Gifts $75,000+Victoria Foundation

Gifts $25,000+Clara Hanks Bequest Estate of Mary C. Dart Selest Sotheby’s Intl. Realty Turrell Fund

Gifts $24,999 - $10,000Anonymous Anonymous Best Buy Foundation Charitable Fund, Elizabeth L. Scheffer E. J. Grassmann Trust Hyde and Watson Foundation Marguerite Russ Risley & Marshall E. Risley Trust The Plainfield Foundation Westfield United Fund William and Ida M. Kiefer Trust

Gifts $9,999 - $7,500Girl Scouts of the USA Large Foundation

Gifts $7,499-$5,000Camp Madeleine Mulford Trust Fund City of Newark (CDBG) L. Rothberg Memorial Scout Trust Fund Lillian Pitkin Schenck Fund The Provident Bank Foundation Union Foundation United Way of Greater Union County

Gifts $4,999 -$2,500The Arnold A. Schwartz FoundationBloomberg LPPatricia and Walter CarrollCity of Elizabeth CDBGComcast Cable Communications GroupComcast FoundationExxonMobil FoundationHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New JerseyMurphy Communications & Emergency LightsNewark Public SchoolsPNC Bank FoundationStandish FoundationThe Fred C. Rummel Foundation

Gifts $2,499-$1,000Anonymous at Deloitte United WayBank of America - Matching GiftsAnonymousChubb & SonColgate-PalmoliveCranford Girl Scout Service Unit 48Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Edmund G. Taussig & Frances Kath Taussig Foundation, Inc.Nancy P. Faulks*General Dynamics - AISPaul and Sandra HumblesHunterdon Medical Center FoundationEstate of Ida MizelJanssen Pharmaceutical CompaniesDolores and Edward KresgePatti MassaroCamille McQueenMerck Partnership For Giving, Employee GivingMorgan StanleyOctoberfestKathy PheeMary-Ann RowlandSalesforce.com FoundationSamsung ElectronicsUnited Way of Northern NJVerizon Foundation, Matching and Volunteer GrantsWells Fargo INS SVCES, INC.Willie McBrides of Branchburg IncDebra L. Zvanut

Gifts $999-$500Troop 40405A.L. Schutzman CompanyAmerican Express Charitable FundTom Angelo*The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.Randy C. BeckermanBright Horizons Foundation For ChildrenPSEG Power of Giving CampaignCBREJacqueline ClearyNora ColeThe DeLisi Family FoundationHelen FrenchTim GaleLaura GarcellMichele GesserSue Ryan GoodmanLori GrierSherry GrobsteinDeb HookerSusan E. and Peter JacquesMaryann and William McKeanAmy and Scott Minars Morton Buildings Inc.Elvia NovakJohn M. PovichThe Prudential Foundation; Volunteer Grants and FoundationQSP, Inc.Warren RabinSaker ShopRites, Inc.Sobel & Co., LLCSpire Group P.C.Patricia SteingallTokarski Millemann ArchitectsUBS

UnicomEllen ValenteMargaret VeldenVerizon Foundation Employee GivingIlene B. WachsAnn M. WhalenLydia WhitefieldJoe WilsonTiffany Wilson*

Gifts $499-$250Alex and Ani, LLCDianna Beck-ClemensMamie Bowers and J. Christopher RowlandKathleen CunninghamAlice and Glen EngelTheodore FrankenbachCrystal GainesTina GaryantesJennifer GroganBarbara GyeskiRene Hawkins*Pam Jernstedt-DuhaimeKaren KatzKzirian Losapio FoundationMichael J. ManleyKathleen MarschallJudith and Michael MeyerParagon Tap & TableJane Anne ParkJocelyn Virgil Phillips*Heather PierrePro Quest, Matching Gift ProgramPSEG Educational Matching Gift or Volunteer ProgramSusan and Andrew RealeInna RivaElizabeth RoundJeff and Suzanne SeeleyJudy SlusarJennifer ThompsonDavid and Kay TokeIdamae TrennerUnknown at TruistLyle WeintraubKimberly S. Wortman

