2000

Council Awards

Fanestil Award: Shirley Groening, Marion

Meierhoff Award: Gerry Farr, Carbondale; Gwen Harris, Connie Bond, Betty Richardson, Emporia

Flint Hills Award: Dale Snelling, Marion County Lake

Volunteer Power Awards: Alan Richardson,
Emporia; Bunny Givens, Lebo; Nadine
Tindell, Osage City

Daisy Membership Award: Gridley (80%) and Hamilton (80%)

Brownie Membership Award: Emporia Maynard (81%) and Hamilton (60%)

Junior Membership Award: Emporia Maynard (91%) and Hamilton (91%)

Cadette-Senior Membership Award: Marion (30%)

Membership Award: Overbrook (27%)

Top Cookie Seller Award was Kayla Wells who sold 1,029 boxes of cookies.

2000

Thanks Badge II

Betty Wright – Emporia
Betty Sebree - Peabody

2000

Gold Award

Melissa Erbe, Burlington

2000

Highlights

• The Council has 175 Lifetime Members.
• J. Lynn Smith was appointed to the position of
  Executive Director effective July 1, 2000.
• Five new sewing machines were received from
  Home Sewing Machine Company for Council
  sewing projects. The first service project was
  making pillows and Christmas stockings for
  several United Way agencies.
• Girl Scout Council of the Flint Hills earned
  recognition from Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. for
  "outstanding girl-to-population ratio serving
  Hispanic girls."
• Daisy troop was started at Emporia Head Start.
• 17 Day Camps were held.
• 16 girls attended Resident Camp.
• 121,824 boxes of cookies were sold, $34,582.80
  was earned by troops for activities; $18,264.50
  cookie dough earned by individual Girl Scouts
  to use for camp fees, council events, uniforms,
  equipment, membership fees, and troop dues.
• The Council received a $1,000 grant from the LT
  Heritage Children’s Fund.
• A Betty L. Wright Tribute Fund was established
  through the Flint Hills Girl Scout Council
  Foundation to be a permanent fund with
  interest to assist Girl Scouts in the future.

2001

Council Awards

Fanestil Award: Marshall Ellis, Emporia; Nadine Tindell, Osage City

Meierhoff Award: Cathy Prudence, Council
Grove; and Susan Smith, Topeka (formerly of
Burlington)

Family Award: Betty and Richard Wright family

Daisy Membership Award: Sacred Heart (100%)

Brownie Membership Award: Hamilton (83%) and Maynard #23 (85%)

Junior Membership Award: Hamilton (67%) Cadette

Membership Award: Reading (29%), Carbondale (27%), and Marion (29%) Senior Membership Award: Marion (10%)
and Carbondale (9%)

2001

Thanks Badge

Debbie Hayes – Eureka
Sue McKinney and Marshall Ellis – Emporia

2001

Silver Award

Amy Wacker, Jessica Johnson, Lacy Gilbert, Crystal Cunningham, Whitney Clark, Ashley Brooks,Stephanie Trump, Lori England,
Emma Sundberg, Emporia

Gail Droddy, Kelsey Bartee, Skeeter Bradley, Betsy
Stephens, Tamsy Banks, Osage City

Andrea Miller, Burlingame

Karen Marsh, Waverly

2001

Wider Opportunity

"European Odyssey" to London, Paris, England,
Germany, Switzerland and Amsterdam was
attended by the following eleven girls: Staci
Cannon, Madison; Samantha Foley, Emma
Sundberg, Emporia; Lori England, Strong City;
Tanya Farr, Tymothie Farr, Carbondale;
Charity Gwinup, Peabody; Andrea Miller,
Burlingame; Kim Patton, Shannon
Sherretts, Reading; Jennifer Tyrell, Lyndon;
and adult sponsors, Sara Sundberg, Emporia;
Gerry Farr, Carbondale; and Brenda Meyer,
Madison.

"Hot Springs Arkansas" was attended by Allyson
Montgomery, Caitlin Adams, Ashley
Prudence, Council Grove; Shanette
Schlotterbeck and Lisa Gritz, Eureka; Dorothy
Brunk, Madison. Adult sponsors were Debbie
Hayes, Eureka, and Cathy Prudence, Council
Grove.

"Appalachian Mountains Outward Bound" was
attended by Elizabeth Moore, Carbondale.

