Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama (GSNCA) is now
accepting nominations for the Central Alabama Women of Distinction Awards.
Nominations may be submitted by any individual or organization. The
review and selection of nominees will take place in November by a group of
community leaders from across the council. The awards are open to women who
have made special contributions to their communities through civic, academic or
professional efforts and are exemplary role models for today’s girls.
Aligning with Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama’s
initiatives, nominees will be honored in the areas of S.T.E.M. (science,
technology, engineering and math), healthy living, financial literacy, today’s
leaders and tomorrow’s young woman of distinction.
Nomination forms are available at http://girlscoutsnca.org/donors/special-events/women-of-distinction/ or request a nomination form by emailing tmines@girlscoutsnca.org.
The 2016 Women of Distinction Awards are open
to all women in Central Alabama. Women chosen for this award will be recognized
at the annual Women of Distinction Luncheon at the Harbert Center in Birmingham
on Friday, March 11, 2016 from 11:30 – 1 p.m. The North Alabama Women of Distinction event will be announced at a later date.
GSNCA will present the Mildred Bell Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award to one woman
from Walker, Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, Chilton or St. Clair County
in Central Alabama.
The Frances E. Couch
Lifetime Achievement Award will
be presented to one recipient from Etowah, Talladega, Calhoun, Cleburne,
Cherokee, Clay or Randolph counties in East Alabama.
The Karen LaMoreaux
Bryan Lifetime Achievement Award is open to
women in West Alabama from Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Hamilton,
Lamar, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter or Tuscaloosa counties. Each of these
awards honors the memory of a beloved community leader whose contributions had
far-reaching impact in her respective community.
The deadline for all nominations is October 30, 2015.
The Women of Distinction Awards is the premier fundraising event for GSNCA. All
proceeds from this event directly support the Girl Scouts’ mission to build
girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better
place.
For more information, please contact Director of
Development Tonya Mines at 205-453-9513 or tmines@girlscoutsnca.org.
About
Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama
We're over 18,000 strong—14,000 girls and
4,000 adults in 36 counties in the state of Alabama who believe girls can
change the world. It began over 100 years ago with one woman, Girl Scouts'
founder Juliette Gordon "Daisy" Low, who believed in the power of
every girl. She organized the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912, in
Savannah, Georgia, and every year since, we've made her vision a reality,
helping girls discover their strengths, passions, and talents. Today we
continue the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and
character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts is the preeminent
leadership development organization for girls. Girl Scouts of North-Central
Alabama is a United Way partner. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join,
visit www.girlscoutsnca.org or call 800-734-4541.
