Spotlight On....
Strong, Smart, and Bold Women!
Diane Cashin
Diane serves as a Strategic Alliance Manager with Cisco Lockheed Martin. As a dear friend and supporter of Girls Inc. WDCMA, Diane believes strongly in our mission and vision. As a visionary woman herself, she has generously donated $20,000 in technology resources for our new center. We thank Diane for her extreme generosity and for recognizing that today's girls are
tomorrow's scientists!
Eileen Fisher is a visionary supporter of strong, smart and bold girls! The Eileen Fisher stores in Tyson's Galleria, Friendship Heights, and Montgomery Mall have continued to donate a portion of their special shopping day sales to us. We appreciate the loyalty and generosity of their customers and employees and the company's spirit of giving back. We thank the Eileen Fisher Company for helping us make a difference in girls' lives and we look forward to our continued partnership! |
THANK YOU!
Foundation & Corporate
Program Donors
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Thanks to our Summer and Fall Program Grantors
Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, Hands Across Network
Coca-Cola Foundation
The DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation
The DC City Council
Eileen Fisher Company
Fannie Mae
Marpat Foundation
McGregor Links Foundation
Motorola Foundation
UPS
and our generous pro-bono supporters...
Cisco
DC Central Kitchen
The Event Planning Group
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Girls Inc Public Policy
Office
Howard University Engineers Without Borders
Ignited Discovery
Mendelson & Mendelson, CPS's an A P.C.
The Whole Foods Corp.
Yachad DC
visit our website for a full listing of foundation and corporate supporters.
www.girlsincdc.org
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Dear Friends,
We had an exciting summer here at Girls Inc. of the Washington, DC Metro Area and the fall has been off to an equally busy start!
Several of our unique programs are highlighted below.
Our transition to a new after school center on the Howard University campus is nearly complete! Here we will have a safe space for the girls and an opportunity to develop a model University- Girls Inc. affiliate, bringing to girls all of the exciting possibilities that a vibrant college campus can bring.
We just held our 3rd Annual Strong, Smart, and Bold Gala at the Bethesda Country Club. Thanks to our generous supporters, the evening was a great success! All proceeds will go toward enhancing our programs and will enable us to begin an after school schedule at the Girls Inc. at Howard University Center!
Enjoy the newsletter, and especially the delightful photos of the strong, smart and bold young ladies you help us to serve every day!
With deep appreciation,
All of us at Girls Inc. WDCMA
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................................................................. NOT your ordinary summer in the city!
Thanks to our funders for a GREAT summer of leadership, learning, making new friends, stretching our own limits and recognizing that we can accomplish whatever we set our minds to!
Adventure Girls!!!
... a summer leadership program for team building, peer support, individual skill building, personal "stretching" and goal setting at the Trinidad Recreation Center, NE DC.
Adventure Girls recognizes physical challenges like hiking and rock climbing as metaphors for other challenges in life and believes in personal growth through such experiences. These Adventure Girls went outside their comfort zones, created their own definitions of success, and learned to reflect on and appreciate who they are and who they are becoming. By challenging themselves in new ways, many girls even earned their sailing certification!
Thanks to our program partners!
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation
Defend Yourself!
Kids Set Sail
Rock Creek Park Service
YWCA
Living Safe and Strong!!!
A safety and violence prevention program at the Ft. Davis Community Center, SE DC.
The girls' key take aways:
STRONG Belief- The idea that "No Means NO!" That they can find and use their voices when needed.
SMART Skills- the girls successfully learned 10 self -defense movements that will help them respond to any unwanted advances.
BOLD Confidence- that they can and will respond to signs of violence when they see them and that they know where to go when they need help.
HANDS ON! and SHE-E-O
With the WNBA Washington Mystics, Girls Inc. brought over 200
girls from the DC metropolitan area together for two hands on events including fitness, fun and career exploration!
Girls learned individual sports skills, team skills and career/leadership skills. They toured the back office areas and learned about the many aspects of running a sports team- administrative, public relations, and more... Players spent talk time as well as sports time with the girls, letting them know what it takes to be a team player, the importance of setting goals, working hard and doing your personal best. Special time with star player Chastity Melvin was one of the many highlights! Fall Forward...!MY Challenge! MY Choice!
Now through June, 2010
A health and wellness program at the Ft. Davis Community Center.
Girls are learning to make better decisions about their fitness, nutrition, and sexual health practices. They are committing to improve their health and wellness for the long term. They know that good decision making and strong goal-setting are the foundations of developing and leading healthy lifestyles. We propose the challenge to the girls. THEY make the choice! Watch for more..."My Home, My Town Through My Eyes"
A Photography/Photojournalism Competition
Four sessions beginning November 7
With the Metropolitan Washington DC Chapter of the LINKS
A project on photojournalism for middle school girls
Girls will visit the National Museum of African-American History, the Scurlock Exhibit and hear from members of the Scurlock family!
Girls will be given cameras to document what is important to them in their communities. The culmination will be a photo exhibit and presentation of awards to all participants.
SMARTstart
Junior Bison Bots Robotics Team!!!
Girls Inc. WDCMA proudly announces our first Robotics team, The Junior Bison Bots in partnership with the Howard University Middle School of Math and Science.
Girls meet five days a week to research, build, and program a robot for the FIRST Lego League competition in November.
This year's challenge - address a transportation issue in your community. The team decided to improve transportation for kids in wheelchairs.
Watch for more from these great budding engineers!!!
Girls Inc. provides on-going SMARTstart events to give middle school girls exposure to STEM careers and inspire them to pursue STEM education.
November 14 - NASA Goddard Space Flight Visitor Center
48 girls will participate in a career day with a variety of women in the sciences.
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Girls Inc. WDCMA is on the move!
THANK YOU HOWARD UNIVERSITY!
We could not be more excited about transitioning to our new center on the Howard University Campus!
We thank everyone who has contributed to our new space!! Many of you have provided generous donations. We have had wonderful volunteers to help paint, build furniture, and build our stage! We especially thank Yachad DC, Jana Abel Designs, Pottery Barn Kids, students at Georgetown University, The Howard University Engineers Without Borders, Best Buy employee volunteers and UPS volunteers.We are still sprucing up...but watch for our Open House Dates- Coming SOON! |
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The 3rd Annual Strong, Smart, and Bold Gala!
Oh what a night!
On Friday, October 16th Girls Inc. WDCMA celebrated our 3rd annual Strong, Smart, and Bold Gala at the Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, MD.
Although the weather outside was cold and rainy, inside there was plenty of warmth and excitement as our guests enjoyed dinner, live music, a silent and live auction, inspiring remarks from Girls Inc. Alum, and the company of many friends.
We thank all of you who contributed!
Special thanks to Gala Co-Chairs, Rhonda Friedman and Audrey Hinton, the gala committee and the entire Girls Inc. WDCMA Board of Directors for a beautiful and successful evening.
Special appreciation goes to Antoinette Johnson and Bianca Bailey for their shining examples of how strong, smart and bold girls become successful young women! Watch for a spotlight on them...coming soon...you'll be inspired...
All gala proceeds will go to support our programs and the deserving girls of the DC metro area!
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Girls Inc. of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
1001 Connecticut Ave. Suite 740
Washington, DC 20036
Inspiring All Girls to be Strong, Smart and Bold!
(202)296-0613
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