fine job meeting our needs for over 40 years, it is not ADA compliant, and serious upgrades are needed to the roof, HVAC, windows and EIFS. The Village of Garden City approved the plans, allowing the Council to move forward on the renovation. While the staff will vacate the Service Center in mid-2016 to a temporary location, we expect the new space to be completed in 2017. Stay tuned for the Grand Re-Opening, which will provide enriched public space for our girls and adult volunteers! Girl Scouts of Nassau County continued its investment in girls by strengthening the planned giving program and recognizing those individuals who have made planned gifts to the Council as members of both the Honor Circle Society and Girl Scouts of the USA’s Juliette Gordon Low Society. Five new members of the group were recognized at the Honor Circle Tea in August. Guest speakers Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder are making their own investment in girls in Nassau County, and have proffered a matching gift to GSNC in celebration of those donors who make their own planned gift to the Council. [Planned gifts include those donations made through wills, trust and annuities that will benefit Girl Scouts of Nassau County.] These gifts celebrate the girls of the future and ensures their opportunity to be Girl Scouts. The Board and staff invested in girls throughout the year, with “Gatherings ToGetHerThere,” the Walkathon, Family Partnership, and appeals to corporate and foundation donors. The community continued to invest in girls and the “5 Skills” they learn through our Entrepreneurial Programs. Camp Blue Bay saw investments in new bathroom fixtures and interior painting of the Activity Building, major renovations to the Health Center and Camp Office, a new refrigerated salad bar, new 17’ chase boat, new paddle boards and kayak oars and the purchase of a new sound system. Most importantly, GSNC continues its commitment to girls and adult volunteers through a wide array of programming and services. From camping and the outdoors, to farming, to STEM Conferences and Robotics competitions, from Operation Cookie to Scoutreach, to Critical Issues affecting girls, to the great programming that goes on each day in Troops and groups, GSNC puts our money and our efforts front and center to deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to all of the girls in Nassau County. We cannot do that without the commitment of parents, volunteers and our myriad of community partners. Thank you for investing your time, talent and resources with us. Please call on us whenever we can help you with your investments in our girls. Yours in Girl Scouting, Wanda Jackson President and Chief Volunteer Officer Donna Ceravolo Executive Director/CEO 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015 - 2016 OFFICERS Wanda Jackson President and Chief Volunteer Officer National Urban League Brian Rothschild Vice President Stevens Institute of Technology Christopher J. Pendergast Vice President Marchon Eyeware, Inc. Lisa Burke Secretary A Business Contracting Corp. Deborah Schiff Vice President Northwell Health Donna Ceravolo Executive Director/CEO Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. Erica Rice Treasurer Anthony J. Edelman Berdon Accountants Exec. Vice President Bethpage Federal Credit Union and Advisors, LLP MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Joanne Antun JTLA Consulting, Inc. Carol Ransom Retired Austin Cannon, Jr. Diocese of Rockville Centre Brandon V. Ray AT&T Andrea Elder-Howell, Esq. PSEG Long Island Kelly Ann Poole Reed Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, PC Margaret Iamunno Fusion Family Wealth Barbara Murphy Schwaner, LCSW, BCD Licensed Clinical Social Worker Debra Ieraci PSEG Long Island Beth Meixner Moxxie Network Christina Mendoza Student, Cornell University Cynthia Perkins-Roberts Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau Bonnie Porzio, Esq. Triumph Construction Corp. Valerie Terzano Winthrop University Irene V. Villacci, Esq. Attorney-at-Law, PPLC Deborah L. Wortham, Ed.D East Ramapo Central School District Colleen Wright, Ex officio GEICO NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2015-2016 Colleen Wright, Chair GEICO Catherine O’Reilly DHL Dr. Agnelo Dias Tranquility of Mind Kathleen Rau Retired Carmel Mendoza Physical Therapist Irene V. Villacci, Esq. Attorney-at-Law, PPLC Barbara Murphy Schwaner Licensed Clinical Social Worker Leslyn Williams-Mitchell National Urban League Rhonda Nieves Bethpage Federal Credit Union 3 For the last 103 years, the Girl Scout movement has invested in girls and the world has changed and evolved for the better. Our work is not done and we can’t do it alone. An Investment in a Girl takes a three prong approach: partnerships with our community, partnerships with our volunteers and the opportunity for girls to grow through programs, events and activities that are fun and educational. 