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GirlKIND Scholarship 2023 | Yale Secondary

2023-06-27T12:55:54-07:00

Grad season is so inspiring to be a part of. It was wonderful to attend in person again for this year’s grad ceremony at the Abbotsford Centre. We are grateful and honored to have been able to help support this year’s GirlKIND scholarship recipient, Yale Secondary student, Samaya Shabaz.

🎓Tonight we celebrate all the grads of Yale Secondary School in #Abbotsford.

Every Girl Matters Day 2022 | Marked

2022-10-11T18:34:59-07:00

Today marks our 10^th year of marking this day as Every Girl Matters Day in conjunction with the Day of the Girl. It has been an amazing journey and has taught us many lessons along the way. Standing up for what you believe in and for others can be challenging in so many ways, but we believe using our voice and advocating for positive change is our responsibility.

Over the past 10 years we have been able to be an advocate for equal opportunities for girls and help shape our communities through various ways including: education & dialogue, inspiration through art, care drives, scholarships, and community advocacy for making a better world by changing our thinking and through our actions.

For this year’s Every Girl Matters Day, we gifted a Chromebook to a deserving Abbotsford youth, in addition we will be working with local and abroad organizations to help provide useful items for women and girls.
If you would like to get involved or contribute, please reach out. Thank you so much to our community members that have been dedicated supporters to allow us to work towards creating more equal societies and making a difference in our own way. 💕

Thank you to Principal Johnston and Vice Principal Kemp at William Fraser Middle for making this happen.

GirlKIND Scholarship 2022 | ATSS

2022-06-03T00:00:50-07:00

It was fantastic to attend in person again for this year’s grad ceremony. We are grateful and honored to have been able to help support this year’s GirlKIND scholarship recipient, Jasmeen Dhillon.

Graduations are so very inspiring, young lives, big passions and so many dreams. 🎓Tonight we celebrate all the grads of Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School in #Abbotsford.

Every Girl Matters Day | Chromebook Gifting 2021

2021-12-03T00:00:30-08:00

This year we were able to gift an Acer Chromebook to a deserving Abbotsford student at Fraser Middle School in honour of marking our 9^th Annual Every Girl Matters Day.

Many thanks to the school and Principal Johnston, from William Fraser Middle School, we are so glad to have been able to do this.

Every Girl Matters Day 2021 | Marked

2021-10-11T12:50:19-07:00

This year we mark our 9th Annual Every Girl Matters Day in a quieter manner. Due to current health restrictions, we planned to mark this day individually yet collectively but not with an
in-person event.

The health and safety of our community members is of utmost importance to us. We do look forward to bringing back our free in person community event when health restrictions have been lifted and we have moved past this pandemic.

The provincial health authority imposed further restrictions on the Fraser East health delivery area on Sept 28, stating that COVID patients were putting a strain on local hospitals.

The rules include strict restrictions on unvaccinated individuals attending both social and organized gatherings in Abbotsford, Agassiz, Harrison, Hope, Chilliwack, and Mission.

For the safety of our attendees and volunteers we decided it would be best to mark this day in this manner. We hope that you take the time to reflect in your own way on how better to create more equitable societies for all.

We do anticipate gifting a Chromebook this year to a deserving Abbotsford youth, stay tuned for that. In addition, we will be working with local and abroad organizations to help provide useful care packs for women and girls.

If you would like to get involved or contribute, please reach out. Thank you so much to our community members that have been dedicated supporters to allow us to work towards creating more equal societies and making a difference in our own way.

Every Girl Matters Day 2020 | Celebrated

2020-10-11T00:00:00-07:00

This year we celebrated our Every Girl Matters Day a little differently. This pandemic has made us do things in an altered fashion and without the large gatherings. We turned our event into a “virtual one,” rather than gathering folks in a closed space. We streamed our event online via The Reach’s Facebook page and marked the official day at The Reach with a small group of individuals.

We ran an online Kindness Matters contest where we encouraged individuals to share their stories of kindness during this pandemic. Thank you to everyone that took part and congrats to all the winners: Elliotte won the Samsung Tablet and June & Sofia were awarded secondary prizes for their stories.

As we get through Covid 19, we encourage you all to spread kindness wherever and whenever. We hope that 2021 will be brighter and we look forward to continuing to help build up our community and look forward to connecting with you during better times. Thank you all again!

Every Girl Matters Day | 10.11.19 | Celebrated!

2019-10-11T18:32:52-07:00

We marked our 7th Annual "Every Girl Matters Day," in Abbotsford on Oct 11, 2019!! We held a celebration with the community. We asked individuals to take part in creating an Inspirational Quote Magnet, a keepsake they could create and take home as a reminder of the day itself. There were lots of giveaways, airbrush tattoos, food and more. Thank you everyone that showed up, got involved and helped out. It was a fantastic turnout, congrats to all the winners.

Winner of the Samsung Galaxy Tablet.

Winner of Seven Oaks Gift Bag.

Winner of Seven Oaks Gift Bag

Inspiration Quote Magnet Station

Airbrush Tattoos.

To view more pics visit our Facebook Page

Every Girl Matters Day | October 11, 2019

2019-09-19T19:46:59-07:00

You are invited to join us for our seventh annual "Every Girl Matters Day," on Oct 11, 2019. The British Columbia government has officially proclaimed this day as Every Girl Matters in conjunction with the United Nations "Day of the Girl." A day to recognize the global rights of girls around the world.

Come out and take part and create an inspirational quote magnet, all supplies will be provided. Write down your favorite quote or inspiring words and affix to a magnet, colour it and make it your own! Bring your creativity.

In addition, we will also be having a draw where one lucky winner will take home a Samsung Galaxy. The first 50 attendees walk away with SWAG Bags!!!! Don’t miss out!

**No purchase is necessary to enter draw, one entry per person. Winner must be present on the day of the draw/event on Oct 11, 2019 at The Reach. If your name is drawn and you are NOT present then another name will be drawn until a winner is confirmed.**

Join us as we empower, educate, inspire and work in solidarity for change within our community.

Refreshments will be provided. This is FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. Brought to you in partnership between GirlKIND and The Reach.

The event is from 5pm-6pm at The Reach Gallery Museum | 32388 Veterans Way in Abbotsford.