Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Summitt becomes an honorary girl scout

Pat Summitt is many things: mother, coach, legend, representative of the State of Tennessee.

But until Tuesday, she'd never been a girl scout.

That all changed when the Tanasi Girl Scout Council made Summitt an honorary scout at its Women of Achievement Gala, held at the Knoxville Convention Center.

Assistant coach Holly Warlick, who was a girl scout as a young girl, bestowed the honorary sash upon Summitt, who also spoke to the group of supporters. Summitt challenged the donors to show as much commitment in their giving as she asked her team to show on the basketball court.

"I think it's so important that we give back tonight, because that's how we can all make a small difference," Summitt said. "Hopefully when we all come together, we'll make a very large difference."

The supporters were also treated to a rousing speech by former girl scout Jennifer Wilson, who reached the highest level of scouting and is graduating from The University of Tennessee this spring and headed to graduate school, with the goal of working in higher education administration.

Wilson encouraged the supporters to contribute by showing a news story by Volunteer TV's Mike McCarthy. The story highlight the efforts of a Dandridge girl scout troop, which raised enough money selling cookies to open a food pantry.

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