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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7446″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_custom_heading text=”Saturday, September 16, 2017″ font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Libre%20Baskerville%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”9:00AM – 3:00PM ” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Libre%20Baskerville%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”St. Catherine University, St. Paul Campus” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Libre%20Baskerville%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”For Girls Ages 8-15″ font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Libre%20Baskerville%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic”][vc_separator][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” color=”peacoc” spacing=”20″ gap=”4″ alignment=”center” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Home” tab_id=”1498849812605-b86f2408-d766″][vc_column_text]
Join us for a full day of events that include guest speakers, workshops, and activities designed to empower our girls through positive thoughts, words, and actions!
Continuing the momentum from our pop-up workshops this year, we will build on encouraging confidence, bravery, and self-expression. While highlighting the importance of community and girl power, each girl will also have an opportunity to participate in our community service care package project benefiting homeless youth. So please bring a pair of socks with you to donate in our care packages!
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The Make a Bold Statement Program was designed to align with our Dig DEEP (Discover their Differences, Acknowledge their Essence, Build their Esteem and Embrace their Power) Model. This is the process that assists in learning life skills and how to deal with one’s self by creating self-awareness and self-management skills to achieve success in life. This summit is an extension of our pop-up workshops which were hosted this year in St. Paul, Fridley, and Apple Valley.
Anticipated Outcomes of the Summit
Session 1: Girls will learn that becoming empowered starts from within and requires a positive mindset
Session 2: Girls will learn that being empowered takes on many different forms of self-expression
Session 3: Girls will learn that staying empowered is dependent upon their choices and actions
Session 4: Girls will learn the impact they can make by empowering others and their communities
Overall: Girls will learn more about the mission and goals of Girls Are Powerful and ways to stay connected
Summit Schedule at a Glance (subject to change)
9:00 am – Event Registration / Continental Breakfast
10:00 am – Event Kick Off
10:30 am – Session 1: Empowering Yourself Through Positive Thoughts
11:15 am – Session 2: Empowering Yourself Through Positive Words
12:00 pm – Lunchtime / Activity
1:00 pm – Session 3: Empowering Yourself Through Positive Actions
1:45 pm – Session 4: Empowering Others Through A Positive Character
2:30 pm – Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Parent Circle” tab_id=”1501738955470-9e7ed3c6-e2c4″][vc_column_text]The Parent Circle is a safe space for parents to talk openly about topics and issues affecting girls today, with the goal being to support and empower them along their adolescent journey.
We are excited to be able to offer the Parent Circle, the Summit Edition.
This session will be hosted between 10:00AM – 1:00PM
Cost: $15 which includes a parent lunch
Discussion Topics include: Building Self Confidence and Dealing with Bullying[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Event Speakers” tab_id=”1503701525325-006eda77-f39c”][vc_column_text]Speaker Information Coming Soon!
- Session 1 Speaker: TBD
- Parent Circle Speakers: TBD
- Community Service Speakers: TBD
- Youth Panel Speakers: TBD
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Fees
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Individual Fee: $35
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Family Fee: $30 per girl (for 2 to 4 family members only)
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Group Fee: $25 per girl (for 5 or more girls)
General Registration Deadline: September 9, 2017
Don’t let cost stop you! A limited number of scholarships are available.
For more information see scholarship information below.
Registration Fee includes:
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Continental Breakfast
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Lunch
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Workshop Materials & Supplies
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Summit Swag
We are no longer accepting Scholarship requests for this event.
Girls Are Powerful is pleased to offer financial assistance to those who require it to attend the Empowerment Summit. Please complete the Girls Are Powerful – Event Scholarship Request Form to be considered for a scholarship.
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Location
St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105
Download and view St. Catherine University Campus Map
Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures
Registration begins at 9AM and the Summit ends at 3PM. You may drop your youth off for the day between 9AM – 9:45AM and plan to pick-up between 3 and 3:30PM.
Our attendees’ safety and security are our top priority therefore, each youth will be assigned a verification number upon arrival. More information will be emailed in the coming weeks after you’ve registered with specific procedures for the day of event drop-off and pick-up.
You are more than welcome to walk your youth in for registration. If you plan to attend the Parent Circle morning event parking information and instructions will also be sent via email.
Please note: Your youth will be released to you once our volunteers check your verification number. If a person does not have the verification number we will assume they are not authorized to pick up your youth. Therefore, we will not release a youth to anyone who does not have this verification number. We appreciate your support.
Public Transportation
Metro Transit – Trip Planner – https://www.metrotransit.org/imap/map.aspx
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Transit bus routes 74, 87, 134 conveniently serve St. Catherine University in St. Paul.
