Accepting Nominations for 2010 Healthy Girls Task Force!

Last week, twenty girls ages 10-16 from South Sarasota County graduated from the 2009 Healthy Girls Task Force. Over the past ten months, the girls met 8 times, planned 3 community service projects aimed at helping girls in their community live healthier lives, did 2 fundraising community service projects, and finally created and filmed their Live Healthy! public-service announcement. Girls reported growing as community leaders and learning to led healthier lifestyles themselves as well as having fun with their Task Force experience.

The 2010 Healthy Girls Task Force is now recruiting girls through December 1, 2009. The 2010 Task Force will be focused on Project HOPE (Holistic Obesity Endeavor), a five-month intensive leadership development for teenage girls from all Sarasota County who want to help reduce and prevent youth obesity through a holistic approach to healthy lifestyle awareness. The Task Force will meet twice per month from January through May, for a total of ten meetings. Two community events will be planned and coordinated by the Task Force leaders – a Community Forum on Youth Obesity on January 18th (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) and the HOPE Wellness Festival on April 25th (Global Youth Service Day). Teen leaders will also design and implement one community service project with the help of ten youth volunteers they recruit and manage.

Participation in the 2010 Project HOPE Task Force is an excellent opportunity for young women who are ready to grow as community leaders, earn up to 100 community service hours, and promote wellness in Sarasota County. To nominate a girl, please contact Julia Onnie-Hay, Program Specialist by email at juliao@gsgscf.org or by phone at (941) 921-5358 ext. 316. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations are due by December 1, 2009. Nominees will be interviewed by phone and decisions will be made by December 18th. Graduates of the 2009 Healthy Girls Task Force are automatically accepted. The 2010 Project HOPE Task Force is open to 20 teen leaders.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

THANKS!

Julia


Julia Onnie-Hay

Program Specialist

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc.

4780 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL 34233

phone (941) 921-5358 ext. 316

fax (941) 921-923-5241

www.gsgcf.org

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