Your Turn To Lead Conference

Thank you to everyone who made 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 Sarah Ruth Goldman at sgoldman@gscnc.org

Who: 
200 girls who are not currently registered Girl Scouts, ages 11-17, 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 and 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 is being provided FREE to the participants and 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:      May 15, 2010 (10 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
Where: The Blackburn Center at Howard University, 2397 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20059
Cost: Free!

The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital is providing this program at no cost.  Transportation and food will be provided.

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