FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler
Director of Development & Public Relations
(585) 279-7490, ext. 12
Susan B. Anthony House and Girl Scouts of the Genesee Valley collaborate on exciting program for girls
Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House and the Girl Scouts of the Genesee Valley are pleased to announce a special new program called Inspiration Express. The program uses Miss Anthony’s exceptional life and work as inspiration to help girls ages 9-18 learn to evaluate community needs, identity their own interests, and combine the two to create meaningful and lasting community-service projects. The program satisfies the rigorous community-service requirement of the age-specific Bronze, Silver, and Gold achievement awards, the highest honors Girl Scouts can achieve.
Inspiration Express brings the troops and their leaders to the Anthony House for a tour created specifically to emphasize Miss Anthony’s community involvement. Following the tour, the Girl Scouts take part in a variety of activities in the Carriage House (behind the Visitors Center) to explore their own interests, their understanding of community needs, and the ways these two can be combined for meaningful projects.
Inspiration Express was piloted during the summer with a troop of Girl Scouts, led by Brighton Justice Karen Morris, that normally meets at Anthony Square Apartments, just around the corner from Miss Anthony’s home. The program then was included in the fall program guide and was launched in early November. The demand has been so great that more sessions at each level have been added.
Inspiration Express may serve as a template from which programs for other groups of young people may be developed.
The Susan B. Anthony House shares the story of Susan B. Anthony’s lifelong struggle to gain voting rights for women and equal rights for all. We keep her vision and struggle alive by owning and protecting Anthony’s National Historic Landmark home; collecting artifacts and research materials directly related to her life and work; and making these resources available to the public through tours, publications, educational and interpretive programs, and the Internet. The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.
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