Connec&ng  Southern  Arizona  Girls  to  DC  ,  NYC  &  BEYOND  on  Borrowed  Wings  

2014  Inaugural  My  Girl  Power™  Tour  –  July  10  –  July  15,  2014  

Leave  MY  Mark™    CTG  Leadership  Development  Series  

9th  -­‐  12th  Grades  

Welcome  &  Kick-­‐off  Mee5ng  Informa5on  

Please  join  us  for  a  Welcome  and  Kick-­‐off  meeting  for  the  inaugural  My  Girl  Power™  Tour  to  NYC,  DC,  &  Beyond.  

 Meeting  Time:            4:00  pm  –  5:00  pm    on  Tuesday.  July  1,  2014  Meeting  Place:          The  Pima  County  Tucson  Women’s  Commission  

     240  North  Court  Avenue,  Tucson,  AZ  85701    

Community  Partners  

Roundtable  introduc4ons  ü  MGP  Execu4ve  

Commi:ee  ü  Community  Partners  

 My  Girl  Power™  Overview  

ü  Mission/Focus/Goals  ü  Special  Dedica4on  –  

“On  Borrowed  Wings”    

MGP  Tour  Overview  ü  Tour  Recipients  

ü  I4neraries  ü  Giveaways  ü  Ques4ons  

Today’s  Agenda  

My  Girl  Power™  Inaugural  Tour  to  DC,  NYC  &  Beyond  July  10  –  July  15,  2014  

About  the  PCTWC  Commission  •  Established  by  Tucson  City  Council  ordinance  on  December  

8,  1975,  aSer  a  year  of  work  by  a  coali4on  of  community  women.    

•  Its  mandate  was  to  “expose,  eliminate  and  prevent  discrimina4on  against  women  and  to  assist  women  in  a:aining  full  equality  of  opportunity  in  all  aspects  of  life.”    

•  The  first  mee4ng  as  a  commission  was  held  in  spring  1976.  •  In  1992,  the  City  of  Tucson  and  Pima  County  expanded  the  

Women’s  Commission  to  become  a  joint  city/county  commission.    

•  The  Women’s  Commission  is  specifically  empowered  to  represent  the  rights  and  needs  of  the  women  of  Tucson  and  Pima  County,  to  inves4gate  women’s  issues,  to  conduct  hearings,  to  compile  reports  and  to  make  recommenda4ons  to  the  mayor  and  City  Council  and  to  the  Pima  County  Board  of  Supervisors.    

•  The  Women’s  Commission  is  established  as  an  official  agency  to  promote  equal  opportunity  in  all  aspects  of  life.    

My  Girl  Power™  Project  Leads  

Lucy  Howell  –  CommiFee  Chair  •  Ac4ve  Commissioner,  at-­‐large,  appointed  

November  2011  •  Director,  Guardian  Investment  Bank  &  Real  Estate  •  Co-­‐founder,  Global  MOVE  Media  •  Founder,  MOVE  Business  Solu4ons  •  Women’s  Business  Center  MAC,  Advisory  Council  •  Wife  to  Glenn,  and  Mother  of  2,  Haley  18,  and  

Kobe  11  

Martha  McSally  –  Co-­‐Chair  –  “WingWoman”  •  Ac4ve  Commissioner,  Appointed  in  June  2013,  

by  Supervisor  Ray  Carroll  •  Re4red  Airforce  Colonel,  A-­‐10  Fighter  Pilot  •  First  woman  to  fly  fighter  aircraS  in  combat  •  First  woman  to  command  fighter  squadron  in  

combat  •  Loves  animals,  outdoors,  and  compe4ng  

Overview  -­‐  Purpose  -­‐  Why  are  we  here?  

•  Increase  the  healthfulness  &  success  pathways  for  k-­‐12  girls,  in  Pima  County  through  a  collabora4ve,  community  based  model  

 •  Increase  access  to  

opportuniNes  for  k-­‐12  girls  in  Pima  County  to  thrive  

 •  Increase  levels  of  female  

engagement  &  leadership  within  the  sports,  arts,  science,  economic  &  public  serving  space  

Mission  –  To  prove  that  collaboraNve  focus  on  k-­‐12  girls  will  significantly  impact  global  health  and  economic  scenarios  within  

on  generaNon  

Overview  -­‐  Purpose  –  How  do  we  do  that?  

