2014 Annual ReportGirl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council

CouragePosition PinI have the courage to be a role model for tomorrow’s leaders.

ConfidenceMembership PinI have the confidence to embody the full definition of being a Girl Scout.

GSHNC - 79 Years OldNumeral GuardGirl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council received its charter from Girl Scouts of America in 1935.

As a Girl Scout...

Girl Scout MissionGirl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

CharacterWorld Association PinI have the character to represent the Girl Scout Promise and Law and be connected within the sisterhood of Girl Scouting.

Community Impact & Key Programs......................………………………………....................……...............…..…....page 3-4

Girl Scout Gold Award.......................................……………………………….....................................................................page 5

Women of Distinction…………………………………………....………………………………....................…......................….......page 6

You Lead Today, She Leads Tomorrow: In-Kind Donations…………………..............…................................page 7-8

Campus at Oak Springs Dedicated for Racing Legend……..…………..………......................................……..page 9-10

Financials…………………………………..……………………………………………………............................................................…….page 11

Donors & Keystone Society………………..………………………………………..………..........................................…...pages 12-16

Donna DunlapBoard President

Angela WoodsCEO

Dear Friends of Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council

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Donna & Angela

To celebrate a great year of Girl Scouting, focused on building girls of courage, confidence and character, we want to highlight accomplishments we have achieved with your support. At Girl Scouts, we strive to be leaders who provide girls with experiences and opportunities that encourage them to continue their leadership journey.

As the Girl Scout Research Institute’s findings have shown, girls face a variety of challenges, including being left behind as they struggle at school, home and in social environments. Now more than ever, girls need leadership opportunities. This is where Girl Scouts steps in. Providing transformational experiences, we encourage girls to become healthy and productive leaders in their own lives.

In 2014, we introduced innovative programming to best support girls throughout our 8-county footprint. By focusing on STEAM, Environmental Leadership, and Financial Leadership, we broadened the scope of enriching opportunities.

After reevaluating our goals and direction, we also refined our council mission to encourage the community to look into Girl Scouting and to “Try It, Love It, Share It.” This framework allowed our council to reach girls through new approaches including technology based initiatives, partnership opportunities, and increased volunteer support.

While the proper steps are being taken, we need your help to provide educational opportunities for girls to make a lasting impact in their lives and in the lives of others. When girls succeed, we all succeed . We look forward to continuing this journey with you.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

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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 doAnd to Respect myself and others, Respect authority, Use resources wisely, Make the world a better place, and Be a sister to every Girl Scout

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

Girl Scout Promise

Girl Scout LawGirl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

and Mission

The Lifetime Membership pin may be worn by any adult who is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the USA.

Girl Scout Lifetime Pin

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STEAMWith program support from Time Warner Cable, CyberGirl Tech Camp took off with a presentation from former astronaut and honorary WOD committee member, Joan Higginbotham. Girls learned the role of solar powered tools in space and built robots. From building robots to learning about social media safety, girls experienced multiple STEAM-related topics and saw how a career in STEAM can be out of this world.

Environmental Leadership & Outdoor Adventure Through Environmental Leadership programming, Older Girl Scouts led activities and made sure every girl was engaged in GSI (Girl Scout Investigation), Geocaching, a Naturalist Hike, Outdoor Cooking, and more. In 2014 alone, 1,200 Girl Scouts conquered their fears by climbing the Phoenix Tower at the Dale Earnhardt Environmental Leadership Campus at Oak Springs while 2,100 Girl Scouts created camp memories.

Community Impact

Key Programs

The Girl Scout experience is a leadership development program dedicated to providing knowledge, skills and behaviors to deliver a fun,

relevant and balanced program for girls.

Financial Literacy • MetLife

In partnership with Girl Scouts of USA, MetLife Foundation has committed to reach thousands of girls through the Girl Scout Global Financial Empowerment Initiative. As one of four Girl Scout councils selected for this partnership, girls from our Girls Go Beyond program attended a MetLife Day of Giving where they learned about budgeting, project implementation and more. With support from MetLife, financial literacy is making “cents” to Girl Scouts.

• Microsoft In 2014, we were selected to receive a donation from Microsoft as part of their initiative to give back to nonprofits with STEM-focused programs. With a $100,000 software grant and a $ 5,000 hardware grant to improve programming for girls, we are excited for the opportunities their support will bring our Girl Scouts!

• Cookie Program 9,176 Girl Scouts became cookie entrepreneurs by learning 5 skills. The cookie sale activity pin is an earned

award through completion of the activitiesoutlined in the Cookie Sale Activity Guide.

