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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!

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.

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

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.

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/.