At the Beta Rho chapter of Gamma Phi Beta, our international philanthropic partner is Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run is a mentorship program that focuses on building grade school girls up and helping them reach their full potential. Girls on the Run’s mission statement is “Building Strong Girls”. Building women in our chapter and the Panhellenic community is something that means a lot to the members of Gamma Phi Beta and that is one of the many reasons why we love supporting Girls on the Run. Last spring semester, our event “Grilled Cheese with the G Phi B’s” benefitted Girls on the Run and raised approximately $10,000. It was a fun, social event where we served unlimited grilled cheese and tomato soup with a $5 entry fee. DJ Erose and
The author of the book talks about starting a nonprofit organization called Girls Education and Mentoring Services (GEMS) because she was a victim of child trafficking but she was able to break free from her past and start up her organization so that she could be advocate for girls going through what she did. This book is Rachel’s memoir and recounts events in her life that led to her becoming the person she is today.
The mission of Girls Inc, as stated on their website is, “to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold” (girlsinc.org, 2014). This mission statement can be seen on nearly every publication and public image, it has remained central to the organization, and it continues to be a driving force in the future of the organization. The vision of Girls Inc is “empowered girls and an equitable society,” (girlsinc.org). Girls Inc. has also developed a Girls Bill of Rights, which states that the girls have the right to: “1) be themselves and resist gender-stereotypes, 2) express themselves with originality and enthusiasm, 3) take risks, to strive freely, and to take pride in success, 4) accept and appreciate their bodies, 5) have confidence in themselves and to be safe in the world, and 6) prepare for interesting work and economic independence” (girlsinc.org).
...will be my first year of walking in the Great Strides event for cystic fibrosis at the Cleveland Zoo. In order to walk you have to make a commitment of a certain amount of money to raise for the walk. I am beyond excited to participate in this walk and I cannot wait to find other ways to help out cystic fibrosis and other chronic illnesses.
Mary Pipher, author of the book Reviving Ophelia, has made many observations concerning young adolescent girls in our society. She wrote this book in 1994, roughly eleven years ago. Although some of her observations made in the past are not still accurate in today’s world, there are many that are still present in 2005. The primary focus of Pipher’s comments is to explain how young girls are no longer being protected within our society.
Oklahoma Girls State was the experience of a lifetime. I made lifelong friends, I abandoned my comfort zone, I learned so much about our great nation, and I was pleasantly surprised by what the program did for me personally. However, the one thing I noticed was that some girls didn’t have as enjoyable of an experience as I did due to the fact that they are exceptional leaders in a way that wasn’t appreciated at Girls State as much as it could have been. I believe that finding a way to help the girls who weren’t as bold have a better experience could enhance the program by a landslide.
In order to have an effective evaluation, we needed to set goals. When we began the project , our goals were to feed at least 100 people, as a chapter record over 100 hours volunteering at the Wesley Chapel Mission Center (WCMC), collect 150 coats, and raise $1000. Yet, with hard work, and hours of preparation, we surpassed those goals. We fed over 180 people, volunteered over 210 hours and collected over 350 coats as well as many pairs of gloves and other winter accessories. On top of that, we also beat our goal of raising $1000 by raising an amazing $3,096.29.
Every sorority proudly represents an organization, for which their goal is to raise money for. My sorority’s national philanthropy is “Sigma Serves Children” which is carried out through the Robbie Page Memorial for the research of Polio. My sorority chapter sold root beer floats and we made seven hundred dollars for our organization.
Within my school, I was Co-president of the National Junior Honor Society group for our school’s annual Parking Lot Party (PLP). For this project, I, along with the help of my other officers, led a group of students to create a set of games and activities for the PLP, which came out with very good results and lots of smiles from the students who both played the games and volunteered for them. From this experience, I have learned how much I enjoy planning an event and seeing it executed successfully with positive results on my community, and I hope that I can continue to do this in YAC.
One thousand boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Every year the reward changes, a cool set of speakers, a laptop, an iPad, a gaming system, or cookie credits, large quantities of rewards points usable only within Girl Scouts. Since Kindergarten selling one thousand boxes of cookies has been my goal. A lofty achievement for a high school senior, never mind a five year old. The closest I have gotten was in sixth grade when I sold a little over 650 boxes. I was out every day after school and all day most weekends during the cookie season. From January to March I went door to door on foot through half empty neighborhoods on Martha's Vineyard. I had booth sales in the places with the greatest intensity of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. I went to the
I attended Mary’s Kitchen on June 18, 2016 at 517 W Struck Ave, Orange, California 82867. I heard about this organization from one of my instructor who is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International. Mary’s Kitchen is a non-profit organization that helps less fortunate people in the Orange County. It is run by all volunteers as they provide compassionate care to others. The Sigma Theta Tau International has set up a Homeless Outreach Tent Clinic at Mary’s Kitchen. I visited the Homeless Outreach Tent Clinic. I had the opportunity to volunteer and meet a lot of nurses. We started at 9 in the morning and finished at 12 in the afternoon. I really enjoyed volunteering there as it made me more aware about poverty and the needs of homeless population.
Two of the girls are not physically in the film because what is said could get them killed in their countries actresses are put in their place. Girl Rising is an empowering documentary about some of the many struggles girls face in other countries that people all over the world would never know if not for this film. A quote from Mr. Robbins himself reveals why he started Girl Rising “My job, the job of the film, is to change minds–not just to make people understand that girls’ education is important, but to make them believe that the change we need is possible. That these girls are just like our girls. Like girls everywhere. Smart, powerful, and eager to make the world better.” Mr. Robbins has worked on other documentaries and movies such as Operation Homecoming, and The Century. Mr. Robbins has a wife, son and daughter who may have played a part in the reason this film was
We, Aimee Johnson and Jessie Virnig, along with Amy Wilson and Shawn Klimek, decided to try to give the homeless a little hope. The week before Christmas we went door to door and collected food for the local homeless shelter. We decided to focus on collecting food because around the Christmas season, a lot of emphasis is put on toy drives and people sometimes overlook the fact that the homeless still need to eat. In order to broaden our research, we decided to collect food from more than one group of people. We went to an average middle class neighborhood and to a college dormitory. Before we went out into the neighborhood and dorms, we prepared a thank you letter to give to everyone explaining to them who we were, to tell them that we were collecting food for the homeles...
Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in 1912 and since its humble beginnings, the organization has grown to 3.2 million members—and that is just in the United States. Low created the organization to give girls the opportunity to develop into leaders and give back to their communities. Today, the Girl Scouts’ mission statement says, “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place” ("Facts about Girl Scouting”). This is a new, modern mission statement, but it holds true to the ideals that Low imagined for all girls. By joining Girl Scouts, girls are given the support of a whole community and the tools to achieve their dreams.
The Girl Scouts has existed for over a century and is still very relevant today. It started out as the Girl Guides. Originally, it was only found in one small area of Savannah, consisting of two small groups of girls. However, it soon became popular, and not only were girls from all over Savannah joining, but it was officially incorporated as a nationwide organization in 1915, with several thousand members (Juliette Gordon Low 3). Today, it is still a positive opportunity for girls in their youth to be more active and involved in helping others. The Girl Scouts has been the most influential organization for girls and their communities for decades, and continues to have a strong impact on society today.
In fall 2011 Nike came out with a campaign emphasizing the empowerment of female athletes entitled the Nike Women: Make Yourself campaign. This campaign portrays passionate, elite women that show characteristics of strength, dedication, health conscious, perseverance, and represent individuals from a variety of different sports and lifestyle. The ad featured seven women athletes, and the main marketing effort was to encourage women to want physically to become "the best version" of their selves. What motivates you to be your best? Can you fill in the blank? Just because it is an athletic advertisement does it just encourage you physically or are you challenged to become a better person as a whole.