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Route 74 – Local Bus Route – https://www.metrotransit.org/route/74/2/37
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Route 87 – Local Bus Route – https://www.metrotransit.org/Route/87/2/37
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Route 134 – Local Bus Route – https://www.metrotransit.org/Route/134/2/37
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THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS!
The Girls Are Powerful Empowerment Summit wouldn’t be possible without the financial support of the Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation, EILEEN FISHER, and the Ann Bancroft Foundation!
Special Thank You, to the following organizations who donated to our Community Service Project!
- Community Dental Clinic
- The Edge Christian Fellowship
- Target Stores
- Sustacek Group LLC
Would your company like to join us? Become a sponsor today!
If you would like to show your support of the importance of empowering our next generation of girls and young women, review the Girls Are Powerful Sponsorship Kit and contact us today!
Any questions about sponsorship should be directed to Shawntan Howell, at shawntan@girlsarepowerful.org or 612-454-0064.
Donations are also welcome!
Your donation will help support our Community Service Care Package Project for homeless youth. Wilder Research reported that there is an estimated 6,000 Minnesota Youth who experience homelessness on an any given night. This includes an estimate of 2,500 minors age 17 and younger. These young people are often invisible and their voices are silent. These care packages will then be donated to an organization who provide these young people with the needed resources.
If you are interested in donating items for our Community Service Project, please review our Donation Request Document.
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Onsite volunteer opportunities will be available during the Empowerment Summit. If you are interested in volunteering, please the complete the Volunteer Interest Form and we will contact you with further details.
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Da’Lacie resides in Eagan and is a Summit Volunteer & Marketing Professional. Her favorite POWER WORD is Unique. I believe that it is important for each girl to embrace her unique personality, path, and physical appearance. When we understand and accept our own differences, we can appreciate the differences of others- not just because we want others to appreciate our differences, but because we are comfortable in our own skin.
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[/member][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][member name=”Janelle Brechon” role=”Volunteer, Board Member, Parent Circle Facilitator ” image=”2184″ grayscale=”no”]Janelle is a resident of Bloomington, MN and has been on the Girls are Powerful Board of Directors since 2015. She has lead the parent circle for the Make a Bold Statement sessions. Janelle’s favorite POWER WORD is CONFIDENT. She loves to help girls and women identify their superpowers and stretch themselves to their full potential. [/member][member name=”Aayla Anderson” role=”Volunteer, Graphic Design” image=”7732″]Aayla resides in St. Paul and is a Graphic Designer who has been helping with design work and branding since February 2017. Her favorite POWER WORD is SMART. I believe that girls who use their talents and brainpower smartly can accomplish great things and nothing can hold them back.
[/member][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][member name=”Monica Mason” role=”Volunteer, Program Development” image=”7530″ grayscale=”no”]Monica is a Minneapolis resident committed to service and empowering youth through education and career exploration. Monica has been working closely with Girls Are Powerful for about a year in the areas of program planning and evaluation. Her favorite POWER WORD is POWERFUL, and she hopes more girls will learn to embrace their own power.[/member][member name=”Keltie Egan” role=”Volunteer, Communication” image=”7662″]Keltie resides in Alexandria, VA and is a communications and project management specialist who joined the Girls Are Powerful community in February 2017. She has contributed to the Make A Bold Statement campaign, the website, and our GRP blogs. Her favorite POWER WORD is DETERMINED. Life may knock you down or steer you in the wrong direction, but with determination, you can and will always find your way.[/member][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][member name=”Shawntan Howell” role=”Founder and Executive Director” image=”7589″]Shawntan is the Founder and Executive Director of Girls Are Powerful who has made it her mission to empower all girls to know that they can be any and all things they put their minds to! She also wants them to know that they are Beautiful, Smart, Confident, Unique and Determined all of which is what makes them Powerful. Her favorite POWER WORD is POWERFUL because it took her to own her own Power to start an organization to change the lives of girls today![/member][member name=”Sierra Leggett” role=”Volunteer, Marketing” image=”7862″]Sierra resides in Chaska and serves as the Marketing Volunteer. She is committed to assisting with marketing and publicity efforts as much as possible and helping the organization become more well known. She recently started with Girls Are Powerful after coming across the organization online and learn more about how to get involved. Her favorite POWER WORD is CONFIDENT because she believes you can accomplish anything if you are confident in yourself![/member][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_column_text]
2017 Empowerment Summit – Make A Bold Statement
Saturday, September 16th | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | For Girls Age 8-15 | St. Catherine University, St. Paul Campus
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