Real Girls Real Women Annual Awards Luncheon
The annual Real Girls Real Women Dallas Awards Luncheon held each Fall recognizes outstanding women leaders and Girl Scouts for their service to the community and is fast becoming one of Dallas' premiere daytime events. Funds raised during Real Girls Real Women Dallas provide the "Gift of Girl Scouting" and support the activities of girls in traditional Girl Scout troops. Your support of the Real Girls Real Women Dallas Luncheon through sponsorships and ticket purchases helps provide the genuine Girl Scout Leadership Experience to over 35,000 girls throughout northeast Texas.

2011 Awards Luncheon Chair

Gina Betts
Gina Betts is a partner with Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP and she chairs her firm's private equity practice. Gina was a Girl Scout growing up in a small town in Louisiana. Ms. Betts devotes her free time to her husband and two sons and charitable causes related to cancer prevention, prevention of violence against women and children, and the education of young women. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Posey Family Foundation and Wipe Out Kid's Cancer. She is President of the Foundation for the Education of Young Women, which has entered into partnerships with five school districts in Texas to provide single sex education to young women. The Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School in Fair Park in Dallas was the first such school established by the Foundation and the DISD. One hundred percent of its graduates are currently in college.

2011 Honorees

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
photo by David Woo
Caroline Rose Hunt
Caroline Rose Hunt has been honored many times for her dedication to entrepreneurship and philanthropic endeavors, such as being chosen as "One of the 50 most powerful women in the USA" from Ladies' Home Journal and as an inductee into the Dallas Business Hall of Fame. She is also well-known for creating the luxury accommodations at The Mansion on Turtle Creek and her highly-acclaimed bath and skin products – Lady Primrose.
 
Real Woman Award Recipient
Lynn McBee
Lynn McBee was a former Girl Scout and works in the Biotechnology field. Lynn is best known for her leadership roles in the Dallas community. Most recently, she was chosen as the chairman of the board for the Dallas Film Society and will receive the Partners for Children Award from Community Partners of Dallas in early 2012. McBee currently chairs the United Way of Dallas' Toqueville Society and the 25th Anniversary Celebration. She currently serves as chairman emeritus and is a life member of the board of directors for the Visiting Nurses Association.
 
Real Woman Award Recipient
Regina Montoya
Regina Montoya was a former Girl Scout and currently serves as the senior vice president and general counsel for Children's Medical Center of Dallas. She is one of the first Latinas chosen as a partner in a major U.S. law firm and has served the White House as an assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Montoya is also a leader in the nonprofit community and led the Girls Incorporated organization as its volunteer national president from 1996-2000 and is a current board member for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF).
 
 
Real Girl Award Recipient
Andrea Noelle Emery
Andrea Emery has been a Girl Scout for thirteen years. She has participated in numerous troop events, attended Girl Scout camp, and has been a top cookie seller in her troop. Andrea has also earned her Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. For her Gold Award project, Andrea focused on Down Syndrome awareness, a topic very dear to her since she herself has Down Syndrome. Andrea hosted seminars for parents of newborn babies with Down Syndrome. She also gave each parent an inspirational DVD she created called “Yes We Can” which highlighted the stories of several individuals with Down Syndrome.

As an advocate for herself and others with disabilities, Andrea speaks on behalf of the Special Olympics in Coppell as well as the adapted programming offered by her local YMCA. Additionally, she gives back to the community through volunteering weekly at both her church and at the local library. She is a second degree black belt in taekwondo. Andrea is a Girl Scout Ambassador and a member of Girl Scout Troop 2471. She is a high school senior and lives in Coppell, Texas.

 
Real Girl Award Recipient
Marisa Salatino
Marisa Salatino has been involved in Girl Scouting since she was a Brownie. Her efforts in Girl Scouting have impacted her community and well beyond. Marisa has earned her Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. For her Gold Project, she conceived and provided leadership for the renovation and expansion of a garden at a low income government subsided apartment complex for Chinese immigrants. The end result was a peaceful and beautiful environment for the residents to enjoy.

Discovering the needs for this project while in China, Marisa returned to Dallas to create the garden, communicating with the residents through the Chinese Language. She raised funds for the project by singing in Chinese at a Chinese church. Most recently, Marisa she spent her summer teaching English at a school in China. Marisa serves her local community through participation in organizations such as Operation Kindness, National Charity League, and the TeenAge Communications Theatre. She enjoys playing Suzuiki Violin, fencing, drama and voice. Marisa is a Girl Scout Juliette and is currently a sophomore at The Hockaday School.

 

2011 Honorary Chairs: Sara Sands and Laurie Sands Harrison

 

 
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