4 In 2015, Girl Scouts computer science in college. Knowing this statistic, PSEG Long of Nassau County (GSNC) made Island helped us establish a portable computer lab where girls an investment in 18,682 girls are learning to code in our inaugural Girls Who Code Club. with the help of 5,211 committed volunteers. Joining us in our investment strategy were numerous community partners; some used their dollars and others used their resources to help our girls change the world. What is the role of a bug in a garden, why do plants need sunlight, and how quickly will the plant sprout and produce fruit? These were the questions asked and answered in the Girl Scout Gardeners program. Thanks to our community partner, The Farm Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Financial at Oyster Bay, our girls learned that the science of gardening Literacy, Girls’ Health and Wellness and Outdoor Fun were our has multiple benefits. In addition to learning about nature, they areas of focus in 2015, encouraging many of our community got a chance to get their hands dirty and their harvest fed the supporters to invest in girls. hungry in our community. Over 1,100 girls were introduced to STEM through GSNC and our many wonderful community partners. Girls attended Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at the New York Institute of Technology. Girls explored the world of web design at the Microsoft store, observed surgery during Career Exploration Camp at Northwell Health, competed in FIRST Robotics competitions and experienced what it is like to fly a plane or guide an aircraft to a safe landing at Next Gen STEM at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. Girls mixed chemical compounds in a laboratory at Hofstra University at the Science in Action program. The GSNC Invention Convention included do–it–yourself workshops on flight and space, being an astronaut, and sending rockets soaring into the sky at the Cradle of Aviation. St. John’s University offered Traveling Science to many of our Girl Scout Troops in Nassau County. Molloy College also offered Girl Scouts a Career Shadow Day(s). The Imagine Your Possibilities conference at Hofstra University was sponsored by AT&T as part of their support for girls in STEM programs. One hundred girls participated in this full-day event, attending workshops showcased by women working in a variety of STEM related fields. Advancing Women in Science and Medicine (AWSM) at The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research held a career exploration event introducing Girl Scouts to the challenges and rewards of medical research. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Financial Literacy, Girls’ Health and Wellness and Outdoor Fun were our areas of focus in 2015, encouraging many of our community supporters to invest in girls. According to the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI), 90% of girls say it is important for them to learn how to manage money and 88% say that it is important to set financial goals. Financial Literacy is the major focus of the Girl Scout Cookie® Program, the largest girl-run business in the world. Each year, According to the organization Girls Who Code, 74% of middle Girl Scouts from Nassau County venture into the entrepre- school girls express interest in Science, Technology, Engineering neurial world to learn business and financial skills and earn and Math (STEM), but only 0.4% of women choose to major in money to fund their Girl Scouting goals. 5 As they have done in the past, Bethpage Federal Credit Union Through “learning by earning,” Girl Scouting empowers girls through the development of 5 Skills: goal setting, money management, people skills, decision making, and business ethics. not only hosted Booth Sales but they selected one Troop to receive a donation to supplement their Cookie Program revenue. Operation Cookie allows girls to practice their goal setting skills while learning the value of philanthropy and social responsibility. Cookie buyers donated over 63,000 boxes to our military men and women around the world. DHL Express, our shipping partner and another investor in girls, helped move these cook- In 2015, 1.15 million boxes of Girl Scout Cookies® were sold by 15,821 girls who knocked on their neighbors’ doors, sent emails through Digital Cookie sites, and stood at Booth Sales outside ies to military outposts, including Bahrain, Afghanistan and even South Korea, using