Applications are now available for Journey 2012. Journey is a weeklong residential leadership development program for Howard County girls entering 8th and 9th grade in the fall of 2012 sponsored by the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County. Journey will run from Sunday, June 24 – Saturday, June 30 at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. The cost of the camp is $600. Financial assistance is available. Requests for financial aid should be mailed by March 17, 2012. The application deadline is March 31, 2012. Applications are available in middle school guidance offices and online at www.womensgivingcircle.org and www.mlw.org. For information, contact office@mlw.org.
Since its inception in 2006, more than 200 Howard County girls have completed the program. The 2012 program will serve 25 girls, and every effort will be made to include girls from all four corners of the county. During last year’s intensive camp experience, participants developed an awards program that recognized Howard County women. They also participated in a confidence course, as well as workshops on self-awareness, building successful relationships, and decision making. Individualized goal-setting with one-on-one advising is also a component of the program. Survey results at the end of the program indicated that the girls gained self-confidence and interpersonal skills as a result of their participation.
The Women's Giving Circle (WGC) is building a community of philanthropists and creating a permanent legacy to address the needs of women and girls in Howard County. The WGC is a fund at The Columbia Foundation, Howard County's Community Foundation. WGC partners with Maryland Leadership Workshops to provide Journey. MLW has been providing leadership training programs for middle and high school students in the state of Maryland for over 55 years.