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Opportunity Fund
The Opportunity Fund provides financial assistance to girls and adults who may not have the ability to pay for participation in the program. Community organizations, troops and groups, and individuals help support this effort by giving to the fund.
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Gold Award Event
This event is held annually to honor girls who have attained the Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Three educational scholarships are presented to Gold Award recipients each year. One in the amount of $5,000 and two in the amount of $2,500. Proceeds from the event benefit the council Endowment/Trust Fund and Gold Award Scholarships.
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Ways To Give
Tax-deductible support of Hemlock Girl Scout Council can take two forms:
- Outright Giving, in which the donor makes an immediate gift of cash or other property,
- Planned Giving, in which the donor makes a commitment to benefit Hemlock Girl Scout Council at a later date.
Outright Giving
- Cash
The simplest form of support is an outright gift of cash or a pledge of cash payments to be made over a period of time.
- Appreciated Securities
The gift of appreciated marketable securities can include common or preferred stock, corporate bonds, government securities or mutual funds.
- Matching Gift
Many businesses and organizations sponsor matching gift programs, whereby the company matches the charitable gifts of its employees or of its officers.
Planned Giving
- Life Insurance Policy
By designating Hemlock Girl Scout Council as the beneficiary of the policy, the death benefit payable to the organization is deductible for estate tax purposes.
- Bequests
There are several ways to include Hemlock Girl Scout Council in your will: by general bequest of money or one designated for a particular purpose; naming a specific amount or item to be donated; donating what remains in the estate (or a percentage thereof) after all obligations are met; selecting Hemlock Girl Scout Council as the alternate beneficiary is the original is unable to accept the bequest.
- Pooled Income Fund
Donors who make an irrevocable gift of cash or securities to our pooled income fund receive quarterly income payments for life.
- Charitable Remainder Trust
The donor funds a qualifying trust that provides a fixed income for life or income up to a term of 20 years.
- Charitable Lead Trust
This gift vehicle is created by transferring property to a trust for a specified number of years. During that period of time, Hemlock Girl Scout Council will receive either a fixed dollar amount or percentage of the trust principal. At the end of the trust term, the remaining principal is distributed to the donor’s designated beneficiaries.
- Charitable Gift Annuity
The donor transfers cash or securities in exchange for the council’s promise to pay a fixed annuity to one or two individuals for life.
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Matching Gifts
Double Your Gift to Girl Scouts!
Here is a partial listing of companies in the council's 15 county jurisdiction that will support Girl Scouting with a donation equal to that of the employee. Please check with your employer for requirements, forms that need to be submitted with your gift and any restrictions. If your company is not listed, check with them to see if they offer a matching gift program.
Matching Gift Companies
Aetna Inc.
American Express
Avon Products Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
Cingular Wireless
CNA Insurance
Hershey Foods
Mazda (North America) Inc.
McDonald's Corporation
Merrill Lynch
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Office Depot
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Prudential Financial
Quaker Oats
Radio Shack
Charles Schwab & Company
Shaklee Corporation
Sherwin-Williams Company
Smith Barney (Citigroup)
Sprint
Subaru of America
Tyco International
Verizon
Wachovia
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Making a Difference
Your Gift to Girl Scouting Makes A Difference!
$50
- 1 new leader can gain skills to lead girls
- 25 Girl Scouts can attend a Career Expo
$100
- 1 Brownie Girl Scout troop can receive start-up funds
- 2 girls can participate in Capitol Days and learn about careers in government
$250
- 10 girls can tackle the ropes challenge course at the Lycogis Program Center
- 5 girls can experience Girl Scouting through summer outreach programs
$500
- 3 adult volunteers can receive training at the Synergy Conference
- 2 Junior Girl Scouts can learn equestrian skills at the Small Valley Program Center
$750
- 4 girls can go to resident camp
- 10 older girls can become program aides to assist in teaching younger Girl Scouts
$1,000
- 5 girls can participate in the Girl Scout program for one year
- 60 girls can be introduced to Girl Scouting through the Daisy-by-Mail program
$1,500
- Girl Scout can travel to another part of the world through the STUDIO 2B Destinations program
- 7 Girl Scouts can learn the basics of canoeing and kayaking at Golden Pond’s Lake Louise
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Community Breakfasts
A component of the Annual Giving Campaign, Community Breakfasts provide a venue for Girl Scout and community members to support Girl Scouting while learning about the impact the program makes on the lives of girls.
