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sports like rock climbing, ropes course, kayaking, wind- surfing, and hiking; and “Camp Olympics,” which the pre-teens organized for the younger girls. In addition, eight teens earned community service hours for graduation by vol- unteering in our office and with the younger girls. A Girl’s Point of View Every summer we ask the families of our children to give us feedback. This sum- mer, one of our girls, 8-year- old Josephine, asked if she could fill out the evaluation form and tell us what she thinks of Girls Inc. Thank you for helping us inspire girls like Josephine. Below is her letter. Imagine our Girls and Teens Center overflowing with strong, smart, and bold girls. That’s how Girls Inc. looked during our 2007 Summer Camp Session, where we increased the number of girls we served by almost 40%. In addition to increasing our numbers, we added several new camps for younger girls, piloted a new camp series for pre-teens, offered teenagers a chance to earn community service hours, and took chil- dren on 30 field trips. One of our new programs was “Secret Agent Girls,” which taught girls to use sci- ence to solve “crimes” and introduced them to people from the Alameda Police De- partment, who taught them how to dust for fingerprints. Girls at the camp also learned about safety, and explored different languages. Another new program, “Pirates of the Island City,” taught girls about navigation, geography, ships, treasure hunting, and famous female pirates - arrr! Our new pre-teen camp se- ries included “Design Time,” where girls designed their own fashions; “Studio Girl,” where girls learned about media careers and took a field trip to a radio station; “Girls enCourage,” where girls tried outdoor adventure Spotlighting 2007 Summer Camps GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE ISLAND CITY Girl Power Press Newsletter 2006-2007 Annual Report FALL 2007 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2 WITH YOUR HELP, THIS YEAR WE ... Provided more than 25,000 pro- gram hours to girls, ages 6-18! Served more than 600 families! Held 10 educa- tional community events! Made 5 major TV appearances! Won 3 prestig- ious local and national awards! Prepared 6 gradu- ating teens for college! Hired our first Volunteer Coor- dinator, and more than 140 volun- teers gave more than 500 hours and more than $10,000 worth of time! Enrolled 20 girls in our Best Foot Forward Pro- gram, who gave awards to 6 women and teens at our Eighth Annual Women Who Dare Awards Event in June! And much, much more! Dear Girls Inc. Staff, I like Girls Inc. a lot because you can be yourself. I find that many people like it. I like all the staff there because they take good care of Girls Inc. grounds and kids. You guys need more pencils and art supplies. Love, Josephine P.S. You should get a play structure!

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sports like rock climbing, ropes course, kayaking, wind-surfing, and hiking; and “Camp Olympics,” which the pre-teens organized for the younger girls.

In addition, eight teens earned community service hours for graduation by vol-unteering in our office and with the younger girls.

A Girl’s Point of View

Every summer we ask the families of our children to give us feedback. This sum-mer, one of our girls, 8-year-old Josephine, asked if she could fill out the evaluation form and tell us what she thinks of Girls Inc. Thank you for helping us inspire girls like Josephine. Below is her letter.

Imagine our Girls and Teens Center overflowing with strong, smart, and bold girls.

That’s how Girls Inc. looked during our 2007 Summer Camp Session, where we increased the number of girls we served by almost 40%.

In addition to increasing our numbers, we added several new camps for younger girls, piloted a new camp series for pre-teens, offered teenagers a chance to earn community service hours, and took chil-dren on 30 field trips.

One of our new programs was “Secret Agent Girls,” which taught girls to use sci-ence to solve “crimes” and introduced them to people from the Alameda Police De-partment, who taught them how to dust for fingerprints. Girls at the camp also learned

about safety, and explored different languages.

Another new program, “Pirates of the Island City,” taught girls about navigation, geography, ships, treasure hunting, and famous female pirates - arrr!

Our new pre-teen camp se-ries included “Design Time,” where girls designed their own fashions; “Studio Girl,” where girls learned about media careers and took a field trip to a radio station; “Girls enCourage,” where girls tried outdoor adventure

Spotlighting 2007 Summer Camps

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2006-2007 Annual Report F A L L 2 0 0 7 V O L U M E 7 , I S S U E 2

W I T H Y O U R H E L P , T H I S Y E A R W E . . .

