Category: Girl Power

“Girls on the Run” Program Teaches Viewmont Girls Positivity, Teamwork, and Setting Goals

According to murrayjournal.com, the “Girls on the Run 5k” awards everyone a medal to celebrate the hard work they put in and their accomplishments during an eight week long program that helps educate and prepare young girls for a lifetime of living healthy. 600 girls participated in the run that took place in Utah, this […]

Teen Girls Learn Self-Defense at Police and Firefighter Camp

According to mlive.com, in Ann Arbor, Michigan there was a summer camp for 15 local girls from ages 13-17 called “Blaze & Blue Camp”. The camp was hosted by Ann Arbor police and fire departments and held its inaugural session from June 27th- June 30th, and was a part of the departments efforts to introduce […]

Young Female Wrestlers converge on Stillwater for Camp

According to stwnewspress.com, Helen Maroulis, the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in women’s freestyle at the 2016 Rio Summer Games; believes that one of the 200 girls that came to Stillwater for a wrestling camp will become the next great female wrestler. She is quoted in saying that, “I definitely think that with […]

The First Female Firefighter in Harlingen Helps Inspire Young Valley Girls

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According to Krgv.com, in Harlingen, Texas, female firefighter Bree Rios has been on the job for five years now, inspiring girls throughout the Valley with being the cities’ first female firefighter. Rios stated, “Whenever I first came in, I didn’t come in thinking, ‘Oh I want to be the first, It was just something I wanted to […]

Braveheart Fundraiser Aims at Worldwide Goals for Women

According to lobservateur.com,  the Braveheart Foundation is going to be hosting a wine tasting in order to support a medical trip to Uganda this year in more remote areas of Uganda. Their event, “Uncork for a Cause”, is taking place from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30th at the Second Vine Wine Bar located at […]

Event Meant to Empower Young Women Via Self-Defense Skills

According to 12newsnow.com, in Beaumont, Texas an event will be held in order to help teach safety and self defense to teens. “Nurse Shonda” ( Shonda Armstrong), a nurse from Orange, and Beaumont’s Tiger Rock Martial Arts have decided to partner up in order to help teach young girls how to defend themselves in case they […]

Female Empowerment Group Collects Hygiene Products for Students in Need

In Greensboro, N.C., A non-profit group is doing its part to make feminine hygiene products easily accessible to middle and high school girls in Guilford County. The non-profit, ‘I Am A Queen’, is an organization for girls aged 10-18, and is collecting pads, wipes, tampons, and hand sanitizer to give to Guilford County Schools.  The […]