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Attention all Unit/County
Empire Girls State Chairmen
These bracelets and car decals will be available for purchase at Empire Girls State. Bracelets are $2.00 each, Car Decals are $3.00. If a Unit/County wanted to buy for their citizen in advance they could order directly from Linda Tome. e-mail lindatome@hotmail.com for physical address..
INTENT OF LETTER:
Copies should be made to hand out to each of the parents attending
orientation with their daughter. If the parents would like to send their
daughter an "EGS Survival Kit" -- all they need to do is fill out the
order form
with their personal message and send a check or money order to me for
$10. A survival kit will be delivered to their daughter on Tuesday night,
June 30th. ATTENTION:
Purchase an AD in the
2009 Empire Girls State CD Year Book.
The slide show of photos will illustrate a week at "Empire Girls
State." Click on forms listed below for instructions on placing an order!
Note:
Forms are in (PDF Format
What a great session we just had at SUNY Brockport for Empire Girls State’s 67th session! And believe it or not, we are already starting to plan for the 2009 session and hopefully you are too! We as members of American Legion Auxiliary can shine bright when the Empire Girls State program readies our 16-17 year old young women from across this great State to be knowledgeable, active participants and future leaders in our society. What is Empire Girls State? It is an educational Americanism program developed from the concept that young women should be offered a better perspective of the practical operation of the government and that the individual is an integral part of the character and success of a democratic form of government. It is an activity of high educational value, born of a need for youth training in Americanism and practical good Citizenship. This program, which has been accredited by the New York State Board of Regents for inclusion in the National Program on Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction (National PONSI), is a non-partisan attempt to teach the love of “God and Country” to America’s youth. Qualified high school juniors are selected to participate in a week-long, “think camp” with hands-on workshops on government and the political process, designed to develop in the “Citizens” a working knowledge of the structure of government from the local to the state level. This mythical 51st state is a School of Government through which students will learn the privileges and responsibilities of Citizenship in a democratic society. The Girls State citizens are divided into 11 counties named for famous women and then divided into two political parties - Nationalists and Federalists. As they develop their ‘state,’ they live together as self-governing citizens working to solve the concerns of their counties while running political campaigns, debating and formulating legislation. They gain an understanding of and appreciation for what democracy really means as they cooperate in order to achieve their goals. Through the expertise of the Department Americanism chairman, 360 Juniors from across the state will learn proper flag etiquette. Each county will have an opportunity to participate in a flag raising or flag lowering ceremony. Some of the citizens will also be involved in a flag disposal service and a POW/MIA ceremony. When is Empire Girls State -- and what is the tuition? The 2009 session of Empire Girls State is scheduled for Saturday, June 27th through Friday July 3rd, 2009. The tuition will remain at $225 for each citizen and this includes the yearbook. Where will Empire Girls State be held? We are excited to report that the contract with SUNY Brockport was renewed for the next three years beginning 2009 through 2011. The staff at SUNY Brockport have always gone out of their way to accommodate any needs from the EGS staff and they are thrilled to have our program return. We understand that many Units/Counties would like to have the Empire Girls State program more centrally located; however, many colleges were not able to accommodate us during our timeframe and the pricing quoted by those colleges contacted was just not affordable for our organization. The 2009 Empire Girls State session promises to be an outstanding event! Let’s send our Empire Girls State citizens forward, well prepared and ready for the many challenges in their future! If we can be of any assistance please feel free to contact us. We look forward to working with you!
KATHRYN O. JOHNSON AWARD Report is to be in narrative form, not to exceed 1,000 words. Pictures, press
clippings and samples or copies of materials used for the Orientation may be
included. Entry cover sheet to include:
Deadline for Award:
June 15, 2009 REPORTING PROCEDURE: UNIT CHAIRMEN:
Please send
Unit Report Form
to reach your County Chairman by the following dates:
COUNTY CHAIRMEN: Please send County_Report_Form to reach the Department Chairman by the following dates: November 10, 2008, March 10, 2009, May 10, 2009 Note:
Forms are in (PDF Format
Linda S. Tome, Chairman Wendy Privitera, Vice
Chairman
“The brightest stars are
those who shine for the benefit of others.”
| EGS College Credits | EGS Governor & Officers | Week in Progress 2008 | Congratulations
2008 Empire Girls State Citizens!
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