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and raise awareness of the need for better educational opportunities for children worldwide. JudySuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619938147020031674noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156230248276288388.post-33437155343119409022016-08-22T07:55:00.000-07:002016-08-22T07:55:02.822-07:00Lincoln Square Lemonade Stand!We took a break from our summer break to offer lemonade to steamy commuters and spread the word about GSG.<br />
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Big thanks to Anthony Qaiyum and Merz Apothecary for the prime real estate and endless support!<br />
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We spent more than three leisurely hours getting pampered by the awesome staff of the Gold Coast spa, which generously donated 50 percent of the afternoon's sales to us. We could not be more thankful (or relaxed)!<br />
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Join Girls Supporting Girls for a fun and relaxing afternoon of manicures, massages and facials at our favorite Oak Street destination: <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=266817613373379" href="https://www.facebook.com/StilSalonandSpa/" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">STĪL Salon and Spa</a> (34 E. Oak St., 4th floor).</div>
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From noon to 3pm on Sunday, March 20th, STĪL is offering manicures (traditional, $25, and no-chip, $50); chair massages ($25) and express facials ($50) for GSG and our friends. An extremely generous 50% of all service charges will be donated t<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">o GSG’s next school project in India!</span></div>
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Bring your friends, your kids, your significant others! Everyone is welcome. Call the salon at <br /><b>312-337-7845</b> to book your appointments now, before they’re all gone!</div>
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Construction of the Kampong Pluk Secondary School --the first school funded by Girls Supporting Girls! -- is moving along quickly. </div>
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Did you know that one third of the world's illiterate population resides in India? If immediate action is not taken, it is estimated that by 2020 one half of the world's illiterate population will live in this country. The language diversity of India (only 30 percent of Indians speak Hindi and 19 languages have official status in the country) as well as an entrenched caste system and persistent poverty present unique hurdles to obtaining an education. Although schooling is free and mandatory until age 14, it is estimated that 40 percent of students (primarily girls) drop out before secondary school. Despite these dire statistics, there is good reason for optimism for the future of this wonderful country. There is a strong NGO community in India which Room to Read has been able to partner with in order to increase their impact in this region. We at GSG are excited that our next school project is in India. We hope you are excited as well!Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123326203746135158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156230248276288388.post-27739862620125866792014-12-17T08:16:00.000-08:002014-12-17T08:16:04.516-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>New York Times</i> columnist Nicholas Kristof recently spoke on the topic of "New Aid in a New Age: Understanding International Development" at a sold out event sponsored by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Mr. Kristof was in town to discuss his new book, <i>A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity</i> which he co-authored with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. Much of the evening's discussion focused on the education of girls. In describing smart girls as "agents of change", Mr. Kristoff noted that terrorist groups such as The Taliban, ISIS and Boko Haram had good reason to suppress the education of girls. Studies show that the education of girls leads to economic growth, greater participation of women in public life, lower birthrates and greater influence by mothers over their sons. All of these factors decrease the risk of extremism taking hold in a community. While acknowledging the need for military action in battling these terrorist groups, Mr. Kristoff also encouraged leaders to use education and women's empowerment as tools to fight extremism. Describing education as "an escalator out of poverty", he urged attendees to get to work on creating opportunity for all. We at GSG couldn't agree more.Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123326203746135158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156230248276288388.post-17373351920369139612014-10-10T06:42:00.001-07:002014-10-10T06:42:45.061-07:00Congratulations Malala!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're back with some great news! <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/world/europe/kailash-satyarthi-and-malala-yousafzai-are-awarded-nobel-peace-prize.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize! </a> At 17, the champion of education for girls worldwide is the youngest recipient in the award's history.<br />
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We've got a great way for you to celebrate: <a href="http://girlssupportgirls.blogspot.com/p/support-us.html" target="_blank">Help us make the final push to raise money to build our first school</a>. The Kampong Secondary School on Siem Reap province is set to break ground, and <b>we've got just over $3,000 to go</b>. The school will hold 155 students who are eager to learn.<br />
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"As a second grade teacher, I am always
looking for ways to inspire my students to read more and get excited to learn
about the world around them. What better
way than to motivate them to build a school
for children in need in Cambodia? I
approached my principal and the other teachers, who all supported the cause and
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Each teacher asked their students to make
reading goals based on numbers of pages they would read. Goals varied from 50 to 2,000 pages, and each
student took home a packet to record what they read and the
pledge money they collected. Over the
next four weeks, students challenged themselves to read more at home than they
normally do, in an effort to raise pledge money. In my classroom, we
read the story <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Running-Shoes-Frederick-Lipp/dp/1580891756" target="_blank">Running Shoes</a></u>, about a little girl from a rural Cambodian
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read. As a school, we raised over $300
dollars for Girls Supporting Girls, and I hope to continue the read-a-thon tradition
at Ruben Salazar."<o:p></o:p></div>
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Board member <b>Pam Robinson</b> hosted a candlelight yoga event: </div>
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"We welcomed a full studio of friends and
yoga enthusiasts to Lakeview's <a href="http://www.namaskaryoga.com/" target="_blank">Namaskar Yoga</a> in February for a
benefit candlelight class. Teacher Chris
Delizer lead the group in deep conscious breathing; giving and receiving;
heart opening poses to create abundance; and standing poses to create a strong
foundation -- all with a focus on GSG’s current initiative to build our first school in Cambodia. The evening progressed with food, wine and socializing. </div>
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Thank you to Alexandra Murman and Namaskar Yoga for offering the cozy studio for the evening
and donating the event fees to GSG. Thank you also to Chris for teaching an
inspiring class. And, most of all, a generous thank you to all who attended. A lovely
evening at the studio!"</div>
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<br />JudySuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619938147020031674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156230248276288388.post-16761300147850352072013-10-30T08:13:00.002-07:002013-10-30T08:16:06.427-07:00Girls Supporting Girls Celebrates Booktober!<br />
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Throughout the month of October, our partner organization, Room to Read, supported global literacy with <a href="http://www.roomtoread.org/booktober" target="_blank">several "Booktober" events</a> . We at <b>Girls Supporting Girls</b> are big fans of global literacy as well, so we decided to host a Booktober event of our own. <br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0qGDIhVzu7M/UnEV8V6AzNI/AAAAAAAAAD4/vArGGbqBFVI/s1600/photo+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0qGDIhVzu7M/UnEV8V6AzNI/AAAAAAAAAD4/vArGGbqBFVI/s320/photo+(1).JPG" width="320" /></a>Board member Kim Bahna and I invited a group of third grade girls to discuss how they could help other girls around the world go to school. We watched a clip from the movie <a href="http://www.girlrising.com/" target="_blank"> "Girl Rising"</a> and discussed the barriers (sometimes financial, sometimes cultural) that girls face in obtaining an education. <br />
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Then, we created "Inspiration Journals," where the girls wrote about people and things that inspired them to be strong and fearless. The girls also created bookmarks. Each girl was asked to bring a small donation for Room to Read; some of donated their allowance or other money they had saved! We discussed the collective power of their donations<b> </b>(almost $500!)<b> </b>and how together, the funds they raised could buy 10 bikes for girls to travel to school or 20 school uniforms or two full scholarships. Some of the girls were so inspired that they have planned their own fundraising events.<br />
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