Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland

Programs provided approximately 12,719 experiences to Girl Scouts and adult volunteers at program in areas of stem, healthy living, life skills, community service, outdoor, creative arts and entrepreneurship. of those experiences, approximately 4,742 unique girls and 2,163 unique adults participated in programs. The majority of these programs were held in person. Resident camp and day camp were offered again, with day camp serving 1,836 girls and 479 adults, and resident camp 552 girls. 8,472 Girl Scouts participated in the 2023 cookie program, selling just over 2 million packages of cookies, resulting in an average of 238 packages per Girl scout. See schedule o.61,627 packages were donated to operations salute, and delivered to members of the military and their families. Over 2,905 Girl Scouts participated in the 2022 fall product program, selling more than 90,000 nuts and candy items, and 5,810 magazine subscriptions. Through these product programs, Girl Scouts learned five skills essential to success in life goal seeking, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

Volunteer recruitment development, enrichment, support and recognitions for almost 4,000 direct service volunteer members. Volunteers participate in core required courses from gsusa in addition to local courses: safety essentials, leadership essentials, cpr/first aid and troop camp certification, product program training, travel training and highest awards training. These are delivered face to face, online, and online facilitated. Course are offered throughout the Council jurisdiction. The courses are designed to provide organizational knowledge (both national and local) and educate about the Girl scout leadership experience. Volunteers have access to an online troop management platform (volunteer toolkit) and an on demand virtual learning platform (gslearn). See schedule o. Volunteers have access to over 300 enrichment courses through gslearn.

Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland Council served 2,953 girls in diverse communities through a variety of targeted series pathways with the support of community partnerships that included community centers, schools, youth camps and youth-centered organizations. Series pathways provide an opportunity for girls to be introduced to the Girl scout experience through focusing on the areas of leadership, team-building, Girl empowerment, healthy friendships, exposure to the field of stem, outdoor exploration and ways to make an impact in the world.