Girls Inc. of Dothan

Girl of the Year Banquet – February 9, 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:19:28 +0000

Girls Inc. of Dothan is proud to announce that the annual Girl of the Year Banquet will be held on February 9th, 2012, at 7 p.m. at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center’s Doctor Building in the Conference Room on the 7th Floor. This event allows us to recognize the achievements of our girls and everyone is invited to attend. Girls of the month attend at no cost, and tickets can be purchased at Girls Inc. or at the door for $5 a piece. Dinner and entertainment will be provided. The 2011 Girl of the Year will be announced at this event, and this young lady will serve as the ambassador for Girls Inc. in 2012. You don’t want to miss this!

2012 Father Daughter Banquet – February 23, 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:16:28 +0000

Girls Inc. of Dothan will host their annual Father Daughter Banquet, Royal Ball, on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 6 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center. This popular event is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the special relationship between daughters and fathers or other favorite male role models. The evening features a seated catered dinner by Outback Steakhouse, music provided by the Moonlighters Band and 360 Productions, dancing, photographs by Photorama, massive 1,000 balloon drop and a gift bag for each attendee. Reservations are required – $125 per couple and $45 for each additional daughter. All proceeds from this event benefit Girls Inc. in fulfilling their mission of building strong, smart and bold girls in the Wiregrass area. To make a reservation, you can either print and complete these forms (2012 FD Reservation Form & 2012 Photorama letter on pic pkgs) and send them to Girls Inc. (snail mail – P.O. Box 622, Dothan 36302 or fax – 334-673-0117) or you can make your reservation by calling Girls Inc. at (334) 793-2321. For more information, please call Girls Inc. at (334) 793-2321. We look forward to seeing you at this popular event!

Girls Inc. of Dothan Wish List

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:08:54 +0000

Everyday, we are helping our girls envision their dreams to be strong, smart and bold. This wish list includes items that we use regularly, as well as items that we wish we had for our girls. You can help support us by donating any of the items on our wish list. The wish list is posted under the Donate tab, but you can view it here as well – Girls Inc of Dothan Wish List 2011 Thanks in advance for your support!

Girls Inc. Ranked Among Top High-impact Youth Service Nonprofits

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:47:53 +0000

Girls Inc. is honored to be ranked a top high-impact youth serving nonprofit by Philanthropedia, a GuideStar research organization. Philanthropedia surveyed 88 experts with an average of 19 years’ experience for their recommendations. Out of 178 national organizations identified, Girls Inc. ranked fifth of nine top nonprofits.

Experts cited the Girls Inc. commitment to research on programming, passionate leadership, and support of girls’ positive development on multiple levels as evidence of our powerful outcomes for girls.

Announcing August’s Girl of the Month

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:53:16 +0000

Justyce was selected as the Girl of the Month for August 2011. Justyce is in PreK at Headstart, and started coming to Girls Inc. this Summer. She is a very sweet little girl that loves to play with others and is always willing to help staff. Congrats Justyce! We are so proud of you!

New Superintendent, Tim Wilder, Visits Girls Inc.

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:17:42 +0000

The Dothan City School’s new superintendent, Tim Wilder, visited Girls Inc. on Wednesday, July 27th. He learned all about the great things that we do with girls Prek-8th grade, and visited a couple of the classrooms to interact with the girls. Mr. Wilder interacts with the 6th-8th grade class in the picture above.

Afterschool 2011-2012 Registration

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:03:04 +0000

Girls Inc. of Dothan has begun accepting registration forms for their Afterschool Program for the 2011-2012 school year. To view the registration packet or to print it to complete it, please click on this link: AFTERSCHOOL REGISTRATION FORMS 2011.

Ordinary Girls, Extraordinary Summer 2011

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:37:45 +0000

Girls Inc. of Dothan’s Summer 2011 program is underway with over 150 girls enrolled! The last 2 weeks have been a lot of fun and we are looking forward to the next 7 weeks. The weekly activity flier can be printed or viewed here - 2011 Summer Registration Form. The weekly themes for the remaining weeks are as follows:

Week 3 (June 20-24): Around the World in 5 Days

Week 4 (June 27-30): Wild Kingdom Week

Week 5 (July 4-8): Patriotic Week. Girls Inc. will be closed on Monday, July 4th for the holiday.

Week 6 (July 11-15): Wired Week – Vacation Bible School

Week 7 (July 18-22): Career Week

Week 8 (July 25-29): Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Week 9 (August 1-5): Girls Rock Week

Girls Inc. of Dothan will host a Girls Inc. Idol Show/Summer Bash on August 5th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cultural Arts Center. The cost is $5 per person. This event will feature our talent show winners, guest judges, DJ, and dancing. Tickets will be available for purchase the 7th week of Summer.

If you have any questions or are interested in learning how your daughter can get enrolled, please call Girls Inc. at 793-2321.

Summer 2011 Registration

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:00:15 +0000

Girls Inc. has begun registration for the Summer 2011 program that will begin on June 6th and end on August 5th. If you are interested in registering your daughter(s), please complete the following form and bring it to Girls Inc. along with your deposit (see form for more information) to reserve a spot for your daughter. 2011 Summer Registration Form

If you are interested in applying for a Summer scholarship, please complete the following form and attach all requested documentation. Failure to include all documentation will result in your application not being considered. 2011 Scholarship Application_Summer. Please remember that scholarship funds are limited, and will be awarded based on MOST need.

If you have any questions about our Summer program, please feel free to call the center at (334) 793-2321.

Girls Inc. Receives Wiregrass Foundation Challenge Grant

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:07:18 +0000

Girls Inc. of Dothan is so happy and proud to announce that we have received a Wiregrass Foundation Challenge grant through the United Way for $21,962!! This grant provides much needed funding that will allow us to fix over 70 light fixtures throughout our 13,000 square foot building, install vinyl siding on our front porch and new gutters, as well as to put a new roof on the main building!

For the past few years, the Wiregrass Foundation has donated $400,000 to the Wiregrass United Way if they meet their annual campaign goal. All Wiregrass United Way agencies can submit proposals for capital improvement projects through this Challenge Grant. This is the third time that Girls Inc. has been awarded this grant, and we thank the Wiregrass Foundation, and Wiregrass United Way staff and volunteers that worked so hard this year on the campaign to make this funding available to United Way agencies.

Pictures of improvements will be posted soon so check back often!