Young Women of Distinction 2011
May 22, 2011 Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Young Women of Distinction 2011 Registration Flier
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois will hold its annual Young Women of Distinction event on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Donley's Village Hall Banquets in Union, Illinois. At this annual event, local Girl Scouts from Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago, and parts of Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties will receive the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn for achievement in community service. Approximately 500 individuals are expected to attend this year’s event.
We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker for this year’s Young Women of Distinction event will be Miss Illinois 2010 Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky. Ms.Thorpe- Klinsky has spent her year as Miss Illinois speaking at schools about CHARACTER COUNTS! and is the spokesperson for the East Aurora-based Triple Threat Mentoring program. During the 2010 Miss Illinois Pageant, Ms. Thorpe-Klinsky won the Miss America Organization’s Community Service Award for her service to various non-profit organizations, including work regarding her personal platform of “Breast Cancer: Prevent, Promote, Provide.” At 22-years-old, Ms. Thorpe-Klinsky has become a role model for young women by achieving both academic and personal success and inspiring girls to develop positive values.
Courage (Presenting) Sponsor: $6,000
(exclusive to only one sponsor)
- Sponsor identification and logo included in all measured media and advertising opportunities and marketing materials (For example, “Young Women of Distinction presented by [Sponsor Name]”).
- Approximately $5,000 of measured media exposure annually.
- Opportunity to present a special $500 scholarship to a qualifying Girl Scout Gold Award recipient. For example, the “[Sponsor Name] Courage Scholarship” could be presented by a member of the Sponsor company. The $500 scholarship is included with the Courage Sponsor fee.
- Sponsor identification with logo on event invitations (if confirmation is received by February 15, 2010).
- Sponsor identification with logo in all non-measured media promotions (flyers, brochures, save-the-date cards).
- Sponsor identification with logo on cover of the event program book.
- Full page advertisement in the event program (art provided by Sponsor).
- Sponsor identification with logo in 1 Northern Lights newsletter (mailed to 22,000 households).
- Sponsor identification with logo on event website.
- Sponsor identification with logo on two social media sites (Facebook and Twitter).
- Sponsor identification with logo in one e-mail blast (16,000 unique addresses).
- Sponsor identification with logo on event signage (GSNI produced).
- Opportunity to display Sponsor’s own signage (production not included).
- Sponsor identification on table signage at the event.
- Opportunity to include takeaway items or premiums at each table at the event.
- Sponsor identification with a verbal announcement at the event.
- 8 Tickets to the event.
Confidence Sponsor - $2,500
(limited to two sponsors)
- Sponsor identification included in all measured media and advertising opportunities and marketing materials. Approximately $5,000 of measured media exposure annually.
- Sponsor identification with logo in all non-measured media promotions (flyers, brochures, save-the-date cards).
- ½-page advertisement in the event program (art provided by Sponsor).
- Sponsor identification with logo in the event program book.
- Sponsor identification in 1 Northern Lights newsletter (mailed to 22,000 households).
- Sponsor identification with logo on event website.
- Sponsor identification with logo on two social media sites (Facebook and Twitter).
- Sponsor identification with logo in one e-mail blast (16,000 unique addresses).
- Opportunity to include takeaway items or premiums at each table at the event.
- Sponsor identification on table signage at the event.
- Sponsor identification with a verbal announcement at the event.
- 4 Tickets to the event.
Character Sponsor - $1,000
- Sponsor identification with logo in the event program book.
- Sponsor identification with logo in all non-measured media promotions (flyers, brochures, save-the-date cards).
- 1/4-page advertisement in the event program (art provided by Sponsor).
- Sponsor identification in 1 Northern Lights newsletter (mailed to 22,000 households).
- Sponsor identification with logo on event website.
- Sponsor identification with logo on two social media sites (Facebook and Twitter).
- Sponsor identification on table signage at the event.
- Sponsor identification with a verbal announcement at the event.
- 2 Tickets to the event.
Table of Tomorrow Sponsor - $750
- Fill a table of 8 with your own attendees – OR – donate your table to a troop who cannot afford to attend the event. Donate or fill any combination of seats (2 of your own attendees, 6 girls – 4 of your attendees and 4 girls, etc.)
- Sponsor identification with logo in the event program book.
- Business card advertisement in the event program (art provided by Sponsor).
- Sponsor identification on table signage at the event.
Event Sponsor/Donor - $250
- Sponsor identification with logo in the event program book.
Event Sponsor/Donor - $1-$249
- Sponsor identification in the event program book.
Girl Scout Gold Award Forms
Girl Scout Gold Award Fundraising policy
Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award
Fulfilling the requirements for the Girl Scout Gold Award starts with completing two Senior or Ambassador journeys or having earned the Silver Award and completing one Senior or Ambassador journey.
Girl Scout Gold Award Steps
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History
The Golden Eagle of Merit, the highest award in Girl Scouting from 1916 to 1919, marked the beginning of a long tradition of using prestigious awards to recognize girls who make a difference in their communities and in their own lives.
From 1940 to 1963, the Curved Bar Award was the highest honor in Girl Scouting. From 1963 to 1980, First Class was the highest award. To achieve First Class meant that a girl was an "all-around" person with some skills in many fields and a proficiency in one. Here is a picture of Juliette Gordon Low pinning a young woman who earned her Golden Eaglet.
Did you know?
A Girl Scout who has earned her Gold Award immediately rises one rank in any of the U.S. military branches.
