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December 20, 2016
Happy Holidays!
In all the hustle and bustle, we'd like to take a moment to celebrate Girl Power 2 Cure's big milestone - 10 YEARS! We are proud to continue supporting hundreds of girls diagnosed with Rett Syndrome and their families as well as raising awareness, creating unique educational opportunities and funding research. Our work and impact reaches across the globe. We are playing a critical role in changing how our girls are educated, opening doors that were never thought possible.
Hand in hand, together we are growing hope for girls with Rett Syndrome.
Thank you for keeping the "Power" in Girl Power 2 Cure "ON"! We could not do this without you! To continue to support our cause with a year-end tax-deductible donation, donate here.
Ingrid Harding
Founder & President
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Revlon Million Dollar Challenge
We took on a big challenge this Fall! Girl Power 2 Cure was one of over 100 charities to participate in the 2nd Annual Revlon Million Dollar Challenge for the chance to raise awareness and over a million dollars in prizes. We stayed in the Top 10, finishing in a rewarding 6th place!
Thank you to over 1,500 people who graciously donated to our campaign to help us raise over $309,000 in just six weeks!
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Cocktails for a Cure
This magical October evening at the Plainfield Country Club in NJ was a huge success. With 180 guests in attendance for the masquerade theme, Cocktails for a Cure raised over $107,000 in honor of Ysa and all fighting Rett Syndrome. We thank Jen and Tony Shober and their incredible team of family and friends!
Interested in hosting an event to support GP2C? Email amei@gp2c.org to get started.
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Partner Shout Out
Natural Life is a key sponsor of our 2017 Birthday Program. They have donated enough product for 350 girls' birthdays valued at over $3,500! We are so happy to be able to send our girls a cheerful and thoughtful gift package on their special day! This generous sponsorship brings their total in-kind donations to close to $12,000.
Interested in sponsoring a birthday month or creating cards as a service volunteer opportunity? Email jen@gp2c.org for details.
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Family Support Publication
Browse through our most recent issue of Rett Girl Magazine! |
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Education
This year because of your support, we’ve impacted hundreds of girls and their families through Rett University. Here are just a few highlights from 2016:
- Grew to over 815 online Rett U students with over 500 course registrations this year
- 10 US and international students (Canada, UK, Poland, Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica) were awarded scholarships for online courses
- Grew to 12 online course offerings with more to come by end of the year
- Led 20 Rett U Live! training sessions in six countries impacting over 1,000 total participants including Speech Therapists, Educators, Family and Caregivers
- Provided direct services to over 30 school districts and development centers providing training and support along with in-classroom coaching and modeling with tools and resources
- Guided, supported and coached over 200 families
- Translated our Rett U Communication flip books into Dutch
Although 2016 was a banner year in reach and impact, our work is far from done. Unfortunately, there are new girls being diagnosed with Rett Syndrome every single day and still others not fully given the opportunity to thrive via access to robust communication, literacy and education.
Thank you for your support in 2016 and with your support, we look forward to impacting even MORE in 2017 and beyond!
“It is amazing to see how the common opinion on our girls’ cognition has changed here in the last few weeks since training from Rett University and Susan! Lots of people showing what their girls said or spelled with eye gaze and flip books and lots of evidence on Facebook and other social media!
We are excited as a country about what this will all mean for our Dutch girls communication and education both today and in the future! Thank you Rett University!”
Gerna Scholte
MA Speech Language Pathologist Response-Able and Milo Foundation, Netherlands
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We are excited to share that we have added three new board members to the team! We are looking forward to working together for a successful year in 2017.
Monique Nolk: Vice President of Integration Strategy & Operations – Enterprise Group at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Joy Li: Former school teacher and retired marketing executive in the educational technology field with companies such as Apple, McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson and CNN; grandmother to Caroline who has Rett Syndrome
Amy Gilliland: Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration at General Dynamics; mother of Ashley, who was recently diagnosed with Rett Syndrome
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Disney Princess Weekend
Join us as we take on our 6th Disney Princess Half Marathon! Not a runner? No problem! There are lots of things you can do to be a part of this fun weekend!
This event brings together families, friends, educational teams and volunteers who are all learning and spreading some magic princess style.
In addition to races, you can join us at the Sports Expo, team dinner, or Rett University workshop.
February 24-26, 2017
Disney World, Orlando FL
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort
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