2014 Cookie Activity Pin

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Scouting for the Cure • The Girl Scouting experience creates bonds as strong as a sisterhood, so when one of our sisters needs help, Girl Scouts step up and lend a hand. The drive to help one another strengthens when helping one sister turns into a community building project serving many. In 2002, a dedicated leader and troop created Scouting for the Cure to support a fellow leader battling breast cancer. Troops, families and friends come together to learn about breast health through fun and interactive activities and participants create personal mementos for women battling breast cancer in their community. 12 years later, this event continues to promote healthy living and community building in partnership with Susan G. Komen Charlotte.

Girls Go Beyond• We want to thank United Way, and additional funding partners, for allowing us

to serve 2,835 girls through our Girls Go Beyond program, in 2014. This program enables us to use staff time to deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to schools, recreational centers and other nonprofit partners. With this support, Girl Scouts were exposed to specialized programming covering financial literacy, arts and culture, STEM and more.

Power of Girls• Power of Girls serves middle school girls who are typically underserved for reasons beyond

their control. In 2014, this program reached nearly 200 girls and empowered them to forge their life paths. Designed to introduce girls to new experiences and positive female role models, girls are encouraged to take advantage of new opportunities.

Key Programs Continued

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represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting; it recognizes girls in grades 9 through 12 who

demonstrate extraordinary leadership through remarkable take action projects that have sustainable impact in their communities and beyond. Since 1916, girls have successfully answered the call to Go Gold,

an act that indelibly marks them as accomplished members of their communities and the world.

59 million alumnae are more successful in school, develop a stronger sense of self, and report greater

satisfaction with life than their peers.

The Girl Scout Gold Award

Congratulations Girl Scouts!

In 2014, seventeen young women of Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council demonstrated a special commitment to themselves, their community, their world and the future by earning the Girl Scout Gold Award - the highest honor in Girl Scouting!

Only 5.4% of the 2.3 million Girl Scouts nationwide earn this highest honor.

Higher education/Career:

Girl Scout Gold Award recipients rate their general success in life significantly higher and report higher success in reaching their goals within many diverse domains (education, career, and volunteer work)

• Distinguishing herself amongst competition for college • Scholarship opportunities • Enter military one rank higher

Life Skills:

Girl Scout Gold Award recipients place significantly higher importance on being a leader

• Be a role model to girls • Learn time management • Empower her to lead • Teach her how to make the world a better place • Enhance self-worth/confidence • Joins networks of Gold Award recipients • Provides her with a safe place to try new things • Encourages the girl to set aspirations for her life

Community:

Girl Scout Gold Award recipients report reaching their goals for political involvement

• Tackling an issue, locally or globally • Providing a sustainable solution to the community • Establishing a lifetime network • Provides girls with adult project advisors/mentors

This pin is awarded to all Girl Scouts who go above and beyond in achieving their Gold Award.

Girl Scout Gold Award Pin

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“Investing in others, recognizing their dignity and believing in their dreams are some of the most important things we can do. I am currently a troop leader for a group of 5th grade girls. The world will be very different when they are my age. We can’t really anticipate the types of challenges that they will face, but by building their confidence and self-awareness, helping them develop leadership skills, encouraging their eagerness to learn and try new things, and instilling in them a culture of service and respect, we are preparing them to be effective leaders of tomorrow.”

- Abigail Bucher Ness, 2014 Young Woman of Distinction

2014 marked the ninth year of honoring community leaders who have modeled the courage, confidence and character that Girl Scouts embodies. These women have made their community and the world a better place.

2014 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION Mary Lou Babb – Lifetime AchievementAbigail Bucher Ness—Young Woman of DistinctionDr. Maha Gingrich—Community Building & Social CapitalRegina Guyer—Environmental LeadershipDr. Preeti Matkins –Healthy Living Dr. Sharon Jones—Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

2014 Women of Distinction

Congratulations to our2014 Women of Distinction!

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In-kind donations are critical for the success of an organization like Girl Scouts. Individuals and companies donate supplies and provide discounts and pro-bono services that make a tremendous impact.

Sharon AdamsLynette AndersonApparoKim Baker Dr. Rick Bartlett Charlotte Real Estate Services Charlotte Van and Storage Angie Chisolm Marty Viser Clontz Crook Motor Company Culp Lumber Dick’s Sporting Goods – South ParkDollar Value Duke Energy

Chris Ellis Frank Liske Park Great Outdoor Provision Store Donna Hamilton Harris Teeter [Trayce Bremner]Michael P. Herbert Billy HinsonHusqvarnaJabianKay Jones Cindi KanipeStephanie J LanghamDee LiddleMichelle Maidt

Moore & Van Allen Larry Crump Osprey Cynthia PinkstonRallyhoodREI Sifford Gas and Oil Kelly SmithSnyder’s-LanceTandy Leather FactoryGene Vaughan Wells FargoYogaMe

Thank you to all our 2014 In-Kind Donors:

You Lead Today, She Leads Tomorrow

This pin recognizes the number of years a volunteer has dedicated his or her life to Girl Scouting. We thank you for all you do!

