2017-02-08T14:10:00-06:00 2016-09-30 431001367 BROWN SMITH WALLACE LLP 6 CITYPLACE DRIVE SUITE 900 ST LOUIS MO 63141 990 2015-10-01 430662471 GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI INC GIRL 3145922300 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 CYNTHIA HEATH BOARD CHAIR 3145922300 2017-02-07 1 JENNIFER M VACHA P01251998 3149831200 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CYNTHIA HEATH 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 18463372 0 X WWW.GIRLSCOUTSEM.ORG X 1927 MO BUILDING GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 25 25 211 15052 0 0 3032205 3046889 1126136 1303184 11095 437408 8940617 9370518 13110053 14157999 396499 380710 0 0 5971527 6422621 0 0 764535 6296224 6685145 12664250 13488476 445803 669523 22456306 23646158 1338266 1473562 21118040 22172596 X GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 0 0 12198338 380710 10589715 GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM: THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST GIRL-LED ENTERPRISE IN THE WORLD, AND MORE THAN 22,000 GIRLS IN EASTERN MISSOURI PARTICIPATED IN 2016. THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM TEACHES GIRL SCOUTS SKILLS TO GROW INTO LEADERS IN THEIR OWN LIFE, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN BUSINESS: THE COOKIE PROGRAM HELPS GIRLS DEVELOP FIVE ESSENTIAL SKILLS-GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, PEOPLE SKILLS AND BUSINESS ETHICS-NOT FROM A BOOK, BUT FROM REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS. TROOPS USE THEIR PROFITS TO FUND EVERYTHING FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS TO OVERSEAS TRAVEL. MANY SUCCESSFUL WOMEN LEADERS REPORT THAT THEIR FIRST ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE CAME FROM SELLING GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. IN 2016, GIRL SCOUTS IN EASTERN MISSOURI SOLD MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION PACKAGES OF COOKIES. THANKS TO TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT, GIRL SCOUTS WERE ABLE TO DONATE MORE THAN 70,400 PACKAGES OF COOKIES TO THE USO OF MISSOURI, INC. THIS WAS AN ALL-TIME HIGH, EXCEEDING THE PRIOR YEAR'S RECORD BY MORE THAN 15,000 PACKAGES. THE DONATION WAS VALUED AT MORE THAN $281,000. GIRL SCOUT CAMP:GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BELIEVES THE VALUE OF THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IN A GIRL'S LIFE IS BEYOND MEASURE. THIS LEGACY PROGRAM IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF GIRL SCOUTING AND HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S NEARLY 100-YEAR HISTORY. CAMPING IS GIRLS' NUMBER-ONE MOST MEMORABLE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IN GIRL SCOUTS. IN FACT, 50-PERCENT OF GIRLS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF NOT FOR GIRL SCOUTS. CAMPING SUPPORTS A GIRL'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. GIRLS WHO ATTEND CAMP SAY THEY LEARN HOW TO BE THEIR BEST, TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND LEARN VALUABLE DECISION-MAKING AND TEAM-BUILDING SKILLS. GIRLS ALSO LEARN NEW FORMS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CANOEING, HORSEBACK RIDING, SWIMMING, HIKING AND TEAM GAMES. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI OPERATES THREE CAMP PROPERTIES: CAMP TUCKAHO, CAMP CEDARLEDGE AND CAMP FIDDLECREEK. MORE THAN 13,000 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN A GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI CAMPING EXPERIENCE IN 2016-A TEN-PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR: - 1,457 GIRLS ATTENDED RESIDENT CAMP - 2,096 GIRLS ATTENDED DAY CAMP - 9,477 GIRLS ATTENDED TROOP CAMPIN 2016, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI RECEIVED TWO TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP GIFTS TO REVITALIZE CAMP FIDDLECREEK. THE GIFTS FROM LONG TIME GIRL SCOUTS SUPPORTERS TOTALING $1,225,000 WILL ENABLE MORE GIRLS FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO EXPLORE LEADERSHIP, BUILD SKILLS AND DEVELOP APPRECIATION FOR NATURE. COMMUNITY SERVICE:FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, SERVICE TO OTHERS HAS BEEN A MAIN PILLAR IN GIRL SCOUTING. IN 2016, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI PROVIDED ONE MILLION HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. PROJECTS RANGED FROM ENTERTAINING RESIDENTS AT AN AREA NURSING HOME TO ORGANIZING FOOD DRIVES TO COMPLETING LARGE-SCALE SERVICE PROJECTS. DURING APRIL SHOWERS, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI'S ANNUAL COUNCIL-WIDE SERVICE PROJECT, GIRL SCOUTS COLLECTED MONETARY DONATIONS AND 1.1 MILLION PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. THESE ITEMS, INCLUDING TOOTHPASTE, SOAP, SHAMPOO, DEODORANT AND OTHER ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE PURCHASED WITH SNAP BENEFITS (FOOD STAMPS) ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE WHO RELY ON FOOD PANTRIES AND SHELTERS TO HELP THEM REBUILD THEIR LIVES. 