Gifts $249-$100Molly AdamsAnne AllenAnonymousAnonymous at AT&TAnonymous at Bank of AmericaAnonymous at PfizerAnonymous at PNC BankAssociated Mailing and Printing Services, LLCAT&T Services, Inc.Angelo and Carol AulettaSelma AvdicevicRenee and Cyro AverbachMary BalkonisJennifer BatchellorAngela BekkerPatricia Brosnan

Maria Fatima CalcadoAnne and Roderick CaldwellCricket CardozoEmily CarlickAnonymous at Schwab Charitable FundPhillip and Patricia ClarkJean ClarsonPatricia ColbertGeralyn CordianoMary CraigMartha CrawfordAmanda CusumanoDavid and Gwendolyn D’AmicoDeborah DiamondLina DipietroJamie Kay DischerCarol DivenyPatricia DulebaEdward Ayers TrustAnn Seeler EldridgePatricia M. EngelmanFanwood Lions ClubVictoria Marie Fernandez*Ellen FerriseMaureen E GardeLinda GarzaJayne GeigerNancy GiordanoMarfy GoodspeedDonna and George GreenhalghVeronica GuarraiaKevin and Elyse HalloranJennifer HanawaldLaura and Stephen HeilFlorence B. HenryNancy HenselerMarilyn Rhyne HerrVanessa Hobbs*Karen HoffmanAnn HollinsDorothy HookerTracy HunterUnknown at IBMConstance JenningsJulia JohnsonRoxanne M. JohnsonNancy JustKim KeyesHelen KoenigElaine KresefskiAnonymousClaudine Celebuski and Bernie KuoCarolyn LauerTina LeMarValerie and James LisowskiMindy LissnerSusan and David LydzinskiCarole L. MackenzieJane MaloneyMarion MartinTracy MartinHarry and Ruth MazujianPatricia McKiernanMolly MeixnerCourtenay MercerMerck & Co., Inc.Christopher and Michele MilanoLynn MogellLori MonaghanDaniel and Julie MurphyJohn MustilloNancy NewcomeJenifer NorrishConnie OkeefeMarianne OrlandoWayne and Joanne OtlowskiMary Page Princess Palmer*Paul and Collette ParisiAlison Penrose

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts and Volunteer ProgramsPfizer United Way Campaign Employee GivingSherley PierreLaToya PryceStephanie QuintonJennifer RobinsonSalvatore and Bernice RomanoNicole SmithDenise SoppasEileen SorrentinoJohn and Kelly SpadaTeresa M. SquillaceJames and Judy StahlJackie StamfordJeanne Van Steen*Theresa SteerKay StephensonKatherine StultzHeijen SunErin Sweeney*Nina Temple-WeedThe Benevity Community Impact FundThe Woman’s Club of Upper MontclairAnne M. ThomasTracey TotoLucia TrioloHeather and Mark TrumporeKaren TuranoUnited Way of Essex and West HudsonWilliam and Veronica UpwoodJames and Constance Van ArsdaleMilvia WallerRonni Ward-ZimmermanWatchung Lions InternationalClay and Sue WebsterRichard WellbrockEmma Wisniewski-BarkerWoman’s Club of HillsboroughWoman’s Club of WestfieldSuzy YarnallRoxie Zeek

Gifts $99-$50Glenn and Jill AbrahamsenIrma AbramsMichelle AcevedoCaroline AchaconDiana AddisVinaya AlladaJennifer Allen-NuzziMark and Kathryn AndiaAnonymous at Johnson & JohnsonCharlotte ArevaloRichard and Pamela AttanasioJudit AveiroJulie AverbachEwa AwadAl and Peggy BarbariteRenee BarresiRosemary BecchiLauren BeckmanElham BeesonJohn and Carol BeierCarly BellaDawn M BerberianNorman BergSusan BestAndrea BeyfussSapna BhattMargaret C. BizubMichelle BobrowTeresia and Jason BostJirapan BunnagKathlyn Card BecklesAndrea CarielloKimberly Dunn Carolan

