10th Anniversary Gala Celebrates Girl Power! Uncategorized by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - September 17, 2018October 1, 20180 Buy Tickets Today! (*See our keynote speaker, Monique Grayson, in this promotional video at the 1.30 sec. mark!) For the past 10 years, young women from across Michigan have explored the possibilities of life as travel writers. Girls in grades 4-12 have walked in the shoes of women pilots, authors, ambassadors, and more in a quest to discover their passion while serving as media for the Merze Tate Explorers. Charter members have served in the offices of the National Black Caucus in Washington D.C., Fulbright Scholar in South America, and even product photographer for Kellogg’s! Celebrate the past 10 years of Explorers on International Day of the Girl! This event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan, 601 W. Maple St., Kalamazoo, MI. Keynote speaker is Delta Airlines Pilot Monique Grayson, a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and Western Michigan University’s School of Aviation. Grayson will speak on the theme, “R.E.S.P.E.C.T. the Journey.” Classical dinner music and a tribute to Aretha Franklin will be led by Edward Callahan, a Kalamazoo Central High School and Nyack Christian College graduate. Edward Callahan will perform classical dinner music and a tribute to Aretha Franklin. Partnerships with local, state, and national organizations will be unveiled during the gala, along with the 2019 national and international extended study academies! Support the dozens of Explorers of the past, present, and future, who will receive awards and unveil their 6th annual Girls Can! Magazine. Tickets are available at Eventbrite and at the Shopping Cart Paypal link on the Home page. Ad space also is available in our Girls Can! Magazine. Deadline for ads is September 22! Call 269-359-7895 for more information! Auditions for 2018-2019 Explorers will be held on November 2nd at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. Stay tune for details and application release.
