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Posted by girlsincchatt on May 28, 2009
Two Chattanooga Girls Inc. girls were awarded prestigious college scholarships from the national Girls Inc. Markesha Dunham, a rising college freshman who graduated this month from the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences and Kermisha Tate, a rising senior at the Boyd-Buchanan School, were each awarded scholarships for $2,500.
Kermisha Tate and Markesha Dunham
Markesha Dunham, recipient of the Lucille Miller Wright Scholarship, was only one of five national scholars selected to speak at a business luncheon in New York City where the awards were given.
Dunham will attend Berea College in Berea, Kentucky this fall. She plans to major in women’s studies and ultimately hopes to become a doctor. She has been actively involved with Girls Inc. programming since seventh grade and is currently volunteering with the organization.
“I feel that it is my calling to have a career that helps women in some way, and since I am interested in medicine, and an OB/GYN is a nice marriage of the two,” Dunham said.
Kermisha Tate was awarded a Verizon Scholarship Grant. In addition to serving as a co-president at Boyd-Buchanan, Tate has served on the Leadership Team and the Infant Mortality Public Awareness Campaign for Tennessee (I.M.P.A.C.T.). While working on I.M.P.A.C.T., Tate was exposed to the field of graphic design and communications. Tate hopes to attend Georgia Tech to get a degree in computer science and minor in graphic design.
“Once I graduate, I want to go back to school to get a Masters of Business Administration because my ultimate goal is to have my own graphic design company.” Tate said.
In their scholarship essays, both girls wrote that Girls Inc. has helped them understand their right to be themselves and resist gender stereotypes.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on April 10, 2009
Recently, several Girls Inc. girls participated in the NAACP’s ACT-SO Competition. Kermisha Tate, a junior at Boyd Buchanan School won a gold medal in oratory and will progess on to nationals this summer.
Girls Inc. teens participate in ACT-SO Competition
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Posted by girlsincchatt on March 30, 2009
Yesterday, Girls Inc. was featured in the Living and Giving section of the Times Free Press. (print edition only)
An article about the recent I.M.P.A.C.T. trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City was also on Chattanoogan.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on March 27, 2009
Yesterday, Girls Inc. national President & CEO penned an op-ed on President Obama’s White House Council on Women and Girls in the Huffington Post.
As the President and CEO of Girls Incorporated-the nonprofit organization that has inspired girls to be strong, smart, and bold for 145 years — I am intimately familiar with the crippling effects of gender-based economic injustice on the girls of this country. Sixty-five percent of the more that 900,000 girls we reach each year, live in families earning less than $25,000 a year; nearly half are growing up in single-parent households, most headed by women. In families that struggle to make ends meet, girls in particular are called on to take up part of the responsibility for cooking, cleaning, and looking after younger siblings. As a result, they miss out on critical opportunities for growth and development, and the system of inequality perpetuates itself.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on March 25, 2009
Recently, Markesha Dunham, a senior at CSAS and Kermisha Tate, a junior at Boyd-Buchanan School, won national scholarships from Girls Incorporated. Markesha was in New York City for the I.M.P.A.C.T. trip during the awards presentation and participated in this video from Girls Inc.
Jasmine Ray, Markesha Dunaham (scholarship winner) and Cora Lanier, Director of Program Operations, at the Girls Inc. awards luncheon.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on March 19, 2009
Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga will celebrate the legacy of Rep. Shirley Chisholm at the 2009 UnBought and Unbossed Awards on April 22 by recognizing outstanding female role models in the Chattanooga area as selected by Girls Inc. girls. Each of the honorees will be presented the 2009 UnBossed and UnBought award at the breakfast held on April 22 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Bessie Smith Hall.
Girls Inc. presents the 5th Annual UnBought and UnBossed Award Honorees:
- Tonya Kennedy Cammon, Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison, PC
- Carolyn R. Chapman, City of Chattanooga
- Dr. Arlene Donowitz, Memorial Health Care Center
- Voula Fairbanks, Hairbenders International
- Kathi Grant-Willis, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
- Theresa V. Kellum, National Coalition 100 Black Women, Inc. Chattanooga Chapter
- Beverly McKeldin, City of Chattanooga Human Services Department
- Gloria Pogue, Tennessee Valley Authority
- Lynn Rodgers, Joseph Decosimo & Company
- Marty L. Bryant/Stanley, RiverCity Market & Music Works, Inc.
Tables of eight can be purchased for $260. Limited tables of four are available for $130. Individual tickets are $35. Event sponsorships are still available through Girls Inc. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 423-624-4757. Tickets are limited and selling quickly.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on March 12, 2009
Have a craving for a southwestern eggroll or ribs from Chili’s? Join us for dinner at the Downtown Chili’s on March 30 and help raise money for Girls Inc. by eating out with your family or friends.
On Monday, March 30 from 5-9 p.m., 10% of checks will be donated to Girls Inc.
Click here to print off a flier and tell your friends!
Please note, that only customers who bring the accompanying flier with them will be able to credit 10% of their check to Girls Inc.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on February 23, 2009
Unum has partnered with Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga by providing a $5,000 grant to be used for camp scholarships for low-income girls. Funding full and partial scholarships, this donation will allow economically disadvantaged girls to attend Girls Inc.’s value-added spring and fall break camps, summer camps and career academies.
“At Unum, we believe in giving back to our communities,” said Bob Best, chief operating officer for Unum. “Helping build well-rounded, civic-minded students today helps build the strong leaders of tomorrow. We are pleased to support Girls Inc. and provide opportunities for young girls to learn through such an effective program,
Girls Inc. has a rich history of providing educational, hands-on and fun programming to an economically and culturally diverse group of girls in the Chattanooga area. Programming is research-based and evaluated, and is age-appropriate for each stage of a girl’s development. Since 2002, Girls Inc. has provided educational school-break camps and teen career academies that focus on academic enhancement and career exploration. Topics have included science, media literacy, economic literacy, healthy living and entrepreneurial skills.
“We’re grateful to Unum for partnering with Girls Inc. to provide scholarships for our girls.
Parents need a safe and nurturing environment for their children during school break,” explained Bea Lurie, president & CEO of Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga. “Without funding from organizations like Unum, many of these girls would not be able to attend camp.”
The Unum grant will provide scholarships for the spring 2009 Discovery Girls camp. The camp will introduce a multi-cultural and economically diverse group of girls to the exciting worlds of astronomy, earth science, engineering and health sciences. Through hands-on activities, girls will explore, ask questions and solve problems. They will also learn about career options in science and engineering through interactive presentations from professional women working in these fields at local companies. Girls will take a fun field trip to the brand new Tellus Museum in Cartersville, Ga. Discovery Girls Science Camp will meet March 16-20. The camp fee is $100 per girl.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on February 20, 2009
Girls Inc’s recent online fundraiser with Chattarati was featured on today’s Frogloop, a nonprofit communications and marketing blog.
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Posted by girlsincchatt on February 12, 2009
Discovery Girls Science Camp registration materials are now posted. Please click here to download them.
Remember that girls registered and paid in full by February 16 will recieve a $20 discount on camp costs.
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