Girl Scout Volunteer Pin

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In-Kind Spotlight

In-Kind Spotlight

Through Apparo’s Skilled Volunteer Engagement program, Apparo connected Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council to Jabian, a consulting firm specializing in management and IT strategies. Together they developed an assessment for GSHNC to identify and streamline business processes. The project was a success and provided a high-level picture of opportunities for technology to improve efficiencies at GSHNC.

Apparo is a nonprofit that empowers Charlotte-area nonprofits with technology solutions that enhance their missions, connecting corporate IT and business leaders to nonprofits in need. From tech training and advice to implementing sustainable solutions, Apparo is a trusted partner and hub for nonprofit technology needs.

Rallyhood is an interactive communication tool that will allow GSHNC to communicate with troop leaders, Service Unit managers, parents and volunteers. Users can RSVP to events, post upcoming programs, share photos, ask questions and more.

Rallyhood is a private, online, digital platform where we can all collaborate with a shared calendar, photo gallery, place to upload and download files, plus messaging wall for sharing information.

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In 2014, the Director’s Cabin was completed and dedicated to Barbara Glazier Bernhardt, a longtime Girl Scout Supporter. For over 23 years, the Bernhardts have been fundamental supporters of our mission and Barbara has been involved since her days at Camp Occoneechee. After holding several positions at camp, she served as a field director, board member, and GSHNC’s president. At the dedication, her family, council staff and volunteers, and local supporters honored lifetime member, Barbara. Thank you to the Bernhardt family for their ongoing support of Girl Scouts and camp program opportunities.

In addition, the Sports Complex was completed, providing Girl Scouts with the opportunity to get outside and play soccer, softball, tennis, basketball and more. Thanks to a generous donation from Snyder’s-Lance, the softball and multi-purpose fields came to life.

Finally, we broke ground on our Environmental Center, made possible by Wells Fargo. With an overall theme of Wildlife Detectives, the exhibit and classroom areas will introduce girls to wildlife and inspire them to get involved in nature. In addition, exhibitors are working on an outside Natural Play Area and Interpretive Outdoor Signage. This next year, the murals will be completed and educational elements will be added.

Dale Earnhardt Environmental Leadership Campus at Oak Springs

This pin is given to a trainer actively participating in the delivery of the council training programs, attends one or more trainer updates per year. Trains at least 4 times per year. Has completed an LIT course if a Senior Girl Scout.

Trainer’s Pin

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Product Sales

Annual Fund Drive

United Way

Store

Program Fees

Interest Income

Other

Total

2,731,438

316,896

279,434

165,337

72,643

65,192

30,580

$ 3,661,520

Program

General & Administrative

Fund Development

Total

2,784,861

524,209

294,215

$ 3,603,285

Information from 2014 financial statements audited by McGladrey, LLP

Operating Revenues Operating Expenses

1.8%0.8%

2.0%

4.5%

7.6%

8.7%

74.6% 77.3%

14.5%

8.2%

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The Keystone Society was established in 2008 and is composed of donors who have given to Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council for five consecutive years, regardless of the size of their gift. This society was established to provide the much-deserved recognition to those donors who invest in the development of today’s girls each and every year.

According to the dictionary, a keystone is something on which associated things depend for support or in an architectural sense, the stone in the center of an arch that holds the other pieces in place. These donors have a demonstrated commitment to being a strong support for girls in our community.

As you view the donor report, you will notice that members of The Keystone Society have been denoted by the “*” symbol.

Keystone Society

Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council gratefully acknowledges ALL donors who have invested in girls through their gifts in 2013. We regret that we are unable to list all of our supporters here, but we are very grateful for their important contributions. Every gift is important and helps us fulfill the mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.

If you feel your name should appear here and it has not been listed, please contact us at 704-731-6520 or development@hngirlscouts.org. We would also like to hear from you if your listing does not appear the way you would prefer. Thank you for your continued support of Girl Scouts.

