We had quite the eventful week at MJC! We had the honor to help sponsor the Smart Girls Brilliant Women Luncheon at the Boys and Girls Club on Thursday. After all the hard work of planning and setting up it was great to enjoy the luncheon and meeting all the Smart Girls and Brilliant Women of Fort Wayne.
For those of you who may not know, the SMART Girls program is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls ages 8 to 17. This is an amazing group of girls that are truly inspiring and I am so glad I got to know a few of them.
The day before the luncheon, Kiara, Sam, and I went to the Boys and Girls Club to transform the gymnasium into a Matilda Jane-esque banquet hall. We had a blast! From Hanging lanterns to setting up table decorations. With the help of with the Platinum crew, board members, and program directors we were able to get it all together in time for the guests to arrive. It was definitely and overall success
We had such an amazing time listening to the Brilliant Women of Fort Wayne during the event. Helen Frost was the guest speaker, she is a very well-know author and poet who chose to reside in Fort Wayne after traveling most of her life. She had so many amazing stories to tell, I wish the event was longer so we could learn more about her! We each received one of her books and I can wait to start reading more of her poetry.
It was such a great time and it felt good to get out in the community to interact with all the amazing women Fort Wayne has to offer. I hope we get to do this again in the future
<3 Melissa
What a worthwhile cause. It looks fabulous. I need the tablecloth
. Keep up the good work wonderful MJC crew!
I was just looking into SMART Girls in my community. My oldest is almost 8 and it sounds like an amazing program. I love that you all are involved.