2001

Highlights

• Flint Hills Girl Scout Foundation received a
  donation of $10,500 to the Betty Wright
  Tribute Fund to establish a Marcella Mouser
  Scholarship.
• The first Marcella Mouser Scholarship of $500
  was presented to Kendra Brooks, Emporia.
  The Jones Equipment Building was constructed
  on Double E campgrounds.
• The Rachel Wilson Memorial was established to
  fund a gazebo at Double E.

2002

Council Awards

Fanestil Award: Jane Goodell, Lebo

Meierhoff Award: Linda Fisher, Peabody; Doris Howard, Emporia

Flint Hills Award: Emporia State University

Family Award: Betty, Alan and Sarah Richardson Family Daisy

Membership Award: Emporia Sacred Heart (79%)

Brownie Membership Award: LeRoy (85%) and Maynard (90%)

Junior Membership Award: Hamilton (75%) and Maynard (78%)

Cadette Membership Award: Marion (35%) Senior

Membership Award: Marion (11%)

2002

Thanks Badge

Nadine Tindell – Osage City
Shirley Groening - Marion

2002

Gold Award

Emma Sundberg, Samantha Foley, Stephanie
Trump, Emporia
Kimberly Patton, Reading

2002

Silver Award

Megan Bradley, Megan McFarland, Osage City;
Andrea Miller, Burlingame
Samantha Draper, Rachel Locke, Caitlyn Adkins, Ashley
Brooks, Amy Wacker, Jessica Grider, Jennifer
Grider, Crystal Cunningham, Jessica Johnson,
Amanda Harrouff, Whitney Clark, Kelsy
Gunkle, Lisa Harris, Lacy Gilbert, Victoria
Bond, Sarah Richardson, Emporia
Erin England, Chase County
Megan Bradley, Megan McFarland, Osage City

2002

Wider Opportunity

"Still Singing After All These Years" in
Washington, DC, was attended by Nikki
Branscom, Jamie Coffman, Samantha
Waldman, Overbrook; Hannah Draper,
Whitney Dunbar, Kathy Fuller, Emporia;
Dawn Hinson, Americus; Ashley Sherretts,
Reading; Alicia Thomas, Lebo; Adult Sponsors were
Peggy Waldman and Sierra Wilms,
Overbrook; Patty McLinden, Marion; and
Lesley Troxell, Emporia.

2002

Highlights

• 118,896 boxes of cookies were sold.
• Sarah Roemer, Emporia-Lowther, sold 701 boxes,
  making her Top Cookie Seller.
• Marcella Mouser Scholarship for $500 was
  presented to Senior Girl Scout Kimberly Patton
  of Reading by Dr. Norma Karhoff.
• 90^th Birthday Event held in March at ESU which
  featured two events "Girl’s Voices" and "Mall
  Madness"
• "Still Singing" with Melinda Caroll had 1,000
  girls and adults attending from seven states to
  celebrate Girl Scouting’s 90^th birthday.
  Weekend events included a luau at the Amend
  Center, a dance workshop, and a recording
  studio workshop where a CD was made to
  commemorate the event. The weekend
  concluded with a performance by MelindaCarroll and the Flint Hills Girl Scout Choir.

2003

Council Awards

Fanestil Award: Candy Johnson, Chase County

Meierhoff Award: Dana Roemer, Emporia

Flint Hills Award: Flint Hills Music, Emporia Flint Hills Mall, Emporia

Daisy Membership Award: LeRoy (100%), Hamilton (100%), Peabody (82%)

Brownie Membership Award: Maynard (100%), LeRoy (94%)

Cadette Membership Award: Marion (21%)

Senior Membership Award: Centre (19%)

2003

Gold Award

Amber Dreiling, Lindsay Hicks, Jamie Ayers,
Carly Gunkle, Erin Conley, Sheena Walters,
Kendra Brooks, Emporia
Shannon Sherretts, Reading

2003

Silver Award

Katherine Fuller, Whitney Stauffer, Angela
Harris, Gretchen Schreiber, Amber Harrouff,
Brea Waechter, Rachel Meinholdt, Emporia;

Dawn Hinson, Shawnda Minor, Justina
Mollach, Cheryl Mueller, Americus;

Samantha Waldman, Jamie Coffman, Kaylee
Rhodes, Overbrook

2003

Wider Opportunity

"Katy Bike Trail—Missouri" was attended by
Jenika Wheeler, Samantha Foley, Hillary
Draper, Ruby Aranda, Emma Sundberg,
Hannah Draper, Caitlin Hicks, Emporia. Adult
sponsors were Sara Sundberg and Lesley
Troxell, Emporia.
Dawn Hinson, Allen, and Sarah Richardson,
Emporia, were selected to present a report in
Washington, DC, on the G-Link on-line troop
program.

