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NEWS
for immediate release
march 29, 2010
CEO Rusine Mitchell Sinclair Named 2010 Woman of Achievement
Raleigh, NC - Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines CEO Rusine Mitchell Sinclair has been named a 2010 Woman of Achievement by the General Federation of Woman’s Club of North Carolina, Inc. She will be honored at the 2010 Women of Achievement Banquet, to be held on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Crabtree Marriott Hotel in Raleigh.
Other honorees include:
Judge Cheri Beasley
Representative Tricia Ann Cotham
Honorable Janet Cowell
Debra Derr
Dr. Leah Devlin
Rabbi Lucy Dinner
Honorable Linda Hayes
Representative Linda Johnson
Lauren Kennedy
Judge Ola M. Lewis
Delores Parker
Virginia Parker
Christy Shaffer
Judge Linda Stephens
Mayor Barbara Volk
Honorable Beth Wood
The General Federation of Woman's Clubs of North Carolina Women of Achievement Awards honor women who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of the arts, conservation, home life, education, international affairs, public affairs or volunteerism. The purpose of this celebration is to pay tribute to outstanding women who have dedicated their lives to the people they serve.
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About Girl Scouts of the USA
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.6 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls’ healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
About Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines serves more than 32,000 girl and 9,500 adult members in 41 central and eastern North Carolina counties (Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson). The council’s administrative headquarters is located in Raleigh, with additional program and service centers located in Fayetteville and Goldsboro. For more information on membership or volunteer opportunities, call 919-782-3021 or visit www.nccoastalpines.org.
About General Federation of Women’s Clubs of North Carolina, Inc.
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs of North Carolina, Inc. (GFWC-NC) is a volunteer organization consisting of over 150 clubs and approximately 5,000 members in North Carolina. Club members support the community through volunteer service. For over 100 years GFWC members have been providing support to their communities by establishing over 75% of the country's libraries, assisting in the creation of the National Park Service and establishing six national parks. In North Carolina clubwomen have been making their communities and the world a better place through knowledge gained and supplied by the Federation. For more information visit www.GFWC.org.
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