Provided more than 25,000 pro-gram hours to girls, ages 6-18!

Served more than 600 families!

Held 10 educa-tional community events!

Made 5 major TV appearances!

Won 3 prestig-ious local and national awards!

Prepared 6 gradu-ating teens for college!

Hired our first Volunteer Coor-dinator, and more than 140 volun-teers gave more than 500 hours and more than $10,000 worth of time!

Enrolled 20 girls in our Best Foot Forward Pro-gram, who gave awards to 6 women and teens at our Eighth Annual Women Who Dare Awards Event in June!

And much, much more!

Dear Girls Inc. Staff, I like Girls Inc. a lot because you can be yourself. I find that many people like it. I like all the staff there because they take good care of Girls Inc. grounds and kids. You guys need more pencils and art supplies. Love, Josephine P.S. You should get a play structure!

2007-2008 Board of Directors

Officers Marilyn Sandifur - President Port of Oakland, Media & Public Relations Manager Kate Rezucha - 1st V.P. Esurance, Administrative Services Manager Arlette Walls - 2nd V.P. Novartis, Research Operations Nancy Heastings - Treasurer Safeway, Retired Executive Sue Bevins - Recording Secretary SB & Associates Juelle-Ann Boyer - Director-at-Large City of Alameda, Chief Financial Officer Dorie Guess Behrstock - Past President Economist & Former Citigroup V.P Members Dania Alvarez-Morroni - Harbor Bay Realty, Realtor Diann Castleberry - Port of Oakland, Manager, Community & Public Relations Nancy Constantine - Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Executive Director Courtenay Davis - Robert Half Technology, Recruiting Manager Alicia Faugier - Wells Fargo, V.P., Campus Card Services Business Manager Richard J. Heaps - The Management Group, LLC, Managing Director Ronald Jones - Harbor Bay Realty, Realtor Sergeant Jill Ottaviano - Alameda Police Department, Officer Nick Petrulakis - Books Inc., Manager Nicola Ries-Taggart -True Insights Coaching, Owner and Certified Life Coach Dr. Charlotte Tlachac - Island Eyecare, Owner & Optometrist

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Growing to Serve More Girls Dear Friends, On October 1, 2007, I cele-brated my two year anniver-sary with our remarkable organization. Daily, I have the privilege of working with a cadre of incredibly dedicated and talented Board members, staff, volunteers, donors, and community leaders to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold. In 2006-2007 we focused on three primary goals: strengthening all of our pro-grams; creating a strategic plan; and increasing our or-ganizational visibility.

Our Annual Report illus-trates many of our successes. Examples include developing a Volunteer Program, in-creasing the number of girls and children in our pro-grams, engaging in multiple community awareness ef-forts, focusing on the families we serve, and expanding our fundraising strategies. And yet, we still have a long way to go. We continue to refine our strategic growth initiatives — doubling the number of girls in our after school, on-site program; cre-ating a comprehensive, school-based middle school

We need Your Help Dear Friends, As President of the Board of Directors of Girls Inc. of the Island City (GIIC), it is a privilege to serve this fine community organization. GIIC is a non-profit that pro-vides a safe place where girls can find support from caring adults who listen to them, serve as good role models, and help them confront stereotypes and develop their self confidence. For example, GIIC girls have the opportunity to develop an appreciation for math and

science, pre-teens can test their “strength” of character on rock-climbing walls, and young women can find their voices and determine a course for their own lives. If you were to visit our cen-ter, you would see a small, but superb staff, fully dedi-cated to making sure that girls have the opportunity to stretch, grow, and feel good about themselves. We are also very fortunate to have dedicated board members who give gener-ously of their time and ex-pertise.

