FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Leigh Duque
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
919.782.3021
lduque@nccoastalpines.org
Date: June 3, 2010
Kathy Cloninger Participates in Discussion on Military Families at the White House
Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Kathy Cloninger took part last week in a meeting of nonprofit chief executives at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden. The group met to discuss support of military families and the meeting also included Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. An article about the meeting (and a picture of Cloninger at the gathering) is available here.
The meeting on May 25 came on the heels the First Lady and Dr. Biden’s national call to action to address the unique challenges facing military families, build stronger civilian-military community ties, and highlight the service and sacrifice of military families. Earlier in May, the First Lady announced that President Obama had directed the National Security staff to lead a review to develop a coordinated federal government-wide approach to supporting and engaging military families.
Leadership 18 is the coalition of the country’s largest and most well respected human development nonprofit CEOs. Leadership 18 members represent national organizations that support local affiliates, members and chapters serving more than 87 million people annually. The mission of Leadership 18 is to provide a forum for a select group of the largest human development nonprofit CEOs to improve strategic leadership and inspire collective action to improve people’s lives and the conditions in which they live.
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.