By Brigitt Rains :: A few months ago my girlfriend sent me an email about this amazing snowboarding trip in Chile. Even better, she got picked to guide the trip and asked if I wanted to go along as her friend and family. After careful consideration (is a trip to Chile...
By Maria Coryell-Martin :: I was honored to participate last month in Girls Can Do, a day-long event with the mission of inspiring women of all ages to be “possibility thinkers”. Speakers included women from a wide range of disciplines sharing stories of successes and...
By Dakota, age 8 :: One of the young girls was so inspired by the day she wrote a letter to her favorite speaker, Kristin Laidre. Happily she let us share it with you. 🙂 Dear Kristin Laidre, You really inspired me! When my dad told me that there was going to be some...
By Jazmin Williams, Girls Can Do Volunteer :: Jazmin wrote a Girls Can Do event review on her blog, Rouge Lioness. Below is an excerpt... If you missed the Girls Can Do event, then you seriously missed out! You've missed out on the diverse crowd that attended: mothers...
By Tim Bridgham, Volunteer Photographer at Girls Can Do :: From behind the lens of my camera I was able to take away more than just images from the Girls Can Do event. I heard a great message of pursuing your passions, work hard with a positive attitude, and know...
By Kristina Knaus, Volunteer Coordinator at Girls Can Do :: I volunteer a lot. You always feel good after you volunteer; you always have this warm “I gave back” feeling. When I finished volunteering at Girls Can Do however, it was more of a “Wow, I think I might have...
By Jessica Munsey, Volunteer at Girls Can Do :: For the past few years, Blink UX has made time to host small events here in the office for local girls to learn about jobs in the tech industry. As a tutor and a mentor to girls of all ages, it was really a pleasure to...
By Christy Hansen :: Girls Can Do at Benaroya Hall, 2014... I was there! What brought me there was a Girls Can Do Anything attitude – a philosophy that is right up my alley! I can’t remember the last time I met such an amazing group of women. It was a whirl-wind tour...
In support of #BringBackOurGirls - the movement to find and bring home the over 200 girls and young women kidnapped in Nigeria one month ago - Girls Can Do is extremely proud to announce Rani Hong, human trafficking survivor and now UN Special Advisor and President of...
By Karen Clark Cole :: Coleen Christie said it perfectly. "You are right to ask, always ask." Girls Can Do is built on that very principle. I just keep asking, and people keep saying yes. And each time, I am equally amazed. It's incredible what you get when you just...