their extensive network, contacts and manpower. retailers and train stations. These efforts were supported by Girls embraced a holistic view of health and wellness. They mom and pop stores in their local communities, the major believed being healthy requires a mix of physical and emotion- retail malls in Nassau County including Roosevelt Field, Green al health. To help girls achieve this state of health, GSNC, with Acres, Westfield Sunrise and Broadway Mall, and the Long partners like Northwell Health, St. Joseph Hospital, the DeMatteis Island Railroad and Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Center and Nassau University Medical Center demonstrated their desire to invest in girls through programs that taught Wells Fargo furthered their investment in girls by designing and life-saving skills of CPR and First Aid, how to eat healthy and delivering programs that helped all Girl Scouts earn the GSUSA programs that taught new physical exercises and stress Financial Literacy badges offered in GSUSA’s national portfolio. management through yoga, or the need to “Love Your Heart.” 6 Operation Cookie allows girls to practice their goal setting skills while learning the value of philanthropy and social responsibility. 7 More than 650 girls and their families spent a day at the Girls Go Gordon Low, believed that girls should have the opportunity the Distance Walkathon and Activity Fair at Old Bethpage Village to experience the fun of being outdoors. This year the Girl Restoration. This fun-filled day got them outside, walking and Scout Leadership Experience added 5 additional badges to running, as well as raising money to invest in GSNC programs. the portfolio, themed around Outdoor Exploration. In 2015, 80 girls earned the Gold Award, the highest award More than 3,000 Girl Scouts participated in a GSNC outdoor in Girl Scouting. More than half of the Take Action projects experience this year. Some of these girls spent time at Camp they designed focused on improving the health of others. Blue Bay or enjoyed the Summer Fun at Wantagh Park day camp, Their projects covered topics like coping with food allergies, others camped with their Troops or were gardeners at the Girl overcoming bullying, water safety, emergency preparedness, Scout Garden at The Farm at Oyster Bay. Many of them earned healthy eating, learning a new sport or exercise routine, as well badges and learned survival skills at Bailey Arboretum. They as self-protection. learned to identify tree species at Old Westbury Gardens and We were honored that a GSNC Gold Award recipient was named as one of the 10 Girl Scouts of the USA’s (GSUSA) 2015 National Young Women of Distinction for her STEM related Take Action Project. Julie Kapuvari addressed the worldwide decline of the honeybee population, receiving a grant from the Long Island Beekeepers Club (LIBC) for a nucleus of one queen and 5,000 honeybees, which resulted in a local, sustained pollination source that will help with food production on a local farm for years to come. they scrambled around Central Park. Girls invested time to learn to ride a horse, swing a tennis racket or fly high on a trapeze. To ensure that all girls can be a Girl Scout, GSNC invested over $52,814 in financial assistance for 2,680 girls in 2015 to cover the cost of uniforms, membership fees, Troop dues, books, program opportunities and camperships for girls. Girls are never turned away from Girl Scouts of Nassau County because of an inability to pay. These dollars came Outdoor activities and experiences have a long tradition in from donations to our Family Partnership Program and the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Our founder, Juliette other caring adults in our communities. 8 In the GSRI study, The Power of the Girl Scout Gold Award: Excellence in Leadership and Life , we learned that “Women who were Girl Scouts as girls display more positive life outcomes with regard to sense of self, community service, civic engagement, education, and income than women who were not Girl Scouts.” This is why we must and why we do “Invest in a Girl!” CHAIRS OF ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS AND DELEGATE CHAIRS ASSOCIATION CAVs DELEGATE CHAIRS Baldwin Sheree Lindsay Yvette Gorman Holmes Bay Mary Elizabeth Delaney Christina Girardi Lynn McDonnell Bellmore Patricia Miller Joan Monastero Carle Place/ No CAV Paula Ducker-Davy Westbury Central Park Susan Garfinkel Beth Elenko East Meadow Jeannette Rotolo No Delegate Chair ELLM Debbie O’ Connor Karen Feltkamp Elmont Laura Becker Alexis Greaves Cassandra Powell Five Towns No CAV Blasia Baum Floral Park/ Kathy Glowinski No Delegate Chair Bellerose Virginia Savino Freeport Alison