“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
