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STEM Extravaganza

This February, Girlstart hosted a Valentine’s Day-themed STEM Extravaganza event at the Girlstart STEM Center in Austin, TX. We had 17 volunteers come out and help make this community event a success.

Volunteers led hands-on activity booths, such as designing heart-shaped bubble wands, constructing a gummy heart dome, and creating an LED valentine. Throughout the event, attendees were able to learn about how those activities could translate into actual careers in STEM!

We are so grateful for the time and effort our volunteers put into this event! With their help, Girlstart continues to further our mission of increasing young girls’ interest in STEM!

Sign up to volunteer at our next event HERE.

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Thank you Unrivaled Group!

On MLK Day 2023, Unrivaled Group joined us at the Girlstart Austin office to help with outdoor cleanup. Volunteers helped to clean and organize two of Girlstart’s outside storage sheds, power washed our picnic tables, and prepped materials for our upcoming Community STEM events. Our outside space looks incredible thanks to the laborious efforts of the Unrivaled Group volunteers.

We want to thank you for all of your support, and in the spirit of a servant leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ask you to reflect on his wise words, “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve”.

Sign up to volunteer at Girlstart HERE.

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Inspirational Notecards

One of the ways volunteers have helped this year is by writing inspirational notecards to program participants. Volunteers from all over the country shared inspirational quotes, words of affirmation, and even fun doodles. Volunteers embraced the challenge and it was so great reading all of the positive notes and seeing so much creativity. As a result, we were able to provide notes to 750 campers and we look forward to sharing more of these notes with participants this upcoming school year.

Thank you for helping inspire and encourage girls in STEM!

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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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