There is a certain euphoria that manifests when you find a hobby that truly resonates with you? – Claudia
?:@benj0seph
This blog is all about showing #girlscanskate and sharing the reasons they skate as inspiration to other girls to try skating or anything else they want.
Strong is stylish and strong girls encourage each other to try & succeed at life! Hope you share your pictures and stories soon.
I’ve been blogging about the Princess Project who
promotes self-confidence & inner beauty by providing free prom dresses & accessories to teens who cannot otherwise afford them
since fall and now things are getting close to the actual giving season!
On Saturday March 11th, I volunteered at the Princess Project San Diego. This year they are giving dresses at several locations. The main location is at Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego.
My afternoon started by finding the Horton Plaza site. The parking structure is divided into fruit and vegetables. To park closest to the boutique head up to the top level and park in lemons. Once in the mall look up and left for pink.
There’s still time to donate a dress and now is the time to make an appointment if you need a dress or sign up to volunteer at one of the boutiques.
The dress giveaways are in April. March is the time they turn the locations into boutiques. With a goal of 2,000 dresses for this San Diego prom season – there’s a lot to organize.
The dresses which came from donation sites around San Diego, including a drive by NBC 7, are amazing.
Glitter is always good but this much glitter can be overwhelming without organization, so that’s what the volunteers are doing now.
Above we received instruction from Jen Gaston, the PR & Media Chair. I interviewed her for the February 21st post where I found out she’s been doing this since 2009.
Jen knows exactly what to do to turn the space into a beautiful boutique. Our job started with removing the plastic wrap & tags then hang the dresses by size.
Not all the dresses make it to the rack. Dresses that are outdated or damaged are separated out.
As we sorted, another team was decorating the space and organizing accessories.
Once the dresses were hung by size, it was time to tag them.
When the girls make an appointment, they get to try on dresses until they find the one of their dreams. By keeping all the dresses facing one way with a size tag on the same side it’s manageable for volunteers to return the unselected dresses to the racks.
New for this year the short dresses are on their own racks. Unless you’re school has a dress policy, it’s really personal choice if you select a short or long dress.
Above is the crew from my shift. Most of the girls were from a UCSD sorority that helps out every year. When signing up to volunteer you can sign up as a group and work with your friends.
Princess Project is in the following areas
I absolutely believe a dress can build self-confidence because it’s not just the dress the girl receives – it’s the love that came with that dress. From the person who donated the dress to every person that helped get it to the girl, everyone involved shows they believe that every girl is special & deserving of nice things.
Sometimes self-confidence starts when someone believes you’re worth it!
Be sure to follow Princess Project on IG and if you have stories to share about how Princess Project positively impacted you, just let me know. Always room on the blog for princess power!
Why have girl skate sessions? I love Lisa’s answer
???bring more Girls on Skateboards!
Picture above from
Listen to Lisa – her IG name is @drmorla and she knows about having fun on boards.
skateboards
snowboards
She knows girls can have fun and be stylish on any board!
The girls skate sash was in Funhall Graz.
However, skateboarding is universally fun, so wherever you are share your pictures and stories to get even more girls inspired to keep it stylish & having fun on a board!
Lizzi aka skate.witch shares the video above with this caption
Keepin at it. Still fallin. Gettin back up and makin it happen. Music : “No Regrets” by the Von Bondies from my native town Detroit Michigan.
Took some real spills today but I made this trick happen and I couldn’t be more psyched! Filming by @yaz.so.mean
I wish I was as committed as Lizzi. She’s an inspiration.
In addition to being a skater, Lizzi is an
Artist, Witch, & Mischief Maker. Singer for @witch.slap
Yes, when you’re a girl who follows your passions you can get a lot done & inspire many.
Since other people in this household can’t run and keep up with me to save their life, we’ve resorted to this to get me my exercise ? – @life.as.cohen
Yet another reason girls should skateboard. Skateboarding is sport, art, transportation, exercise, rolling yoga, builds self-confidence, and lets you keep up with adventure dogs.
Cohen & Tammy are having fun at Ocean Beach Dog Beach in San Diego. Where are you have fun skating?
More girls skate when they see stylish girls having fun skateboarding plus more dogs get their exercise when they have girls to skate with.
Do it for the dogs!
Janie captioned this video
Started remembering my teen years lol
You’re never too young or too old to skate & if skating makes you feel younger it’s just another reason to skate!
Janie’s keeping it stylish on & off the board in Houston, Texas. Wherever you’re having fun skateboarding, I’d love if you shared your pictures & stories. More girls do skate when they see girls skating & get encouragement.
On March 11th, 60+ girls participated in the Skate Rising event at Academy Skate Park in Vista, CA. This month the service project was collecting gently-used or new books for kids ages 8-18.
Together the girls collected 200 books. I saw a lot of my favorites from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series to Twilight Saga in the donation box.
As a dyslexic, reading was a struggle for me. Having books that kept my interest and made me want to read was key to my not giving up. Also key was the encouragement I received from others.
Encouragement to me is a true act of kindness. Encouragement is giving support, confidence, and hope to someone.
Skate Rising events are filled with encouragement.
Whether it’s a girls first time or millionth time, there’s always someone there to encourage her.
The encouragement comes from Neal Mims, his staff, parents, volunteers, and other skaters.
The girls I’ve gotten to know definitely encourage me to keep coming back.
I agree with Maya Angelou
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
These girls make skateboarding fun while learning they all have the ability to make the world a kinder place.
If you’re interested in learning more about Skate Rising, EXPOSURE Skate’s youth program, with monthly events in San Diego (2nd Saturday) and Phoenix (3rd Saturday) area, contact the organizer, Calli Kelsay at [email protected] or just come to the next event they are free to attend!
Next events:
91 West Skatepark 3/18/17
Academy Skatepark 4/8/17
Plus thanks to Nina – the Skate Rising photographer who made each of the girls who attended on Saturday inspirational book marks.
If Mel tells you to grab your board and come on an adventure – you should go!
Above she’s in Glenwood a suburb of Sydney. She’s studying at Hillsong College. However, if you look at her IG she’s also been spotted in Hong Kong & Austria plus she’s from Switzerland so who knows where she’ll take you on a skateboarding adventure!
More girls skateboard when they see stylish girls skateboarding and it only adds inspiration when they see all the places you can skate. Thanks Mel & I hope others share their adventures soon!
Sarah from Melbourne Australia shares this video by Tiffany.
She surfs, skates, dives, lifts weights, climbs and plays footy!
She absolutely shows us that “strong is the new beautiful” and she inspires me to try new sports.
Forget about Felicia’s Life – it’s Sarah who’s got style & having fun everywhere she goes.
Hope you share your pictures & stories too because more girls skate when they see girls having fun skating plus more girls believe in themselves when they see girls following their passions & succeeding!
Love the picture and the caption from Bad Idea Skate Crew
Teaching the next generation! We had a beautiful picnic and badass mini sesh this weekend at Pearsall Park ??
When you skateboard for fun, there’s even more fun when you share it with friends & family.
From the looks of things this Bad Idea Skate Crew has a lot of fun
on and off the board!
They are in San Antonia, Texas. Where are you having fun skateboarding? More girls – people – skate when they see skating is fun.