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June 2001 Volume 1, Number 1

District V Clubs and Girl Scouts
Sponsor Teen Leadership Conference
Elaine Reed, Project Coordinator

Soroptimist International of Founder Region District V and Girls Scouts of Sierra Cascade cosponsored a training conference with the goal of assisting high school girls in acquiring the leadership skills necessary to make a positive and significant impact in our communities. The target group was high school age girls who demonstrate leadership potential and are committed to the betterment of their community. Twenty high school girls attended representing eight different communities. Six of the girls were Girl Scouts and the remainder were sponsored by the Soroptimist Club in their communities and chosen with the help of high school counselors.

This was a joint Soroptimist project with 75% of District V clubs participating. This district covers almost 5,000 square miles with a population of 154,000.

Evaluations turned in at the end of the conference by each girl confirmed that they thought it was a valuable training and they would attend again if offered next year and would encourage their friends to attend.