by: Ann Lawton Watson (9), special to the Digital Devil<\/p>\n
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Are you a teenage girl who is \u00a0interested in impacting our community? If so, you should<\/p>\n
join the Impact 100: Next Generation organization. This organization focuses on serving the<\/p>\n
community around us and reaching out to others. Sara Hemingway, the President, and Mary<\/p>\n
Grace Hemingway, the Co-chair, are the women behind this program. They believe every<\/p>\n
teenage girl should be exposed to their community. By joining this organization, you will learn<\/p>\n
essential life skills and know how to communicate well with others. \u201cI feel like teens in general<\/p>\n
have a lot to offer in our community. I wanted to create something that would inspire them to<\/p>\n
get out in the community and become philanthropists,\u201d says Hemingway.<\/p>\n
The mother-daughter duo hopes that as many girls as possible get involved. They are<\/p>\n
striving to get 50 girls involved in order to earn $5,000. They have not yet decided what they<\/p>\n
are planning to do with the grant, but they are going to announce it this upcoming October.<\/p>\n
Hemingway says she discovered the idea at a conference in Austin, Texas. She thought this<\/p>\n
organization would be perfect to start in Owensboro. She then shared the idea with her<\/p>\n
daughter and now the organization is starting to come alive.<\/p>\n
Mary Grace Hemingway is planning some activities during the summer and sometimes<\/p>\n
during the year. \u201cWe are going to hold a dinner, have movie night, take an art class, have a pool<\/p>\n
party, do an escape room, play bunko, and anything we can partake in,\u201d says Mary Grace<\/p>\n
Hemingway. Over the course of this program, the girls will also learn how to read grant<\/p>\n
applications. People should know how to read grant applications so they are aware of<\/p>\n
community problems and learn the best uses for charitable dollars.<\/p>\n
The Hemingway women have advertised the organization all over the community and at<\/p>\n
all the local high schools. Starting soon, they will overlook the applications and contact the<\/p>\n
teens to start holding meetings. Once they start holding meetings, they will discuss with the<\/p>\n
women about all the scholarship opportunities within this organization. Both Sara and Mary<\/p>\n
Grace Hemingway hope this organization lasts forever with momentum from the girls and<\/p>\n
continuing support from the community and its mentors.<\/p>\n
You are able to sign up on the website listed below. Hemingway wants every girl have a<\/p>\n
chance to be involved and \u201cgive life\u201d to the Owensboro community. Remember to always serve<\/p>\n
your community as they do to you.<\/p>\n
Visit the website below to sign up or learn more information.<\/p>\n
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