April 29, 2004

At the Washington Business Journal's Awards Dinner, the Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports was named the "Best Real Estate Deal of 2003" in the "Special Use Facility" category.

More than 120 real estate projects throughout the Washington region were nominated for the Washington Business Journal's Best Real Estate Deals of 2003. The Trinity Center was selected by the panel of judges as one of three finalists in the Special Use Facility category earlier this spring. At the April 29 awards dinner, President Patricia McGuire was presented with an award by WBJ Publisher Alex Orfinger and Editor Beth Zacharias, naming the Trinity Center as Best Real Estate Deal in the Special Use Facility category. A delegation of Trinity staff joined President McGuire at the podium as she received the award.

More than 600 leaders in the Washington real estate business were at the dinner, held at the International Trade Center Building, representing developers, architects, law firms, banks and commercial real estate firms.

The Trinity Center project is featured in a special Best Real Estate Deals supplement in the April 30 edition of the Washington Business Journal.

"This is a great honor for Trinity, and provides excellent visibility for Trinity and the Trinity Center in the Washington business community," said Ann Pauley, vice president for institutional advancement. "The award from the Washington Business Journal is also a great tribute to President McGuire for her vision of the Trinity Center, and her commitment to making that vision a reality!"

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The Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports is a $20 million state-of-the-art athletic, recreational and educational complex in the heart of Trinity College’s campus in northeast Washington. The Trinity Center is the largest facility in the nation dedicated to women and girls in sports, and provides athletic facilities to Trinity’s students, faculty and staff, as well as residents in the neighboring community and D.C. youth participating in organized recreational, sports and educational programs conducted by partner organizations, including the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, DC Scores, Washington Tennis and Educational Foundation and D.C. Public Schools.

The Trinity Center athletic complex includes an athletic field, outdoor tennis courts, and the Trinity Center building that houses a 1700-seat basketball arena, swimming pool and spa, walking track, locker rooms, fitness center and classroom. The Trinity Center’s Palladian windows, red tile roof and columns echo the architectural themes of Trinity’s campus.

Financed through the D.C. Revenue Bond program, the Trinity Center is part of the economic renaissance in the Ward 5/Brookland community in Northeast Washington. The Trinity Center is already fulfilling Trinity’s commitment to serve the community: more than 20,000 people have participated in programs in the Trinity Center since it opened – from senior citizens taking aerobics and yoga to families from the surrounding neighborhood enjoying a swim, from D.C. schoolchildren participating in the DC Scores soccer festival to Girl Scouts earning their swimming badges. The Trinity Center is a vibrant addition to the campus and to the Washington community.

The Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports is Washington’s newest special event venue and is minutes from Capitol Hill and downtown. Recent and upcoming special events include a black-tie dinner for 900 sponsored by Freddie Mac and the Washington Council of Governments, retirement reception for the president of Verizon-Washington, press conference and practice site for the Michael Jordan Capital Classic, Archdiocese of Washington teacher job fair and the first YWCA Girls Sport Expo. Book your next special event at the Trinity Center! Call Trinity Center Director Becky Vuksta at 202/884-9091.

For more information, contact Ann Pauley, Trinity College Public Relations, at 202/884-9725, pauleya@trinitydc.edu.