Donor Recognition

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Michelle AbbottBank of America*Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated*Dale Earnhardt FoundationDuke Energy Corporation*Met Life Insurance Company USAMonica McDaniel*Linda & Ed Need*Provident Benevolent Foundation Snyder’s-LanceSusan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation*Time Warner Cable*United Way of Central Carolinas - Cabarrus County*United Way of Central Carolinas - Mecklenburg County*United Way of Central Carolinas - Union County*United Way of Rowan County*Wells Fargo Foundation*Jennifer Weibel*

AnonymousMary Lou BabbPatti Belcourt*Kathryn Blanchard & Gregory Ross*Betsy & Scott Bodien*Doug Bradley*Beth BrittAngela Cardosa*Charlotte Checkers FoundationCarolinas Healthcare Foundation*Ann CopeSally and Michael Daley*The Dickson Foundation*Donna Dunlap*Louis EubanksCarlos EvansLoretta Evivié*Glenda GabrielJolanta T. Gal*Gloria GarrickGood FriendsIBM*Betty Lynn & John Lambert*Katherine Lambert*Steven LightMichelle Maidt*Chan and Virginia Martin*Meck 1 Service Unit*Meck 7 Service Unit*Meck 13 Service UnitBrandy & Mark Milazzo*Mike North*Alison PatientSara Garcés Roselli*Karen & Mike Snyder*Stanly County Service Unit*Nancy Tarte*Annette & Eric Telljohann*Trailblazers Service Unit*Troop #2601United Way of Anson CountyUnited Way of Stanly County*UTC Aerospace SystemsVerbatim America LLC*Karen WimbishAngela Woods York 1 Service Unit*York 2 Service Unit*Jennifer Ziccardi

AA Plumbing, Inc.AM King Construction Company, LLC BB&T*Michelle BaileyAlicia BeachTiffany BeckhamDonald BickelPaulette BryantShari ConradColeman Lew & Associates, Inc.Christy DanielElliot Davis, LLCJennifer Ellison*Ernst & YoungMisty FrancisMaha Gingrich Grant Thornton, LLPGreer & Walker, LLP*Carla HarrisonHood, Hargett & Assoc.Jennifer JadwinskiSusan JesseBetty JohnsonJohnston, Allison and Hord, P.A.*K&L Gates*Elizabeth and Ken Kerr*Kohl’sKatherine KulebaLawrence Group ArchitectsSusan Leepson*Preeti MatkinsCrystal MasonMarie McLucas*Meck 12 Service Unit*Cary A. Melton*Milazzo Gamble Webb Law GroupJenni Mileham Sally Miller*Melanie Miller*Jill Palmer*Ronda PattersonLinda Poley*Primax Properties*Rodgers Builders*Rowan Service Unit*Jennifer Runion*Mark SextonBuck Snyder*Victoria StaufferJulie & John Stedman*Troop #2140Union 1 Service Unit*Union 2 Service Unit*UNC Charlotte*York County Parks and Recreation Colleen Young*Constance Young

JD Barnhardt*William Bernart*Connie BixlerMelinda BurtonCynthia BushC&E Cleaning and Janitorial Services *Cabarrus 2 Service Unit*Luanna CarletonPaige ChesserAnn B. ClarkHarry Dalton *Jennifer DarwinJennie DerbyAmbrose DittloffEileen Dunlap*Regan FawcettKaren Fesperman*May E. FlemingChristy FloweLaTonya FieldsDeidra Fisher*Sarah Belk Gambrell*Tracey GardnerJanine Girard*Carmen Hopkins*Arleen HrenyoTonja JessoKelly Katterhagen Alyson LernerWilliam LorenzKathleen MaloneMeck 4 Service UnitMeckenzie JohnsonKailey MillerMelissa MillerWanda Moonie*Beverly NazlooPacesetters Service Unit*Libby Palmer*Park Sterling Bank*Cynthia PinkstonTonya PriorEleanor RaispisJane RattereeRhonda Robinson*Christine Roper*Elizabeth RostanMichelle SelkAnn & Alexander TaborKathryn TompsonTroop #537Cynthia TudorAkilah WeaverJoe Williamson*

Platinum $5000+ Gold $1,000-$4,999 Silver $500-$999 Bronze $250-$499

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Michele AbbottDiane BaileyKathryn BallRedia BaxterRick BelcherSally Bennett*Blue Sky DiningBetsy Bond*Patricia BoydJan BoylstonKelly BrooksHeidi Brown*Maggi BrownBeth Brownridge Chris CoutinhoTiffany Bryant-JacksonPat Butt*Allyson CampbellCharlotte ChildressCharlotte Country Day SchoolSusan Close*Shari CookNancy CrownTracy CusterElli DaiMary DeneszczukToni Dima-BechtElyn DortchChristine Eades*East Mecklenburg IBPACAmaka Ekwonu*Peter FailCarrie Fawcett*Barbara & Richard Feld-mann*Susan FeroneCassell FitzhughMichael FloodDeborah FooteJennifer FrancisDwayne FreemanKathryn GreenAndrew GoodmanLori GoodnightGoodwill Industries of Central PiedmontSue & Peter Gorman*Karen Goslin

