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Girl InPowerment
Summit Inspires and Educates
Special to The Truth
On Saturday, June 30 Groomed for Greatness and Inspire 2
Be Mentoring partnered up for the Girl InPowerment Summit
entitled "Being Unstoppable" which was held at the
University of Toledo Recreation Center. The event was
moderated by fitness guru Erika White and included an array
of speakers and age appropriate break out sessions for an
audience of young ladies ages 8-17.
State basketball championship Lady Rams
Zia Cook and Diamond Ezell started the summit by sharing
their life journeys and speaking about what it means to be
unstoppable.
The day proceeded with young ladies
ages eight-to-11 learning about the importance of having
positive self-esteem moderated by Richelle Watkins and the
topic of having respect for self and others moderated by
Groomed for Greatness Executive Director Alisa Gafeney.
The young ladies ages 12 and over
learned about college-preparedness by 2015 Cotillion
Debutante winner, Djhream Carter, who was awarded over one
million dollars in college scholarships.
Colleen
Thornton from Northwest Ohio Construction spoke about career
having side hustles and
Stephanie Potter-Flint of Bethany House spoke about healthy
relationships. opportunities in the trades. The Social
Butterfly Donnetta Carter spoke about
The day also included fun
activities such as wall climbing, basketball, a water slide,
volleyball, swimming, a Pińata, selfie-station by Picture
This, gift bags, tee shirts, raffles and all the food and
treats the girls could eat.
Colleen Thornton from Northwest Ohio Construction spoke
about career having side hustles and Stephanie Potter-Flint
of Bethany House spoke about healthy relationships.
opportunities in the trades. The Social Butterfly Donnetta
Carter spoke about
The day also included fun activities such as wall climbing,
basketball, a water slide, volleyball, swimming, a Pińata,
selfie-station by Picture This, gift bags, tee shirts,
raffles and all the food and treats the girls could eat.
Founder of Groomed for Greatness, Michelle McCaster, shared
that: "Investing in girls is one of the smartest things we
can do to promote a healthier, more prosperous world. More
importantly, it’s the right thing to do. Every girl has a
right to be in charge of her future and her fate, and we
have the collective obligation of helping them to reach
their goals and become productive members of society. We
tried to put together a summit that would allow girls to be
in power of their future as well as provide them with the
resources and individuals who could help them to reach their
personal goals. We also wanted instill professionalism and
respect.
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“Michelle Obama is my SHERO and if there were anyone I would
have girls model themselves after, if would be her.
“She is intelligent, poised, a phenomenal community advocate
and philanthropist and she does show that the negative
comments people and the media say about her bother her. It
takes a strong village of strong women to insure that girls
are equipped and have the foresight to crush barrier. They
also need the tools for success and encouragement to know
that whatever path they chose to navigate, we are here to
guide them.”
Groomed for Greatness plans to make this an annual event to
include more dynamic speakers, empower girls and help them
reach their highest potentials.
For more information on Groomed for Greatness find them on
Facebook, go to groomedforgreatness.org or contact
Executive Director Alisa Gafeney at (419) 360-0015 or
founder Michelle McCaster at (313) 623-9313.
For information on Inspire 2 Be Mentoring, contact Brittany
Bates at (770) 864-8905.
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