Although we have made great progress, we know there are many more girls who would benefit from our programs. In order to reach them, we need your help. I urge you to give as generously as you can. The time to help is now. Thank you! Marilyn Sandifur Board President

“Although we have made great progress, we know there are many more girls who would benefit from our programs.” - Marilyn Sandi-fur, Board President.

program; and, extending our teen program into the schools and community cen-ters. Access for all girls is our ultimate goal. As we refine our strategic plan, your feedback, exper-tise, and support are key. Attend a focus group meet-ing. Introduce us to a corpo-rate sponsor or foundation leader. Volunteer your ex-pertise. Together we can impact the lives of more girls. Sincerely, Karen D. Kenney Executive Director

Alameda Island Kids Program Director Pam Williams Celebrates More than 20 Years Alameda Island Kids (AIK) Program Director Pam Williams celebrated more than 20 years with Girls Inc. this year. In 1981, the Alameda Unified School District asked Girls Inc. to provide licensed, on-site before and after-school child-care for children in the elementary schools. Since that time, Girls Inc. has leased space from the school district and has offered quality child care (formerly known as the Girls Inc. Activity Center Program) for K-5th grade girls and boys. Pam is a native of Alameda who graduated from Alameda High School. She attended Cal State Hayward in the ear-ly1980’s, majoring in Recreation, and became our first col-lege intern. After graduation, she became the site director at Paden Activity Center until that site closed. Pam left Girls Inc. for five years but, in 1987, she retuned as site director at the Edison Activity Center. In1993, she became the Di-rector for the entire program and now oversees the opera-

tion of all seven Alameda Island Kids sites, which serve more than 300 families a year. Pam leads an exceptional staff of highly-skilled, multi-cultural professionals who speak a total of seven languages and who have remained with us for an average of 10 years (the normal retention rate for employees in the child care industry is three years). In 2005, Pam led our organization as Interim Executive Director. And in 2006, she over-saw the grand renaming of the Activity Cen-ter program to Alameda Island Kids. “For over 20 years, Pam has selflessly served Girls Inc.,” said Executive Director Karen Kenney. “Her commitment, expertise, and compassion are remarkable. Moreover, through her leadership, children thrive.”

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Girls Incorporated of the Island City Wins National Strengthening Families Award language in our written materials.

We also provide more information about community ser-vices, such as free health and counseling centers, and we put on community-wide events for families on topics such as body image, mother-daughter dynamics, and teen de-pression. We plan to build on our success this next year by devel-oping a “Parent Club” for Girls Inc. families to be more involved with our organization and get to know one an-other better through volunteer activities, fundraising, and special events.

And, Executive Director Karen Kenney is out and about now speak-ing to PTAs and other parent groups about topics, such as girls and bullying. For more information, call 510-521-1743.

This spring, we were one of only three Girls Inc. affiliates in the country to win a Strengthening Families Award from the Annie E . Case Foundation - along with a $10,000 award grant. The award recognized our “Strengthening Fami-lies, Strengthening Kids” strategy we started in the fall of 2005 to improve our overall service to the families in our community. It involves a comprehensive shift in our organiza-tional culture and focus, serves all ages, and in-cludes better communication, involvement, and education of our families. Our strategies include better face-to-face service to families, increased parent and guardian surveys, and more inclusive

Women of the 21st Century Club has a Very Successful Year The Women of the 21st Century Club, our auxiliary group for women who want to raise money for and awareness about Girls Inc. programs, had a very successful year.

We grew Club membership by more than 60%; put on two educational panel discussions on mother-daughter dynamics, and girls and bullying; hosted six meet-the-author fundrais-ing events with Books Inc.; and held a members-only wine and cheese party.

We were also invited to appear on the TV program, “The

View from the Bay,” twice, to promote our educational panels. Our 2007-2008 year is also getting off to a great start. This fall, we hosted a community discussion on eating disorders with Club mem-ber Dr. Tana Clark and appeared for a third time on the “View from the Bay” to educate the community about this serious issue. The Club also held a fundraiser with handbag designer Goldenbleu, another meet-the-author fundraiser with Books Inc., and a members-only mixer. Thank you to our regular Club sponsor, the online auto insurance company Esurance, for supporting our Club events. Club membership is $250 annually and all dues go to support our programs for girls. To join, please call Kristin Butler at 510-521-1743.

Spotlighting Our 2006-2007 Volunteers! In November 2006, we hired our first Volunteer Coordinator, Toniesha Webb. Through her leadership, people from the community have donated more than 500 hours - or more than $10,000 in in-kind ser-vices - through June 2007. Volunteers helped us with our: Holiday Sale; Teen Summit; Father-Daughter Snow Ball; Women Who Dare Awards Event; Summer Camp Registration; Garden Project; File Boxes Moving Project; See Jane Run 5K/Half Marathon; Spring Newsletter; Courageous Women Program; and as Activity Assistants with our girls. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers.