Christina CarswellThomas and Michelle CasamassinaLois K. CastellanoVeronica CastellanosAnthony and Stefanie CentiCara CesareoMelissa ChristianOlga ChristieJoseph and Ellen ChupeckBrenda CioceNicole CippolettiMichelle ComparettiLinda ConfaloneSean and Ann Marie CookMelinda CookeRosa CortesLeah CoteCristin Cricco-PowellJumana CulliganRobert and Linda CunniffCatherine DatwaniRebekah DawsonJanice DeanMargaret DebowskiMichelle DecillisJudy DeerAlexandra DeignanJennifer DeignanLisa DenzinCynthia DewgardRebecca Di SabatoWendy Doran-PaleySarah DreikornPatricia DziambaAmy EadesAmy Eisenstein*Christal Mc ElroyBetsy EmanyCathy EserDeborah and Anthony EspositoJoel Holl and Sonia EstevesDiane EstyWendy EwenJian FanJean FarrellLisa FenevMark and Claire FiebigerMichelle FielderSue FigaloraThomas FisherEric and Elizabeth FlaimPrudence FletcherJennifer FoleyJessie ForsonKristen FusariJennifer GalanGeorge and Lisa GalonardoLisa GalonardoJanet H. and Richard GalushaMin GaoEllen GardnerRobert and Kimberly GarisonPaige GarrutoBecky GeiselLinda GencarelliKendra GibsonMargaret GleesonPhilip and Kristen GlickBarbara Moore GoellnerSandra GoijburgRachel GoldbergGoldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gifts ProgramMaggie GonzalesSusan Ann GoodmanNicole GriffinSue Jane GrossoMin GuMarjorie GutschmidtKevin and Linda HainesMarinell Handshaw

Anastasia HarrisonMaryann A. HaydenGillian HayesDiane Heller HarrisPam HendricksJanet HennesseyAlyssa HertzigChristina HickeyMargaret HickeyDeborah Anne HugginsEllen HulsenGisela IkunoSteve IrvinKristin JackElizabeth JacksonJacqueline P. JacksonDenise JeffriesRobert JensenDawn JiosiHannah Johnson-RomitoCarol JonesGayle JonesBrian and Filomena KappockMartine and Craig KasminMaria K. KaufmannThomas and Rhonda KeanChristina KelderLaurie KennedyAnne KeysThomas and Michelle KiefferElisabeth KirkbrightJohn and Carol KissaneDoris KiziahStacey KlagStefani KlaskowOlga KlotzCristi KneeJill KocmondMuriel KomoskiLingmei KongJ.P. LaBelleJanine LacavaLauren LareauBetty LarsonFatima LatifJay and Pam LavroffRina LeyvaWenli LiChristine LiaukusBarbara LiebergallJackie LiebermanMonica LiggioKaren and Leo LinPaula LinharesKay and Roger ListerHeather LoenserStephen LombardoOlympia Fabiola LordTiberiu Dragoiu LucaMarianne LuckenbachBonnie LynchMegan MacmillanMaureen MaddenBarbara MaguireGinny MalleyJeanmarie MaraLori MartinBarbara MartinezJoseph and Elizabeth MattiassiRebecca MauroKathleen McAuliffeKaren McCallFreda McCleanKelly A McdonaldDeborah McGahanMary McGlynnShaquana McKoyMaureen and Brendan McNamaraStephanie MeiselesAnne MellenAnnette Menjivar

Mike and Debbie MerolaMaureen MichaudMaria MicheludisLois MoffatAnne Molignano SchmidtSally MoralesKellen MoriGeraldine MorrisonJamillah MuhammadMaureen Kelly MullaneDavid Johnson and Bernadette MurphyMaria MurrayVincent Paul and Julie MurrayJim and Gail NaughtonCynthia NewlinKristin NicholsonMichele O’BrienEileen O’ConnellAnna OdellHelene PacificoGwen PackardKimberly PalangioMaria PapasouliotisCarolynn ParisiPenelope PatsurisAnne PavelkaKeyla PaviaBernadette PechilioDianne PecoraroKathleen PerezRuben and Monica Sanchez PerezStella PernaJennifer PetrilloDiane PhillipsCaitlin PristasElisa ProbstElisabeth QersdynBhargavi RaghavanTara RagoneHeidi RainesMichelle RansoneLorraine Bowne RatchfordJustin Hogan and Sharon Rauschenberger-HoganChristine RayMark RendaEdward Ribaudo, JrJanaina RibeiroMary RichardsonCarol RichterRebecca RiciglianoGeorge RiescoJobina Rivera Michelle RochonEmma RoethkeMalaya RoychowdhuryPaul and Eileen RustGabriela SandwithSusan SapienzaMagda Schaler-HaynesPamela SchechterShayna SchmidtDaniela SchreierSuzanne SchwandaEileen SchwartzJohn and Marci ScottJohn ShabaturaNeha Shah-MehtaKate ShainMelanie and Marshall ShellyJames Checchio and Sharon SimsCarina SinclairKelly SingerAnn SkudlarkDorothy SmokRebecca SobelmanSonya SolenskeCarolyn SolonShirlene SoosAngela Squeo-TamiDeborah Stahl

