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WHEREAS, Strong Women Strong Girls is a non-profit program that fosters high aspirations among elementary school girls, helping them develop the skills they need for life-long success, and cultivates leadership and professional development for undergraduate college women; and,
WHEREAS, Strong Women Strong Girls trains college women as mentors who then engage the third through fifth grade girls during after school hours utilizing a research based curriculum that incorporates the study of contemporary and historic female role models, skill building activities and strong relationships with mentors and one another; and,
WHEREAS, Strong Women Strong Girls emphasizes the development of the college women who volunteer as mentors by providing them with extensive training and opportunities to be matched with professional women in one-on-one mentor relationships creating generations of mentoring ; and,
WHEREAS, Strong Women Strong Girls provides programming to more than 325 girls at 23 partner sites throughout the City of Pittsburgh, Homestead, Sto-Rox and Wilkinsburg, working with more than 100 college volunteers from Carlow University, Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, Point Park University and the University of Pittsburgh; and,
WHEREAS, Strong Women Strong Girls will host a very special after school event, "Jump Into Spring!" for participating girls on April 9, 2011 at the Petersen Events Center where girls will participate in jump roping, craft activities and games and learn from motivational speakers; and,
WHEREAS, the "Jump into Spring!" partners will include The Pittsburgh Steelers led by Strong Women, Strong Girls Advisory Council member and Steelers Quarterback Charlie Batch, motivational speaker and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer at UPMC Candi Castleberry-Singleton, arts education and mentoring program Hip Hop on L.O.C.K., the Pittsburgh Promise, DJ Kelli Burns, and university athletes;
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Strong Women Strong Girls for the critical impact it is making in Pittsburgh's future by supporting girls and women in our region; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, April 5, 2011, to be "STRONG WOMEN STRONG GIRLS JUMP INTO SPRING DAY" in the City of Pittsburgh.