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Volunteer Opportunities Teen Summit (Feb. 2, 2008): Lead a workshop, help with set

up and registration, or assist with lunch and clean-up.

Father-Daughter Dance: Feb.

7 & 8, 2008: Help with set up and registration, arts and crafts, or

food and clean-up. See Jane Run 5K/Half Mara-thon Benefit: (May 31, 2008): Help with set-up, registration,

course monitoring, water sta-tions, or clean up.

Women Who Dare Awards Event (Ongoing): Serve on the committee to plan our signature

event for May 2008.

Courageous Women (Ongoing.): Be a role model and

speak to our girls about your career or other life experience.

Activity Assistant (Ongoing): Help our program staff and work

with girls on homework, snack time, and other duties.

Other Ongoing Volunteer Needs: Site Gardener; Flame Retardant Specialist; Facilities

Handy Person; Librarian; Graphic Designer; Fundraising Committee

Member. To volunteer: Contact

Toniesha Webb, 521-1743 or [email protected] or

visit www.girlsincislandcity.org.

Teens Donate Time, Earn Community Service Hours Teens donated more than 500 volunteer hours - and earned community service credit for high school graduation - during the 2006-2007 Girls Inc. year. Teens created strategies to educate the community about Stereotypes in the Media in the Blueprint Program; learned to be leaders while working with younger girls in the FacilitateHER Program; and produced the teen magazine, “Outloud: Thoughts of a Teenage Mind.” Thanks to our generous donors - including the Alameda Kiwanis Club - the teen program is free to teens. To get involved, contact Toniesha Webb, 521-1743 or [email protected].

