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Girl Scouts Celebrates 95 Years
Carol Ammon Honored as 2007 Woman of Distinction!

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Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR
302-563-0992 (mobile)
avandenhurk@cbgsc.org

Newark, DE, March 7, 2007: While many people associate Girl Scouting with cookies, camping, badges, and singing, the founder of the Girl Scout Movement, Juilette Gordon Low wanted girls to experience varied experiences so they might develop self-reliance and resourcefulness. She encouraged girls to prepare not only for traditional homemaking, but also for future roles as professional women in the arts, sciences, and business, and for active citizenship.

As Girl Scouts celebrates 95 years as a movement for girls and by girls on March 12th, we embrace our traditions while continuing to provide girls with relevant programs and opportunities to gain real life skills for the real world. We continue our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

As part of Girl Scout Week celebration, Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council will be honoring Carol A. Ammon on March 13 in the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel DuPont with over 440 community and business leaders looking on during the annual Women of Distinction Celebration. Ms. Ammon will share how is became a successful woman businesswoman. Over 50 outstanding young women will join Delaware leaders to celebrate the significant contributions made by women.

Courage, Confidence, and character. Three words to describe the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council Woman of Distinction: Carol A. Ammon. She is Chairman of the Board and Founder of Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with market leadership in pain management. Based in Chadds Ford, Pa., Endo is engaged in the research, development, sale and marketing of branded and generic pharmaceuticals used primarily to treat and manage pain. Prior to forming Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ms. Ammon spent 23 years in the pharmaceutical division of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, beginning in 1973 as an Associate Scientist in the Research & Development group. During her career at DuPont, she served in positions of increasing responsibility across R&D, Finance, Manufacturing, and Sales & Marketing. Ms. Ammon has received numerous awards including CEO of the Year in 2004 by the Eastern Technology Council and in 2006, Ms. Ammon was selected as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business.

In 2006, over 400 business and community leaders attended the celebration to see Dr. Uma Chowdhry, champion of girls, be honored as a Woman of Distinction in the area of stereotypes in math/science/technology. Inspirational speaker and author of I am the Central Park Jogger, Trisha Meili, was the keynote speaker.

View the 2007 Fact Sheet 

Event Schedule:

4:00      VIP Reception                                Gold Ballroom Foyer
            Carol Ammon Available for Interview during this time.
5:00      Reception                                        Gold Ballroom Foyer
5:50      Call to Dinner                                   Gold Ballroom
6:00      Teen Girl Scout MC: Welcome          Gold Ballroom
            Girl Scout Procession – Great visual
6:10      Flag Salute
            National Anthem by Teen Girl Scout
            Girl Scout Promise
6:20      Invocation
6:25      Board Chair’s Welcome & Introduces Event Chair
6:30      Event Chair:                   Mary Warren
6:45      Dinner Served 
7:25      MC:  Introduce Honorary Chair, Arnetta McRae,
            Chair of Public Service Committee
            Honorary Chair “Thanks” Honorary Committee present
7:30      Honorary Chair’s involvement with Girl Scouting, mission & vision
            Honorary Chair introduces Gloria back to stage
7:40      Board Chair Gloria Diodato leads the 95^th Birthday Celebration
            Special Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Served
8:00      Dr. Uma Chowdry introduces 2007 WOD Carol Ammon
            & presents award
            Carol Ammon Keynote address
8:25      MC – closing remarks
8:30      Farewell Invocation, Song
8:30      FINI  

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. We do that by providing girls with personal leadership development and programs that build real life skills for the real world. To learn more, visit: www.girlscoutscheapeakebay.org.
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Photo of Carol A. Ammon