Girls Inc. NH Hosts a Unique Summer Program for NH Teens

Girls Inc. New Hampshire Young Women’s Leadership summer program sponsored by Dartmouth Hitchcock, with additional support from Rotary Club of Nashua, just wrapped up a summer full of educational field trips and wonderful guest speakers. The young women’s leadership summer camp, held on the Saint Anselm’s College campus, engages young women in activities which will help them develop leadership, problem solving, and decision-making skills. The goal is to help teens stay focused on graduating from high school, getting into a college or career path of their choice, and to envision themselves as future community leaders.

"What a privilege for our girls to see how a variety of NH businesses run and to get tips on various career paths. The companies we toured over the summer went out of their way to offer career exploration and insight. We are just thrilled with this year's program," says Sharron McCarthy, Girls Inc. New Hampshire CEO.

Girls in this summer program got to experience and learn about different career paths through local field trips and speakers. These field trips, which included AutoFair, Cirtronics, Anheuser-Busch, Three Chimney’s Inn and others, allowed the girls to get a tour of the facilities while seeing the day-to-day activities in that specific career. Throughout the entire program, guest speakers came in and talked about career development with demonstrations and workshops allowing the girls to get involved. Speakers included former New Hampshire Chief Justice John Broderick speaking about mental health, Chef Megan from Cactus Jack’s and a visit from Karen Borgstrom, Director of Dartmouth Hitchcock External Affairs and Dartmouth Hitchcock volunteer. She met with the group over the summer along with her therapy dog Kooper to discuss all that goes into training and being a therapy dog (and handler). The program wrapped up with a career fair and mock interviews, where the girls' learned tips and ideas for job searches.

Girls Inc. of New Hampshire inspires all girls to be strong (through healthy living), smart (through education), and bold (through independence). It provides thousands of girls with life-changing experiences and solutions to the unique challenges girls face. To learn more about Girls Inc. of New Hampshire, visit www.girlsincnewhampshire.org.

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