Dania Alvarez-Morroni

Marilyn Appezzato

Judy Areal

Marty Atkinson

Valerie Azinheira

Tina Bacheain

Sue Bevins

Beverly Blatt

Juelle-Ann Boyer

Jeff Brill

Sanadial Brown

Mary Brownson

Stephanie Bryant

Su Hua Cai

Mary Carouba

Heidi Cary

Diann Castleberry

Ellen Chin

Steve Choy

Christine Clark

Tana Clark

Lindsay Collingwood

Susan Cooper

Michael Courville

Courtenay Davis

Krizten Delossantos

Amanda Duong

Christina Ellwood

Angela Erlich

Alicia Faugier

Susan Findlater

Lylie Fisher

Jessica Frey

Gloria Fudim

Dorothy Fullerton

Judith Goodwin

Alef Granados

Karen Granados

Judith Grant

Gail Graves

Elsie Green

Vivian Green

Emily Griego

Dorie Guess Behrstock

Connie S. Hanna

Laurie Harper

Amy Harwin

Nancy Heastings

April Hein

Maria Hernandez

Bridget Holland

Shannon Holland

Erin Hutchinson

Hela Issaq

Rachel Kadner

Rhonda Kaufman

Diana Kenney

Mary Kenney

Patrick Kenney

Gail Koff

Elizabeth Koopen

Andi Kosich

Elizabeth Kricfalusi

Mariah Lafleur

Alice Lai-Bitker

Jacque Landreshe

Arlinda Lau

Michael Leahy

Rosalyn Lee

Daniel Levy

Jordan Levy

Danielle Li

Paul Lindstrom

Sorren Lindstrom

Karen Lonne

Ariel Magidson

Bernice Magidson

Beth Magidson

Sara Mancini

Karen Malpas

Melissa Marsh

Reba Mathai

David McGraw

Laurie McLachlin-Fry

Diane Meadows

Maggy Menendez

Laurine Middlecamp

Antoinette Miller-Smith

Frances Montell

Hellen Montell-Weiland

Susan Myers

Phuc Nguyen

Stephanie Norman

Liz Ogbu

Jill Ottaviano

Bonnie Oviatt

Lucia Owens

GeriLyn Paguia

Ashley Patterson

Melissa Pelkey

Mallory Penney

Monique Perkins

Michelle Pero

Mylan Pham

Elizabeth Pinkerton

Jeannette Price

Paige Pryor

Tracy Quick

Kate Rezucha

Jennifer Root

Gina Russell

Alyssa Sacher

Marilyn Sandifur

Anjuli Sastry

Allene Schaff

Bill Schaff

Sarah Schaff

Sara Sidner

Sandy Sidorsky

Antoinette Smith-Miller

Beth Steininger

Hank Stephenson

Lillian Taddei

Janet Thoma

Paul Thompson

Charlotte Tlachac

Eleanor Toscano

Angelina Tran

Gayle Uchida

Joy Upton

Deanna Van Buren

Colleen Vermillion

Dawn Wade

Arlette Walls

Jasmine Walls

Tricia Wessels

Cynthia West

Gordy Williams

Linda Williams

Rita Williams

Joel Wilmot

Fiona Wong

Allison Wood

Isaac Woolf

Al Wright

Sandra Yoshizuke

Derryl Zeller

Thank you to our 2006-2007 Donors!!

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$50,000+

Goldman Sachs

$10,000-$49,999

Esurance Inc.

Soroptimist of Alameda

$5,000-$9,999

Dorothy Drummond

Girls Inc. National

Jeanette and Mildred Meyers Fund Jerard Reilly

Marian Roth

Wells Fargo

$2,500-$4,999

Alameda Community Foundation

Alameda Kiwanis Foundation

Alameda Welfare Council, Inc.

Citigroup Foundation

Doric Realty, Inc.

Janice Lee

Steven R. Meckfessel

Port of Oakland

$1,000-$2,499

Alameda Elks Lodge

Virginia Bartalini

Janine Boehm

Books Inc.

Juelle-Ann Boyer

Bev Buhnerkempe

Cognex Corporation

Daniel Goldstine

Dorie Guess-Behrstock

Ringo Liu

Harold and Jean Mackenzie

Melissa Marsh

Samuel Merritt College Student Govt.

See Jane Run

Visa U.S.A. Inc.

Jeanette Zalder

$500-$999

Anonymous

Anonymous

Alameda Police Officers Association

Bank of Alameda

Andy & Nadine Barbera

Bayview Women's Club of Alameda

Doris Foster Foundation

Carol Gerdes

Judith Grant

Gail Graves

J.M. O'Neill, Inc.

Karen Kenney

Maury McFadden

Gloria Nolan

Marilyn Sandifur

Lillian Taddei

Timothy Tomashek

Tucker's Super Creamed Ice Cream

United Way

$250-$499

Gary Adams

Alameda Assoc. of Realtors

Alameda Chamber of Commerce

Alameda Family Sevices

Chris Asato

Ruth Belikove

Beverly Blatt

Body Wisdom, Inc.

Cardinal Point

Cecilia Cervantes

Tana Clark

Gayle Godfrey Codiga

Loretta De Guzman

Alicia Faugier

Nancy Friedman

Russ and Linda Grant

Mary Gray

Laurie Harper

Betty Purvis Hatch

Richard Heaps

Walt & Judy Jacobs

Mary and Bill Kenney

Elaine Kofman

Andi Kosich

Alice Lai-Bitker

Moreland Associates Corporation

Oakland Ass'n of Ins. Agents, Inc.

PG&E Corporation

Janet K. Quick

Marilyn Reiher

Kate Rezucha

Joanne Robinson

M. Kathryn Scott

Scott's Shoes

Margaret Seaman

Sandy Sidorsky

John Stephen Spellman

Elizabeth Steininger

Tighe Drayage Co., Inc.

