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October 2021

NEWS

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Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara Wins Best After School Program!

Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara has won the Independent’s Best After-school Program award as part of the publication’s 2021 Best of Santa Barbara Readers’ Poll . This is the first win for Girls Inc. and it is the first year Girls Inc. has been nominated in this category. This year’s readers’ poll drew more than 14,000 people and over 450,000 votes.

Welcome New Board Members

Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors in the fall of 2021 - Mark Heinrich, Samara Page, and Susan Lichtenstein. These accomplished professionals bring to the organization impressive experiences in the legal, STEM, and HR fields, and strong personal connections to the Girls Inc. mission and vision. The new members were elected to their first year terms in August.

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Thank You Deckers

Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara wants to extend its deepest thanks to Deckers. A team of volunteers came out to give the inside of our Teen Center a much-needed new coat of paint. We are so grateful for the opportunity to partner with their crew and appreciate their long-time support of our organization!

Check out the Gym Instagram

Our gymnastics program has their own Instagram now! You can follow their account @girlsincsb_gymnastics to see practices, competitions, and more.

YOUTH AND TEENS

TK - 6th GRADE:

This month’s theme for our our TK-6 girls at our Goleta Valley Center is mental wellness! All October our facilitators have been creating, developing, and implementing programming that supports our girls’ emotional, psychological, and social well-being.

TEEN CENTER:

This month's theme is for the teens at the Goleta Valley Center and at our offsite locations is mind and body. The youth have engaged in hands on and minds on activities regarding body image, staying healthy, and importance of mental health.

STAFF

Celebrate our staff anniversaries!

Mel Dase

Executive Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator

8 years

Marisol Torres

Program Administrative Assistant

8 years

Jennifer Bahn

Lead Facilitator

3 years

MAKE YOUR IMPACT

Did you know that a monthly gift of only $83.34 qualifies you for our Champions for Girls circle?

Girls Inc. Champions for Girls are generous individuals, foundations, local businesses, and corporations who are dedicated to inspiring girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

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Our programs team puts together a wishlist on Amazon of all the items that would inspire the youth to be strong, smart, and bold in many different hands-on ways. Purchasing an item off this list will send it directly to our center and into the hands of our facilitators to put it to good use.

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