Theresa StasnyArlene SteinwaldCarole StempienHelen StephensLoreli StochajShelley SunChristina SutherlandRenee SwilloCarol SwordsSiliu TanXiaoyan TanCatherine TilleryBryan TomkoLouise TravisJessica TroupeMalathi TummalapalliLaurie Turenne-KolpanJoan Van Pelt and James PivnichnyNevea Van WrightPaulo and Carla VarinoAndrea Vasady-KovacsJonathan VasquezKarina VenegasDebora VicenteJennifer VinoskyMallory VisserSarah WardLynn WeckworthAmy WeinbergKimberly WeiszMary WeldonKristina WetterJeffrey and Michelle WiederAshley WilliamsEkaterina WilliamsEstelle V WilliamsNatashya WilsonLisa WolfeAbigail WolitzerOlivia WongAnn WrightRobin WronskiKimberly YontaJames ZabinskiHong ZhangMelissa Ziegler

In Memory of Irene J. BucciMaureen E. Garde

In Memory of Teresa KellyMargaret Guenther

In Memory of Teresa KellyMargaret Hickey

In Memory of the Krausse FamilyDeb Hooker

In Honor Service Unit 56Julie and Daniel Murphy

In Honor Rose NorrishJenifer Norrish

In Honor of Green Brook Troop 65286 Abigail, Jenna, Katherine & Kathryn Constance and James Van Arsdale

In Honor of Nancy P. FaulksJoann Sabados-Carolina

In Honor of Deb Hooker Scotch Plains/Fanwood Girl Scouts

*denotes members of our Daisy’s Circle

. Contributions listed are from October 1st, 2015 to September 30th, 2016 .

We’re grateful for every gift we receive, however due to space restrictions we can only list gifts of $50 and above. 2016 Annual Report

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REVENUE

Donations $557,550

Product Sales, net $3,089,981

Retail Sales, net $273,594

Program & Camp $1,270,026

Rental Income $122,514

Gain from Investments $140,394

Gain on Sale of Eagle Island $1,970,732

Miscellaneous $106,902

TOTAL $7,531,693

EXPENSES

Program $4,596,667

Administrative $1,005,950

Fundraising $354,758

TOTAL $5,957,375

Change in Net Assets $1,574,318

ASSETS

Cash & Cash Equivalents $5,307,804

Investments (at fair value) $2,063,813

Accounts Receivable, net $153,366

Inventory $236,976

Prepaid Expenses $76,629

Property & Equipment, net $4,730,637

TOTAL $12,569,225

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETSAccounts Payable & Accrued Expenses $671,116

Current & Other Liabilities $104,551

Deferred Revenue $237,317Program Deposits & Custodial Funds $32,692

Subtotal Liabilities $1,045,676

Net Assets $11,523,549

TOTAL $12,569,225

Financials

Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey is a sound investment in girls.Celebrating the Gold Award Centennial