"Let’s Roll", a five-day and four-night leadership
conference, funded by the Bernard and Jane
Reeble Foundation, was attended by Hayley
Fry, Erica Kennedy, Sarah Richardson, Angela
Harris, Jenika Wheeler, Kathy Fuller, Emporia;
Ashley Sherretts, Reading; Kathleen Hornung,
Ashley Prudence, Council Grove; Nicole
Reynolds, Amanda Piper, Sarah Aspegren,
Carbondale; Sarah Samuelson, Burlington;
Erin England, Cottonwood Falls; Odessa West,
Clay Center; Dawn Hinson, Americus;
Angelynn Donnelly, Scranton; and Fatima
Hassan, Goessel.

2003

Highlights

• Gold Award Scholarships were increased to $250.
• Flint Hills Council established the first Virtual
  Troop in the United States. The Council
  received a $40,000 grant from GSUSA and the
  United States Department of Agriculture to
  bring Girl Scouting to girls through "G-Link"
  an on-line troop – especially designed for girls
  in rural areas, ages 11 through 17.
• Girl Scout Council of the Flint Hills was awarded
  the Hispanic/Latina Membership Award by
  GSUSA. This award was given to the top ten
  councils nationwide with the highest
  membership of available Hispanic/Latina girls.
• Erin Conley and Sheena Walters of Emporia
  received Marcella Mouser Scholarships for
  further education.
• Lydia Roemer received the top cookie award for
  selling 1,000 boxes of cookies.
• A ramp was installed at Double E Cabin to make
  the cabin wheelchair accessible.
• Membership was 1,547 girls and 583 adults.
• $3,500 bequest was received from the Reita
  Richel Estate.
• $40,142 bequest was received from the Mary Hughes Estate.
• Prudential contributed $2,000 in honor of past presidents Wanda Kinney and Barb Prost for their continuing volunteer service.
• A decorative bridge was built at Double E for
  bridging ceremonies.
• National membership dues raised from $7.00 to
  $10.00.
• The Council received a NASDAQ $5,000 grant
  for a new program that teaches girls about
  personal finance and investing.

2004

Council Award

Fanestil Award: Ann Birney, Admire

Meierhoff Award: Linda Marsh, Waverly; Susan Maycock, Emporia

Flint Hills Award: Daryl Bolinger, Dairy Queen East

Family Award: Renee Cannon Family, Madison

Daisy Membership Awards: Hamilton (75%) and Sacred Heart (70%)

Brownie Membership Award: Sacred Heart Heart (68%), Admire/Allen (67%)

Cadette Membership Award: Goessel (50%)

Senior Membership Award: Overbrook (20%)

2004

Wider Opportunity

Four girls and two adults went to Our Cabana;
Sarah Roemer and Sarah Richardson, Emporia

Shannon and Ashley Sherretts, Reading
Dana Roemer, Emporia, and Brenda Meyer,
Madison, were sponsors.

2004

Highlights

• The Council Board approved the Council Performance Assessment report for 1999 –2002. 
• GSUSA gave Girl Scout Council of the Flint Hills excellent ratings.
• Eileen Sieger chaired the Council Performance Assessment which is used by GSUSA for charter renewal.
• The first Alison Cady Scholarship award recipient was Tracy Khounsavanh, Marion.
• Marcella Mouser Scholarships were presented to Karen Marsh, Waverly, and Samantha Foley, Emporia.
• Abby Maycock, a second grader at Emporia
  William Allen White School, was the top
  cookie seller with 1356 boxes.The previous
  Council record was 1301 boxes.
• Girl Scout Council of the Flint Hills held a day long 50^th Anniversary Celebration on August 28^th. "Outdoor Jubilee" started at 9:00 a.m. at Camp Double E. "Trefoils and Tea at Two" was held in the afternoon at Amend Center.
• To commemorate our golden anniversary, a quilt was created with designs representing the levels of Girl Scouting and the history of Girl Scout Council of the Flint Hills. It is on display at the Amend Girl Scout Center.