This holiday season, GENaustin staff wants to share a few of the things that we’re thankful for:
- The thousands of girls whose voices guide our programs to be successful and relevant.
- The 13,302 individuals who have engaged with GENaustin, participated in our programs, and helped us grow our community and impact.
- An incredibly positive office environment that makes every individual feel so welcome.
- The city of Austin – its art, music, food, incredible organizations, and passionate community leaders working to make the world a better place.
- Forks with tines long enough to have cranberry, stuffing, green beans, and sweet potatoes all in one bite.
- Donors who care deeply about the futures of girls in our community.
- Our outstanding volunteers! In just 1 day, volunteers contributed 1016.25 service hours for our 2014 We Are Girls Conference.
- Work that we feel passionately about and the opportunity to join so many girls on their journey.
- The growing movement to get more girls involved in coding.
- Parents and schools who reach out to us for resources on how to raise healthy girls.
- Interns, both past and present, whose insight, leadership, and commitment has contributed to GENaustin’s growth in incredible ways.
- Rahel Girma, the unofficial GENaustin hair stylist.
- Frozen, Brave, The Hunger Games, and other new books/movies that go against the conventional ‘damsel in distress’ story line and help young girls feel strong and empowered.
- Working with so many compassionate, courageous, and strong women who challenge and support us.
- The opportunity to create safe spaces to explore, be creative, and share it all with so many brilliant, funny, loving girls in Austin.
- Sweatpants.
- Family who provide strength, love, and encouragement, and friends around the world who provide hope and a sense of purpose.
- One Direction and their beautiful hair.