Girls In STEM 2013

on Thursday, 18 April 2013.

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. An especially big thank you to the Women's Professional Development Network (WPDN) of Applied Materials. Each year the WPDN helps with the planning and logistics of the conference as well as presenting a workshop for the girls. Thank you Rebecca, Camilla, Pam, Tara, Sarah, Deb, Crystal, Charlise, Jennifer, Charlene and Louis for all of the hours dedicated to making this a great event for girls!
Check out the Girls In STEM slideshow to see highlights from the event on our blog HERE.

deSTEMber Fest Success!

on Saturday, 08 December 2012.

Girlstart hosted deSTEMber Fest at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum on December 1st. Close to 200 kids participated and we couldn't have done it without all of our volunteers. A big thank you to everyone who came out and participated and helped!

Thank You William!

on Friday, 04 November 2011.

During the past several months, William Sederholm, has devoted an hour or two each week to Girlstart. William has become a pro at building Ikea furniture, painting, and assembling even more Ikea furniture. Thank you William for being a part of making Girlstart so great!

Charles Schwab Volunteer Day at Girlstart

on Friday, 27 May 2011.

Sixteen volunteers from Charles Schwab volunteered on May 17th to help us with painting, putting together furniture, decorating our bathrooms, refilling our bean bags and more! Thank you so much for helping us with these much needed projects so we can get ready for Summer Camp!

Dell Treasury Group

on Tuesday, 10 May 2011.

Special thanks to the Dell Treasury Group for getting our backyard summer camp ready. Volunteers spent the afternoon weeding, raking, trimming trees and helping with inside projects!

St. Stephen’s

on Monday, 11 April 2011.

A group of St. Stephen’s students, faculty, and staff spent the day today at the Girlstart headquarters on West Anderson Lane helping the nonprofit prepare for their upcoming Summer Camps. They cleaned and organized and painted walls and furniture at Girlstart.

Austin Regional Clinic (ARC)

on Monday, 04 April 2011.

Special thanks to Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) for helping us with our Girlstart Clinic camps this summer. Cesar Rodriguez transformed our science shack into the "Girlstart Clinic". ARC Doctors Leah Treadwell and Missy Markley were recruited by Lynda Shanblum, Community Relations Specialist, as guest speakers. Thank you so much!

Why I'm Volunteering for Expanding Your Horizons

on Thursday, 10 March 2011.

NetSpend

on Monday, 28 February 2011.

NetSpend employees came to Girlstart and renovated our computer lab and robotics lab! These volunteers spent the day painting, shopping and assembling fantastic new furniture for our labs. In addition to the volunteer work, they also contributed money to buy all the chairs, tables and stools for our labs. Thank you so much NetSpend!

Young Women’s Alliance (YWA)

on Wednesday, 16 February 2011.

All year long, Young Women’s Alliance (YWA) members volunteer their time at our outreach booths, science extravaganzas and girls conference. Last year, in addition to volunteering as a group at our Spooky Science Extravaganza, YWA also had a "good candy drive" for our event. They donated over 50 bags of chocolate and candy (the good kind)! Thanks for always helping Girlstart!

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