12198338 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 211 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X THE ORGANIZATION 3145922300 2300 BALL DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63146 CYNTHIA HEATH BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY ANN ALTERGOTT TERM 516 BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA DOERHOFF 1ST VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN HESS 2ND VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET NEWCOMB TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HAROLD P MUELLER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNIE ARGOTSINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARLA BAKERSMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYDNEY A BURGDORF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAYME COLLINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARAINE DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNDY DONATO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA ESPINOZA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERTINA GILLESPIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA HALFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JADE JAMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAYNA JENKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMPY KOLLMAN-MOORE TERM 516 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN L KOTVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVIAN M LUCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLA MALONEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA MARTIN TERMED 516 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY V MASON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN J MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TROY PAINO TERMED 616 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN POZARIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIT SUNDARARAMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN L THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARLINDA WARREN TERMED 516 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA WILLINGHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE BARCZYKOWSKI CEO 40.00 X 200918 0 18370 DONETTA KOWALSKI CFO 40.00 X 74979 0 5710 KATHLEEN DABROWSKI DIRECTOR OF CAMPING SERVICES AND RISK MGMT 40.00 X 118042 0 10014 KATHLEEN MACK CHIEF HR OFFICER 40.00 X 127905 0 9109 521844 0 43203 3 0 1 0 GOLDEN RIVER RANCH LLC 21 WESTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63131 RENT 575262 1 532787 146844 2367258 33006 3046889 CAMP FEES 900099 687426 687426 PROGRAM EVENTS 900099 615758 615758 1303184 124468 124468 949951 637011 312940 312940 312940 42910 146844 81182 -38272 -38272 12873711 3587180 9286531 9286531 THIRD PARTY TRUST 900099 88936 88936 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 33323 33323 122259 14157999 10589715 0 521395 380710 380710 375835 125379 162053 88403 4850919 4387641 78592 384686 248272 222361 14124 11787 536982 467349 39654 29979 410613 360283 17014 33316 7730 6413 646 671 25000 20738 2090 2172 32369 32369 197150 163542 16483 17125 248316 214204 4307 29805 274162 230184 13615 30363 934644 824543 85444 24657 176739 172785 1423 2531 39910 28723 6100 5087 808589 788278 15233 5078 265986 242947 20237 2802 TROOP COMMISSIONS 2338538 2338538 SUPPLIES 815582 732445 7962 75175 DISTRICT/NEIGHBORHOOD C 260307 260307 MISCELLANEOUS 152645 140563 7935 4147 107478 90405 322 16751 13488476 12198338 525603 764535 3300591 857315 2739000 1425451 2053139 264552 217904 219043 294540 21022092 12734575 8453116 8287517 7328122 7642376 1465431 1554367 22456306 23646158 887808 777816 312023 450458 383723 1338266 1473562 X 17751976 18180115 1900633 2438114 1465431 1554367 21118040 22172596 22456306 23646158 669523 297987 87046 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1191990 1280329 1397538 3032205 3046889 9948951 1191990 1280329 1397538 3032205 3046889 9948951 634772 9314179 245050 188302 327910 212123 92099 1065484 436682 110394 192368 -71969 122259 789734 11804169 5612020 0.78910 0.72040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7414613 699254 400000 7713867 8231665 -342052 475000 7414613 8210187 587848 566370 8231665 8105751 770192 665756 8210187 8212502 1256310 1363061 8105751 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 2551700 2551700 10926052 8246734 2679318 3467122 2409870 1057252 4066593 2077971 1988622 10625 10625 8287517 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIRD PARTY TRUST 1554367 1554367 UNAMORTIZED TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOCATION 383723 383723 X 14627457 297987 87046 116794 501827 14125630 32369 32369 14157999 13456107 0 13456107 32369 32369 13488476 PART V, LINE 4: TO PROVIDE PERPETUAL, PLANNED, STABLE FUNDING TO AUGMENT ANNUAL OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE OPERATING BUDGET IN THE EVENT REVENUES DO NOT MATERIALIZE FROM AVAILABLE SOURCES, OR IN THE EVENT AN EXTRAORDINARY, NON-RECURRING EXPENSE IS INCURRED THAT CANNOT BE