The YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region recently received a grant from the Midland Area Community Foundation to provide young girls ages 9-12 with an empowerment summer camp to positively shape their personal strength, self-esteem, character and interpersonal skills.

The YWCA GLBR will host these empowerment summer camps at Greater Midland Community Center. Sessions will run July 24-28 and Aug. 28-Sept. 1 and will give young girls the opportunity to learn their personal strengths and the importance of decision making, goal-setting, health, nutrition, self-defense, positive peer influence and community awareness.

They will be provided a nurturing environment to learn more about who they are, how to deal with the challenges that they may be facing at home, at school and in their communities, and create the foundation and values to withstand the many temptations that they face as teenage girls.

The camp includes peer discussions about important topics and issues they face, guest speakers, interactive activities and relevant field trips.

Guest speakers from community leaders are a key aspect of the camp. The speakers are accomplished women in the private, government and nonprofit sectors. They will be able to be role models to these young girls on what they can achieve, the organizations stated.

It is important for the girls in our community to understand that it is their internal drive that will determine how far they will go in life. Do not to let internal limitations or past situations determine your future, said Misty Janks, YWCA executive director. Our guest speakers are leaders in the Great Lakes Bay Region and serve as real examples of the importance of hard work and determination for a successful future and our curriculum is built around empowering young girls to be our future leaders.

To register a young girl for this camp, visit the Greater Midland Community Center or call 989-835-7937. The activity numbers are 48057-A and 48057-B.

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