February 26, 2003

Washington, D.C. President Patricia McGuire and Trinity College will receive the Officers’ Award from the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital at the President’s Circle Dinner on Friday, March 14. The Officers’ Award honors outstanding organizations, and the leaders of those organizations, for their contributions to the Girl Scout Council. This marks only the fifth time that this distinguished honor has been awarded.

President McGuire has been involved with the Girl Scout Council in a variety of significant ways. She has served on the Cultivation Committee for the Girl Scout’s Capital Campaign, hosted the Council’s Wider Opportunity program, been a keynote speaker for the girlsandwomen.connect program, participated in the Women’s Advisory Board, hosted dinners for the Council’s “Dine Around” series, and has participated in the Girl Scout’s popular Camp CEO program, where women executives attend camp with area Girl Scouts – sharing s’mores and leadership advice.

Trinity College has had a partnership with the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital for more than a decade. Trinity is a cosponsor of girlsandwomen.connect, which pairs women business leaders with Girl Scouts and offers a series of interactive programs. The Washington Business Journal, Washington Mystics and the Calvert Group are also cosponsors of the program. In Spring of 2002, Trinity established a scholarship program that awards $5,000 to Gold Award Girl Scouts, and makes scholarships available to all Girl Scouts and their leaders. Trinity has hosted a number of Girl Scout programs, including the Soy Unica, Soy Latina Festival in the fall and Wider Opportunity, a week-long summer enrichment program; and provided housing to Girl Scouts who participated in the 90th Anniverary Sing-Along on the Mall.

“Our relationship with Trinity over the past 10 years exemplifies the very best in ‘partnership,’ said Donnella Brockington, president of the Girl Scout Council. “President McGuire has always been our most enthusiastic and energetic supporter. It is hard to imagine Girl Scouting in the Nation’s Capital without Pat McGuire…. and without Trinity College.” She added, “Trinity’s scholarship program for Girl Scouts is making dreams of education come true for many of our members. There is no greater gift.”

The Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital has more than 71,000 members in the Washington area, making it one of the largest councils in the nation. Trinity College is a comprehensive university in Washington, D.C., offering a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs for students of all ages, with a special emphasis on women's education in the College of Arts and Sciences, and professional development in the coeducational School of Professional Studies and School of Education. The Girl Scout Council is a partner in the new Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports, a $20 million, state-of-the-art complex recently opened on the Trinity College campus. The Trinity Center, the largest facility dedicated to women and girls in sports in the nation, includes a basketball arena, six-lane swimming pool and spa, walking track, fitness center, athletic field, and six tennis courts.

For more information, contact Ann Pauley, 202/884-9725.