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Dear Friends of Girls Inc.,
For thousands of Oregon girls facing social or economic challenges, the encouragement to envision a brighter future--to see within themselves a person defined by more than external circumstances--can be the most important
opportunity they will ever receive. Girls Inc. fulfills that need for 2,500 young women in our community every day. Our programs, advocacy, and public education efforts encourage girls to dream big and provide them with the tools they need
to reach those dreams.
I look forward to seeing many of you at Power of the Purse next month where I can introduce you to our new Girls Council. Thank you all for your continued, heart-felt support to help girls reach their potential and become the empowered and
economically-independent women of tomorrow.
Warm regards,
Annette
Feature Story
Introducing the 2008-2009 Girls Council Members!
Girls Inc. received strong, smart and bold essays from girls across the Portland-metropolitan area telling us why they should be on the Girls' Council, which acts as our youth board of directors. Of the 2,000 girls to be served this year,
only 18 girls were chosen as Girls' Council members:
Abby D.
Arlen H.
Alexys H.
Blanca G.
Catie W.
Elizabeth N.
Hannah M.
Isabel K..
Jordan S.
Ja'cal P.
Jami M.
Karina L.
Kyra L.
Lumi B.
Shayla N.
Skye A.
Vanessa P.
Victoria K.
We are so proud of all the girls that applied
It was so inspiring to hear their stories. Here is what a few girls had to say:
You all may know me…
As a silly ten-year-old girl, but deep inside I'm strong, smart and bold. I am strong because I am focused. I am smart because I keep my head in the game. And most all, I am bold because I show younger kids that I'm a role model. That is
why my community should invest in me.
I think that the community should invest not just in me…
But all the other girls as well because we are strong and we believe in ourselves. We will soon have enough power to change the world because a lot of people underestimate women and what we can handle. You, I, and many other people are
experiencing a new event that will soon be history for the people of the future to learn about. There is a woman running for president. Back when my grandparents were kids, this was unheard of. I think that women are just as important as
men.
Living on my dreams, I have a fiery passion for learning…
Here at Girls Inc. I have learned to place my ideas out in the open trusting others to help me fool proof and carry out my plans. My life revolves around the fact that I am a young woman, knowing this I feel the surge that drives me to
help other girls see just how strong, smart and bold they can be.
Does she remind you of your self as a little girl?
Power of the Purse is the Girls' Council first public appearance and their first chance to show you how strong, smart and bold you've helped them to become. Hope you meet them there!
Did You Know…
That March is National Women's History Month?
"History helps us learn who we are, but when we don't know our own history, our power and dreams are immediately diminished."
- National Women's History Project
National Women's History Month ensures women's history will be recognized and celebrated in schools, workplaces, and communities throughout the country. The knowledge of women's history provides a more expansive vision of what a woman can
do, encourages girls and women to think larger and bolder, and provides boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience.
Visit
National Women's History Project online to learn more about how people are celebrating National Women's History month across the country.
Upcoming Events & Activities
 Power of the Purse
Live auction & dinner
benefiting Girls Inc. of NW Oregon
April 10, 2008, Portland Art Museum
Space it limited--buy your ticket online today!
Community & Facilitator Trainings
Our community and facilitator trainings are ideal for anyone working with girls, including parents, educators, and counselors.
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Allies in Action Training
Learn how to engage girls in activities to explore relational aggression, how relational aggression impacts girls' lives, and what girls can do to resolve conflicts constructively and build healthy relationships with each other.
When & where: April 3 and 4, 9:30-4:30, Lewis and Clark College
Cost: $250, two-day training
Register today!
Events for Girls
 Join 1,500 girls at the United Girls Summit
May 22, 2008
Oregon Convention Center
For more information visit our
website or call 503.230.0054.
Don't Miss this Event-Register today!
Other Girls Inc. Member Events
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Tillamook Forest Hike
What: Hiking, lunch, and tour of the Forestry Center
When: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Contact: 503-230-0054 ext. 4, or stacey@girlsincnworegon.org
Registration Deadline: April 16th; space is limited
Girls Inc in the news
School girls' mural is picture point of pride
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Mayrangela Cervantes, 10, nibbles on an ice cream cone as a cold wind swirls along North Lombard Avenue last week in St. Johns. "I finally did something that the world can see," she says.
Read more…
It's time for a new spring bag!
Judith Spitzer, Oregonlive.com
It's definitely time to buy a new bag. How do I know? I was at Mario's last night at the preview party for the Power of the Purse event.
Read more…
Sponsor Spotlight
Henry V Events (http://www.henryvevents.com) is the Northwest's largest full-service communications agency specializing in live events and experience marketing. The company has served many of the nation's largest and most successful
corporate accounts for over 25 years, including adidas America, Freightliner, DaimlerChrysler, The North Face, Microsoft, Spyder Active Sports, and a major microprocessor manufacturer.
Thank you Henry V for your generous support
Henry V's outstanding team is creating our 10th Anniversary video. The video will debut at Power of the Purse and highlight the work and accomplishments of Girls Inc. to inspire all Oregon girls to be strong, smart and bold over the
past ten years. Thank you so much Henry V!
Giving to Girls Inc. Means Giving to Girls
Send a girl to the Summit!
Your donation of just $30 can send one girl to the Summit and inspire her to dream a strong, smart, and bold future.
Donate online today!
Got Questions? Need more information?
We would love to tell you more about our programs, our girls, and the advocacy work we do throughout Oregon. Please call us at (503) 230-0054 and we would be happy to answer any of your questions.
Become a Girls Inc. Volunteer!
Contact Kristin Robinson (
Kristin@girlsincnworegon.org or (503) 230-0054 x 7) to add your contact info to our pool of volunteers. Kristin will e-mail you as events come up.
We'd Love to Hear from You!
Please
e-mail us any feedback you might have on our newsletter, website, events, and more--we would love to hear from you!
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