NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 6, 2007
CONTACT:
Mary Riherd Broomfield, Marketing and Public Relations Director
(626) 445-7771, ext. 313, mbroomfield@gsmwvc.org
Communities Display Girl Scout Ornament
Replicas from Pageant of Peace
State Tree in Washington, D.C. | This year, Girl Scouts - Mt. Wilson Vista Council has the distinguished honor of representing the State of California
in the 2007 Pageant of Peace held in Washington, D.C. during the holiday season.
Several of our local communities
are displaying replicas of the ornaments that adorn the California State Tree on the Pathway to Peace to the National Christmas
Tree and a display in the White House Visitor Center.
The ornaments were all created by Girl Scout Troops
from throughout the San Gabriel Valley. Girl Scouts creatively celebrate 95 years of Girl Scouting, the State of California’s
rich heritage and depict themes of peace and joy with these original ornaments.
Ornament
materials include paint, Girl Scout patches, glitter, stickers, natural items, sequins, origami and photos of Girl Scouts. |
Local Girl Scout Ornament Displays
Arcadia Public Library
Arcadia Public Library
20 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia CA 91006
December & January
City of
Commerce City Hall
2535 Commerce Way, Commerce CA 90040
December to mid-January
Monrovia
City Hall
415 S. Ivy Ave., Monrovia CA 91016
December to mid-January
Monrovia
Community Center
119 West Palm Ave., Monrovia CA 91016
December to mid-January
Pasadena
Museum of History
470 West Walnut Street, Pasadena CA 91103
December to mid-January
The ornaments
adorn a special tree in the museum's "Prosperous Pasadena" exhibit to add a touch of the holidays to the hotel
vignette.
Pasadena Troop 412 and Leader Carla Boykin decorated the tree and received a special tour of the museum.
San Gabriel
Recreation Center
250 Mission Drive, San Gabriel CA 91776
December to mid-January
The ornaments were
also used and acknowledged during the city's tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 4. San Gabriel Troop 353 and Leader Jossalyn
Emslie participated.
Sierra Madre Public Library
440 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre,
CA 91024
during the month of January
GSMWVC Arcadia Service Center
101 E. Wheeler
Ave. Arcadia CA 91006
mid-December to mid-January
GSMWVC Regional Office in El Monte
11100
E. Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731
mid-December to mid-January
La Crescenta Holiday Parade
The La Crescenta Town Council decorated the tree on their float with the ornaments for the community's holiday
parade held Dec. 1!
South Pasadena Library
November to early January
About the Pageant of Peace
Beginning in 1954, local civic and business groups decorated live trees that represent the 50 states, five territories,
and the District of Columbia that formed a "Pageant of Peace" to the National Christmas Tree in the Ellipse near
the White House. The lighting of the National Christmas Tree - an annual event of national character - begins a Winter Festival
during which over 250,000 visitors pass through the Ellipse and enjoy festival events.
Children have often been involved
in the tree lighting events and Girl Scouts have delivered greetings to several Presidents and First Ladies throughout the
years of this national tradition.