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Corporate Partners
Special thanks to the following corporate partners for supporting Hemlock Girl Scout Council by donating $400 or more during 2005.
Angino and Rovner, P.C.
Boles Metzger Brosius & Ritter P.C.
Brenner Family of Dealerships
Butter Krust Baking Co., Inc.
Capital Blue Cross
Cindy Rowe Auto Glass
Citizens' Electric Company
Community Banks
Department of Community/Economic Development
Enders Insurance Associates
Greenlee Partners, LLC
H.H. Knoebel Sons, Inc.
Harrisburg Senators
Hershey Entertainment and Resorts
Highmark Blue Shield
Inter-State Tile & Mantel Company, Inc.
Jersey Shore State Bank
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
MeadWestvaco
Merck and Company Inc.
Milton Hershey School
Moffitt Heart & Vascular Group
Mutual of America
Packer, Oesterling & Smith, Inc.
Patriot-News
Pinnacle Health System
Playworld Systems
Shaffer & Son, Inc.
Sovereign Bank
Sprint
Square D Foundation
Stevens & Lee, P.C.
Sunoco, Inc.
The Hershey Company
Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home
Verizon
Wachovia Corp.
Woodlands BankCORPORATE PARTNERS
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Gifts In Action
Hemlock Girl Scout Council is grateful for the support of local businesses, foundations and individuals for helping to change the lives of girls for the best in central Pennsylvania. A gift to the council directly supports the valuable programming girls need to grow strong. While we have much to be proud of, there are still girls who need our support.
EXPLORE After School Program
Program Supporters:
- Children’s Home Foundation
- Girl Scouts of the USA
- Highmark Blue Shield
- The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
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“The girls are excited about the opportunities in Girl Scouts. When you put your faith in children and show them you believe in them, they will succeed,”
- Donna Cheatham
Harrisburg School District coordinator of the EXPLORE After School program. |
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The primary purpose of the EXPLORE After School Program is to help students stay on the right path to adulthood by providing organized, constructive activities in a safe, supervised environment when the school day ends.
This after school program was started in March 2003 as a collaboration between Hemlock Girl Scout Council and the Harrisburg School District
The program serves girls ages 6 to 17 in the Harrisburg community whose financial, social or other circumstances have prevented them from joining Girl Scouting in the past. Girls Scouting can help give these young women an advantage in life by providing role models, values, skills and self-esteem. All of the Harrisburg community benefits from the positive development of our youth for the future.
Lack of financial resources is often a key barrier to Girl Scout participation in the City of Harrisburg. Funding from program partners is used to subsidize the cost of this program to include $10 membership due per girl (required by Girl Scouts of the USA), Girl Scout handbooks, membership pins, sashes and badges for each participant as well as program supplies.
In addition, while Girl Scouting has traditionally depended on adult volunteers to carry out programming, the council has experienced tremendous difficulty in recruiting volunteer in the City of Harrisburg. The resources provided by program funders is used to ensure that qualified instructors are available to lead the girls weekly activities based on the Girl Scout handbook and in pursuing badges if they choose. All activities focus on the beliefs and principles of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
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Commit-To-A-Girl
Girls are making choices today that will affect them for the rest of their lives. By launching its very first national online fundraising initiative, Girl Scouts is helping to make those choices count. Commit To A Girl raises funds for local councils and the national organization to help give girls everywhere the opportunity to benefit from the Girl Scout experience.
Self-confidence, leadership skills, respect for others—through Girl Scouting, girls develop the skills they need to avoid unhealthy behaviors, make responsible decisions, and overcome the challenges they face every day. By contributing to the Commit To A Girl campaign, you’re helping fulfill the dream of making Girl Scouting available to every girl who wants to join. You can even create your own personalized Commit To A Girl page and invite friends and family to join you in supporting Girl Scouts nationwide or in your community.
Shape the future. Commit To A Girl and make a difference in her life.
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