Girl Scouts to Host 100th Anniversary Celebrate the Promise Event
Milwaukee, May 24, 2017 – Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) announce a new signature event, Celebrate the Promise, to commemorate 100 Years of Girl Scouting in Southeastern Wisconsin. By historical record, the first Girl Scout troop formed in the state of Wisconsin occurred on the playground of Clarke Street School in Milwaukee in May 1917.
Presented by Associated Bank and the Milwaukee Brewers, Celebrate the Promise will honor four inspiring women leaders who are engaged in strengthening and building our communities through their philanthropic and corporate leadership, and who serve as role models for girls. Girl Scout Leadership G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) ™ award recipients being honored are ‘Go-Getter’ Anne Zizzo, President & CEO, Zizzo Group – An Engagement Agency; ‘Innovator’ Shontra Powell, Global Business Executive, Growth, Innovation and Transformation; ‘Risk-taker’ Griselda Aldrete, President & CEO, Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee; and ‘Leader’ Joan Shafer, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness, WEC Energy Group. Keynote speaker Connie Lindsey, past National Board President of Girl Scouts of the USA and Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Diversity & Inclusion at Northern Trust in Chicago, will deliver an inspirational address on how Girl Scouting has helped shape her life and career.
Celebrate the Promise will be held on Thursday, June 29 in the Pilot House at Discovery World. Event co-chairs are DeVona Wright Cottrell, Director and Associate General Counsel, Robert W. Baird & Company, and First Vice Chair, GSWISE Board of Directors; Kerrie Hoffman, Community Volunteer and Member, GSWISE Board of Directors; Kate Schlesinger, Director of Corporate Learning, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, Center for Professional and Executive Development; and Rick Schlesinger, Chief Operating Officer, Milwaukee Brewers.
“We are excited to celebrate our 100th anniversary milestone of Girl Scouting in Southeastern Wisconsin and honor women leaders at Celebrate the Promise. As the premier leadership organization for girls, we are committed to helping all girls reach their full leadership potential to make the world a better place,” stated Christy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, GSWISE.
Event proceeds will support opportunities for all girls to participate in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to discover their values, skills, and the world around them; connect with others in a multicultural environment; and take action to make a difference in their world.
To support Celebrate the Promise or for more information, visit gswise.org.
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About Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast
Celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouting in Southeastern Wisconsin in 2017, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) is more than 37,100 strong – serving 29,200 girls in grades K5-12 and 7,900 adults who believe in our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, and take the lead in making the world a better place. Girl Scouts is a G.I.R.L. (go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, leader) ™ community focused on practicing everyday leadership. Girl Scouts began over 105 years ago with one woman, Girl Scouts’ founder Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low, who believed in the power of every girl. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and GSWISE is ranked #2 out of 112 councils nationally in overall girl market share, offering programs in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties, and a chance for every girl in our council to do something amazing. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit gswise.org or call 800-565-4475.