“An investment in Girl Scouts is an investment in our future. Girls and young women visiting this first-of-its-kind Leadership Center will quickly learn that there are no boundaries for what they can do. This is a safe environment where girls from all cultures and backgrounds can apply their talents and passions to creating powerful and lasting change in our communities and around the world.”
- Julia Argyros , Philanthropist and Community Leader
“Girl Scouts empowers girls in our neighborhoods and communities to develop vital leadership skills that will last a lifetime. The new Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center will elevate the impact of Girl Scouting in Orange County and beyond by introducing girls to career paths in STEM and other professional services areas at an early age when they have time to think about and plan for their futures.”
- Sandra Hutchens, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner, Girl Scout alumna, featured in GSOC's INSPIRE program
“It’s vitally important for girls in our community to envision successful futures for themselves and learn how to take the steps to achieve their goals. By encouraging girls to explore career paths and introducing them to strong female leaders and STEM professionals, Girl Scouts is helping to shape the next generation of leadership, which leads to a stronger Orange County.”
- Max Gardner, Former President and CEO, Orange County United Way
“I am proud to support Girl Scouts because, as a Girl Scout Alumna myself, I know the life-changing experiences that Girl Scouts provides to girls in our community. The Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center will take these experiences a step further – giving volunteers the tools they need to help girls practice their leadership skills and explore ways that they can take action on issues they care about.”
- Elizabeth Stahr, Girl Scout alumna
“Girl Scouts plays a critical role in helping girls set and achieve goals and try new things in a safe environment. I am excited to support a project like the Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center, which will provide a venue with state of the art technology for girls to ‘try on’ different careers and see themselves as leaders.”
- Dr. Victoria Collins, Girl Scout Alumna
“Women are dramatically underrepresented in leadership positions – in government and in the private sector. Unless we take steps to prepare girls with the tools, skills and support to take the lead, this won’t change. Girl Scouts is uniquely positioned to turn the tide and, through the Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center, provide girls with a strong vision of what they can achieve.”
- Dr. Judy Rosener, Professor Emerita, UCI Paul Merage School of Business, author
“Growing up as a Girl Scout helped me see myself as a leader and showed me how I can positively impact my community and my country. It is our responsibility to introduce girls to opportunities to lead early on, so that they can become our future CEO’s, political leaders and community advocates. This facility fills a critical gap, enabling girls to explore, learn and practice leadership in a new way.”
- Loretta Sanchez , Former Congresswoman, 46th District of California, Girl Scout alumna
“The Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center will amplify the science and math education that girls in our community are receiving in school, getting them out into the community and giving them the opportunity to take what they’ve learned and focus on real world applications.”
- Al Mijares, Ph.D., OC Superintendent of Schools
“STEM careers are projected to grow dramatically in the next ten years, and we will have a critical need to fill these positions with capable and visionary leaders. The Girl Scouts program and the Argyros Girl Scouts Leadership Center will address this important need and prepare a future workforce that is ready to step into these growing fields.”
- STEM Executive
The Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center Broadens Girls’ Horizons
