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Virtual Guest Speakers

This semester, Girlstart continued offering our After School at Home program. After School at Home was created for girls to be brave, creative, and curious as they engage in fun, hands-on STEM activities, explore different careers, and get inspired by women in STEM from wherever they are this semester.

Throughout the months of March and April, guest speakers joined us via Zoom to share their STEM stories, experiences, and challenges, and have inspired countless girls to pursue their dreams. These meetings have fostered a community of young girls across the country who have witnessed the hard work, passion, and resilience of some of the most compelling female leaders in the STEM workforce.

A big thank you to the 44 guest speakers who joined these calls from companies such as DPR Construction, NASA, Lung Therapeutics, Applied Materials, Chevron, Hanger, Silicon Valley Bank, Golder, 3M, Dell, AstraFemina, and more.

We are so thankful for the overflow of generosity from our volunteers in helping grow the love of STEM among young girls!

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Thank You for Volunteering from Home

Due to the current health situation, Girlstart has not been able to host groups of volunteers for the past several months. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done, and thankfully volunteers have helped from the safety and comfort of their homes. Throughout the months of April and May, dozens of volunteers have prepped materials as well as assembled kits to serve over 1000 girls across the country for our Summer Camp at Home program!

We are so grateful for everyone’s support and flexibility as we find new ways to volunteer together!

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Curbside Pick Up Parties

This summer, Girlstart has pivoted to our new Summer Camp at Home program to ensure the health and safety of our camp community, including campers, staff, and volunteers. Each week campers can stop by one of our regional locations to pick up their Summer Camp at Home kit, which includes 15+ hands-on activities, a comprehensive engineering journal, Girlstart swag, a tiny programmable robot, and access to our digital video library.

Several volunteers joined us at our first Curbside Pick Up Party to distribute kits and cheer on campers as they drove off, all while maintaining a safe distance. We are so appreciative of the help and look forward to hosting more pick up parties throughout the summer! If you would like to join one, sign up online at: www.girlstart.org/volunteer.

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Thank You Tableau Software Volunteers!

This spring, a group from Tableau Software joined us at the Girlstart Austin offices to help prepare materials for our after school programs and community events.

As a group, they cut materials for a variety of lessons, including tulle & PVC pipes for plastic rescue, notecards for bee hummers, and toilet paper rolls for marshmallow slingshots. We’d like to give a big thank you for their help and support!

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