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Girls Can! Magazine Fall Edition!

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0
Girls Can! Magazine cover

In this edition of Girls Can! Magazine, Explorers will share their adventures from Kalamazoo to Kentucky! In addition to the fun articles, we have included QR codes for some of the stories that link to videos from our YouTube page. Enjoy! https://issuu.com/communityvoices/docs/girls_can_2023_fall_edition?fr=sOTcwNDY4MTUxOTA

Exploring Careers: Young Dieticians

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

The Merze Tate Explorers partnered with Western Michigan University's Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, and Project S.O.A.R. to inspire youth to explore careers in the health and nutrition fields. If you want to share a unique career field with young girls, contact Sonya

Media fun at WGVU

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - The Explorers were special guests at WGVU television station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kim Carson, the host of Kalamazoo Lively Arts, interviewed Explorer students and parents about their involvement in the Explorers. In addition, Carson invited her artist friends to help girls create motivational journals using

Photographer Captures Explorer Beauty

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

Featured image: Jillian Liggins poses with her daughters Juliana and Jasmine. Unique hairstyles are one way that women and men express themselves. However, Explorer parent Tasleem Jamila shared a new way for girls to wrap themselves in beauty. Jamila is an international hair wrap stylist and author who took the time

Girls Explore STEM at Air Zoo

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

The Merze Tate Explorers and the Henrietta Lacks Traveling Museum partnered with the Air Zoo to expose girls to STEM. On April 7th, nearly 50 girls in grades 6-9th took part in a day of exposure to careers in STEM through panel discussions, hands-on activities, and a scavenger hunt of

Explorers Make Finals in GoAbroad Competition

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

The Merze Tate Explorers has been named a finalist in the GoAbroad Innovation in Diversity award category for its work to expose girls of color to the world. The organization's Girls Can! Magazine highlights the local and international adventures of girls as young as 12 and is being recognized for

Winter Fun Mystery Day

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

Allegan (Mich.)- The Merze Tate Explorers knew they were going someplace cold but, they had no clue where it would be. Thanks to local ski enthusiast Ollie Barnes, the Explorers went SKIING! Explorer board member Angie Daniels helps Jasmine snap into her ski at Bittersweet Ski Resort in Allegan, Michigan. Photo

Gift Wrapping Success!

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

Thank you to all of those in the community who stopped by the Crossroads Mall to have their gifts wrapped! For the 6th year in a row, the Explorers have used the Season for Giving as a fundraising opportunity to raise money for scholarships. This year, more than $4,000 was

Explorers Experience MasterChef Jr.

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

KALAMAZOO (MICH.) Explorer Mahalia Guidry has her own cake pop business and dreams of becoming an actress. So when the representative of MasterChef Jr. asked if she would like to take part in a segment of the live show, she didn't hesitate. Acting and baking...it was perfect! Mahalia, a 14-year-old entrepreneur

Explorers Soar with Dr. Drew Lanham

by Sonya Bernard-Hollins - 0

KALAMAZOO (MICH.) Zydiora "Ziggy" Jones was all giggly as she stood on her tiptoes to take took the microphone in front of nearly 500 people in Kalamazoo's Chenery Auditorium. Nine-year-old Ziggy and other Explorers had just listed to a lecture by ornithologist (bird-watching expert) Dr. J. Drew Lanham and it

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