Kim GrahamChristian Griffin*Elizabeth HaggersonSusan HardinBert & Mike Harper*Alison Hatzopoulos*Robert Haupt*Tracey HembrickJulie HennecyPaxton HixIredell Soil and Water Susan JacksonMark Jasmine*Jonathan JenkinsStuart JohnsonAmy Hyland JonesDavid JordonMichelle KaiserAnne Kelley*Amanda KeysLynne KoenigerMarcia Krishart*Julie KrullBrian KrumBarry LeesonKimberly Lucas MAB Consulting Kim MarksJenny MartellaLeah MaybryRobert McCallJenny McGillicuddyKeenan McGrathPatricia MedinaMichelle MelvilleDawn Milgrom*Jon MillerPaula Mobley*Montgomery Service Unit Cynthia MuckBarbara Neidinger

Abigal NessSarah NitscheMurray NixonFrances NoblittPatty NormanMartha OdomDave PalmereJames PenmanJennifer PippinUrsula PombierKristina PopeyNancy PorterRene PragerFrances QueenClaire RefaeyBrittney RiddickJanis Robertson*Judy RoseElizabeth RuedigerMarguerite RuparJerrie RutledgeCourtney SchaubJordan SchupferMartha SchweppeKelsie SellersAnn ShafferTerry SilverNicole SimmonsJanet Smith*Alfredo Solis*Heidi SzempruchClarie TateKatrina TeagueKelly ThomasMary & Tim TraynorTroop #144

Troop #154Troop #161Troop #375Troop #429Troop #632Troop #927Troop #1194Troop #1348Troop #1368Troop #2897Troop #2631Troop #3539Union 2 Service Unit*Darleen Warren*Jill Warren Janice WeiglAndree White-SnowSheila & Joel Williams*Marylyn WilliamsEmily WohlleberVelva WoollenStacey Young*

Friends of Girl Scouting $100-$249

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Supporter $50-$99

Judy AllisonStephen Antonio*Talina BathBonita BeekenCynthia BesheaSandy Binkhorn Janet BlaneSeivelle BoayueDaniel BohenSandra BooneJustine BoydRobin BranstromKelly & Kenneth Braxton*Barbara BriccottoChip Brunt

Aline BurneyElizabeth CallenRandi CashionAngela ChagarisStacey CornellJim Davis Jill DinwiddieCharlotte Dixon*Kiala FelderJessica Ferguson Meredith FiteCindy FoxMichael Francis*Amber FryeWendy Gandy

Cheri GarrettErica GlennDenise GushueLynne Harris-HouseAnne M HayesStephanie HelderRuth Healy*Smith Higgins Susan HinderakerAllison HinshawDonna JackleyAngela Johnson*Linda JohnsonMiriam JordanMary Joyner*

Elena KlundCheryl KneselVicki Koch*Grace KuelzRuth LewisDeidra LumpkinsLaura MartiNancy MartinAnn MasiWendy Matthews**Mark McAdamsAnne McCarthyJennifer McClellandKate McDonaldKaren McKenzie*

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Supporter $50-$99 Continued

Valerie MittlStacie MobleyJennifer Morgan Charles MolterlerAngela MucoBeverly NealNancy NquyenLisa OuelletteKaren OkolitaNancy OlahAngela ParkerJo Ann PeerMarisa PetrianoCarolyn PrayCindy Quinlan

Julie ReitenMegan ReynoldsMark RickersonKathleen Robinson*Tiffany Rozekjn TenKenneth E. Russell*Darlene SchauerJudith SchulteAmy Shapiro*Kirby Sheridan*Ruth StrongPresy Sielsky*Alice SmithEllen SondeeBrenda Tibert*

Coralie ToddTerri Triplett*Troop #205Troop #232Troop #387Troop #836Troop #1261Troop #1319Troop #1356Troop #1761Troop #1970Troop #2165Troop #3046Troop #3069Troop #3141

Troop #3608Troop #3618JT TruebStephanie TuttleLori Vaccaro*Fawn VasquezDiana WarthGina WellsMichelle WellmonChassity WickwareGwendolyn WingardGene WolskeHolly WoodKimberly Zeitvogel

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