This past Saturday was Girlstart’s Going Green STEM Saturday. Twenty 1st-2nd grade
girls and their parents came to Girlstart to explore wind and solar energy in celebration of
Earth Day last week.

Girls In STEM took place on April 6th at The University of Texas at Austin and it was a huge success; 576 4th-8th grade girls from all over the state registered to attend! Throughout the day girls attended hands-on workshops led by 95 presenters/co-presenters and over 150 volunteers helped the day of the conference.

We recently caught up with Kimberly Chapman, one of Girlstart's biggest fans and advocates. Kimberly tells us about getting involved with Girlstart and helping us raise scholarship funds for summer camp.

Girlstart: How did you hear about Girlstart and how long have you been involved?

Kimberly: I think it was at some public event or other early on when we'd moved to Austin. I can't remember what or where.  Possibly the Wildflower Center.  I know that I took a flyer for a Spooktacular and brought Peo to it.  She got to play with cool science stuff and won the award for "Cutest" costume.  From that point on, I realized that GirlStart was a really cool organization that I wanted in our lives.

Girlstart: Tell us why you support Girlstart.

Here at Girlstart we didn't find a lucky four leaf clover but we did find some green slime made up of polymers!