Your Turn To Lead Conference

Who:

200 girls who are not currently registered Girl Scouts in middle and high school, who demonstrate leadership skills inside and outside of the classroom. The program is open to all middle and high school-aged girls in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

What:

A convening of youth leaders designed to inspire teen girls to recognize their own abilities and become active in their schools and in their communities. The Leadership conference will include interesting activities, exciting workshops, college preparation activities, and influential guest speakers from the community.

Objectives for Participants:

Discover their own potential
Connect with successful women role models
Take Action with renewed self-esteem and skills to become leaders in the world.

When:

Saturday, June 23, 2012

10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Where:

The Blackburn Center at Howard University, 2397 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20059

Cost:

$5 deposit (includes registration, lunch and conference materials) and $12 membership fee.

Financial Assistance is available. To apply, please complete a paper registation.

For More Information Contact:

Shannon Babe-Thomas	Annette Rollins
Membership Initiatives Manager	Administrative Assistant
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital	Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital
202-237-1670, ext. 218	202-274-3321
sbabe-thomas@gscnc.org	arollins@gscnc.org

Sponsors

Thank you to everyone who made last year's Your Turn to Lead a success!

We had over 150 girls register for the event, 20 inspiring Workshop Presenters, and 25 Power Mentors. There were speakers from Avoice, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the National Navy Medical Center, Howard University Hospital, the Department of State, and more. In between the girls' busy day of workshop sessions, they heard from Keynote Speakers Towan Isom and Dr. Satira Streeter during lunch and dinner. The girls even completed the new African Americans in Congress Patch. The patch program emphasizes the need for girls to discover, connect and take action by exploring African American history, the civil rights movement, the Congressional process and advocacy for relevant causes.

If you have pictures you would like to share, please e-mail them to Annette Rollins at arollins@gscnc.org