Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South
Fund Raising Luncheon
PLEASE JOIN US!
Girl Scouts' long standing passion for developing leadership in girls is at the very heart of our new leadership development model. Please join us for a special luncheon, Girl Scouts: Taking the Lead on Leadership, where Linda Foreman, National Board Secretary of the Girl Scouts of the USA, will share how Girl Scouts is preparing the next generation of leaders.
GIRL SCOUTS: TAKING THE LEAD ON LEADERSHIP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LINDA FOREMAN,
NATIONAL BOARD SECRETARY OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free to all attendees. Donations requested.
Holiday Inn at University of Memphis
3700 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN
R.S.V.P. by May 14 to Latoria Parker:
Online u latoria@gsmid-south.org u 767-1440 ext. 231
If you cannot attend the luncheon, you can support Girl Scouts by making a contribution today.
Linda Foreman
National Board Secretary of Girl Scouts of the USA
Linda P. Foreman, of Durham, North Carolina was reelected National Secretary of Girl Scouts of the USA at the National Council Session held in Atlanta, Georgia in October 2005 for another three-year term.
Throughout her life, Linda has never been
far from Girl Scouting. A girl member for 10 years, Linda is a former
troop leader,
camp counselor, and national operational
volunteer, and received both the Thanks Badge and the Thanks Badge II.
First elected to the National Board of Directors in 1996, Linda served on the Councils Committee as a National Board Liaison, the Steering Group for the National Convention, and the Pluralism Task Group. Following reelection to the National Board in 1999, she became vice chair of the Councils Committee and chaired the Birthplace Advisory Group from 1999 to 2005. Linda has been a member of the World Conference delegation and vice chair of the Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Program Advisory Group. She has held memberships on the Asset and Property Utilization Subcommittee, the Steering Group of the Presidents and Executive Directors Meeting, the Governance Task Group, and the Ways of Work Task Group. From 2002 to 2005, Linda chaired the Fund Development Committee, served on the Core Business Strategy Gap Team, and co-led the Organizational Structure and Governance Gap Team. She now chairs the Task Group on the National Realignment of Girl Scout Councils, and the National Board Constitutional Revision Task Group.
Before joining the National Board Linda served in a number of capacities in several councils. She was a program director, field director, volunteer trainer, and board committee member in Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley Council (Valley Forge, PA). In the Girl Scout Commonwealth Council of Virginia (Mechanicsville), she served as a board member and president, and for Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council (Raleigh, NC) she served as a board member and fund development committee chair. She is a past president of the Transplant Foundation. Linda serves Triangle United Way as a board member and executive committee member and as chair of its Triangle Community Care Cabinet. Professionally, she is project director of the Research Triangle Schools Partnership in Durham Public Schools.
Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South
P. O. Box 240246
Memphis, TN 38124-0246
T 901-767-1440 or 800-727-8104
F 901-797-2183