September 2023 Our Promise

We’re Better Together

“Planned giving is simply deciding ahead of time how you want your assets to be divided beyond your immediate family. You can truly help ensure Girl Scouts continues for future generations.” -Barb Bowyer, Field Committee Chair and Juliette Gordon Low Society Member Extend your support of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and leave your legacy with a planned gift. The most popular gifts—beneficiary designations or including Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri in a will—can be made simply by signing a form or adding a sentence to a will. Our team would be happy to help you structure a gift strategy that creates a long-lasting impact and meets your financial and philanthropic goals. Contact Janine Lawler at 314.592.2367 or jlawler@girlscoutsem.org . Additional resources, including free will and trust preparation, can be found on the Girl Scouts of the USA website at legacy.girlscouts.org .

The Juliette Gordon Low Society celebrates those thoughtful individuals who are investing in girls of the future and ensuring their opportunity to be Girl Scouts. Together, we will empower girls to reach their fullest potential and build a better world. As a Juliette Gordon Low Society member, you will be invited to attend a special annual recognition celebration, listed as a Society member in select Girl Scout publications and on our website, and receive a membership lapel pin. If you have already included Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri in your estate plans, please let us know by contacting Janine Lawler, so that we can recognize you as a Society member.

Easy ways to leave your legacy and become a member of the Juliette Gordon Low Society are to designate GSEM as a beneficiary of any of the following: • Will • Life Insurance Policy • Retirement Plan • Living Trust • Donor Advised Fund • Remainder Gift of Real Estate • Charitable Gift Annuity • Charitable Remainder Trust Even a small percentage can leave a big impact!

With sincerest appreciation and gratitude, we recognize those who made a memorial or tribute gift to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri from March 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. Memorial and Tribute Gifts

In Honor of Bonnie Barczykowski Douglas and Lynn Yaeger In Appreciation of Brianna Difani Shea Stuart In Memory of Karen Duncan Anonymous Sheri Ewing Darla J. Gray

In Honor of Famous Footwear and Abbey Eilemann Coded Agency, LLC In Honor of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Gene Hanneke

In Honor of Georgia McCarther Dana More In Memory of Suzanne McSwain Gloria H. McSwain

In Honor of Jo Ann Taylor Kindle Annie Schlafly In memory of Pamela and Jessie Vickers Paula Vickers

In memory of Georgia GG Anthony Bartee

In Memory of my Senior Mariner Troop M.S-Galaxy Susan and Lawrence Quick

In Honor of Linda Zeman Mary Beth Hopkins

In Honor of Dawn Kotva Craig Johnson Mr. and Dr. Robert Schuette

In Memory of Sallie H. Simmons Brenda Irving

D9 Flamingo Girls Katherine Heller Anne McCormack Sharon Seithel Ms. Carol J. Stough Debbie Vineyard

In memory of Janet Loth Kelly Sell

Memorial and tribute gifts may be made at supportgirlscoutsem.org/donate .