CitrusPeel_JAN2020_Digital

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A NEW
DECADE
STARTS
IN 2020
2011
Maryann Barry
joins Citrus
Council as CEO
New Year, New Decade … or is it?
Believe it or not, there is a long standing debate about when
an old decade ends and a new one begins. So we at Citrus
Council had to make a decision. Do we want to recognize
2020 as the end of the decade and prepare to go out with
a bang with G.I.R.L. 2020? Or should we kick off the new
decade with the convention and the opening of the Yurt
Village at Mah-Kah-Wee?
Ever diplomatic, we polled members and have come to a
consensus that Girl Scouts of Citrus will be saying goodbye
to 2010s, as a new decade of Girl Scouting is ushered in.
Hello 2020!
2012
Girl Scouts
celebrates 100 years,
bridging into the next
century at EPCOT
2015 to 2016
Citrus Council reverses
national trend, growing
council membership
from 19,637 to 20,043.
Exciting Things to Come
in the Next 10 Years
⚬ Yurt Village at Mah-Kah-Wee to
welcome campers
⚬ G.I.R.L. 2020
⚬ Women’s History & Cultural Center
at Girl Scouts of Citrus
⚬ Restoration of Riverpoint shoreline
and new docks
⚬ Crymes Family STEAM Leadership Center
open to public
⚬ More interest-specific clubs for girls
⚬ Treehouse unit at Mah-Kah-Wee
⚬ More girls prepared for careers in STEM
⚬ Increased gender equity and shattering
of the Glass Ceiling
9
2016
Citrus Council
chosen to host
GSUSA triennial
conference in 2020
2010
DECADE AT
A GLANCE
2017
Crymes Family
STEAM Leadership
Center groundbreaking
2016 to 2017
Two hurricanes and a
wildfire wreak havoc
on Council properties
resulting in over $1
million in damages
2018 to 2019
Citrus Council
establishes annual
Mega Drop for
massive cookie
distribution
2019
Eagle’s Roost on
the west side of
Mah-Kah-Wee
reopened