FUNDED FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE TAXES OR ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD THREATEN THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS FOR THE YEARS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015. IN THAT REGARD, THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS AND BELEIVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY, AT THIS TIME, TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ACTIVITY OF COMBINED ENTITY 116,794. DESSERT FIRST 189754 146844 42910 81182 189754 146844 42910 81182 81182 -38272 1 MEMBERSHIPS AND PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS 23180 380710 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BONNIE BARCZYKOWSKI CEO 200918 0 0 0 0 0 10442 0 7928 0 219288 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 - METHODS USED BY RELATED ORG TO ESTABLISH CEO/EXEC COMP THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY AS WELL AS THE INCUMBENT'S PERFORMANCE, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRESS IN MEETING ITS ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN COMMITMENTS. MARKET DATA INCLUDES THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT WHICH COMPILES PAY TRENDS FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE COMPARATIVE PEER GROUP WAS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET SIZE TO GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI AFTER CONDSIDERING MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED ITS RECOMMENDATION AND RECEIVED CONCURRENCE FOR SUCH BY THE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 5 29806 FMV X APPLIANCES FOR PROGRAM CENTER 1 3200 FMV 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTE THAT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS POWER MAY BE EXERCISED WHEN TIME SENSITIVE MATTERS ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS REVIEWED THEN APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETES AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE STATING WHETHER THEY HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY, AS WELL AS THE INCUMBENT'S PERFORMANCE, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRESS IN MEETING ITS ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN COMMITMENTS. MARKET DATA INCLUDES THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT WHICH COMPILES PAY TRENDS FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE COMPARATIVE PEER GROUP WAS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET AND SIZE TO GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI. AFTER CONSIDERING MARKET DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED ITS RECOMMENDATION AND RECEIVED CONCURRENCE FOR SUCH BY THE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 INTERESTED PARTIES MAY CONTACT THE GIRL SCOUTS MAIN OFFICE TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS INDICATED IN PART XII, LINE 2B THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND ISSUED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS RATHER THAN ON A SEPARATE BASIS. PLEASE NOTE, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ACTUALLY ISSED AND AUDITED ON A COMBINED BASIS RATHER THAN A CONSOLIDATED BASIS. SINCE FORM 990 DOES NOT GIVE "COMBINED" AS AN OPTION THE ORGANIZATION CONCLUDED IT WAS MOST APPROPRIATE TO NOTATE AS "CONSOLIDATED" RATHER THAN "SEPARATE". FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS IN THE UNITED STATES AND RANKS FIRST IN MARKET SHARE DETERMINED BY PERCENTAGE OF GIRLS SERVED AND SIXTH OUT OF 112 COUNCILS IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GIRL AND ADULT MEMBERS. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS PROUD OF ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2016: - 1 IN 5 GIRLS WERE SERVED BY GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI, MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL MARKET SHARE FOR GIRL MEMBERSHIP, WHICH IS 1 IN 14 GIRLS - 44,068 REGISTERED GIRL MEMBERS AND 15,052 REGISTERED ADULT MEMBERS - 27,625 GIRLS WERE REGISTERED IN TROOPS AND 16,443 IN OUTREACH PROGRAMS - VOLUNTEER RETENTION GREW 4 PERCENT - MORE THAN ONE MILLION HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WERE DELIVERED BY GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS A YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION, GIVING BACK IS IN OUR DNA. EVERY DAY GIRL SCOUTS REACH OUT AND WORK HARD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS FULFILLING AN EXPRESSED COMMUNITY NEED THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS TO BRIDGE THE LEADERSHIP GAP. