Meet GSSJC Board Member Dr. Dorothy Wong
Wong believes girls can control their future

by Tami De La Fuente

Dr. Wong was featured in GSSJC’s 2002 Annual Report, and has also served on the board of directors of Crisis Hotline and the Asian American Counseling Center. She is currently serving on the board of directors for ChildBuilders.
Dr.Wong’s favorite Girl Scout Cookie is Caramel de Lites.

Dr. Dorothy Wong can remember her uniform and meetings as a Girl Guide in Hong Kong, where she lived before coming to the United States with her family when she was 16 years old.
A clinical psychologist in private practice since 1979, Dr. Wong is in the process of retiring and is looking forward to devoting more time to community volunteer efforts, playing the piano, and photography. An accomplished pianist, Dr. Wong has been married to Dai Shan, a corporate consultant, for 35 years, and has one daughter Alison, a practicing attorney.
“I think through Girl Scouting, girls with the same value system can suppor

each other,” says Dr. Wong, who feels that positive peer interaction is very important to girls of today. “As a GSSJC board member, I would really like to work on programs for girls…and help encourage them to understand that they should act like eagles, and not chickens.”
“I think Girl Scouts is an organization where mentoring can occur, and where the programs for girls have remained relevant. I want to be in a position where I can tell girls that they can control their futures by making smart choices, and that they don’t have to think like victims. It’s a mindset I have encouraged with my patients over the years as well.”

Girls Get Carded

Submit a design for the 2004 holiday card

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council is bringing back its holiday card art contest. Girl Scouts are encouraged to submit designs for this year’s holiday card which will be mailed in December to friends of the Council. One lucky girl will have her design on the card and will receive a $25 gift card to Toys R Us.

Artwork can be in any flat medium and should be general and non-religious in nature, such as snow, birds, winter scenes, food, family scenes, nutcrackers, children, etc. Artwork should be done on white paper no larger than 8 1/2” X 11.” Use paint, crayons, colored pencils, or markers to create your design.

Mail entries to: GSSJC, Communications Department, 3110 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77908. The deadline is October 1.