Cathi's Blog

Today was a very creative day at Girls Inc of Worcester!  The 25 girls who participated in the Presidents' Day program pitched in with two adult (Gina Fleury and Kofi Poku) and two teen volunteers (Yaa and Adwoa Poku) to create masterpiece murals that will be proudly displayed in the Winthrop House lobby for months to come.  Read more »

Happy 2010!  At Girls Inc of Worcester we are bringing the new year in by moving forward with our strategic planning process and updating the look of our Providence Street building with new windows in the Fuller Aquatics Center. 

The snows of a New England Winter can get some people down, but not us!  This month we have put the new windows in the pool area - partially funded by a grant from the United Way of Central MA.  The new glass block windows brighten the room and are a great addition - inside and out!  Read more »

Girls Inc's Board President Victoria Waterman, who is also the President of Leading Women Mass (http://www.leadingwomen.biz/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=168), hosted her monthly Strategic Networking Breakfast at Girls Inc this morning.  The topic today was Women Leaders In Healthcare, and the guest panelists were Dr. Marianne Felice, Chair of Pediatrics, Dr. Mariann Manno, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Dr. Read more »

It has been a great week - very full and a lot of fun (and food!) Read more »

On Saturday, October 24, Girls Inc's Board of Directors and leadership team met for a day long retreat.  Our very inspiring speaker for the morning was Dr. David Jordan, President and CEO of Seven Hills Foundation.  The focus was on creating a vision - to challenge, inspire and empower - girls, staff, parents, Board members and all who touch and are touched by Girls Inc.  Read more »

Worcester Academy is an awesome neighbor!!  Little did I know when they invited me to be on their Board of Visitors that they were going to showcase Girls Inc's partnership with the Girls Varsity LaCrosse Team as part of the day!  When I asked why we were chosen for a dialogue with members Zoe Eth and Mary Claire Pelletier and Coach Erin Flynn, Carolyn Reich, Stewardship and Constituent Relations Officer told me that it was because so many of the girls had identified their work in this very new partnership as the most important and special service project Read more »

What an awesome day - EIGHT GREAT volunteers from UNUM at Camp Kinneywood for painting the stairs and railings on the Pine Lodge and Rec Hall.... washing down all the picnic tables in the Pavillion and painting a few of the outside picnic tables too!  Thanks to everyone for a wonderful day. 

Come back before the end of the week to learn about to the Girls Inc Drop In program.

It has been a VERY SPECIAL summer filled with wonderful experiences for the kids who have participated in our summer programs at Winthrop House and Camp Kinneywood - and for the Girls Inc staff and volunteers!  Read more »

Hey girls summer interns, Akuah and Dora, talking. We've had a great week so far at the Girls Inc. of Worcester. Each day we learn what goes into running this organization and what we can do to make it better for the next two years. Read more »