GirlsUp is happy to announce that the Fifth-Annual Bulldog 5k and Fun Run is almost here. Partial proceeds of this race benefit GirlsUp, so we invite our GirlsUp families and friends to dust off their running shoes and join us for a good cause.
The race will start at 8am on Saturday, May 5th at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church …
Read more...GirlsUp continues in Summer 2012 with Basic and Advanced one-week sessions planned for the weeks of July 9 and July 16. Basic sessions will be offered at Chevy Chase Elementary and Stone Ridge School during the week of July 9. An Advanced and a Basic session will be offered at Chevy Chase Elementary during the week of July 16.
Our …
Read more...Last month, GirlsUp sent its UN Teen Advisors to the first-ever Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. For the event, more than 100 young women from across the country, along with leaders and celebrities, came together to discuss how to improve the lives of girls in developing countries.
Our UN Teen Advisors had the privilege of visiting the White House and …
Read more...Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is highlighting GirlsUp on its summer programs website. For the first time, GirlsUp will offer a basic summer session at Stone Ridge on July 9-13. Go here to register for the program.
…
Read more...Two members of GirlsUp’s Teen Advisory Board serve as Teen Advisors to the United Nations Foundation Campaign which is dedicated to helping the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. In November 2011, Annie and Jillian took an exciting journey to San Francisco to meet the other UN Teen Advisors from across the country. During this trip, they helped orchestrate the Unite for …
Read more...
GirlsUp Girls gave back to their community by volunteering at The SHARE Food Network in Hyattsville, Maryland on Saturday, December 10. The girls were up early and full of enthusiasm as they helped prepare food packages for local, low-income families. These packages will be part of the 10,000-plus food packages that SHARE will be distributing this month. The girls had …
GirlsUp’s first “Girls Night Out” and an overview of the exciting program planned for Summer 2011 are featured in ChevyChasePatch. The article describes GirlsUp’s new partnership with the United Nations Foundation, the goals of the program and quotes from GirlsUp Teen Advisory board members.…
Read more...We are thrilled to announce that the United Nations Foundation has selected GirlsUp as an official partner in its campaign dedicated to helping the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Through this continuing partnership, GirlsUp Girls will have the opportunity to channel their strong hearts, strong minds and strong spirits into exciting global events aimed at empowering young girls around the world. …
Read more...GirlsUp was featured in a front-page story in the Montgomery County Gazette on June 29. “We’re in there helping them figure out who they are, how to speak in their own voice, how to find genuine confidence, the real kind,” Executive Director Debra Soltis said. Read the full article here.…
Read more...
GirlsUp girls came out in full force to run the Blessed Sacrament Bulldog 5k on May 22nd. A portion of the race proceeds will be donated to GirlsUp. With less than a month to go before the first week of camp, GirlsUp girls are busy blogging about the race, planning for the first week of camp and thinking about …
GirlsUp founder Kelly Murray believed in girls, avidly. She believed that a girl could be truly successful only if she connected with a deep and genuine sense of herself, only if she developed a confident, unflinching authenticity of spirit. Kelly knew that such vibrant self-understanding would also bring a grounding sense of accountability and responsibility which would empower a young girl to not just look inward, but outward. More about Kelly...