Girls Incorporated of Southwestern Connecticut is holding its annual Girls Incorporated Regional Conference beginning today, Sept. 19 and continuing through Monday, Sept. 21 at the Sheraton Hotel in Stamford.
Every year, Girls Inc. holds a regional conference uniting affiliates and allowing for the exchange of information and ideas, while also providing training through various workshops. This year, over 150 representatives from Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ontario, Canada will come together in Stamford for a weekend of learning, growing and connecting for the benefit of girls everywhere.
Since returning to Greenwich in 2006, Girls Inc. has reached more than 500 local girls. This summer, Girls Inc. began offering programs in Stamford at the Yerwood Center and plans to expand programming opportunities to other community centers and Stamford schools during the 2008-09 academic year.
With the launch of its new national campaign, "Girls Inc. Dear World," Girls Inc. hopes to inspire 500 more girls to be strong, smart and bold.
Girls Inc. has been celebrating girls’ voices since 1864. The organization's mantra is that all girls are inherently strong, smart and bold, and showing them that their voices are trusted, respected and, above all, heard is a critical part of helping them stay that way in the face of gender stereotypes and pressure to conform.
Recently, Girls Inc asked its members, “If you could send a message to the whole world about what it’s like growing up as a girl today, what would you say?”
They spoke, wrote, shouted, laughed, whispered and signed mostly saying, “The only person I want to be is me.”
To learn more about Girls Inc. and program opportunities, visit Girlsincswct.org or contact Jen Kannengeiser, program director, at 536-3322 or via e-mail at
JKannengeiser@girlsincswct.org.
To learn more about Girls Inc. and program opportunities, visit Girlsincswct.org or contact Jen Kannengeiser, program director, at 536-3322 or via e-mail at
JKannengeiser@girlsincswct.org.
Source: Greenwich Time
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