In 2016, Girl Scouts everywhere celebrated the 100th Year of the Girl Scout Gold Award. Formerly called the Golden Eaglet, the Curved Bar, and First Class, the name of the award has changed over the years, but the meaning behind the achievement remains the same. To celebrate 100 amazing years, GSHNJ—along with

their fellow New Jersey Girl Scout councils—shared stories of women who have experienced the positive impact of earning Girl Scouts’ highest award in a four-page spread in New Jersey Monthly’s 2016 Shore Guide. The

stories that these women shared—spanning generations and disciplines—exemplified everything that is good and unique about Girl Scouting. The celebration continued in May when ten girls from across the four New Jersey Girl Scout councils visited Senator Cory Booker’s office in Newark. He sat with them in an hour-long roundtable discussion as each girl had the opportunity to tell him about their Gold Award projects. Senator Booker expressed his excitement and the hope he has for our New Jersey Gold Awardees as they continue to be fearless,

courageous, innovative, and creative in their contributions to their communities and the world. The excitement didn’t stop there! In June, GSUSA hosted a Gold Award Centennial celebration on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Girl Scouts from across the country had the opportunity to highlight their Gold Award projects and talk with members of the United States Senate and Congress about important issues impacting the world. GSHNJ’s CEO Pat Carroll and Board Chair, Nancy Faulks joined 2016 Gold Awardee Julie Averbach in D.C. as they celebrated Gold awardees everywhere. We send a special thank you to The Provident Bank Foundation and Comcast for their generous support of the 100th Year of the Gold campaign.

Young Women of Vision

What do you get when you spend the morning with successful women who shared stories about how they achieved their goals? Inspiration to last a lifetime. We are thrilled to share that our inaugural Young Women of Vision Leadership Breakfast was a huge success! We all learned so much from our wonderful panelists, and we shared a truly inspiring morning with our sister Girl Scouts exploring what leadership means, how Girl Scouts has shaped individual leadership styles, and celebrating the transformative work that is being done in the

community through Take Action projects. The morning discussion was moderated by Tami Erwin, Senior Vice President & Group President at Verizon, and featured TIME Person of the Year & Founder of More Than Me, Katie Meyler, Emmy-winning NBC Producer, Lauren Ruderman, and select recent Gold Awardees, Kyla Bates, Sarah Dedinsky, Laura Lin, Julie McEldoon. Our 2017 Young Women of Vision Leadership Breakfast will be held on May 24, 2017 from 7:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. at Basking Ridge Country Club. Check our website for more information and registration info.

GSHNJ’s Girl Scout Museum Grand Opening

In September 2016, we excitedly announced the grand opening of the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Museum—the first museum in New Jersey solely dedicated to the rich history of Girl Scouting. Roughly

80 past and present Girl Scouts and Girl Scout volunteers came through the museum to celebrate this accomplishment with us. Located in Westfield at one of our council service centers, our museum wouldn’t have been possible without three of our highly dedicated volunteers, Nancy Avery, Dolores Kresge, and Sherley Penrose who collected, cataloged, and archived donations of personal items and unique, important pieces of Girl Scout history. The museum features uniforms dating back to the 1920’s, vintage camp memorabilia, registration cards from the 1930s, extensive badge collections, and more. The grand opening featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky and GSHNJ Board of Directors Chair Nancy Faulks. Also in attendance was Virginia Wolf, a Girl Scout who earned her Golden Eaglet in the 1930’s. Visit our website for more information on how you can take a tour of our museum!

GSHNJ’s 2016 National Young Woman of Distinction

GSHNJ Gold Awardee, Julie Averbach, was named by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) as a 2016 National Young Woman of Distinction, the organization’s most prestigious honor. Annually, GSUSA selects ten National Young Women of Distinction among Girl Scout candidates who have earned their Gold Award, which represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Julie joins 2009 NYWOD Shannon McNamara of Basking Ridge and 2013 NYWOD Nicole York of Montgomery—both Girl Scout alumnae from GSHNJ. For her Gold Award project, Julie created a comic book called Adventures From

My World. The book features six unique stories and is a way to help support siblings of individuals with special needs. Through her project, Julie wanted to make sure that these siblings always feel comforted and reassured that they are neither alone nor forgotten. “What makes AFMW unique and innovative is that it was both written from the point of view of a teenage sibling and presents real issues in a visually appealing comic book format,” Julie says. “Due to the overwhelming response and demand for the comic book, I ordered an additional 8,000 copies to continue distributing to siblings, special needs groups, educational institutions, hospitals, and clinics around the country.”

