Girls Inc's Holiday Celebration lasted all day long!  On Friday the 18th we started with a staff Christmas potluck lunch, Yankee Gift swap and special gift raffle!  It was great to have time together with ABUNDANT food, gift cards, a new baby and much laughter!!!

At 4PM we heard a hearty HO HO HO and Santa came to visit the girls and give them each a special gift AND a hand knit hat (really a great gift on a weekend like this one!)  Check out the pictures below!

As the girls sat on Santa's lap and tried to pull his beard, about 30 of our dozens of volunteers stopped by to enjoy...

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Thanks so much to everyone who worked so hard to make the Girls Inc Wine Tasting Event such a great success tonight!  To the many volunteers - led by Board member Heather Ball, her friends Darcy and Nick D'Andrea and our Development Director Anne Sadick.  To the staff who pitched in above and beyond - Lynne Flanagan Tsombakos, Heather Lillis, Kijah Clark, Anne McCarthy and Tony Papagni!  To the staff at 55 Pearl for their great food, great service and delicious wine!  To all who contributed, participated, ate the delicious food and enjoyed the variety of wonderful wines from around the...

We have had a busy week at Girls Inc!  The Annual Meeting was last Wedneesday and we brought in a great group of new Board members, led by new President Victoria Waterman and including Dora and Akuah, the two young women who will be the youth representatives. 

We honored outgoing Board President Joan Bertrand, and Board Members Marcy Supovitz and Mary Goretti. The program included the rededication of George I Alden Hall, our renovated auditorium. Deborah Penta inspired us with her reflections on mentors along our life journey.

We will conclude this week with a Strategic...