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Event Detail
IT’S FASHIONABLE TO TAKE CHARGE: Girls ages 10 to 17 and their parent
Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 12 pm
Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 1234 N Arlington Heights Rd, AH, 60004
Girls
Gold Award Project
IT’S FASHIONABLE TO TAKE CHARGE
One in every five girls ages 13 to 18 years old report being physically abused by their boyfriend/partner; One in three girls ages 13-18 report being stalked, either physical or electronically ( emails, cell phone, text messages) by their boyfriend/partner; Forty percent of teenage girls from the ages of 14 to 17 say they know someone who has been assaulted by their boyfriend. For my Gold Award Project I want to increase awareness of “Teen Dating Violence” in a way that girls and their parents will understand and remember and that way is thru fashion
It’s Fashionable To Take Charge: A fashion show to increase awareness on Teen Dating Violence
Date: October 27, 2007
Time: 12 noon to 2pm
Where: Our
For: Girls ages 10 to 17 and their parent(s)
Topic: A fashion show that will address facts, warning signs and preventions regarding Teen Dating Violence
Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Amanda Weteska, aweteska2000@wowway.com or 847-255-9677no later than October 13, 2007.
Each girl and parent will receive educational information as well as favors to take home with them.
Amy Weteska
Troop 2526
Girl Scouts