Presentation from the October 20th GEMS meeting at Portage High School.

1. GEMS
Girls
Empowered
and
Motivated to
ServeOCTOBER:
Discovering your
passions and talents

2. Upcoming Events
● Next meeting is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17
● Cascade Mountain Job Fair
○ TONIGHT, October 20th, 3:00pm-7:00pm
○ Tomorrow, October 21st, 10:00am-2:00pm
○ Full time and part time positions available, free skiing and lessons
○ Call 608-742-5588 for information

3. Upcoming Events
○ Salvation Army Coat Drive Collection
■ October 1st - October 20th
■ Drop off gently used jackets, coats, snow pants, hats, mittens and boots to Police Dept or Portage
Cleaners
○ Portage Family Skate Park Fundraiser
■ October 21st - 10:00AM-8:00PM
■ Pop a balloon for $5 at Papa Murphy’s and win a prize. Proceeds benefit the Portage Family Skate Park
○ TRIAD Senior Safe Night Out
■ October 28th - 3:00-8:00PM, City Hall basement
■ Assist with BINGO & prizes, music, dinner, Halloween costume contest
■ Contact the Portage Police Dept. at 608-742-2174 and ask to volunteer
○ Portage Sharing Supper
■ October 30th - 5:00-6:30PM, Bartels Middle School
■ Free dinner, assist at the “Kid’s Corner” doing crafts and stories
■ Contact portagesharingsupper@gmail.com
○ Harvest Dinner
■ November 11th - 4:30-7:00PM, Portage Presbyterian Church
■ Assist with serving meals

4. Activity- Find your passion
● Passion: an intense desire or enthusiasm for something
● Top 5 Passions Activity
● Share

5. Discussion
● “I feel lost, I don’t have a purpose. I don’t know what I want to do with my
life.”
● Three F’s: Fatigued, Forbidden, Fearful
○ Fatigued: you already know what you love, but stuck on the “yeah,
but” cycle. “Yeah, but I don’t have time for it.”
○ Forbidden: you may be in a circle of peers who mock you or make you
feel shameful for being enthusiastic about something. Social judgment
often holds us back from pursuing things we enjoy.
○ Fearful: “what if” ...What if I fail? What if it goes nowhere?
● GEMS is a place where you can freely express things you’re interested in

6. Closing Announcements
● Next meeting is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17
○ TOPIC: Empowerment, self-worth, image
● LIKE and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS for GEMS Facebook page!!!
○ Updates, surveys, meeting changes, announcements