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Girls Inc. in the News January 31, 2008 East Tennessean Girls Inc. in Johnson City, Tenn, the Women's Resource Center (WRC), the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, and the Tennessee Association of Family and Consumer Sciences sponsored the "Head 2 Toe" 5th annual prom dress donation event. This event is designed to enhance the overall self-image of the girls by providing prom dresses, personalized service and a shopping experience in a retail setting for their upcoming proms for $25 or less. January 28, 2008 PR Newswire Guppy Games, award-winning developer and publisher of mobile games, is pleased to announce the availability of the Girls Inc. TeamUp mobile game to Verizon Wireless, Alltel Wireless, AT&T and T-mobile subscribers. Based on the award-winning PC game developed by Large Animal Games in collaboration with Girls Inc., a non-profit youth organization, TeamUp is an innovative strategy game with over 50 puzzling levels. There are three girl characters in the game, each with a unique special ability. The player helps this team of girls work together to find the exit and solve each level. January 23, 2008 EB Publishing Inc Encouraging more women to pursue higher education and careers in math, science and engineering, ExxonMobil and Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas (Girls Inc.) recently hosted the ExxonMobil Family Math and Science Night at the Girls Inc. Love Field Center. The entertainment-filled event, which was part of Girls Inc.’s Operation SMART (Science, Math And Relevant Technology) program, invited girls ages six through 11 and their families to participate in exciting math and science workshops and talk with ExxonMobil volunteers about their careers. November 9, 2007 | shelbynews.com Shelby County recently awarded Shelbyville's Girls Inc., with the "Mission Partner Award” for its service to this Indiana community. Currently, the local Girls Inc. reaches out to girls 12 years and older with programs aimed to build self-esteem as well as to fight bullying. November 5, 2007 | redbluffdailynews.com Local educators and a Girls Inc. official issued a challenge to the community at large and the Red Bluff Kiwanis Club specifically on Oct. 24. They have started a financial campaign to raise money and awareness for a relatively new program that helps girls in Glenn, Tehama and Shasta counties. The organization has set out to raise $100 each from 1,000 individuals in the regions, according to Kathy Wheeler, superintendent of the Red Bluff Union High School District and an advocate of Girls, Inc. November 1, 2007| cramer.house.gov Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bud Cramer (Ala.-05) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice will provide $250,000 to Girls, Inc. of Huntsville through its Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Fiscal Year 2007 Solicited Mentoring program. Girls, Inc is expected to use this funding to help implement its Life Empowerment Action Plan (LEAP). This program provides mentoring to girls aged five to eighteen to help them excel academically. “Each year, Girls, Inc. helps countless girls in our area discover and develop new skills that will help them succeed in school and in activities outside of the classroom,” said Cramer. “I’m pleased that the Department of Justice is awarding this funding to help ensure Girls, Inc. can build on its programs locally.”
Middle school students in Girls Inc. of Alameda County are learning about technology by creating blogs and designing software in an after school program called BuildIT.
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