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS REACH STUDENTS THROUGH IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS WHILE FOSTERING POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. PROGRAMS SUPPORT ANTI-VIOLENCE EDUCATION AND SUBJECT AREAS OF STEM, MONEY MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH. NEARLY 34,000 STUDENTS IN EASTERN MISSOURI INCLUDING BOYS AND GIRLS PARTICIPATED. BERGES FAMILY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM CENTER AND PROGRAM COLLABORATORS THE BERGES FAMILY GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM CENTER WELCOMED ITS FIRST GIRLS IN SPRING 2016. THE CENTER PROVIDES GIRLS FROM RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES A DEDICATED SPACE TO HONE IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH PROGRESSIVE STEM, HEALTHY LIVING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH 145 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ARE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE GIRLS' LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES AND GIVE THEM A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS IN GIRL SCOUTS AND BEYOND. THE CENTER WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP GIFT FROM THE BERGES FAMILY FOUNDATION. FIRST ROBOTICS ONE AVENUE GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI USES TO INTRODUCE GIRLS TO STEM IS THROUGH FIRST ROBOTICS (FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY). THIS POPULAR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PHENOMENAL GROWTH. GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BEGAN ITS ROBOTICS PROGRAM SPONSORING FIVE TEAM IN 2009. IN 2016, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED 43 TEAMS WITH PLANS FOR CONTINUED GROWTH. ALSO, IN 2016 GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI TROOP 1484 WAS INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR ROBOTICS PROJECT AT THE WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR. THEY WERE THE ONLY GIRL SCOUTS IN THE NATION AND THE ONLY STUDENTS FROM MISSOURI. FIRST IS A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE DISCOVER AND DEVELOP A PASSION FOR STEM. THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM INTRODUCES GIRLS TO EDUCATIONAL HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS TO TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES THROUGH FUN, ENGAGING ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY TROOP PROGRAM THE COMMUNITY TROOP PROGRAM PROVIDES GIRLS, IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A GIRL SCOUT. THESE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN ARE MEMBERS OF TROOPS THAT MEET REGULARLY, RECEIVING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING IN STEM, HEALTH AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. THESE GIRL SCOUTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND TROOP, DAY AND RESIDENT CAMP. MORE THAN 2,248 GIRLS FROM VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS ACROSS OUR RURAL, SUBURBAN AND URBAN COMMUNITIES JOINED GIRL SCOUTS THROUGH COMMUNITY TROOPS IN 2016. ADDITIONAL LEGACY PROGRAMS GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXPERIENCE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THEY ARE GIRL-LED, COOPERATIVE AND INTERACTIVE. WITH A NEARLY CENTURY-LONG HISTORY OF BUILDING GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI IS DEDICATED TO DELIVERING FUN, EXCITING AND MEANINGFUL TEAM-BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES. GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS SINCE 1996, GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI HAS BEEN WORKING WITH GIRLS OF INCARCERATED MOTHERS THROUGH THE SPECIALIZED GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS (GSBB) MULTI-LEVEL TROOP PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH THE WOMEN'S EASTERN RECEPTION AND DIAGNOSTIC CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN VANDALIA, MO TO OFFER THIS PROGRAM TO GIRLS WHOSE MOTHERS ARE INCARCERATED AT THAT FACILITY. GIRL-MEMBERS MEET WEEKLY AND HAVE ACCESS TO GIRL SCOUT MATERIALS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH. ONCE A MONTH THE GIRLS HAVE A TROOP MEETING AT THE PRISON WITH THEIR MOTHERS. PROGRAMMING ACTIVELY INVOLVES MOTHERS IN THEIR DAUGHTERS' LIVES AND VICE VERSA. GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD SINCE 1916, GIRL SCOUT'S HIGHEST AWARD HAS STOOD FOR EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP FOR GIRLS EVERYWHERE. THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD IS THE HIGHEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IN GIRL SCOUTING. GIRLS WHO PURSUE THEIR GOLD AWARD ASPIRE TO TRANSFORM AN IDEA AND VISION FOR CHANGE INTO AN ACTIONABLE PLAN WITH MEASURABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND FAR-REACHING RESULTS. GIRL SCOUT OF EASTERN MISSOURI OLIVIA MARTIN EARNED OUR MOVEMENT'S HIGHEST HONOR, THE GOLD AWARD, AND IN RECOGNITION OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS RECENTLY HONORED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS, AND WITH A PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD GRANTED BY THE PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. MS. MARTIN WAS NOT ALONE IN HER ACHIEVEMENTS, SHE IS JOINED BY 41 ADDITIONAL GIRL SCOUTS, WHO ALSO EARNED THEIR GOLD AWARD IN EASTERN MISSOURI. 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