Our Commitment to the Outdoors Our commitment to our camps and the outdoor experience is as strong as ever. Over the last year, we’ve been hard at work beautifying our camps, and ensuring that they are the best they can possibly be for our girls. In addition to the new activity building at Camp DeWitt, the tebins have been refreshed with a new coat of paint, the latrines have been cleaned and painted (complete with wainscoting!), and DeWitt cabin’s façade has been striped and re-stained. Cabins at The OVAL have brand new steps and roofs, and the fire ring has new benches! Much of this work is accomplished with the help of our corporate volunteers. Many companies have National Days of Service or earn time back by volunteering, and we’re lucky enough to benefit from Comcast, Deloitte, L’Oreal, Merck, and Samsung employees who work hard to help us improve our camps! An exciting and long-awaited addition to Camp Hoover was the Idamae Trenner Pavilion. On a chilly Sunday autumn morning, past and present GSHNJ campers, volunteers, friends, and staff gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Idamae Trenner Pavilion. The pavilion received its namesake from former Camp Hoover staff member, Idamae Trenner. Idamae served at the Summer Camp Director for over 20 years and had the vision

to move the camp into the next century. Under her direction, a master plan was developed and the council invested in building Heronwood, Evergreen, Valhalla, the dining hall, and more. The pavilion dedication was

a chance for many to come together—to thank Idamae for her service, her vision, and her love of camp—and to give generations to come a place to gather and remember our past and plan for the future.

Brownie Girl Scout Makes Big Difference

Three years ago, Olivia was a five-year-old Daisy Girl Scout who noticed that a local playground was not being rebuilt after it burned down previously. As part of her Daisy Journey work, Olivia wrote a series of letters to Mayor Ray Kimble about the importance of

rebuilding this playground for the local children to enjoy and even included illustrations of what she envisioned the new playground

to look like. Much to Olivia’s surprise, Mayor Kimble read her letters and not only responded to thank Olivia for her suggestions, but also approved renovations for the new playground and got to work creating a space for kids to gather. In April 2016, Olivia’s efforts were honored by cutting the ribbon alongside Mayor Kimble at the playground grand re-opening. Because of Olivia and her Girl Scout troop, the neighborhood once again has a playground that they can enjoy together. “It made me feel good that I could do something good for my neighborhood,” Olivia says. “The best thing that happened was that my Girl Scout troop grew to 27 girls.” Additionally, as part of a partnership between GSUSA and the Disney Channel in the fall, Olivia was selected to be filmed for a special spot on the popular children’s television network! Her story embodies the same characteristics as Disney’s newest princess, Elena of Avalor—she’s a collaborative, communicative, and confident leader. GSHNJ was thrilled that the Disney Channel recognized that Olivia is an outstanding example of what it means to be a G.I.R.L.TM—a go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, and leader.

From the CEO & Board Chair...

Patricia Carroll, CEO Nancy Faulks, Board Chair

Dear Friend of Girl Scouting,

Girl Scouting has always given girls the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and in 2016, we celebrated in a big way. All four New Jersey Girl Scout councils joined together to commemorate the centennial of the Girl Scout Gold Award (Girl Scouts’ highest award) by taking part in a year-long celebration and visibility campaign.

The campaign—supported by The Provident Bank Foundation and Comcast—included a special section in New Jersey Monthly, a video highlighting the impact of the Gold Award, and subsequent public service message, a roundtable discussion with Senator Cory Booker, and a GSUSA national advocacy day in Washington, D.C.

We were thrilled that Julie Averbach, a Girl Scout and Gold Awardee from Millburn, NJ, was recognized as a 2016 National Young Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of the USA. Julie joins an elite group of superlative young women from GSHNJ including 2009 NYWOD Shannon McNamara and 2013 NYWOD Nicole York.

As we look ahead, we are working hard to solidify our infrastructure, our commitment to the outdoors and camp master plans, investment in Volunteer Systems, and expanding our programming for girls and volunteers.

Thanks to you—our volunteers, parents, and donors—our girls are leading the way, both locally and globally. We know that when girls succeed, society benefits. On behalf of the nearly 30,000 girl and adult members of our council, we thank you for always making girls’ leadership development a priority. Your support makes a world of difference.

Yours in Scouting,

Julie Averbach with Congressman Albio Sires.

Olivia (left) cutting the ribbon at the playground’s grand re-opening.