I Hate Homework
Homework is overwhelming and I hate it.
Jamia, age 15
Blue Light Special Friday
It’s exciting to get a new Slinky from the Blue Light Special.
Shamaya, age 6
Flag Football: Defensive Triumph
I grabbed a flag and kept the other team from scoring. I got behind a girl and she kept on going different ways and zig zagging. I just kept following. I was worried because the grass was slippery from the rain so it was hard to grab onto that flag. It was hard but it was fun. I got right up close and just grabbed it.
Jalaya, age 12
No Fear
My favorite part about camp was staying in the cabins. Most of the girls didn’t like the bugs. They got in our clothes and in some of the girls’ bags. Girls were screaming. I am not scared. Bugs are just part of nature.
I did jump off of the tower. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I was scared when I stepped up to the edge of the tower and I was thinking “Oh my gosh what am I getting myself into?” but as soon as I stepped off it wasn’t scary any more. I thought about not doing it but then I saw all of the other girls do it and I saw their reactions. I am glad I did it.
Unek, age 12
The Subway
Corporate Camp provided me with many firsts, but I think the most memorable first was riding the subway. I thought that it was rather fun and exciting to ride the silver trains that sped past you providing a little relief from the stuffy atmosphere. I enjoyed the thrill of just barely getting in the car before the doors shut on you. I loved the quick jolt of its departure and the same with its rather speedy stop.
The only thing I didn’t like was the feeling of being surrounded by people in a cramped space with little room to even breathe, but even that had a little enjoyment to it.
I wish I had an amazing story of how my bag got snatched or that tons or rats scattered past me, but I don’t. The subway wasn’t anything like what I saw on T.V.
I have always thought of the Subway as a filthy place that you should never be caught alone in. It was actually a fun place where you see all kinds of people. It was a rather positive experience for me and hardly at all a negative one. It was one of the many great things that I experienced and will always remember from the week of Corporate Camp.
-Denai
Summer Camp
I loved camp. I loved that we went swimming every day. We played games in the pool and went off the diving board. I never get tired of swimming.
The camp food was good, too. I liked the catfish.
Noelani, age 12
Corporate Camp for Entrepreneurs
I am truly glad that I had an opportunity to go to New York and participate in the Corporate Camp for Entrepreneurs. By doing this I gained the valuable skills needed to become a young entrepreneur through the help of Girl’s Inc national staff and volunteers who are entrepreneurs and have experienced the business world. Women entrepreneurs came and spoke with us about their professions and how much effort and hard work they had to put into their careers. Just being in New York was just a wonderful experience for me. I had a chance to experience the way New Yorkers live on a day to day basis which was a very exciting.
Meeting with [Joyce Roche] the President and CEO of Girls Inc was very inspiring because she showed all of the qualities of being Strong, Smart, and Bold.
Corporate Camp is a very valuable program for our Girls Inc. girls who are able to be strong and bold in whatever they do in life and smart when it comes to making a decision for yourself that will benefit you later in life.
– Latisia
