NEWS RELEASE: CAREER CONFERENCE FOR GIRLS
Local Soroptimist club to provide career guidance and mentorship to girls during one-day conference
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Contact: [email protected]
Are you a high school girl interested in going to college? Do you want guidance on how to set and achieve your
career goals? Would you like access to professional role models and mentors? Get the resources you need to plan
your future through the Soroptimist Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls program, which aims to help girls
grow to be strong, successful and happy adults.
Soroptimist International of [CLUB NAME] will host a day-long conference for secondary school-age girls, where
they will learn about career opportunities, setting and achieving goals, and overcoming obstacles to success. The
Dream It, Be It event will take place on [DATE] at [LOCATION], from [TIME] to [TIME]. Girls and their
parents/guardians can learn more and sign up for the program by [VISITING OR CONTACTING (***NOTE FOR CLUB:
INCLUDE WEBSITE OR CONTACT INFO)].
Throughout the day, the girls will attend sessions based on the following topics:
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Discovering your dreams
Exploring careers
Creating achievable goals
Rising above obstacles
Turning failure into success
Balancing your stress
Putting dreams into action
“Because we don’t expect that all girls will know what they want to do for the rest of their lives and we also know
that plans change, the skills developed through the day can be applied to any goals the girls identify throughout
their education and careers,” said [CLUB PRESIDENT NAME]. “The girls will also have the opportunity to speak with
working women and perhaps arrange a mentorship with a woman whose career interests them.”
In addition to learning important life skills, the girls will also leave with a variety of other resources and fun items,
[INCLUDING A DREAM JOURNAL FOR KEEPING TRACK OF THEIR GOALS AND A CERTIFICATE FOR PARTICIPATING AT
THE END OF THE DAY (***NOTE TO CLUB: INCLUDE SPECIFICS HERE IF YOU PLAN TO GIVE THE GIRLS VARIOUS
ITEMS EACH WEEK OR AT THE END OF THE SERIES)].
1709 Spruce St. | Philadelphia, PA 19103 | 215-893-9000 | [email protected] | Soroptimist.org | LiveYourDream.org
© Soroptimist International of the Americas
NEWS RELEASE: CAREER CONFERENCE FOR GIRLS
Dream It, Be It joins with the long-running Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women to create
the “Soroptimist Dream Programs,” which provide sustainable, measurable change for women and girls, and
ensure they have access to the education and training needed to reach their full potential and live their
dreams. The Live Your Dream Awards assist women by giving them the resources they need to improve their
education, skills and job prospects.
Soroptimist International of [INSERT CLUB NAME] is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas, a causerelated philanthropic federation of clubs improving the lives of women and girls through social and economic
empowerment. The [INSERT CITY NAME] Soroptimists join 1,300 Soroptimist clubs in 20 countries and territories
that empower women and girls through volunteer projects, such as cash grants for education, hands-on efforts to
end domestic violence, career mentoring for girls, women’s health initiatives and many other community-based
projects. [CLUB CAN INSERT OTHER ACTIVITIES IT UNDERTAKES]. For more information on how Soroptimist
improves the lives of women and girls, visit <Soroptimist.org>.
© Soroptimist International of the Americas. October 2014.
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