More than 400 community leaders and Girl Scout supporters raised their glasses in a toast yesterday at Girl Scouts - Wagon Wheel Council's 8 th annual Women of Distinction Event. The event honored the 2007 Women of Distinction Finalists and Award recipients and the Mary Jean Larson Community Service Award recipient and celebrated Girl Scouts' 95 th birthday. The exquisite luncheon featured vintage cars, girls and adults wearing archival uniforms, a visual history of Girl Scouting and a special guest - the nation's oldest known living Girl Scout - Marianne Elser Crowder.

This year's Mary Jean Larsen Award recipient is Marcy Morrison, and the Women of Distinction Award Recipients are: Laura Muir for the business sector; Alicia McConnell for the service sector; and Paulette Greenburg for the community sector.

The Wagon Wheel Council Women of Distinction and Mary Jean Larsen awards are designed to recognize and honor women in the Pikes Peak region who have made an outstanding commitment and contribution to their community, profession or chosen field and who embody the values of Girl Scouting: Courage, Confidence and Character.

"Girl Scouts believes that acknowledging the diversity and breadth of women's achievements enables young women to expand their horizons, imagine their futures, and reach for their dreams," said Sandy Taylor, CEO of Girl Scouts Wagon Wheel Council.

Since 1917, Girl Scouts - Wagon Wheel Council has provided girls in the Pikes Peak Region with an experience unlike any other and opportunities to build courage, confidence, and character, to make the world a better place.

To learn more, visit the GSWWC Website at www.girlscouts-wwc.org