Submitted by the YWCA of Olympia
OLYMPIA— The Girls Without Limits! (GWOL!) Program at the YWCA of Olympia is excited to announce registration for Spring Break Camp is now open to girls ages 10 to 14. GWOL! Technically Speaking Spring Break Camp is April 1st through April 4th, 2013. Spring Break Camp is $75.00 per camper and registration forms are due Monday, March 18th. Full and partial scholarships are available upon request.
This year, the Girls Without Limits! Spring Break Camp will focus on video production, film techniques, social marketing, and health. Camp will also provide girls with an opportunity to strategize in teams and create videos using complex equipment and software. Participants will hear stories from professional women in the film and digital media industry, attend special trainings and workshops, and learn how social marketing can affect behaviors and attitudes.
The YWCA of Olympia’s, Girls Without Limits! Program has sessions during spring and summer breaks and occasional weekends for girls ages 10 to 14. GWOL! focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as leadership, self-esteem, career awareness, and art. Participants are given the opportunity to meet professional women, go on educational field-trips, and work on group projects. Girls are encouraged to empower themselves and each other by increasing self-confidence, knowledge, and skills in the STEM area.
To enroll in GWOL! Spring Break Camp, complete a registration form and scholarship application (if needed) and send to the YWCA of Olympia, 220 Union Ave SE. Olympia, WA 98501. Registration and scholarship request forms are also available at the YWCA, or on the Girls Without Limits! Program page, www.ywcaofolympia.org . You may also call the YWCA at (360) 352-0593. For further questions, please contact the Girls Advancement Director, Hillary Soens, hsoens@ywcaofolympia.org.
The Girls Without Limit! Program is made possible by Intel, Community Youth Services AmeriCorps – Youth in Service Program, Junior League of Olympia, Intercity Transit, Lacey Rotary, Lacey Sunrise Lions Club, South Puget Sound Rotary, Washington Fish & Wildlife Office, Womenade, Zonta Club of Olympia, and individual donors to the YWCA of Olympia. Our generous sponsors have offered encouragement to young women and girls, and have provided opportunities for girls to attend GWOL! camps on full and partial scholarships.
About the YWCA of Olympia
Established in 1945, the YWCA of Olympia offers responsive programs and services to meet the needs of women, girls and families. We are inspiring a new generation to become strong leaders and advocates for opportunity and equity for all women. The YWCA of Olympia strives to empower women and eliminate racism through education, advocacy, service and leadership opportunities. The YWCA has worked to change history—from civil rights to women’s rights, from advocacy for women’s health care to an end to violence against women and girls. The YWCA is the voice for every woman. We speak out and take action on behalf of women and girls.
