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Do you need help finishing high school and getting to college?  Click here to learn about a community outreach progam that does just this.  It’s called the TRIO Educational Talent Search program. (read more)

A few simple clicks on the web site below will help Girls Inc. national win $1 million for programming for its affiliates including Girls Inc. of Chattanooga.  You can vote daily.  Please share the address with friends, family and colleagues.  Currently, Girls Inc. is number three in the contest.  With your help, we can become the winner!!

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2010 Girls Inc. of Chattanooga summer camps information is now available here, or by visiting our Camps page.

They are all honorees in the 6^th annual UnBought & UnBossed Awards breakfast to be held on April 22, 2010 from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. in the Ballroom at the Chattanoogan. Tickets are now on sale for the breakfast and can be purchased at www.unboughtandunbossed.net.

The honorees were personally selected from the community nominations by teen girls participating in the Girls Inc. Women’s History Project. At the event, honorees’ stories are told through the eyes of the girls who selected them. Each year, the breakfast is a very inspiring event and stands as tribute to the spirit of the first woman to seek the democratic presidential nomination, Shirley Chisolm, who described her self as “Unbought and Unbossed”.

Last year’s event sold out weeks in advance so get your ticket today!

The first through third graders in Girls Inc. of Chattanooga’s after-school programs at Hardy and Harrison Elementary Schools will be presenting an art exhibit, the “Me and My Hands” Project, to the public at CreateHere this Saturday, March 27 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

During the project, the girls were asked to think about their hands and what they will use them for in the future. 

Ultimately, they painted model hands as artistic expressions of their future ambitions. Local artist, Judy Britain, helped plan the project and guided the girls through the designing and painting of their hands.

These hands, along with other art projects by the girls and a unity mural by the girls and their families, will be on display at the event.

The project was funded by an Arts Build Communities grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission through Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga as well as an arts grant from Target stores.

For more information on the project or to RSVP to the event, contact scolbert@girlsincofchatt.org or call (423) 624-4757 ext. 104.

Congratulations to Morgan McDaniel, a Girls Inc. girl in our teen program! Morgan won a college scholarship for $2,500 from Girls Inc. national. We are so proud of Morgan for all of her accomplishments and wish her all the best as she enters college this fall! This is the second year in a row that Girls Inc. of Chattanooga girls won these scholarships.

On Friday, October 30, Kermisha Tate of Boyd Buchanan School and an active Girls Inc. of Chattanooga participant was chosen to receive the prestigious Pearl of Promise award from the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.
According to the Chamber’s website “The Pearl of Promise [is] presented to a senior female in high school who demonstrates a strong scholastic aptitude in science and math. The recipient must possess a defined career goal, be a positive influence among peers, and have strong leadership skills.” Kermisha won a $2500 scholarship and a lap top computer. Check her out in the video below (courtesy of Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce on Youtube.com).

Girls Inc. of Chattanooga is very proud of Kermisha and celebrates her latest accomplishment toward achieving her academic and career goals.

Girls Inc. of Chattanooga is now accepting nominations for the 2010 UnBought & UnBossed Awards. The awards honor local women who, through their career achievements or community leadership, have had a significant impact in improving the lives of girls and women. 

A breakfast will be held on April 20, 2010 at The Chattanoogan to celebrate 10 honorees and their successes in helping to create a better community for women and girls.

The UnBought and UnBossed Awards Breakfast is an annual event hosted by Girls Inc. of Chattanooga to honor women in the community who, through their accomplishments, are role models for girls. The honorees are selected by Girls Inc. teen girls who also present the awards at the event. Proceeds from UnBought & UnBossed support Girls Inc. of Chattanooga’s programs to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Nomination forms are available at www.unboughtandunbossed.net and will be accepted until January 22, 2010.

On Saturday, November 14, 140 parents, their teens and agency health care representatives attended Girls Inc.’s Town Hall Meeting – Parents to Teens and Everything in Between.  Attendees were inspired by presentations by the teens and Dr. Michael Warren, Medical Director, Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination.

Following the presentations, the group broke into separate breakout sessions of parents, girls, boys and agency representatives to talk about the importance of parent and teen communication to reducing infant mortality. The sessions were held to encourage communication between parents and teens about reproductive health, risky behaviors, choices and personal safety.

Girls Inc. of Chattanooga would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a success. We are proud of our IMPACT teens for all of their hard work and are grateful to the Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination for funding IMPACT for two years.  Please stay tuned for a new funding announcement for the program and what’s next for the IMPACT students.

To read more about the town hall, see the article in the Times Free Press http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/15/parents-teens-urged-to-talk/.