Annual Report 2009 2.pmd - Girl Scouts of Minnesota and ...
Annual Report 2009 2.pmd - Girl Scouts of Minnesota and ...
Annual Report 2009 2.pmd - Girl Scouts of Minnesota and ...
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Membership <strong>Girl</strong>s - 9,422 Adults - 2,711<br />
The <strong>Girl</strong> Scout Movement is open to all<br />
girls <strong>and</strong> adults who accept the<br />
<strong>Girl</strong> Scout Promise <strong>and</strong> Law <strong>and</strong> meet<br />
the membership requirements.<br />
The 2008-09 membership year ended with a<br />
3.1% increase in girl membership. A total <strong>of</strong> 9,422 girls or 290<br />
more girls registered as members <strong>of</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Scouts</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Wisconsin Lakes <strong>and</strong> Pines over the previous year. This<br />
total reflects 3,116 new girl members <strong>and</strong> 6,306 re-registering<br />
members, bringing our girl retention rate to 69%. Ninety four<br />
new girls joined through the Bring a Friend program.<br />
Within the 39 county jurisdiction, Lakes <strong>and</strong> Pines Council<br />
serves 11% <strong>of</strong> the available girls with a combined total <strong>of</strong> 1,157<br />
<strong>Girl</strong> Scout troops overall. Of the 9,422 registered girl members,<br />
8,477 girls were served through traditional volunteer led<br />
troop programs. The Council’s Outreach Program served 676<br />
girls with 431 from urban areas in greater <strong>Minnesota</strong>, 146 in<br />
rural areas, <strong>and</strong> 99 in an American Indian Nation.<br />
269 girls were individually registered Juliette <strong>Girl</strong>s <strong>Scouts</strong><br />
with 104 <strong>of</strong> these girls participating in the Council’s <strong>Girl</strong> Scout<br />
by Mail Program.<br />
Our adult membership reflects a 78% retention rate or 2,123<br />
adults who re-registered <strong>and</strong> 588 adult members that were<br />
new to Lakes <strong>and</strong> Pines Council for a total adult membership<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2,711 with 336 lifetime members. Total girl <strong>and</strong> adult<br />
membership for 2008-09 was 12,133.<br />
4 <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
2008-09 Total <strong>Girl</strong> Membership<br />
by Grade<br />
Kindergarten 381<br />
First 1,142<br />
Second 1,553<br />
Third 1,562<br />
Fourth 1,420<br />
Fifth 1,223<br />
Sixth 874<br />
Seventh 412<br />
Eighth 240<br />
Ninth 184<br />
Tenth 114<br />
Eleventh 113<br />
Twelfth 131<br />
Unreported 73<br />
Total 9,422<br />
Demographic Breakdown <strong>of</strong> <strong>Girl</strong>s Served<br />
Through traditional troop <strong>and</strong> Juliette program<br />
167 girls are American Indian/Alaskan Native<br />
21 girls are African American<br />
44 girls are Asian<br />
7,219 girls are White<br />
134 girls are Hispanic or Latino<br />
20 girls are listed as “other race”<br />
242 girls are multi-racial<br />
The families <strong>of</strong> 899 girls chose not to report.
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