Provide    a  model  plajorm  that  will  CONNECT a  

regional  talent  bank  of  like-­‐minded  organiza4ons,  who  

will  CONTRIBUTE    resources,  calendars  &  ideas,  so  we  can  COLLABORATE  through  a  stronger  network  &  funding  mechanism  that  will  help  sustain  &  be:er  

COMMUNICATE the  resources  made  available  for  

k-­‐12  girls,  here  in  Pima  County  

Steps  to  building  My  Girl  Power™  Project    

1.   Aggregate  10-­‐30  regional  firms  &  achieve  buy-­‐in  2.   Create  a  resource  directory  3.   Build  plaVorm  &  idenNfy  components  4.   IdenNfy  focus  areas  5.   Match  partners  to  focus  areas  6.   Determine  annual  calendar  7.   Execute  a  model  8.   Share  best  pracNces  

 2014  My  Girl  Power  

Components  include:  Community  Website      Resource  Directory  

Calendar  My  Girl  Power™  Challenges  

Social  Community    My  Girl  Power™  Magazine    My  Girl  Power™  Speaker  

Series  My  Girl  Power™  Quarterly  

Events  My  Girl  Power™  Store  

My  Girl  Power™  Annual  Tour  

Inspira5on  from  the  Old  Pueblo  –  Special  Dedica5on  

On  borrowed  wings,                    

we  will  soar…        

Honoring  those  who  inspired  My  

Girl  Power™  Project  into  flight  

Chris4na  Taylor  Green   Lizzie  Bell  

Haile  Thomas   Patricia  Lapan  

In  honor  of  Chris5na  Taylor  Green  

In  honor  of  Lizzie  Bell  

In  honor  of  Haile  Thomas  

In  honor  of  Patricia  Lapan  

Remember the Ladies…    July  3,  1776  

“I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And,

by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I

desire you would remember the ladies and be more

generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the

hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be

tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not

hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or

representation.”

In  a  le:er  dated  March  31,  1776,  Abigail  Adams  writes  to  her  husband,  John  Adams,  urging  him  and  the  other  members  of  the  Con4nental  Congress  not  to  forget  about  the  na4on's  women  when  figh4ng  for  America's  independence  from  Great  Britain.      

Inspira5on  from  DC  in  1776  

Not  like  the  brazen  giant  of  Greek  fame,  With  conquering  limbs  astride  from  land  to  land;  Here  at  our  sea-­‐washed,  sunset  gates  shall  stand  

A  mighty  woman  with  a  torch,  whose  flame  Is  the  imprisoned  lightning,  and  her  name  

Mother  of  Exiles.    From  her  beacon-­‐hand  

Glows  world-­‐wide  welcome;    her  mild  eyes  command  

The  air-­‐bridged  harbor  that  twin  ci&es  frame.  "Keep  ancient  lands,  your  storied  pomp!"  cries  she  

With  silent  lips.  "Give  me  your  &red,  your  poor,  Your  huddled  masses  yearning  to  breathe  free,  

The  wretched  refuse  of  your  teeming  shore.  Send  these,  the  homeless,  tempest-­‐tost  to  me,  

I  liY  my  lamp  beside  the  golden  door!"  

Inspira5on  from  NYC  in  1886  

Emily  Lazarus  

Roundtable  introduc4ons  ü  MGP  Execu4ve  

Commi:ee  ü  Community  Partners  

 My  Girl  Power™  Overview  

ü  Mission/Focus/Goals  ü  Special  Dedica4on  –  

“On  Borrowed  Wings”    

MGP  Tour  Overview  ü  Tour  Recipients  

ü  I4neraries  ü  Giveaways  ü  Ques4ons  

Today’s  Agenda  

My  Girl  Power™  Inaugural  Tour  to  DC,  NYC  &  Beyond  July  10  –  July  15,  2014  

Connec&ng  Southern  Arizona  Girls  to  DC  ,  NYC  &  BEYOND  on  Borrowed  Wings  

2014  Inaugural  My  Girl  Power™  Tour  –  July  10  –  July  15,  2014  

Leave  MY  Mark™    CTG  Leadership  Development  Series  

9th  -­‐  12th  Grades  

Welcome  &  Kick-­‐off  Mee5ng  Informa5on  

Please  join  us  for  a  Welcome  and  Kick-­‐off  meeting  for  the  inaugural  My  Girl  Power™  Tour  to  NYC,  DC,  &  Beyond.  

 Meeting  Time:            4:00  pm  –  5:00  pm    on  Tuesday.  July  1,  2014  Meeting  Place:          The  Pima  County  Tucson  Women’s  Commission  

     240  North  Court  Avenue,  Tucson,  AZ  85701