Flaumenbaum Leslie Thomas Garden City Susan Quigley Kimberly Murphy Glen Cove No CAV Barbara Betkowski Great Neck Leigh Gresalfi Dana Epifan Hardscrabble Barbara Ann Keenan Klavdia Krieg Hempstead No CAV Janet Gordon Herricks No CAV Teresa Santosus Hicksville No CAV Eileen Sill Island Beach Janine Weed No Delegate Chair Jericho/Syosset Shari Staiano Joanne Day Manhasset Susan Cannatella Danielle O’Sullivan Cindy Rainson Massapequa No CAV Kathleen Murphy Merrick Dianne Danielsen Lori D’Antonio Randi Meltzer Oceanside Irene Rosen Erica Gershkowitz Park Jeannine Cohen Carol Anglikowski Plainedge Cristina D’Amico Mary Jane McGeady-Burgess The Plains Christine Camardella Shannon Messina Port Washington Sona Hyde Donna Russo Rockville Centre Stephanie Bartoldus Elana Wills Roosevelt No CAV Theresa Thompson Seaford/ Joy Gilbert Maureen Tredwell Wantagh Jennifer Freedman Shore No CAV No Delegate Chair Uniondale Cynthia Gamble Beverly Edouard Valley Stream Elizabeth Stevens Donna DePiola WARM Patricia Schneider Karen Lombardo West Hempstead/ Laura Esposito Ann Marie Franklin Square Spensieri-Fidis 9 A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! You make sure the Girl Scout Leadership Experience is available to every girl in Nassau County. You make a positive impact in the lives of girls, and you break down barriers to participation by funding membership and program fees, camp and STEM activities and so much more. (If we omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies and notify us at [email protected] so we can make the corrections.) 2015 CORPORATION/ORGANIZATION DONORS $10,000 AND ABOVE AT&T Bar Association of Nassau County, WE CARE Fund Girl Scouts of the USA The Edith Hendrickson Family Foundation PSEG United Way of Long Island Wells Fargo Foundation $5,000 - $9,000 Astoria Bank Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation Bloomberg L.P. Community Chest of Port Washington Horace and Amy Hagedorn Long Island Fund TD Bank, NA $2,000 - $4,999 Arbonne Charitable Foundation William & Francoise Barstow Foundation Bethpage Federal Credit Union Briarcliffe College Long Island Children’s Museum New York Community Bank Foundation NY Open Taekwondo Championship Soroptimist International of Nassau County $500-$1,999 Adelphi University American Citizen’s for Soldiers in Service Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bartlett Dairy Inc. Coliseum Gun Traders, LTD Sgt. Peter F. Colleran, Jr. Post 7763 VFW Cook Maran & Associates, Inc. Gap Foundation Long Island Water Conference Inc. Mercato Kitchen & Cocktails Microsoft Store, Roosevelt Field Morgan Stanley Mutual of America New York Institute of Technology Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, P.C. Verizon Foundation Winthrop-University Hospital Zimmerman/Edelson, Inc. $200 - $499 Affinity Health Plan American Legion Post 958 – East Rockaway Atlantic Beverage Corp. California Pizza Kitchen Cohen Children’s Medical Center/Kohl’s Cares Cullen & Dykman LLP DeMatteis Family Foundation Doherty Breads, LLC/ Panera Bread Friends of Ed Ambrosino Friends of Ed Ra Full Service Contracting, Inc. Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. Hoskins LLP Kate Murray for Supervisor Honorable Thomas McKevitt, NYS Assembly Nawrocki Smith LLP, CPAs New York American Water Payroll Dynamics Ridgewood Savings Bank Honorable Michelle Schimel, NYS Assembly Sperry Associates Federal Credit Union Victor Murtha Post #972 – American Legion 2015 IN KIND DONATIONS A Taste of Home Bakery Café & Sweet Shop Apple & Eve, LLC Arrow Transfer & Storage Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Bailey Arboretum Bethpage Federal Credit Union Catholic Health Services of Long Island Chateau Briand Caterers Chelsea Piers Connoisseur Media, LLC Corner Bakery Café Costco – Westbury #226 Cradle of Aviation Museum Tony Cuban Cucina & Cocktails CW Arborists Nick Dauber The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Femcho* Frito Lay GAALS: Girls Athletics and Life Skills Hofstra University Home Depot Hurricane Grill & Wings In-Tents Party Rentals Jackson Lewis, LLP King Kullen Supermarket Kona Ice Laser Now Little Brownie Bakers Long Island Academy of Fine Arts Long Island Ducks L & S Graphics Macy’s Roosevelt Field Mercato Kitchen & Cocktails Microsoft Store, Roosevelt Field Molloy College Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano News12 Long Island New York Cosmos New York Institute of Technology New York Mets Northwell Health Noticia Long Island NYCB Theatre at Westbury Old Westbury Gardens Papa John’s Pizza Rhythmology St. Joseph Hospital South of the Border Suffolk County National Bank The Swan Club Town of Hempstead Parks & Recreation