Cecilia Trost

Gayle Uchida

Troy Van Sloten

$100-$249

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous Angela's Restaurant

Marilyn Appezzato

Dolores Bartalini

Catherine Bierwith

Jeptha Boone

Stephen Brimhall

Laura C. Browne

Mary Brownson

California College of the Arts

Barbara Capon Tsee

C'era Una Volta

Alice Challen

Chevron

Community Health Charities

Barbara Contreras

Monica Davis-Currie

Betty Barry Deal

Joyce Denyven

Dorothea Duncan

Jonathan Faller

Georgianne Fontana

Margaret Gadsby

Wilfred Garfinkle

Susan George

Nancy Gordon

Jean Graham-Gilliat

Cherub Halperin

Nancy Heastings

Peter Holmes

George Humphreys

Jon Ishibashi

Nancy Issel-Mayes

Tracy Jensen

Ronald Jones

Bob Kelly

Ken Kofman

Virginia Krutilek

Marlene Lano

Audrey Lord-Hausman

Ronald Lupish

Tim Marr

Phyllis Marsh

Betty McCaffrey

Diane Meadows

Laura Miles

Karen Miller

Maureen Morley

George J. Muhr

Julie Newman

Claudia Perkins

Lloyd Poche

Dee Qualls

Raymond Ratto

Audrey Richardson

Ginger Schuler

Marilyn Schumacher

Ruth Shuster

Celeste Smith

Judith Sparks

Martin Spence

Gary C. Tolman

Anna Towata

Kaye Van Valkenburg

Colleen Vermilion

Arlette Walls

Marian Williams

Rob Wonder

Kriss Worthington

Marilyn Zecher

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Up to $99

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Brooke M. Abbasi

Candace Adams

Tracy Akresh

Albertson's

Dania Alvarez-Morroni

Romalee Amos

Antoinette Bertolani

Sharon Bettinelli

George Blackshere

Maryann Boller

Barbara Bolton

Michele Bond

Abigail Bornstein

Denise Bowes-Garvine

Nancy Long Brandt

Earl Brizee

Al Broughton

Kristin Butler

Ann Casper

Helen Chaix

Nia Chappell

Karyl Clendenen-Drennon

Luba Cocoles

Carole Coleman-Lea

Diane Coler-Dark

June Colgan

Danielle L. Courchaine

Corinne Cox

Stephen Cressy

Ardella Dailey

Kitty Dankworth

William Dickerson

Deidre Dixon

Dorothy Dixon

Harold Doolittle

Eunice Edwards

Christina Ellwood

Carlene Ensor

Donna Folliard

Aubrey L. Freedman

Jane Friedrich

Donors Continued

Gregg M. Fujita

William Fuller

Patricia Gannon

Alice Garvin

Gretel Gates

Sandra Giberson

Jamie Giragi

Alice Godfrey

Ellen Gomez

Alicia Gonzales

Jeffery S. Goodman

Karen Granados

Karen Guthrie

Donn Gutierrez

Connie S. Hanna

Jerome Healy

Hidden Connections, Inc.

Betty Hodge

Robert Holm

Loretta Huahn

Lorraine Ingeman

Marilyn Johnson

Dorothy Karvasales

Mary Kearney

Donald Kelly

Ann Killebrew

Carol & Richard Kim

Richard Krinks

May Ling Lee

Jeremiah Lewis

Suzanne Llewellyn

Dorothy Lorenzetti

Theresa Lua

Diana Lulofs

Nancy P. Mach

Elizabeth Madaras

David Mann

Edward McBride

Velma McCourtney

Steven McGahan

Alan Mitchell

Lewis Monk

Pagano's Ace Hardware Mart

Paper Posie

Jane Pegram

Donald Pennington

Pauline Phillips

Mark Playsted

Gail Ravitz

Karen Reinhardt

Pauline Reynolds

Robert Rieder

Nathan Robeson

Wendy Robinette

Roberta Rockwell

Kathy Rosenblum

Safeway, Inc.

Hendrika Samuels

Lena M. Sazo

Lorene Schrader

Cynthia Scott

John Scott

Mary Irene Scott

Mary Margaret Scribner

Rosalie Smith

Ivan Rezucha, Sr.

