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GIRL SCOUTS OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY
225 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE, NEWARK, DE 19702 | (302) 456-7150 | GSCB.ORG
OUR MISSION
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world
Year established: 1969 (1912 Nationally) Annual revenue: $3.9 Million Geographic service area: Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware, Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia)
CLAUDIA PEÑA PORRETTI
Chief Executive Officer
KATYA NIEBURG-WHEELER
Board Chair
“Girl Scouts offers a place where girls can find community, solidarity, leadership opportunities, and fun to become visionary doers, innovators, creators, and thinkers.”
— Claudia Peña Porretti, CEO
SOCIAL MEDIA:
@GirlScoutsoftheChesapeakeBay @gschesapeakebay @gschesapeakebay
a better place.
HOW WE MAKE AN IMPACT
Over one hundred years ago, the first Girl Scout troop was founded on the Delmarva Peninsula. With more than 3,900 girls supported by 1,600 adult volunteers,
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay helps
girls discover their strengths, passions,
and talents. The Girl Scout Leadership
Experience is based on four program
pillars: STEM, Outdoors, Life Skills, and
Entrepreneurship. Additionally, we are
emphasizing three areas that are critical to girls’ success right now: supporting girls’ mental health, mitigating learning loss, and helping girls reflect the values of justice and fairness. We are delivering free, hands-on activities to Girl Scouts across our footprint with our new mobile programming option, Program on the Move, as well as traditional troop, individual, and virtual experiences.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
There are many ways you can invest in girls and help them change the world. With your support, we can bring the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls across our footprint. For more details, visit GSCB.org.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Girls are blazing trails and changing the world in big ways, but they are not doing it alone. Whether you are cheering her on or giving advice, you can be the person in her corner. Adult volunteers like you are needed to lead troops, be mentors, provide outdoor experiences, share expertise in entrepreneurship and STEM, and engage in community service projects. Volunteering with Girl Scouts is flexible, training is provided, and you will be creating memories that will last a lifetime.
LEADERSHIP
Claudia Peña Porretti, Chief Executive Officer
Katya A. Nieburg-Wheeler, Board Chair
Diane Sparks,
1st Vice Chairperson
Jenny Teal,
2nd Vice Chairperson
Eleanor Benjamin Torres, Esq. Secretary
Dale Hoops, Treasurer
MEMBERS AT LARGE: Pamela Colbert
Stacy Conn
Peggy M. Geisler Temeka Easter Rice Greg Fogarty
Gail Foltz
Jessica Jordan
Sarah Long
Keisha Morris
Ellen Whitman Kimberlee Ziolkowski
GIRL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD:
Rebecca Merkel Ella Wadhams
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