Uniondale High School Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Vera Bradley Vitrano/7-Eleven Store WABC Eyewitness News Whole Foods of Jericho 2015 FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (Families Donating $100 & Above) Adamos Anfolisi Bishop Blundin 10 Cannatella Choi Duchatellier Florio Fong Fox Gialella Gillis Kampa Laurino Maler Mc Allister Milana Misk Milana Nadeem Nayar Randazzo Richmond Romero Russo Singh Sun Tanguay Tepedino Tishler Totten 2015 INDIVIDUAL DONORS GOLD CIRCLE $5,000 - $9,999 Donna Ceravolo Debra Ieraci SILVER CIRCLE $2,000 - $4,999 Margaret Stacey Leslie J. Cuneo BRONZE CIRCLE $500 - $1,999 James Adelis Angelo Angelico Joanne Antun Laura Bissett-Carr and Wayne Carr Christine Bonczyk Lisa Burke Austin Cannon Jr. Agnelo Dias Luci Duckson-Bramble Anthony Edelman Ronald Edelson Lucy Effron Andrea Elder-Howell, Esq. Christina Ferry Jan Figueira Jeanne Goldie Deborah Goldsmith Charles and Catherine Gropper Wanda Jackson Beth Meixner Christina Mendoza Susanne May Morahan Barbara Murphy Schwaner Christopher Pendergast Cynthia Perkins-Roberts Kelly Ann Poole Reed, Esq. Jeanne Cleveland Aileen Corcoran Anne Cybriwsky Yahira DeLeon Lori DiMaggio Denise Dobson Cynthia Garrett Donna Geidel Joann Huber Margaret Iamunno Deborah Mallon Gloria Mauter Yvonne Mowatt Ellen Palmisano Cynthia Philbin Shanel Sanders Marilyn Stolz Victoria Strauber Rama Vora Diane White Bonnie Porzio, Esq. Stephanie Prefer Erica Rice Donna Rivera-Downey Brian Rothschild Dr. George Santiago Deborah Schiff Lydia Slatic Valerie Terzano Irene V. Villacci, Esq. Joyce Wagner GREEN CIRCLE $200 - $499 Patricia Amoroso Theresa Aulman-Viola Ruth Bigman Joan Bompane Susan Carter Servando and Susana Cid SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (For the Year Ending December 31, 2015) ASSETS Current Assets Fixed Assets, Net TOTAL ASSETS 2015 EXPENSES by Category 23,250,213 1,759,718 25,009,931 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Total Liabilities Net Assets: Unrestricted: General Fund Land, Building & Equipment Board Designated Endowment Fund Board Designated Capital Fund Board Designated New Directions Fund Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted TOTAL NET ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 4% 7% 9% Volunteerism Programs 24% Camp 357,842 Management Public Relations 435,694 1,759,718 11,284,925 6,612,973 4,488,978 16,706 53,095 24,652,089 25,009,931 PUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUES Public Support Membership 591,916 Revenues4,140,246 TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUES 4,732,162 Fundraising 15% 15% 26% EXPENSES Program Services Expenses: Membership 1,342,988 Volunteerism 840,204 Programs 1,469,327 Camp 871,842 Supporting Services Expenses: Management 509,506 Public Relations 414,319 Fundraising 231,945 TOTAL EXPENSES 5,680,131 EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF PUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUES OVER (UNDER) EXPENSES (947,969) Financial Statements of Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. are audited by Nawrocki Smith, LLP Copies of complete financial statements may be obtained by writing to: Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. 110 Ring Road West, Garden City, NY 11530 or NYS Department of Law, Charities Bureau Registration Unit, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 11 Girl Scout Mission Statement Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The 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. CONNECT Girl Scout Misión Girl Scouts ayuda a las niñas a desarrollar el valor, la confianza en sí mismas y los principios para hacer del mundo un mejor lugar. LEADER FRIENDLY TROOP FUN CONSIDERATE Character Help People sister & FAIR honor Yo me esforzaré por: Ser honrada y justa cordial y servicial, considerada y compasiva, valiente y fuerte, y responsable de lo que digo y hago, y por respetarme a mí misma y a los demás respetar la autoridad usar los recursos de manera prudente, hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, y ser hermana de cada una de las Girl Scouts Strong La Ley de Girl Scouts girl scout Honest Por mi honor, yo trataré: De servir a Dios y a mi patria, ayudar a las personas en todo momento, y vivir conforme a la Ley de Girl Scouts. CONFIDENCE La Promesa de Girl Scouts community responsible HELPFUL discover SERVE GROW Ta k e A c t i o n Respect Myself & others JOURNEYS CARING 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. Myself Badges The Girl Scout Law courage Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc. 110 Ring Road West, Garden City, NY 11530 Tel 516.741.2550 l Fax 516.741.2207 l gsnc.org