Eleanor Stallman

Sharon Stehr

Nancy Talavera

Geraldine S. Taylor

Shirley Taylor

United Methodist Women

Darin Vinall

Connie Wendling

Barbara Wildman

Pamela Williams

Daniel Wilson

Marion Yeaw

William T. Young

Nina Belle Zamora

Girls Inc. Says a Fond Farewell to

Treasurer and Long-Time Supporter,

Susan Adams

Girls Inc. was sad to say goodbye to our 2006-2007 Board Treasurer and long-time supporter, Susan Adams, who died of breast cancer this year. Susan was the consummate supporter who, collectively with her husband Gary, looked after our organization for more than 30 years. Susan joined our Advisory Board in 1985, and then served as a Board member from 1989-1994 and from 2001 until this spring. She was a leader who served as Board recording secre-tary, treasurer, vice president, and president. Susan was also an ever-present “behind-the-scenes” supporter, fixing refrigerators and sinks, pruning the rose garden, and making subtle do-nations to pay for the little things our girls and staff needed to keep our programs going. During her last year, Susan continued to serve us as our treasurer - joining meetings by confer-ence call, reviewing financial statements, and holding meetings from her home wearing her white stocking cap. She truly exemplified the attributes of a strong, smart, and bold woman, and the community re-membered her this spring with a generous col-lection of memorial donations to Girls Inc. Susan’s legacy is indelible and she lives on in the successes of our girls.

Susan Adams (right) passes the Board Presi-dency to Board member Diann Castleberry, Annual Awards Dinner, July, 2004

Statement of Activities - For the Year Ending June 30, 2007

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Statement of Financial Position - June 30, 2007

Public Support & Revenues Un-Restricted

Temp. Re-stricted Total Expenditures Un-

Restricted Temp. Re-stricted Total

Progran Service Foundation & Grants 55,500 15,050 70,550 Alameda Island Kids 847,981 - 847,981 Individuals 6,018 - 6,018 Girls' Membership Dues 27,761 - 27,761 Total Program Service 847,981 - 847,981 Fundraising 112,907 - 112,907 Parent Fees - Alameda Island Kids 1,202,963 - 1,202,963 Supporting Service Interest Income 876 - 876 Management and General 431,481 5,311 436,792 Girls and Teens Center 32,338 - 32,338 Fundraising 19,994 - 19,994 Dividend Income 29,395 - 29,395 Other Income 130,804 - 130,804 Total Supporting Service 451,475 5,311 456,786 Bequests 13,773 - 13,773 Unrealized Capital Gains 27,442 - 27,442 Total Expenditures 1,299,456 5,311 1,304,767

Total Public Support and Revenue 1,639,777 15,050 1,654,827 Change in Net Assets 340,321 9,739 350,060

Net Assets as of June 30, 2006 1,153,247 5,311 1,158,558 Net Assets as of June 30, 2007 1,493,568 15,050 1,508,618

Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total

Assets Liabilities

Cash and Cash Equivalents 359,837 15,050 374,887 Accounts Payable 7,262 - 7,262 Investments 1,126,047 - 1,126,047 Accrued Vacation 40,875 - 40,875

Accounts Receivable 1,736 - 1,736 State of California - 1998 Grants 2,463 - 2,463 Prepaid Expenses 17,013 - 17,013 Deferred Revenue 94,955 - 94,955

Other Current Liabilities 19 - 19 Total Current Assets 1,504,633 15,050 1,519,683

Total Current Liabilities 145,574 - 145,574 Fixed Assets 664,634 - 664,634

Accumulated Depreciation (529,918) - (529,918) Total Liabilities $145,574 - $145,574

Total Plant, Property, Equipment 134,716 - 134,716 Net Assets as of June 30, 2007 $1,493,775 $15,050 $1,508,825

Total Assets $1,639,349 $15,050 $1,654,399 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $1,639,349 $15,050 $1,654,399

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Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold(SM).

Soroptimists Give Seed Money for New Minibus More Donations Needed!

Thank you to Soroptimist International of Alameda for granting us $10,000 in seed money to purchase and insure a mini-bus. The bus will allow us to take more children on educa-tional and enriching field trips and will also allow us to serve more girls by transporting them to Girls Inc. from around the island. We still need to raise $10,000 more before we can purchase the bus. If you would like to donate to this cause, please contact Kristin Butler at 510-521-1743 or [email protected].

See Jane Run Annual 5K/Half Marathon Update

Thank you to See Jane Run for hosting a 5K/Half Mara-thon in Alameda in May to benefit Girls Inc. We will be partnering again for another benefit run May 31, 2008. To register to run or to volunteer, visit our website at www.girlsincislandcity.org

Wish List Update Thank you to the Alameda Community Foundation for providing us with seed money for a new copy machine! To see what’s on our “Wish List,” visit our website at www.girlsincislandcity.org.