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LDA Class of 2025 Bridge Builders presentation
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LDA Class of 2025 Bridge Builders presentation
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- 2. OUR TEAM Lexi AnnaBerenice Josh Grace Elton Sarah
- 3. Help a DisadvantagedGroup • Elderly • Children in Poverty • Veterans Completion Make a True Impact OUR VISION
- 4. OUR PROJECT The BridgeBuilders project aimed to connect community members innovatively. Partnering with the Janesville Boys and Girls Club SMART Girls Program, we empowered school-aged girls through health, fitness, prevention education, and self-esteem building activities. We facilitated monthly sessions with female leaders from various industries, providing insights and inspiration. The project culminated in a career fair, a luncheon with business leaders, and a graduation program, celebrating the girls' achievements and equipping them for future success. We are proud of the impact made and grateful for the partnership with the Janesville Boys and Girls Club.
- 5. QUICK FACTS Child PovertyRate: As of recent data, approximately 16.5% of children in Rock County live below the poverty line Impact on Education: Children living in poverty in Rock County are significantly more likely to face educational challenges, including lower graduation rates and reduced access to extracurricular activities
- 6. PROJECT GOALS Promotion ofHealthy Living: To enhance the health, fitness, and self-esteem of young girls through dynamic sessions, activities, and educational opportunities, fostering a supportive environment for their overall development. Empowerment Through Mentorship: To connect school-aged girls with female leaders from various industries, providing mentorship and inspiration to help them envision and pursue diverse career paths.
- 7. PROCESS Activities: 02 04 Collaborated with Janesville Boys& Girls Club Partnership: 01 Dynamic activities and engaging sessions. 03 Monthly sessions with female leaders. Monthly Mentorship: Career fair, luncheon, and graduation. Final Event:
- 8. • Boys &Girls Club Grant: $2,000.00 • Blackhawk Community Credit Union Jeans Day: Monetary Donation • Van Galder Bus Company: Transportation to and From the Event at a Discounted Rate • Nowlan Law LLP: Donated Gift Bags • Wells Fargo Advisors: Piggy Banks • Johnson Bank: Company Swag FUNDRAISING
- 9. • Group Dynamics ⚬Colors ⚬ Passions • Bridge Builders & B&GC Communication ⚬ Expenses ⚬ Expectations • Final Event ⚬ Balance CHALLENGES
- 10. Each month, theBridge Builders project brought in local women leaders from various industries to provide education and engaging sessions for the girls. These sessions offered valuable insights into different career paths and included interactive activities that inspired and empowered the participants. MONTHLY SESSIONS
- 12. Blackhawk Technical Collegeproudly hosted the graduation ceremony for the SMART Girls program. This event celebrated the achievements of aspiring women business owners, police officers, cooks, and lawyers. The ceremony included a career fair where prominent women leaders from the community engaged with girls from the program. They provided hands-on experiences in making healthy snacks, debating, and conducting scientific experiments. During the graduation, the girls enthusiastically shared their future aspirations, marking a significant milestone in their journey towards becoming the next generation of women professionals. OUR MAIN EVENT
- 17. WE MADE THENEWS!
- 18. BENEFITS 01 Boosted Self-Esteem: Buildsconfidence and self-worth through positive role models. 02 Career Insight: Broadens understanding of career paths and inspires ambitions. 03 Healthy Habits: Promotes lifelong health and well-being. Community Support: Connects girls with local leaders and peers, fostering growth. 04
- 19. SUMMARY The Bridge Buildersproject partnered with the Janesville Boys and Girls Club SMART Girls Program to empower school-aged girls through mentorship and educational activities. By connecting girls with female leaders from various industries, the project inspired career exploration and boosted self-esteem. It promoted healthy living and culminated in a career fair, luncheon, and graduation program, celebrating the girls'
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Editor's Notes
- #3 The Bridge Builders project envisioned empowering young girls to explore their potential and build self-esteem through mentorship and educational opportunities. By partnering with the Janesville Boys and Girls Club SMART Girls Program, we connected school-aged girls with inspiring female leaders, showcasing the endless possibilities in various industries. Through engaging activities and events like career fairs and luncheons, we inspired and equipped them for future success. Together, we built bridges to a brighter future, one girl at a time.
- #9 The first challenge our group faced was of course getting to know each other and understand the best ways to connect and motivate each other based on our underlying colors. Once we tackled that hurdle, we next needed to determine our project. It was at our November session that we faced a pivotal moment in our project, say yes to working with the boys and girls club or choose a different path. At that session we asked ourselves the challenging questions of is this what we envisioned our LDA project to look like? Are we passionate about this project? And maybe even the toughest question, are we asking the right questions to determine what the right project is for us. Once we took the leap with saying yes to partnering with the Boys and Girls Club Smart program we had a lot of worries about budget. The Boys & Girls Club was generous to allocate to us $2,500.00 for our event, but with this being a brand new event that we were organizing, we all were experiencing the worry of "will this be enough" and as the event got closer I think we all worried "should we have fundraised?" Nonetheless, we ended up staying under budget and thanks to the boys & girls club it alleviated the financial burden off our shoulders for planning this project. The file challeneges we encompassed were with the final event we wanted to ensure that the career fair we organized was age friendly. The girls we were to primarily be working with were 10 year old girls and we wanted to make sure the career fair engaged them in a way similar to our monthly sessions. We also wanted the event to be the right balance of focusing on their future while also celebrating their accomplishments from over the year. Overall when we focused on the most important part, the girls having a good time with female role models, the rest seemed easy, but it was the nuances that we had to care about to ensure we overcame the challenges.
- #10 Our monthly sessions were some of our group members, including mine, favorite part of our project. We were able to bring in driven females in their industry of choice to share with the girls about their passion. Our first speaker was Elizabeth Swart, from Wells Fargo Advisors here in Janesville. She taught the girls the importance between spending, saving, and investing. The girls were also lucky enough to take home piggy banks to start their saving goals early. Our next monthly session featured the "Jessicas" from Corporate Contractors Incorporation (CCI). These two provided some great lessons on how construction works and an awesome activity that involved building a home and putting it to the test of the wrecking ball. Finally, we had members from the janesville police department visit with the girls as our final monthly session. The girls were estactic to hear about ways they could become a police officer one day too, and especially perhaps work with the canine team and their new friend Victos.
- #19 In summary, we the Bridge Builders partnered with the Janesville B&GC to bring the national program Smart girls to our local club. We helped facilitate career exploration, boosted self-esteem, and promoted healthy living through the monthly events and inaugural luncheon that we put on. It overall seemed well received and we're super proud to have been a part of it.