"It Takes A Village to Encourage A Girl"

**Dates and Topics are subject to change

GIAgirls Talk Session and Book Club Meeting Location:

Sursum Corda Youth Center

1175 1st Terrace NW

Washington DC 20001

Please join us at our next event!

Click on the Topics of the current and past events listed below to view and print the fliers.

Next 2012 GIATalk Session and Book Club Meeting Dates:

• Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 3PM "I Love Me" Day
• Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 3PM "Social Etiquette" Part II
• Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 3PM "Real Girls: Real Pressures"
• Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 3PM"Readers Are Leaders" Book Club Mtg: Fun Fiction for the Thinking Girl
• Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 3PM "Young, Black, and Female"
• Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 3PM "Mother/Daughter 1st Annual Tea Party"
• Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 7PM "GIAgirls Pajama Jam"
• Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 3PM"Readers Are Leaders" Book Club Mtg: Fun Fiction for the Thinking Girl
• Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 3PM Topic: "Goal Setting: Girls With Goals"
• Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 3PM "Readers Are Leaders" Book Club Meeting: Fun Fiction for the Thinking Girl
• Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 3PM "Teach Me How To Budget: What's In Your Piggy Bank?"
• Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 3PM "Money Makers: Good Cents for Girls"
• Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 3PM "Princess Divas 'Cooking in the Kitchen!"
• Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 3PM "GIAgirls Got Talent: Fashion and Brand You"
• Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 3PM "Readers Are Leaders" Book Club Meeting:Fun Fiction for the Thinking Girl

2011 Rap Session Dates:

GIA Girls Calendar of Events for Talk Sessions **Dates and Topics are subject to change

• Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 3PM "It's A Money Thing" see link
• Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 3PM "Money Doesn't Grow on Trees" ~ GIAgirls will learn to identify Needs vs Wants.
• Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 4PM: "Media and Self-Esteem in Girls"
• Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 4PM: "Mean Chicks & Cliques: Take A Stand Against Bullying"
• Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 4PM "Girl, Positive: I'm Worth IT"
• Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 4PM "Teach Me How To Budget" (Part 2)
• Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 4PM "Express Yourself: Create Your Own Jewelry"
• Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 4PM "Fit and Fabulous: It's A Girl Thing" with Guest Speaker, Certified Personal Trainer, Patrice Jones who is the Founder of FRU FIT Affordable Fitness
• Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 4PM "It's Fun Being A Girl: DIVA Princesses Spa Day" ***
• Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 4PM "Readers Are Leaders Book Club" Mtg
• Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12PM "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Movie Day" Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 4PM "Readers Are Leaders Book Club" Mtg
• Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 12PM "The Power of Self-Defense: Learn to React if Attacked"
• Saturday, August 13, 2011
• Satuday, August 27, 2011
• Saturday, September 17, 2011
• Saturday, September 24, 2011

Upcoming 2012 GIA Workshops:

Location of Workshops:

Sursum Corda Youth Center

1175 1st Terrace NW, 2nd Floor

Washington DC 20001

"Teach Me How To Budget" Workshop

Summer 2012

Date and Time: TBD

Give the girls in your life that valuable advantage by signing them up to attend this fun and motivating budgeting workshop. Budgeting expert, Ikisha Little meets kids on kids' level to provide practical financial advice. This workshop help kids explore things they can do with money-earn it, give it, save it, and spend it. Before they even finish the budgeting workshop, your kids will be fired up to become wise stewards God desires us to be.

"Fashion and Brand You" Workshop (see attached for flyer)

Summer 2012

Date: TBD

This workshop will teach Entrepreneurship and Marketing skills where female youth will learn how to make jewelry and convert old jeans into skirts and purses. They will learn

how to brand and market their designs.

"Fabulous & Fit: It's a Girl Thing" Workshop

Summer 2012

DATE: To Be Determined

In this fun interactive workshop participants will learn some basic nutrition facts as well as healthy eating and living tips. Participants will also learn yoga and aerobic exercises to stay fit and fab. We hope that this workshop will inspire participants to take care of themselves inside and out, through their mind, body and soul.

2011 Rap Session Dates:

GIA Girls Calendar of Events for Talk Sessions**Dates and Topics are subject to change

• Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 3PM "It's A Money Thing" see link
• Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 3PM "Money Doesn't Grow on Trees" ~ GIAgirls will learn to identify Needs vs Wants.
• Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 4PM: "Media and Self-Esteem in Girls"
• Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 4PM: "Mean Chicks & Cliques: Take A Stand Against Bullying"
• Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 4PM "Girl, Positive: I'm Worth IT"
• Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 4PM "Teach Me How To Budget" (Part 2)
• Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 4PM "Express Yourself: Create Your Own Jewelry"
• Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 4PM "Fit and Fabulous: It's A Girl Thing" with Guest Speaker, Certified Personal Trainer, Patrice Jones who is the Founder of FRU FIT Affordable Fitness
• Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 4PM "It's Fun Being A Girl: DIVA Princesses Spa Day" ***
• Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 4PM "Readers Are Leaders Book Club" Mtg
• Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12PM "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Movie Day" Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 4PM "Readers Are Leaders Book Club" Mtg
• Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 12PM "The Power of Self-Defense: Learn to React if Attacked"
• Saturday, August 13, 2011
• Satuday, August 27, 2011
• Saturday, September 17, 2011
• Saturday, September 24, 2011

2010 Rap Session Dates:

Saturday, June 5th at 5PM - Topic: "What is Beautiful to Me" (see pics)

Saturday, June 19th at 5PM - Topic: "The Perfect Me" (see pics)

Saturday, July 17th at 5PM - Topic: "Finding Your Talent: Believe In Yourself"

Saturday, August 14th at 4PM-Topic:"Gratitude: What Are You Grateful for?"

Saturday, September 18th at 5PM "R-E-S-P-E-C-T YOURSELF" (FLYER) (see pics)

Saturday, October 9th 3:30PM "My Life According To Me: Learn to Journal"

Beauty & Personal Image Workshop:

Saturday, July 24, 2010 9:30AM-3PM

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Goals & Career Workshop

August Event: Saturday, August 28th 10AM-3PM

(see link on the left to view pics)

Upcoming 2012 Field Trips in the Washington DC metro area:

1. Bureau of Engraving
2. Botanical Gardens for girls ages 8-12 yrs old "Beauty All Around You"
3. National American History Museum
4. Newseum http://www.newseum.org/
5. Women in the Arts Museum http://www.nmwa.org/
6. Luray Caverns VA http://www.luraycaverns.com/
7. The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
8. http://www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/feb00.htm

1. African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
2. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
3. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, DC
4. Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum